Research centres & laboratories

Research centres

• The Canadian HIV Observational Cohort (CANOC) Collaborative Research Centre focuses on HIV health services and epidemiologic cohort research.
  Principal investigator: Robert Hogg
  
  
• The Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health and Addiction (CARMHA) is an internationally recognized research centre conducting innovative and interdisciplinary scientific research related to mental health and substance use, primarily in the areas of clinical or other intervention practice, health systems and population health and epidemiology.
  Director: Julian Somers
  
  
• The Centre for Collaborative Action on Indigenous Health Governance
  Co-Directors: Jeff Reading and Krista Stelkia
  
  
• The Children’s Health Policy Centre (CHPC) aims to improve children’s social and emotional health and reduce health disparities starting in childhood.
  Director: Charlotte Waddell
  
  
• The SFU Interdisciplinary Research Centre for HIV (SIRCH) is committed to effectively disseminating novel and community-engaged health and biomedical research, while aiming to address social injustices with the intention of reducing health inequities and treating HIV/AIDS.
  Director: Mark Brockman and Angela Kaida
  

Laboratories and Research Groups

• Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory (Beischlag Lab)
  Director: Tim Beischlag
  Lab tel: 778-782-8752
  Building address: Level 10 (2nd floor) Lab North, Rm 10750, Blusson Hall
  
  
• Epigenetics Laboratory (Prefontaine Lab)
  Director: Gratien Prefontaine
  Lab tel: 778-782-8746
  Building address: Level 10 (2nd floor) Lab, Rm 10750, Blusson Hall
  
  
• EpiGenOmics of Developmental Trajectories (EGODT)
  Director: Nadine Provençal
  Lab tel: 778-782-8746
  Building address: Level 10 (2nd floor), Rm 10750, Blusson Hall
  
  
• Molecular Neurobiology  Laboraratory (Lee Lab)
  Director: Frank Lee
  Personnel: Beryl Luk, Lab Manager
  Lab tel: 778-782-8752
  Building address: Level 10 (2nd floor) Lab, Rm 10750, Blusson Hall
  
  
• Viral Pathogenesis and Immunity Lab (Brockman Lab)
  Director: Mark Brockman
  Personnel: Dr. Yurou Sang, Lab Manager
  Lab tel: 778-782-8889 (TASC2); 778-782-9387 (BLU)
  Building address: TASC2 (Technology and Applied Sciences Building 2), Rm 8130
  Level 11 (3rd floor) Lab, Rm 11750, Blusson Hall
  Level 9 (1st floor) Lab, Rm 9865, Blusson Hall
  
  
• HIV/AIDS Molecular Epidemiology  Laboraratory (Brumme Lab)
  Director: Zabrina Brumme
  Personnel: Dr. Yurou Sang, Lab Manager
  Lab tel:  778-782-8889 (TASC2); 778-782-9387 (BLU)
  Building address: TASC2 (Technology and Applied Sciences Building 2), Rm 8130 
  Level 11 (3rd floor) Lab, Rm 11750, Blusson Hall
  Level 9 (1st floor) Lab, Rm 9865, Blusson Hall
  
  
• Infectious Diseases Immunology Laboratory (Pantophlet Lab)
  Director: Ralph Pantophlet
  Lab tel: 778-782-8743
  Building address: Level 11 (3rd floor) Lab, Rm 11750, Blusson Hall
  
  
• Infectious Diseases Virology Laboratory (Niikura Lab)
  Director: Masahiro Niikura
  Lab tel: 778-782-8743
  Building address: Level 11 (3rd floor) Lab, Rm 11750, Blusson Hall
  
  
• Maternal and Child Health Laboratory (Nepomnaschy Lab)
  Director: Pablo Nepomnaschy
  Personnel: Dr. Katrina Salvante, Co-Director, Lab Manager
  Building address: Level 9 (1st floor) Lab, Rm 9610, Blusson Hall
  
  
• Teaching Lab
  Senior Lab Lecturer: Mark Lechner, University Lecturer
  Personnel: Lingling Zhang, Teaching Lab Technician
  Lab tel: 778-782-8747
  Building address: Teaching Lab, Level 1, Rm 9650, Blusson Hall
  
  
• Flow Cytometry Laboratory
  The Flow Cytometry Laboratory at Simon Fraser University is located on the ground floor (9000 level) in Blusson Hall, Room 9610. The Flow Cytometry Lab is open to all researchers, including those from other academic institutions, industry, and hospitals, through an established user fee structure.
  
  
• Centre for Infectious Disease Genomics and One Health 
  Lab Director: William Hsiao
  Personnel/Lab Manager: Pratima Shrivastava and Mike Trimble
  Lab tel:
  Lab Number/Building Address: Level 11 (3rd floor), Rm 11750, Blusson Hall
   

• Global Health Equity Research Alliance
  Director: John O'Neil
  
  The Global Health Equity Research Alliance is an interdisciplinary research group associated with the Faculty of Health Sciences of Simon Fraser University, aiming to respond to global health challenges and contribute to public policies needed to promote health equity and improve health conditions and access to services.

Research Affiliates

• The Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC) is a non-partisan, evidence-based policy advocacy organization that collaborates with more than 60 organizations and thousands of individuals across Canada to end the harms of drug prohibition. Active throughout Canada and internationally, CDPC has been affiliated with FHS since 2012, contributing knowledge to research challenge areas concerning mental health and substance use and policy and systems research.
  Director: DJ Larkin