2021 News

A recent study by Zabrina Brumme and Mark Brockman found that older adults who received two doses of mRNA vaccine to protect against SARS-CoV-2 were found to have weaker immune responses than younger adults.

Leena Parhar, Faculty of Health Sciences student Meghan Dunn, Emily Haugen and SFU alumna Avneet Sandhu created the She Connects mentorship program to support the successful transition of high school girls into adulthood.

Faculty of Health Sciences professor and associate dean of research, Robert Hogg, is now a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

As of August 2021, construction of the FHS Student Commons has completed! Watch this video to see a preview of the new space.

Is it your first time on SFU Campus? We created a walkthrough video to help guide you around Blusson Hall. Find out where the Dean's office, the Undergraduate Advisors, and multiple study spaces are.

Katrina Salvante and Cecilia Kalaw, FHS Research Grant Coordinator and Facilitator respectively, are unsung heroes in assisting the FHS research community.

Meghan Winters’ work was also recognized in 2020 with the prestigious CIHR Trailblazer Award in Population and Public Health Research. Additionally, she is a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar.

FHS professors William Hsiao, Mark Brockman, and Zabrina Brumme received grants provided from the Canada Foundation for Innovation's John R. Edwards Leadership Fund to enhance infrastructure and strengthen investigations in their respective labs.

Sharon Kular and Olivia Tomlinson, both SFU health sciences students, have been working as co-op students to support vaccination efforts in the Fraser Health Authority this summer.

FHS professors Ralph Pantophlet and BSc candidate Amrit Tiwana received awards this spring recognizing their contributions to health sciences