As a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University, we take pride in our researchers and programs that actively explore new ways of improving the health of our community. 

We believe this research not only makes for a robust learning environment, but also leads to better patient care. The integration of research, education and care is what makes our Institute’s mission a possibility. 

At PHCRI, our research expertise include laboratory, clinical, and epidemiological research in the fields of HIV/AIDS, heart disease, renal disease, gastro-intestinal diseases, psychiatry, geriatrics, and much more.

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Open Research Positions

Affiliated UBC Faculty & Postdocs

Name Role Research Interests
Anis, Aslam Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) cost effectiveness of AIDS treatments; drug assessments – pharmacoeconomics; health care economics; health regulations, Health economics, rhematoid arthritis, biologic therapies
Ayas, Najib Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) public health and safety consequences of sleep apnea and sleep deprivation
Bansback, Nick Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) inform policies and practices in health through the application of
Barbic, Skye Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Occupational therapy; Rehabilitation medicine; assessment; community integration; health and well-being; Implementation Science; Individual Placement Support; measurement; Mental Health and Society; mental health; metrology; Patient Engagement; Rasch Measurement Theory; recovery; Supported Employment; youth
Bassett, Ken Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Gender and Blindness: testing gender specific community interventions in Upper Egypt, an assessment of community ophthalmology projects in Central India, as well as community ophthalmology projects in Nepal and Tanzania.
Bernatchez, Pascal Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences (except clinical aspects); Cardiovascular diseases; Cardiovascular System; Genetic Diseases; Hypertension; atherosclerosis; angiogenesis; Muscular Diseases; Neuromuscular Diseases; Lipid/Lipoprotein analysis; Lipid Disorders; Pharmacokinetics; Cell Signaling and Infectious and Immune Diseases; endothelial dysfunction; endothelium; Inflammation; lipoproteins; Marfan syndrome; muscular dystrophy; nitric oxide; vascular disease
Brumme, Chanson Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Infectious diseases; Antiviral resistance; Personalized medicine; HIV Antiretroviral Drug Resistance
Brunham, Liam Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Medical, health and life sciences; Lipids; Genetics; Pharmacogenomics; Cardiovascular diseases
Carlsten, Christopher Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Environment and Respiratory Diseases
Christenson, James Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Other clinical medicine; sudden cardiac death; chain of survival; out of hospital cardiac arrest; emergency medical services; resuscitation science
Cundiff, Geoffrey Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery, urogynaecology, pelvic organ prolapse, urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, sexual dysfunction, obstetrical injury, quality assurance, Epidemiology of pelvic floor disorders, to anatomy, to education, to the prevention of maternal obstetrical trauma
Daley, Denise Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Bioinformatics; Asthma; Complex Trait Genetics; Epigenetics; gene-gene and gene-environment interactions; Genetic Diseases; genetic epidemiology; Genetics of Aging; statistical genetics; Susceptibility Genes
DeMarco, Mari Faculty (non-G+PS member) Other medical sciences; Analytical chemistry, n.e.c.; Biochemistry; Biomarkers; Neurodegenerative diorders; Alzheimer's disease; Frontotemporal degeneration; Clinical mass spectrometry; Parkinson's disease; Lewy body dementia; ALS
Francis, Gordon Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) lipoproteins; Cholesterol metabolism; Cardiovascular risk factors; Prevention of cardiovascular disease and diabetes; High density lipoproteins (HDL)
Geller, Josie Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Eating Disorders
Geoffrion, Roxana Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) patient education, surgical outcomes after various pelvic reconstructive surgeries and surgical skill development through simulation and standardized training; pelvic floor reconstruction procedures such as vaginal prolapse or urinary incontinence surgery
Gill, Jagbir Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Kidney transplantation; Organ donation; Clinical epidemiology
Gill, John Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Clinical outcomes in kidney transplant patients; Access to kidney transplantation; Living donor transplantation; Cardiovascular risk in transplant patients
Gonzalez-Montaner, Julio Sergio Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, development of antiretroviral therapies and management strategies
Granville, David Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Autoimmunity; Medical molecular engineering of nucleic acids and proteins; Proteases; Granzymes; Extracellular matrix; Chronic inflammation; Aging; Disease models; Autoimmune disease; Skin; Vascular biology; Wound Healing
Grunau, Brian Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Medical, health and life sciences; Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; Resuscitation; Extracorporeal-CPR
Guenette, Jordan Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Respiratory diseases; Other biological sciences; Clinical exercise physiology; Cardiorespiratory physiology; Mechanisms and management of breathlessness and exercise intolerance; Chronic respiratory diseases
Hackett, Tillie-Louise Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Molecular determinants of COPD, small airway obstruction, angiotensin signalling, defective airway epithelial differentiation in asthma, human lung cell repository
Harrison, Mark Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) measurement and valuation of health, health technology and policy assessment, and preferences for healthcare interventions; evaluation/re-evaluation of the type of health care that is provided, the point in the treatment pathway, and the way in which it is delivered
Hatala, Rose Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) in-training (such as the mini-cex) and high-stakes assessment methods; clinical reasoning