2024 UBC Women+ and Children’s Health Sciences (WACH) Research Day
April 16th, 2024
On Tuesday, April 16th 2024, RID Program Trainee Sofia Nicolls (MSc Student) presented a poster at the 2024 UBC Women+ and Children’s Health Sciences (WACH) Research Day held in Vancouver, BC at the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute. Sofia presented on the background, objectives, methodology and preliminary results she has found for her current project on the incidence and prevalence of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection in women living with HIV (WLWH) in BC. Sofia also won the research poster competition at this event with this poster that she presented! Read More >
14th International Workshop on HIV & Women
April 13th, 2024
On Saturday, April 13th 2024, RID Program Clinical Research Fellow Dr. Jeffrey Wong presented at the 14th International Workshop on HIV & Women held in Washington, DC USA. Dr. Wong presented as part of the “Pregnancy and Breastfeeding” session of the workshop on the topic of “Risk Factors for Preterm Birth in Pregnant Women Living with HIV: A 25-Year Analysis of the British Columbia Perinatal HIV Database”. Dr. Wong was honored with the Best Early Career Presenter Award for this presentation! Read More >
HPV and Cervical/Anal Cancer in Women with HIV
14th International Workshop on HIV & Women
April 12th, 2024
On Friday, April 12th 2024, RID Program leader Dr. Deborah Money both co-chaired one of the sessions and presented at the 14th International Workshop on HIV & Women held in Washington, DC USA. Dr. Money was one of two co-chairs for the workshop session focusing on “HIV and Co-Infections” and as part of this session presented on the topic of “HPV and Cervical/Anal Cancer in Women with HIV”. Read More >
NOVA-HIV: Reduced Dosing of the Nonavalent HPV Vaccine in Women Living with HIV
Women’s Hospital Research Institute (WHRI) 9th Annual Women’s Health Research Symposium
March 8th, 2024
On Friday, March 8th 2024, RID Program Trainee Sofia Nicolls (MSc Student) presented a poster as part of the WHRI’s 9th Annual Women’s Health Research Symposium held in Vancouver, BC at the UBC Point Grey Campus. Sofia presented on the background, rationale, study protocol, anticipated results and community engagement of the RID Program’s ongoing NOVA-HIV project, which will be incorporated into her MSc degree. Read More >
Testing Patterns for Hepatitis C Virus in Infants Born Between 2010-2019 in British Columbia
Women’s Hospital Research Institute (WHRI) 9th Annual Women’s Health Research Symposium
March 8th, 2024
On Friday, March 8th 2024, RID Program Trainee Winnie Fu (Current MD Student) presented a poster as part of the WHRI’s 9th Annual Women’s Health Research Symposium held in Vancouver, BC at the UBC Point Grey Campus. Winnie presented on some of her research work beyond the RID Program, specifically on a study that she helped conduct on the testing patterns for Hepatitis C in BC infants. Read More >
UBC Faculty of Medicine Precision Health, UBC Life Sciences Institute and the UBC Faculty of Medicine Academy of Translational Medicine
February 9th, 2024
On Friday, February 9th 2024, Dr. Deborah Money was featured as a speaker at the “Building Bridges: Connecting Foundational Science and Clinical Practice in Precision Health and Translational Medicine” event, which was co-hosted by the UBC Faculty of Medicine – Precision Health, UBC Life Sciences Institute, and the UBC Faculty of Medicine – Academy of Translational Medicine. Read More >
Intrafamilial CMV Transmission in the First Two Years Postpartum
2023 Congenital Cytomegalovirus Public Health & Policy Conference
October 10th, 2023
On October 10th, 2023 Dr. Elizabeth McClymont presented at the 2023 Congenital Cytomegalovirus Public Health & Policy Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah on the topic of “Intrafamilial CMV Transmission in the First Two Years Postpartum” Read More >
Infectious Diseases Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology (IDSOG) 2023 Annual Conference
July 28th, 2023
On July 28th, 2023, Dr. Elizabeth McClymont presented for the second time at the IDSOG 2023 annual conference in Denver, Colorado during the second poster presentation session of the conference. She presented the work of PhD candidate Zahra Pakzad on postpartum antibiotic use, probiotic use, and infant feeding patterns for low-risk, term births in British Columbia. Read More >
Infectious Diseases Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology (IDSOG) 2023 Annual Conference
July 27th, 2023
On July 27th, 2023, RID Program Trainee Winnie Fu presented at the 2023 Annual IDSOG Conference in Denver, Colorado during the first poster presentation session of the conference. Winnie presented her work on the comparison of maternal and infant outcomes in SARS-COV-2 affected pregnancies and contemporaneous pregnancies in BC. Read More >
Maternal Cytomegalovirus Reinfection during Pregnancy among Women Living with HIV
Infectious Diseases Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology (IDSOG) 2023 Annual Conference
July 27th, 2023
On July 27th, 2023, Dr. Elizabeth McClymont presented at the 2023 Annual IDSOG Conference in Denver, Colorado during the first poster presentation session of the conference. Dr. McClymont presented her work on maternal cytomegalovirus (CMV) reinfection for pregnant women living with HIV across Canada. Read More >
Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Prevalence in Residual Antenatal Serum Samples in British Columbia
AMMI Canada-CACMID Annual Conference
March 28th-31st, 2023
In late March 2023, Citlali Marquez presented a poster at the 2023 Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada (AMMI) – Canadian Association for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (CACMID) Annual Conference in Toronto, Ontario. The poster presentation was on the results of the Antenatal Serostudies project. Read More >
COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF) Scientific Meeting
March 9th, 2023
On March 9th, 2023, Dr. Elizabeth McClymont completed an oral presentation at the Canadian COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF) Scientific Meeting on the results of the COVERED project. The CITF Scientific Meeting was held for staff and primary investigators of CITF-funded studies, which the COVERED project is, to provide updates on ongoing progress of their associated studies.
Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Sero-prevalence using Residual Antenatal Serum Samples in British Columbia.
COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF) Scientific Meeting
March 9th, 2023
On March 9th, 2023, Citlali Marquez completed an oral presentation at the Canadian COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF) Scientific Meeting on the results of the Antenatal Serostudies project. The CITF Scientific Meeting was held for staff and primary investigators of CITF-funded studies, which the Antenatal Serostudies project is, to provide updates on ongoing progress of their associated studies.
Intentions and Attitudes Towards COVID-19 Vaccination During Pregnancy and Lactation in Canada
COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF) Scientific Meeting
March 9th, 2023
On March 9th, 2023, RID Program trainee Suraya Bondy presented a poster at the Canadian COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF) Scientific Meeting on some of the results from the COVERED Project, specifically on the intentions and attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy/lactation. The CITF Scientific Meeting was held for staff and primary investigators of CITF-funded studies, which the COVERED project is, to provide updates on ongoing progress of their associated studies.
Canadian Surveillance of COVID-19 in Pregnancy: Epidemiology, Maternal, and Infant Outcomes
COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF) Scientific Meeting
March 9th, 2023
On March 9th, 2023, Dr. Deborah Money presented at the Canadian COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF) Scientific Meeting about the progress of the CANCOVID-Preg project. The meeting was held for primary investigators of CITF-funded studies to provide updates on ongoing progress of their associated studies and Dr. Money was featured in the “COVID-19 and Vaccine Effects on Pregnancy and Infants” section of the meeting. Read More >
COVID-19 Pandemic on the Pregnancies of Women Living with HIV in British Columbia, Canada
13th International Workshop on HIV & Women
Feb 17th, 2023
On Feb 17th, 2023, trainee Marisa Dorling presented at the 13th International Workshop on HIV & Women in Seattle, WA on the impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on pregnancies of women living with HIV in BC. This research behind this presentation was collaborated on by many members of the RID team including Dr. Elizabeth McClymont, Dr. Deborah Money, Dr. Chelsea Elwood, Dr. Andrea Atkinson and Dr. Laura Sauvé. Read More >
Webinar: Everything you need to know about HPV and pregnancy
International Papillomavirus Society (IPVS)
April 28th, 2022
On April 28th, 2022, Dr. Elisabeth McClymont moderated a webinar on HPV and pregnancy for the International Papillomavirus Society (IPVS). The webinar included discussion from experts in the field from the UK, Canada and Australia. Read More >
Update on COVID-19 + Pregnancy
@WomensResearch Wellness Exchange
December 10, 2020
On December 10th, 2020, Dr. Deborah Money presented at the Women’s Health Research Institute’s @WomensResearch Wellness Exchange, providing an update on COVID-19 in pregnancy. Watch here >
What the Research Says on Pregnancy and COVID
CanCOVID Speaker Series – National Group
November 24, 2020
On November 24th, 2020, Dr. Deborah Money presented as part of the CanCOVID Speaker Series powered by Real Platform. She discussed current updates to our research exploring the impact of COVID-19 on pregnant women and their infants. Watch here >
Evolution of A Reproductive Infectious Diseases Research Program (Or How an Obstetrician ended up Collaborating with Plant and Veterinary Scientists)
Virtual Seminar – UBC Dept of Microbiology & Immunology
November 16, 2020
On November 16th, 2020, Dr. Deborah Money gave an overview of our core areas of research and reviewed recent studies on the impact of COVID-19 on pregnant women and their infants. Read more >
British Columbia SARS-CoV-2 Population Using Antenatal Serum Samples
BCCDC Research Week
October 15, 2020
On October 15th, 2020, Elisabeth McClymont presented at the BCCDC Research Week on behalf of the RID team, where she discussed the SARS-CoV-2 Population Serological Survey Using Antenatal Serum Samples. Watch here >
Building bridges: How researchers came together during COVID-19
Discovery to Commercialization Speaker Series
September 24, 2020
On September 24, 2020, Dr. Deborah Money was featured as part of the UBC Faculty of Medicine’s Discovery to Commercialization Speaker Series for her contributions to COVID-19 research. Watch here >
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