News and Events
The Gynecologic Cancer Initiative Launches a Survivorship Survey in BC!
This upcoming November marks the two-year anniversary of the Gynecologic Cancer Initiative’s first Survivorship Summit: Gynecologic ...Read More
Research Rounds are Back!
The Gynecologic Cancer Initiative Research Rounds is coming back on Friday, October 1, 2021, from 12 – 1 ...Read More
September is Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month
Each year, over a million people around the globe will be diagnosed with a gynecologic cancer (ovarian, cervical, ...Read More
Come Press Play on Patient Perspectives!
The GOSH Podcast wrapped up its first season in July 2021. This upcoming September, the ...Read More
Barbara Berthon Publication Award Recipient — Jennifer Ji, MD/PhD Candidate
Information about the Award Barbara was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and studied Interior Design at ...Read More
Barbara Berthon Presentation Award Recipient — Dr. Diana Canals
Information about the Award Barbara was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and studied Interior Design at ...Read More
GCI Staff Spotlight: Jocelle Refol & Samyak Sah – Co-op Students
What is your position within the GCI and what interests you in this field? Samyak: ...Read More
GCI Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Lynn Hoang—Anatomical Pathologist
Dr. Lynn Hoang is a consultant Anatomical Pathologist at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) and a ...Read More
The Power of an Idea
At the Survivorship Summit in 2019, patient partner Nicole Keay proposed the idea of a podcast to share the stories of gynecological ...Read More
GCI Spotlight: Dr. Justin McGinnis
Dr. Justin McGinnis’ education and training have taken him across the country and back. Of Métis heritage and ...Read More
Snapshot of Survivorship
June was National Cancer Survivors Month! To celebrate, the Gynecologic Cancer Initiative (GCI) created a new ...Read More
Perspectives on Cancer Survivorship: Michelle Lim – Patient Partner
About the "Perspectives on Cancer Survivorship" Patient Partner Series What is cancer survivorship? By definition, survivorship ...Read More
Perspectives on Cancer Survivorship: Bibiana Kemerer – MSc Student
About the "Perspectives on Cancer Survivorship" Researcher Series What is cancer survivorship? By definition, survivorship is the ...Read More
Perspectives on Cancer Survivorship: Nicole Keay – Patient Partner
About the "Perspectives on Cancer Survivorship" Patient Partner Series What is cancer survivorship? By definition, survivorship ...Read More
Perspectives on Cancer Survivorship: Alex Lukey – RN, MSN Student
About the "Perspectives on Cancer Survivorship" Researcher Series What is cancer survivorship? By definition, survivorship is the ...Read More
Perspectives on Cancer Survivorship: Penelope Hedges – Patient Partner
About the "Perspectives on Cancer Survivorship" Patient Partner Series What is cancer survivorship? By definition, survivorship ...Read More
A Celebration of Trainees in BC
On June 3rd to June 4th, the Gynecologic Cancer Initiative hosted our first Trainee Research Day to ...Read More
Staff Spotlight – Almira Zhantuyakova: Masters Student
Almira is a second-year master’s student at the University of British Columbia in the Reproductive ...Read More
Carraresi Foundation and Sumiko Kobayashi Marks Memorial OVCARE Research Grant Recipients
Congratulations to Dr. Heather Stuart, Dr. Andrea Neilson, and Dr. Lauren Tindale for being the 2021 recipients of the Carraresi Foundation ...Read More
Staff Spotlight — Rachel Wan: OVCARE Clinical Research Assistant
Rachel Wan is a Clinical Research Assistant at OVCARE and helps coordinate the clinical research components of the Gynecologic Cancer Tissue Bank— a key biorepository resource available ...Read More