News and Events
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
Division of Gynecologic Oncology Research Awards Recipient: Dr. Emily Thompson
The UBC Division of Gynecologic Research Award is an annual award of up to $20,000 ...Read More
Supporting Women’s Cancer Journeys One Listener at a Time
The GOSH Podcast creates a space for conversations with women affected by gynecologic cancers and ...Read More
Staff Spotlight — Cindy Shen: OVCARE Research Technician
Cindy Shen is a research assistant and technician at OVCARE, a research group led by Dr. David ...Read More
Division of Gynecologic Oncology Research Awards Recipient: Dr. Karolin Heinze
The UBC Division of Gynecologic Research Award is an annual award of up to $20,000 ...Read More
Funding Opportunity: GCI Clinical Trials Group Accelerating Grants Program
Deadline dates LOI due dateMay 3, 2021LOI resultsEnd of May, 2021Full application due dateJuly 5, ...Read More
UBC announces the 2021/22 Research Excellence Clusters
For the third year in a row, the Gynecologic Cancer Initiative (GCI) is excited to announce that ...Read More
Staff Spotlight — Rie Stadnichuk: Communications Assistant
As the new Communications Assistant with the Gynecologic Cancer Initiative (GCI), I hope to create ...Read More