UBC endocrinologist receives SMCR Ann Voda Lifetime Achievement Award

UBC professor and acclaimed clinician-scientist Jerilynn C. Prior was awarded Society for Menstrual Cycle Research (SMCR)’s Ann Voda Lifetime Achievement Award. 

Dr. Peggy Stubbs, incoming President of SMCR said, “Dr. Prior has tirelessly, for over 30 years, worked to advance science related to ovulation in the menstrual cycle and to help women understand the importance of progesterone for their health.”

Prior, whose laboratory is on the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute campus, is the founder and scientific director of the Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation (CeMCOR). This innovative research centre is the only one in the world focused on ovulation and the relevance of progesterone to women’s health.

For more information, visit http://www.cemcor.ubc.ca/.