2026 News

FHS Assistant Professor Kyle Burrows' research examines the regulatory mechanisms of type 2 immunity, which has implications for treating chronic inflammatory health conditions such as asthma, arthritis, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and cancer.

Dr. Kelley Lee - SFU Health Sciences Professor and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Global Health Governance - was recognized by SFU's Office of the VP, Research and Innovation with a Legacy Award for her creation of and extraordinary contributions to the field of global health governance.

Researchers examined the perspectives of people in Canada towards mRNA technology. They seek to better understand perspectives and to make recommendations that could strengthen public trust and support for the adoption of immune-based innovations during health emergencies.

Luciana Rad, Director of Administration and Strategic Planning at the Faculty of Health Sciences, received the 2025 SFU Staff Achievement Award for Leadership at a ceremony this week.

Faculty of Health Science University Lecturer Dr. Nienke van Houten received one of the 2025 Excellence in Teaching Awards from Simon Fraser University (SFU)

FHS adjunct professor Julia Smith and FHS research associate Kayli Jamieson are leading a team of investigators to develop tools to improve recognition of Long Covid in urgent primary care centres and emergency departments in British Columbia

FHS Associate Professor Lyana Patrick is launching a new podcast mini-series that centers the work and perspectives of Indigenous people working within health and justice system in British Columbia. Patrick is working in association with the Creative Entanglement Collaboratory, which is co-led by FHS researcher Emily R. Blyth

The Canadian Drug Policy Coalition is evolving and will officially become a not-for-profit organization based in British Columbia

FHS adjunct professor Dr. Julia Smith and her co-editor Dr. Clare Wenham have published a compendium of case studies from researchers around the world examining how the secondary impacts of the global pandemic have deepened systemic inequality for women