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HPV SLEEPER SCOPE awarded $2M from CIHR’S Bringing Biology to Cancer Prevention Team Grants
Dr. Gina Ogilvie awarded $2M to study HPV recurrence, with implications for cervical cancer prevention ...Read More
April is National Cancer Prevention & Early Detection Month
đź’ś April is National Cancer Prevention & Early Detection Month GCI Members are advancing transformative ...Read More
GCI co-hosts Café Scientifique: A Discussion on Ovarian Cancer Prevention
An inspiring evening of learning, conversation, and community. Our recent Café Scientifique brought together researchers, ...Read More
AIM Lab and GCI members Dr. Maryam Asadi, Dr. Ali Bashashati’s plenary abstract to be presented at USCAP
Ali Bashashati will be presenting at the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) ...Read More
Dr. Lesa Dawson nominated for YWCA Women of Distinction Award
Congratulations to Dr. Lesa Dawson for her nomination for the 2026 YWCA Women of Distinction ...Read More
GCI at ICORD’s United Nations’ International Celebration for Women and Girls in Science
Celebrating Women’s Health Research Month with the next generation of scientists and clinicians GCI participates ...Read More
GCI Trainee Committees at the Eleventh Annual Women’s Health Research Symposium
The GCI Trainee Committees host a booth at WHRI's 11th Annual Women's Health Research Symposium ...Read More
Jessica Morgan, Sabrina Lloyd-Ellis and Jeanie Malone awarded the 2025 Nancy McKinstry Trainee Excellence Award
Congratulations to Jessica Morgan, Sabrina Lloyd-Ellis and Jeanie Malone for recently being awarded the Nancy ...Read More
Dr. David Huntsman awarded the Rosalind Franklin Prize for Excellence in Ovarian Cancer Research
Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance Honours Dr. David Huntsman with the 2025 Rosalind Franklin Prize for ...Read More
March marks Women’s Health Research Month
The Province of BC has officially proclaimed March as Women’s Health Research Month (WHRM). Led ...Read More
Featured Speakers for the 2026 Canadian Conference on Ovarian Cancer Research
The Canadian Conference on Ovarian Cancer Research (CCOCR), happening May 29 - June 1 in ...Read More
BEACON Program awarded funding to integrate cancer prevention into precision contraception
BEACON Program awarded funding to integrate cancer prevention into precision contraception The BEACON program (Biologic ...Read More
Harnessing AI to improve ovarian cancer outcomes
Harnessing AI to improve ovarian cancer outcomes An international collaboration involving UBC researchers has been ...Read More
Invitation: CafĂ© Scientifique – A Discussion on Ovarian Cancer Prevention
We are pleased to invite you to an upcoming Café Scientifique event featuring GCI members Dr. ...Read More
CTV News: B.C. surgical innovation can dramatically reduce ovarian cancer risk
CTV News features GCI Member Dr. Gillian Hanley alongside UBC’s Dr. David Huntsman in a ...Read More
Join GCI at ICORD’s International Day for Women & Girls in Science!
ICORD’s annual celebration of the UN International Day for Women and Girls in Science is ...Read More
World Cancer Day: United by Unique
Today is World Cancer Day. Observed annually on February 4 and led by the Union ...Read More
Global News: Health Matters: New hope in the fight against ovarian cancer
Global News features GCI Member Dr. Gillian Hanley in an interview to discuss new research ...Read More
New GCI Research in JAMA Network Open shows how a made-in-B.C. solution can reduce ovarian cancer risk by nearly 80%
Canadian surgical innovation cuts ovarian cancer risk by nearly 80 per cent New UBC research ...Read More
Registration is open for Trainee Research Day 2026!
The GCI is excited to announce the 6th Annual GCI Trainee Research Day, an annual ...Read More