UBC Researchers Gain More than $35 million in Federal Funding

Researchers at the University of British Columbia and its affiliated teaching hospitals have received more than $35 million in health research funding from the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR).

The Government of Canada announced funding for 764 health research projects across Canada, totalling over $298 million. UBC received the second largest amount of funding in the country.

UBC received funding for 92 of the 113 health related projects awarded to BC universities worth $42.7 million.

“We welcome the Government of Canada’s investment in research excellence and innovation at UBC,” says John Hepburn, UBC Vice President, Research. “This commitment strengthens our ability to recruit the world’s leading researchers to UBC.”

UBC projects include screening techniques for colorectal cancer, evaluating how the HPV vaccine works in HIV positive women, male infertility and substance abuse in teenagers.

Backgrounder

Advanced Screening for Colorectal Cancer

This research project will enable scientists to work collaboratively with health care professionals to develop easy-to-administer colorectal cancer tests that are better able to identify individuals at the earliest, curable stage of disease. 

Preventing Cervical Cancer in HIV-Positive Women

This research project will evaluate how the HPV vaccine works in HIV-positive women and whether it can help protect women against HPV and its related health issues.

Factors Contributing to Male Infertility

This study will provide further direction in the search for gene mutations and environmental factors that contribute to male-factor infertility.

The British Columbia Adolescent Substance Use Survey

The goal of this study is to investigate patterns in the progression of substance use, using a web-survey, in approximately 10,000 adolescents as they progress through the first three years of secondary school.

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