Learn more about the project that FHS prof Dr. Samantha Pollard is undertaking as one of @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social new investigators!

#SFU #SFUResearch #SFUFHS #PediatricOncology #PrecisionOncology #CancerResearch

Congrats to Dr. Samantha Pollard, FHS Assistant Prof of Professional Practice, on her Terry Fox New Investigator Award! 🎉

She'll be generating evidence to help bring multi-gene testing (#PrecisionOncology) into standard care for children with cancer

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#SFU #SFUResearch #SFUFHS

FHS researcher Haaris Tiwana is the lead author of a new study examining factors contributing to vaccine hesitancy in Canada.

"It’s an easy narrative to say someone just chooses not to get vaccinated, but that’s unfair and incomplete."

#SFU #SFUFHS #SFUResearch #VaccineHesitancy #SDoH

Are Canada's radon guidelines 'failing to protect Canadians' from lung cancer? | CBC News Could a lower threshold for radon levels in Canadian homes protect more people from getting lung cancer? Some researchers say Canada is overdue for an evidence-backed rethink in light of emerging rese...

FHS Associate Prof of Professional Practice Anne-Marie Nicol is one of several experts calling for a reduction of Canadian #radon limits, noting that doing so will prevent lung cancer induced by the odorless gas.

www.cbc.ca/news/health/...

#SFU #SFUResearch #CancerPrevention #EnvironmentalHealth

Feminism and COVID-19: How Women Fare in the Face of a Global Crisis” is featured against a bright yellow background. A head shot of FHS Adjunct Professor Dr. Julia Smith is inset against the cover of the book, which features colourful illustrated figures doing work and/or interacting.

To mark #IWD2026, we're celebrating Drs. Julia Smith and Clare Wenham's new book "#Feminism and #COVID-19: How Women Fare in the Face of a Global Crisis" which features:

- 9 case studies
- int'l research experts

🔗: tinyurl.com/3kn3k2ce

#SFU #SFUResearch #PandemicResearch

FHS prof Susan Erikson's commentary for Science Politics asks one year after #USAID cuts: "what do the cuts make room for?"

Her answer: speculative finance - where private investors' demands shape the design and delivery of aid during a health crisis. 😶

#GlobalHealth #SFUResearch #SFUFHS

Great snapshot of the many FHS researchers whose work made a great impact in the areas of AI and health, environmental health, chronic health conditions, substance use, and mental health and wellness.

#SFU #SFUFHS #SFUResearch #HealthSciences #HealthResearch

Fraser Health and Simon Fraser University launch pilot project to decode superbug’s genetic secrets Fraser Health and Simon Fraser University (SFU) have launched a pilot project to sequence the genome of Clostridioides difficile, a superbug responsible for severe infections.

FHS associate prof Dr. William Hsiao and @fraserhealth.ca are working to sequence the genome of #BC C. difficile strains.

Researchers hope to support improve localized responses to this resistant and challenging microbe. 🦠

www.fraserhealth.ca/news/2025/No...

#SFU #SFUFHS #SFUResearch

Congrats to @sfu.ca FHS postdoctoral fellows Drs. Aniqa Shahid, Anh Khoa Vo, and Ramona Weber who each received a prestigious 2025 Research Trainee Award from @healthresearchbc.bsky.social

More about their projects: bit.ly/4n8ZA7U

#SFU #SFUFHS #SFUResearch #HIVResearch #Sepsis #Antiretroviral

FHS alumnus seeks to address social connectedness, equity in cities Dr. Meridith Sones' work at FHS has seen her investigating - and occasionally shaping - how neighbourhood design and equitable distribution of infrastructure both influence health outcomes of city res...

Congrats to FHS alum Meridith Sones who officially received her PhD last week! 🎉🙌

Sones' work w/ #CHATRLab has helped deepen understanding of how #NeighbourhoodDesign and inequitable infrastructure in cities impact health outcomes.

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#SFU #SFUFHS #SFUResearch #SocialConnectedness

FHS professor @jsnyder.bsky.social and alumnus Claire Wilson analyze how crowdfunding for a small ostrich arm in BC has rewarded and encouraged political polarization in Canada.

#SFUFHS #SFUResearch #Vaccination

A fragmented photo of an adult covering their face with their hands, surrounded by a sea of bottle containing supplements and medications. Text reads: "Living with Long Covid: On view from October 4, 2025 – March 22, 2026 at the Museum of Vancouver"

A series of logos are featured showing the organizations who contributed to this exhibit financially or in-kind: Museum of Vancouver Project Partners: SFU Faculty of Health Sciences, Post-COVID-19 Interdisciplinary Clinical Care Network – Provincial Health Services Authority Institutional Partners: City of Vancouver, British Columbia Arts Council with the BC Government Funding Partners: Pacific Public Health Foundation, Michael Smith Health Research BC

A new exhibition at the @museumofvan.bsky.social, co-produced by FHS, invites visitors into the often-invisible world of those living with the life-altering effects of COVID-19.

The exhibit runs from Oct 4, 2025 to March 22, 2026

🔗: bit.ly/4pUPA4V

#SFU #SFUResearch #MOV #LongCOVID #KT #KM
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Dr Jean-Christophe Bélisle-Pipon receives Michael Smith Scholar Award Michael Smith Health Research British Columbia conferred a Scholar Award to FHS Assistant Professor Jean-Christophe Bélisle-Pipon. Background photo: DC Studio

Congratulations to FHS Assistant Prof Jean-Christophe Bélisle-Pipon who secured a @healthresearchbc.bsky.social Scholar Award to support his bioethics research examining the use of #ArtificialIntelligence in medicine. 🎉

🔗: www.sfu.ca/fhs/news-eve...

#SFU #SFUFHS #SFUResearch #AI #AIResearch

Three headshot photos of the three graduate students who secured research awards from SSHRC (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council) are featured. The images are inset against a grey box. White text in a red box reads: "2024 SSHRC Award Recipients"

Congratulations to FHS graduate students Iveoma Udevi-Aruevoru, Stevie Thompson, and @bonmotmilo.bsky.social who each successfully secured an award from @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca to support their graduate research! 🎉👏

Read more about their projects: www.sfu.ca/fhs/news-eve...

#SFU #SFUFHS #SFUResearch

Congrats to FHS Associate Professor TJ Salway on becoming a member of @src-rsc.bsky.social, Canada's highest academic honour!

Salway works to improve the health & wellbeing of 2S/LGBTQ+ populations by addressing health disparities & leading inclusive solutions.

#SFUFHS #SFUResearch #SFU #2SLGBTQ

New study from FHS professor @jsnyder.bsky.social and SFU alumnus Claire Wilson found that - alongside money - these crowdfunding campaigns also increased visibility for ideologies.

#SFUResearch #crowdfunding #Canada

Dr. Zabrina Brumme is smiling at the camera and holding a pipetter. The text on the image reads: Dr. Zabrina Brumme, 2025 Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.

Congrats to @sfu.ca FHS Prof and @bccfe.bsky.social Laboratory Director Zabrina Brumme who will join the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences as a Fellow this fall.

The recognition is one of Canada's top academic accolades.

🔗: www.sfu.ca/fhs/news-eve...

#SFUFHS #SFU #SFUResearch #HIVResearch

#SFUFHS #SFU #SFUResearch #HealthResearch #EnvironmentalHealth #CIHRProjectGrant #OverdosePrevention #PathogenGenomics

The image shows white text on a red bar along the left side of the image, with three round headshots of Simon Fraser University Faculty of Health Sciences researchers. The name of each researcher is featured in red, and the title of their successful project is listed below the names. Text on the image: 2025 CIHR Project Grant recipients Ryan Allen - A Randomized Air Cleaner Intervention Study of Particulate Air Pollution, Fetal Growth, and Early Childhood Development Kanna Hayashi – Evaluating the impacts of overdose prevention interventions among people who use opioids in Vancouver, BC amidst the evolving unregulated drug supply William Hsiao - Smarter integrated pathogen genomics ecosystems for threat detection and risk assessment

Congratulations to FHS researchers Ryan Allen, Kanna Hayashi and William Hsiao who each secured a CIHR Project Grant during the 2025 competition, totalling $2.5M of funding for the next five years.

Project info 🔗 in 🧵.

#SFUFHS #SFUResearch #SFU #HealthResearch

Research Assistant - Warm Hearts Pet Safe Havens | 10~15 hrs/wk | Sept 2025 – Aug 2026 | $32/ hour | Hybrid | BC | Apply by July, 31
👉 More info: https://shorturl.at/QI09F
#SFUResearch #SFU_FHS #SFU

Christine Schwartz of the Children's Health Policy Centre spoke with CBC's The National about the benefits of early prevention, school-based programs to divert youth from misusing substances.

#YouthSubstanceUse #SFUFHS #SFUResearch #SubstanceUseDisorders

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FHS professor Susan Erikson's new book, "Investible! When Pandemic Risk Meets Speculative Finance" examines how investors looking to make money in the realm of public health can have a substantive impact (with unintended consequences) on health outcomes.

#SFUFHS #SFUResearch #NewBookAlert

FHS Asst Prof, Stephanie Cleland wrote about how wildfire smoke and extreme heat together can amplify the health impacts caused by both environmental threats.

#SFUFHS #SFUResearch #WildfireSmoke #ExtremeHeat #ClimateChangeResearch #EnvironmentalHealth

Canoe journey strengthens understanding, connections between urban Indigenous people and health service providers Assistant Professor Lyana Patrick and her team hosted an experiential learning and cultural safety project utilizing traditional Indigenous learning approaches to support health care providers and urb...

Asst Prof Lyana Patrick's Canoe Journey project brought together #UrbanIndigenous people and BC healthcare workers for a land-based learning experience. They discussed #IndigenousHealth and how power dynamics in health care impact health outcomes.

Story: bit.ly/414KiZc

#SFUFHS #SFUResearch

What? Chronic loneliness has the same impact as smoking 15 cigarettes/day?! 🤯

But there's help: FHS Assistant Prof @kiffercard.bsky.social and team have developed social connection guidelines for individuals & communities. Check it out:

youtu.be/SeEqHZOhD4Q?...

#SFUFHS #SFUResearch #PublicHealth

International Day of Women and Girls in Science: A special spotlight on IAS Young Leaders

In celebration of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the International AIDS Society spoke with three of their Young Leaders, including FHS PhD candidate Maggie Duncan.

Learn how these amazing women are leading the way in #HIVAIDSResearch!

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#SFU #SFUFHS #SFUResearch

Congratulations to all! 🎉

We're very pleased that FHS Adjunct Professor Brittany Barker is leading an evaluation of #SubstanceUse perinatal programs to optimize resources and treatment. FHS Professor Bohdan Nosyk will be part of her research team.

#SFUFHS #SFUResearch #HealthResearch

A doctor is interviewing a patient about his symptoms. Photo: Freepik

Dr. Samantha Pollard, Adjunct Professor, Simon Fraser University Faculty of Health Sciences

Dr. Helen McTaggart-Cowan, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice, Simon Fraser University Faculty of Health Sciences, and Scientist at BC Cancer Research

Both @sampollardphd.bsky.social and Dr. Helen McTaggart-Cowan (who also works at BC Cancer) are partnering with patients to lead two #PrecisionOncology studies chosen and directed by cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers.

Details: www.sfu.ca/fhs/news-eve...

#SFU #SFUResearch

Exploring social determinants of health and their impacts on self-reported quality of life in long COVID-19 patients - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - Exploring social determinants of health and their impacts on self-reported quality of life in long COVID-19 patients

FHS/PIPPS researchers - Anh Pham, Julia Smith, @kiffercard.bsky.social @kayleebyers.bsky.social Esther Khor - found that social determinants of health can greatly impact health-related quality of life in #BC #LongCovid patients.

🔗: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#MedSky #SFUResearch #SDoH

New paper from @pipps.bsky.social research fellow Haaris Tiwana and FHS Assistant Professor and PIPPS researcher Julia Smith examines how collaborating with religious leaders can address concerns and help improve vaccination uptake.

#MedSky #PublicHealth #SFU #SFUResearch