2018 News

Health sciences lecturer Tun Myint asks his students about points of confusion after every class, and the results have been positive. (Photo credit: Duane Woods)

Health sciences researcher Anne-Marie Nicol is giving out free radon-testing kits for locals to test for the cancer-causing gas in their homes.

SFU health sciences researchers Zabrina Brumme and her research team collaborated with clinician-researchers in Ethiopia to undertake a survey of HIV drug resistance among HIV-infected children.

Robert Hogg, a member of the SFU Health Sciences Faculty since 2006, has been inducted as a member of the Order of Canada thanks to his extensive contributions to HIV/AIDS research.

Changing the way hospitals are funded may be one way to improve health care system sustainability.

Having first-hand experience with how short appointment times reduce a physician’s ability to listen to, and empathize with their patients – particularly those with mental illness – SFU alumnus Dr. Patricia Gabriel came up with an entirely new approach to help physicians.

Health sciences lecturer Paola Ardiles is on a winning streak, having recently won three awards that acknowledge her exceptional contribution to the field of health promotion.

A new paper on Canada’s role in global health, co-led by SFU health sciences researcher Kelley Lee as part of the Lancet’s first series on Canada, calls on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to back up verbal commitments with concrete action to address health inequities at home and abroad.

Three Faculty of Health Sciences research projects that will have local, national and international impacts have recently secured CIHR funding.

Worldwide 36.7 million people globally are living with HIV, and of these 20.9 million people are accessing antiretroviral therapy according to recent estimates. Discovering new classes of antiretroviral medications is essential in the fight against HIV.

Simon Fraser University (SFU) researchers are working with a group of 10 patients from across British Columbia to help shape future primary health care research in the province. The team, part of the B.C. Primary Health Care Research Network, has worked together to develop a survey.

Health Change Lab Fall 2018 applications close on April 1st! This once-in-a-degree experiential learning program will push you outside of the classroom and outside of your comfort zone to investigate a real social, economic, or environmental challenge that impacts community health. In interdisciplinary teams, you will build a sustainable business model to creatively respond to it and pitch your ideas to community influencers – all in just 13 weeks.

Health sciences alumnus Kalysha Closson has had recent success publishing the research from her Master's degree in three leading HIV and sexual health peer-reviewed journals.

Dean of Health Sciences Tania Bubela shared some excellent advice as a panelist at the Science Writers & Communicators of Canada conference.

Faculty of Health Sciences students and their research featured prominently at the Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research (CAHR) in Vancouver this April.

A team of five enthusiastic Faculty of Health Sciences students won third prize at a prestigious global competition at Oxford University for their inspiring presentation about the mental health issues facing second generation immigrant youth.

Growing up in Nigeria, SFU alumnus Oghenowede (Ede) Eyawo dreamed of working in a profession where he could improve people’s health—a dream he has realized now that he is graduating with a PhD from SFU’s Faculty of Health Sciences.

Krystyna Adams, who convocates this month with a PhD in health sciences, spent three months living in Mexico to learn how medical tourism practices shape health-care delivery. The research, conducted for her thesis, illustrates how the medical tourism industry might exacerbate global health inequities if health-care resources are only used to provide care to those who can afford to pay.

Indigenous people in Canada experience higher rates of chronic disease, such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes, than other Canadians – yet the role that racism plays in preventing and treating chronic disease is underexplored. Faculty of Health Sciences PhD candidate Krista Stelkia plans to change this with her research.

Five FHS graduate students, who are citizens of Kenya, Botswana and Rwanda, were recently admitted as research fellows into the Sub-Saharan African Network for TB/HIV Research Excellence (SANTHE) consortium.

Julia Smith receives SSHRC funding to research the expansion of the Chinese tobacco industry in East Africa.

Meghan Winters is co-leading a study to investigate if and how developing Vancouver’s Arbutus Greenway will make the city a healthier and happier place to live, work and play.

The success of SFU's Health Change Lab was a key catalyst for the creation of the Surrey City Lab, announced last week as a three-year collaboration between SFU, Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) and the City of Surrey.

FHS students travelled internationally for 'life changing' experiential learning courses in South Africa, and at the US/Mexico border.

Zabrina Brumme has been seconded from her position as Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences and appointed Director of Canada's leading HIV laboratory program at the BC-CfE.

Over the summer, the Brockman-Brumme Lab hosted an event called "Science engagement night: Insights into HIV Research", where members from community organizations came to network with researchers and tour the lab facilities.

Almost 200 new undergrads joined the Faculty of Health Sciences this month, including Emily Lam who has won a prestigious scholarship award.

Rosa Balleny has received the Pula Award in Health Sciences, which honours an undergrad student who has "demonstrated history of or expressed interest in doing research work in the area of HIV/AIDS.”

Does single room accommodation housing shape women’s drug- and health-related outcomes, including their risk of overdose? Alexandra Collins, a PhD candidate in the Faculty of Health Sciences, recently won a 2018 Vanier Scholarship to address this question.

Postdoctoral fellow Stefanie Rezansoff’s interest in enhancing the quality of life for people living with severe mental illness and concurrent substance dependence has attracted attention from UNESCO and the L’Oréal Foundation.

Innovative and sometimes unconventional research has catapulted SFU health sciences professors Kelley Lee and Angela Kaida onto an inaugural list of Canadian female leaders in global health.