FHS professor transforming the future of cancer

The research work of Leslie Diamond Chair in Cancer Survivorship and FHS professor Stuart Peacock is helping cancer survivors thrive and enjoy their healthiest possible lives learn more

British Columbians with severe depression pay $700 per week in out-of-pocket costs

A new study finds that depression-attributable costs paid by patients and their families are between two and 15 times greater than those covered by the health system alone. learn more

FHS researchers seek to understand needs of LGBQ, young cancer patients

For World Cancer Day, FHS PhD candidate Whitney Qualls explains why investigating the differential impacts of cancer on LGBQ and adolescent/young adult people is necessary and urgent learn more

Black History Month - Alice Mũthoni Mũrage

Alice Mũthoni Mũrage is a PhD candidate with the Faculty of Health Sciences, a Research Fellow with the Pacific Institute of Pathogens, Pandemics and Society (PIPPS) and a Dialogue Associate at SFU Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue. She is also the Director of the African Ancestry Project, which she initiated in partnership with the BC Black History Awareness Society in 2020. learn more

The Importance of Allyship in Community-Engaged Research

FHS PhD candidate Marina Khonina (they/them) shares why active allyship is pivotal in creating healthy and safe communities for all, and calls on researchers to meaningfully include trans and gender expansive populations in their work learn more

SFU-led research project awarded $14.6 million funding to prepare for future pandemics

A new research group based at SFU has received a major funding grant totalling $14.6 million to help support public confidence in and access to vaccines, in preparation for future pandemics. learn more

Four FHS students secure scholarships for graduate research

FHS students Maggie Duncan, Tara Erb, Aayush Sharma and Judy Wu received key funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) that supports their graduate research projects learn more

SFU co-led hubs to innovate Canadian agriculture with $15.8M investment

FHS associate professor William Hsiao and SFU Knowledge Mobilization director (and FHS alumnus) Lupin Battersby will each be co-leading a national genomics hub, thanks to funding from Genome Canada and matching funding from project partners. learn more

FHS assistant professor wins Michael Smith Scholar Award

Michael Smith Health Research BC announced FHS Assistant Professor Lyana Patrick as one of their 2024 Michael Smith Scholar Award recipients. learn more

Provincial investment boosts SFU’s research on optimizing uptake of new immune-based technologies

The Bridge Research Consortium (BRC), based in the Faculty of Health Sciences, has received over $422,000 from the BC Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF). learn more

FHS faculty secure seven Michael Smith team research awards

2024 Michael Smith team research awards recipients, clockwise from mid-top row: Assistant Professor Kaylee Byers; Associate Professor Kanna Hayashi; Associate Professor Travis Salway; Assistant Professor Kimberly Thomson; Adjunct Professor DJ Larkin; Assistant Professor Lyana Patrick learn more