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Great to see MSc student @jeffrey.cspsc.ca showing off his work in Ottawa.

Jeffrey is a member of FHS assistant professor's @kiffercard.bsky.social's Healthy Ecologies and and Lifestyles (HEAL) lab and an EPIC-AT Fellow with AGE-WELL.

#SFU #SFUFHS #HealthResearch #DementiaCare #GradStudies
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UBC ISGP PhD student Yong Zhao and @sfu-fhs.bsky.social MSc student @jeffrey.cspsc.ca showcased our WhatMatters app at the AGE-WELL Drinks & Demos event in Ottawa!

Lots of great conversations about how co-designed digital tools can support person-centred dementia care 💙
SFU Health Sciences MSc student Jeffrey Wong (left) and UBC Interdisciplinary Studies PhD student Yong Zhao (right) stand behind a demonstration table at the AGE-WELL Reception and Showcase (“Drinks & Demos”) in Ottawa, smiling while holding a tablet displaying the WhatMatters app. A laptop on the table shows a video featuring the WhatMatters app and its project team.
November 3, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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It's true - we have sold out seats for this talk by @drjengunter.bsky.social.

Bring your curiosity, questions, and books to be signed and we'll see you on Oct 27. (Dr. Gunter's books will also be available for purchase at our event.)

#SFUFHS #WomensHealth #ReproductiveHealth #Menstruation
pablonep.bsky.social Pablo Nepomnaschy @pablonep.bsky.social · 13d
The tickets for @drjengunter.bsky.social Public Lecture #SFU #FHS have been sold out!

Thank you @sfu-fhs.bsky.social for your help at organizing this event.

See you all on Oct 27!
October 22, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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As viruses evolve, their impacts on human health evolve as well. That's why the work of SFU professors Robert Britton and Ralph Pantophlet to explore new antiviral therapies that help safeguard human health are as important now as they were in the past.

#SFU #antiviral #SFUFHS
sfu.ca Simon Fraser University @sfu.ca · 12d
Chemistry professor Robert Britton and health sciences professor Ralph Pantophlet are using their complementary expertise to accelerate the search for new antiviral therapies.

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Interdisciplinary research accelerates antiviral drug discovery
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October 22, 2026 at 8:13 PM
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There are still some tickets left for our event with renowned OB/GYN, pain medication physician and best-selling author @drjengunter.bsky.social. Join us for an informative and empowering evening with this amazing speaker, educator, and advocate!

🎟️: drgunter_fhs.eventbrite.ca

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sfu-fhs.bsky.social SFU Faculty of Health Sciences @sfu-fhs.bsky.social · 27d
It's true! Renowned OB/GYN, pain medication physician and best-selling @drjengunter.bsky.social is coming to Vancouver to talk about"The Blood Truth About #Menstruation."

Start the evening at the #WomensHealth info fair with BC Cancer, BC Women's, and Options for Sexual Health!

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pablonep.bsky.social Pablo Nepomnaschy @pablonep.bsky.social · Oct 3
It is with great pride that we announce that @drjengunter.bsky.social will be giving a public lecture at @sfu-fhs.bsky.social - We are soooo excited!
October 15, 2026 at 11:19 PM
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PhD candidate Christine Yanagawa and FHS adjunct prof @kayleebyers.bsky.social connect rats to civic + public health issues like #HousingInsecurity, #sanitation, and even dog poop! British Columbians should read their latest article before voting on Oct 17. 🐀

#SFU #SFUFHS #rats #BCelections #Oct17
October 13, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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It's true! Renowned OB/GYN, pain medication physician and best-selling @drjengunter.bsky.social is coming to Vancouver to talk about"The Blood Truth About #Menstruation."

Start the evening at the #WomensHealth info fair with BC Cancer, BC Women's, and Options for Sexual Health!

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October 7, 2026 at 11:04 PM
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FHS professor and @bridgerc.bsky.social scientific co-director @profplum8.bsky.social is part of a commission recommending an equitable, practical "whole-of-society" approach to #PandemicReadiness

🔗 : www.sfu.ca/fhs/news-eve...

#SFU#SFUFHS #Pandemics #GlobalHealth #InfectiousDiseases
A headshot of Faculty of Health Sciences professor and Bridge Research Consortium Scientific Co-Director Kelley Lee is superimposed against a black and white photo of a street scene where several dozen people are walking across a crosswalk. A family is standing still in a blurred landscape of motion.
September 23, 2026 at 10:25 PM
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Congrats to FHS graduate students Ilhan Abdullahi, Zoe Hong and Taelor Lay! All joined @sfuceri.bsky.social's 2026 Graduate Fellows program which sees participants learning, networking, and engaging more deeply with community-centered research.

🔗: www.sfu.ca/ceri/ceri-pr...

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A headshot of graduate student Ilhan Abdullahi smiling into the camera A headshot of graduate student Zoe Hong smiling into the camera A headshot of graduate student Taelor Lay smiling into the camera
September 23, 2026 at 12:08 AM
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FHS professor and @bridgerc.bsky.social scientific co-director Kelley Lee was part of the NUS-Lancet PRIME Commission that recommended engaging communities and addressing system vulnerabilities to create people-centered pandemic responses locally, nationally and globally.

#SFU #SFUFHS #Pandemics
September 21, 2026 at 10:57 PM
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Please join us in celebrating FHS researchers Naomi Maldonado-Rodriguez and Amanda Rowlands, who each received a Research Trainee Award from @healthresearchbc.bsky.social 🙌

🔗to project descriptions: www.sfu.ca/fhs/news-eve...

#SFU #SFUFHS #HIV #WomensHealth #ReproductiveHealth #HealthResearch
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September 18, 2026 at 10:40 PM
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This study is co-authored by FHS PhD candidate @tsk.bsky.social and professor Kanna Hayashi. They examined police statistics along with self-reported data from people who use drugs and found that both datasets offered deeper insights when viewed together.

#SFUFHS #OpioidCrisis #Decriminalization
sfu.ca Simon Fraser University @sfu.ca · Sep 10
New SFU research found reports of police drug seizures without arrest increased during the first year of B.C.'s drug decriminalization pilot. The study also found people reporting drug seizures were 3x more likely to experience a non-fatal overdose.
​​Reports of drug seizures by police rose during first year of decriminalization, SFU study finds​
People in Vancouver experienced an increase in police drug seizures during the first year of British Columbia's drug decriminalization pilot project, according to a Simon Fraser University study. D...
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September 10, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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New editorial from FHS assistant professor @belislepipon.bsky.social: "The Missing PIllar: AI for All Funds Trust Signals, Not Trustworthiness."

This article is part of @sciencepolicy.ca series examining Canada's AI for All policy.

🔗: sciencepolicy.ca/posts/ai-for...

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The Missing Pillar: AI for All Funds Trust Signals, Not Trustworthiness - CSPC
Canada's new National AI Strategy declares that trust is its north star. On this, the government is right: nothing else in the document works without it. AI for All is candid about the problem. Canadi...
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September 10, 2026 at 10:24 PM
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Co-authored by FHS PhD candidate @tsk.bsky.social and professor Kanna Hayashi, the study examined police statistics and self-reported data from people who use drugs.

Says Hayashi: "Each dataset is incomplete on its own but offer deeper insights when viewed together"

#SFUFHS #SFU #VIDUS #PWUD
September 9, 2026 at 11:16 PM
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Congratulations to FHS professors Kanna Hayashi and Bohdan Nosyk for securing 2 CIHR Project Grants! 🎉

Hayashi will be examining the impacts of harm reduction services on health care access, engagement and outcomes while Nosyk will be evaluating new treatments for opioid use disorder.

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sfu.ca Simon Fraser University @sfu.ca · Aug 24
SFU researchers have received more than $4.2M through the Spring 2026 CIHR Project Grant competition. The funding will support research across a range of health challenges, including brain health, treatments for opioid use disorder and harm reduction services amid the ongoing toxic drug crisis.
Health researchers secure more than $4.2 million in funding
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August 27, 2026 at 9:26 PM
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Congratulations to Anh Khoa Vo, who is a recipient for an inaugural Engage Award from @healthresearchbc.bsky.social! 🎉

Vo's team is engaging with people who live with HIV to learn more about their experiences of chronic pain.

🔗: www.healthresearchbc.ca/award/engagi...

#SFU #SFUFHS #HIVResearch
A headshot of Simon Fraser University Faculty of Health Sciences postdoctoral fellow Anh Khoa Vo, who is a recipient of an inaugural Engage Award from Michael Smith Health Research BC. His project will see him and co-lead Claudette Cardinal meeting with people who live with HIV to learn more about their experiences of chronic pain in their daily lives and across health care settings in the Vancouver Coastal Health region.
August 5, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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FHS MSc student, Taelor Lay, received a Canada Graduate Research Scholarship from the CIHR! 🎉

She'll be studying GP familiarity with social prescribing, a non-medical intervention that could support better health outcomes for equity-deserving patients.

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A headshot of Master of Science student, Taelor Lay, is superimposed on an aerial shot of the Burnaby campus of Simon Fraser University, overlooking confluence of Burrard Inlet and Indian Arm. There is white text on a red background that reads "2026 CIHR Canada Graduate Research Scholarship Awardee"
July 20, 2026 at 9:44 PM
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FHS PhD candidate Judy Wu spoke with @sfuceri.bsky.social about actioning a community-led heat resilience initiative in Vancouver's #DTES

"...the community-engaged research process...has been critical in moving [this work] from discussion to action."

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A portrait of Simon Fraser University Faculty of Health Sciences PhD candidate Judy Wu is feature against a red background. The text on the image reads: "Q&A with Judy Wu, DTES Climate Resiliency Research & Advocacy Coordinator." The logos for SFU CERi and VanCity Community Foundation are also featured.
July 17, 2026 at 9:02 PM
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FHS professor Zabrina Brumme reflects on how an award from BC-based Michael Smith Health Research helped establish her career:

"[The funding] gave me credibility as an emerging investigator and opened the door to new collaborations and opportunities.”

#SFUFHS #SFU #HIVResearch #HealthResearch
healthresearchbc.bsky.social Michael Smith Health Research BC @healthresearchbc.bsky.social · Jul 16
Celebrating 25 years of building research talent and health impact. Dr. Zabrina Brumme’s research is improving HIV treatment and advancing the search for a cure: www.healthresearchbc.ca/news-events/...

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#HealthResearch #HIVResearch #ResearchImpact
Feature image of Dr. Zabrina Brumme smiling while working with lab kit. There are also Health Research BC's logo and a text that says: "25 years - Advancing HIV treatment through personalized medicine."
July 16, 2026 at 5:46 PM
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FHS students Tahani (Soleil) Shraida, Taylor Atwater + Amanda Yonkman secured CIHR Canada Graduate Research Scholarships! Please join us in celebrating their accomplishments🎉 🙌

🔗 : www.sfu.ca/fhs/news-eve...

#SFU #SFUFHS #IndigenousHealth #HIV #HIVResearch #HealthEquityResearch #ResearchEthics
There are three headshots of successful Canada Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) awards recipients Tahani (Soleil) Shraida, Taylor Atwater, and Amanda Yonkman. Each of the three Simon Fraser University Faculty of Health Sciences graduate students received a Canada Graduate Research Scholarship in 2026.
July 15, 2026 at 10:32 PM
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Congratulations to FHS researchers Dr. Naomi Maldonado-Rodriguez and Dr. Amanda Rowlands who each secured a Postdoctoral Fellowship award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research 🙌 🎉

More on their respective research programs:
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#SFU #SFUFHS #SFUResearch
A headshot of Dr. Naomi Maldonado-Rodriguez and a headshot of Dr. Amanda Rowlands are superimposed on a black and white photograph showing a group of women standing in a circle facing each other.
July 8, 2026 at 10:32 PM
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Learn more about FHS alumna Dr. Tonia Nicholls and how her work has supported improved knowledge and outcomes for some of our most vulnerable populations.

#SFU #SFUFHS #SFUAlumni #healthresearch #healthequity
healthresearchbc.bsky.social Michael Smith Health Research BC @healthresearchbc.bsky.social · Jul 7
Celebrating 25 years: building research talent & health impact. Dr. Tonia Nicholls has advanced violence prevention & mental health care in community, forensic & correctional settings & helped strengthen research capacity: bit.ly/4vkXm9U

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#HealthResearch #ResearchImpact
July 7, 2026 at 10:40 PM
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#SFUFHS postdoc, Dr. Callista Ottoni, won a CIHR Health Systems Impact fellowship which will embed her within @vchhealthcare.bsky.social to develop research that helps VCH offer health supports for older adults during climate events (e.g., heatwaves)

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#SFU #ClimateChange
FHS researcher supports VCH climate health team’s efforts to improve health outcomes for older adults
FHS Postdoctoral Fellow Callista Ottoni Health Systems Impact (HSI) fellowship is enabling her to support Vancouver Coastal Health's Healthy Environments and Climate Change (VCH HECC) team in their ef...
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June 29, 2026 at 11:02 PM
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Marie-Françoise Malo, a PhD candidate w/ SFU Health Sciences + @umontreal-en.bsky.social, is working at the intersection of #ethics, #AI, and health.

Learn about her support of the #Bridge2AI Voice project and her placement in Ma thèse en 180 secondes!

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At the intersection of ethics, artificial intelligence, and health: Marie-Françoise Malo, FHS PhD Candidate
Marie-Françoise Malo, a PhD candidate in bioethics in a joint program between Simon Fraser University and Université de Montréal.
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June 26, 2026 at 10:26 PM
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Congrats to #SFUFHS PhD student Anmol Swaich - winner of a Vanier Scholarship, one of Canada's top doctoral awards! 🎉

Swaich will explore how immigration policies & labour conditions shape unregulated drug use amongst South Asian men working in trades.

🔗: www.sfu.ca/fhs/news-eve...

#SFU #SDoH
FHS PhD student Anmol Swaich receives Vanier Scholarship
FHS alumnus and PhD student Anmol Swaich has won a Vanier Graduate Scholarship, one of Canada's top doctoral studies awards. She will be exploring how immigration policies and labour conditions shape ...
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June 24, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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PhD candidate Haaris Tiwana and adjunct prof Julia Smith have observed that sometimes, #vaccine hesitancy can result from #StructuralBarriers (e.g., no access to transportation or childcare) and/or historical mistrust of providers.

Read below for their suggested solutions.

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June 19, 2026 at 7:22 PM