Spotlights

Meet Dr. Anamaria Richardson (left) and Dr. Suzanne Lewis (right); co-recipients of the UBC Faculty of Medicine 2021/2022 Precision Health Catalyst Grant award for their project on “Use of Long Read Whole Genome Sequencing to Drive Community-Based Patient-Oriented Care for Autism Spectrum Disorder.” 

Dr. Richardson is a community-based pediatrician who engages in community-inspired research based on questions and concerns brought to her by her patients.  This has resulted in research inquiry that is grounded in health equity – in all of its diverse presentations.  Dr. Richardson works with many children and families who are neurodiverse and conducts research through UBC as well as through the BCCHRI.  She has spent a year in scholarship looking at the impact of colonialism on diagnoses as a Wall Scholar from 2021-2022. 

Dr. Lewis is Co-Director of the Autism Integrated/Interdisciplinary Medical Services (AIMS) Clinic, as well as Chief Medical Officer & Vice President of Research at the Pacific Autism Family Network (PAFN). Outside of her work at AIMS and PAFN, Dr. Lewis is a Clinical Professor within UBC’s Faculty of Medicine in the Department of Medical Genetics and a Senior Clinician Investigator within the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute. She has been on the Board of Directors for Autism Canada since 2011/12 and currently serves as Vice Chair.  

Learn more about Drs. Richardson and Lewis’ precision health research on our spotlights page here.

        Upcoming Funding and Events        

Now Accepting Proposals: 2022/2023 Catalyst Grant Competition

We are currently accepting proposals for the second round of the Precision Health Catalyst Grant competition!  

The catalyst grants aim to enable collaborative and innovative early-stage precision health research projects (foundational or clinical research) created with the intent to fuel a proposal for a larger-scale, longer-term project. 

Amount: Up to $50,000
Duration: 1 year
Eligibility: Junior faculty, see website 
Application Deadline: January 16, 2023 

We encourage you to share this upcoming funding opportunity with your networks and colleagues that may be interested in applying. 

To learn more about competition eligibility visit the PH Catalyst Grants page here. 

Registration Open: 2023 Precision Health Symposium

We are thrilled to host our first Precision Health Symposium, which will be held on February 2nd, 2023, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm at the UBC AMS Student Nest (NEST). 

The goal of the PH symposium is to highlight, and allow participants to benefit from, developments in precision health and promote various precision health areas by establishing a forum for faculty, clinicians, researchers, learners, or staff working on PH-related research, education, and applications to meet and exchange ideas.

This full-day, in-person event will consist of interactive presentations, networking opportunities, and poster sessions. 

Abstract Submission Deadline: December 12, 2022
Registration Deadline: January 16, 2023

To register and find all of the important details visit the PH Events page here.

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