Seminar Series

Unless otherwise noted, all seminars will be held in person in Blusson Hall 9920 and virtually over Zoom from 12:15 - 1:30 pm

Recording links: You must have an SFU login to access these the seminar recordings.

JANUARY 8, 2026

Does All Labour Ennoble? Long-Term Effects of Child Labour on Biological Ageing and All-Cause Mortality
Rodrigo Alves Pinto, Visiting Research Student, FHS, SFU and PhD Candidate in Public Health, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil

JANUARY 15, 2026

Immigrant Policing and Health in the United States: Hidden Impacts and the Urgent Need for Change
Nolan Kline, Associate Professor, Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Central Florida College of Medicine

JANUARY 22, 2026 - Virtual seminar with group viewing and lunch in BLU 9920

Connection is Medicine: The Seasonal Medicine Wheel Project 
Sanda Martin Harris, PhD Candidate, UNBC Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences (interdisciplinary) from the Witsuwit'en Nation of the Likhsilyu, Little Frog Clan, from C'inegh Lhay Yikh - House of Many Eyes and a member of the Witset First Nation with maternal connections to Tse Kya First Nation
 

FEBRUARY 12, 2026

Periconceptional biology: Integrating biological discovery and science communication
Deborah Sloboda, Professor and the Associate Chair of Research, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University

FEBRUARY 26, 2026

Integrating Planetary Health and Indigenous Perspectives in Medical Education: Research-Driven Learning Case Development at SFU's School of Medicine
Sarah Chae, MS student, FHS, SFU
Nicholas Purcell, Undergraduate student, FHS, SFU
Nicholas Tjandra, Undergraduate student, FHS, SFU
Kate Tairyan, Senior Lecturer, FHS, SFU
Tim Takaro, Professor Emeritus, FHS, SFU

MARCH 12, 2026 

Topic: Learnings from the RE-IMAGYN BC project: Community-based research on the interplay and impacts of health and gender equity in relationships for queer and trans youth
Harman Grewal, Qualitative Research Coordinator, RE-IMAGYN BC, Faculty of Health Sciences, SFU
Youth Research Associates, RE-IMAGYN BC, Faculty of Health Sciences, SFU