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Clinical Trials Unit at Mount Saint Joseph Hospital Opening Summer 2025

Phase I clinical trials are the essential first step in testing new drugs in humans, after they have been developed and tested in pre-clinical models. After years of planning and construction, Providence Health Care is pleased to announce that the Phase 1 CTU at Mount Saint Joseph Hospital (MSJH) will be opening for business in June 2025.

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Providence Research, the research engine of Providence Health Care (PHC), is home to several globally recognized research centres and clinical academic research groups.

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Announcements Clinical Trials Innovation

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Providence Health Care Announces Launch of Phase I, Non-Oncology Clinical Trials [...]

June 9, 2025

Phase I clinical trials are the essential first step in testing new drugs in humans, after they have been develo [...]

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Providence Research Profiles: Dr. M-J Milloy

June 2, 2025

In this edition of our Providence Research Profiles series, we feature Dr. M-J Milloy, Interim Director of Resea [...]

HIV/AIDS

BC-CfE study shows growing gap in life expectancy between men and women with HIV [...]

May 15, 2025

A study from the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) has found a growing gap in life expectancy betw [...]

Biobanks Heart Innovation

The Bruce McManus Cardiovascular Biobank team is working to make biobanking more sustainable.

HLI researcher leads sustainability efforts in biobanking and beyond

April 22, 2025

This Earth Day, we highlight Dr. Gurpreet Singhera, who is taking action to advance environmentally friendly pra [...]

Announcements

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April 1, 2025 Moratorium on Providence Research Travel Policy to the U.S.A.

April 15, 2025

In line with Providence Health Care’s moratorium on travel to the U.S.A., Providence Research (PR) implemented, [...]

Biobanks Genomics Lung

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Research at St. Paul’s Hospital uncovers cause of lung long COVID

March 24, 2025

New research from the Centre for Heart Lung Innovation (HLI) used xenon MRI and single-cell sequencing to identi [...]

Genomics Lung Profile

Providence Research Profiles: Dr. Bradley Quon

March 3, 2025

In this Providence Research Profile, we feature Dr. Bradley Quon, whose research is dedicated to developing bett [...]

Research Review Magazine

Presenting the Research Review Magazine: Winter 2025

February 13, 2025

We're proud to present the Winter 2025 edition of The Research Review Magazine from Providence Research.

Announcements

Dr. Darryl Knight reappointed as President of Providence Research

February 13, 2025

Dr. Darryl Knight has been reappointed as President, Providence Research, Associate Dean, Research, UBC Faculty [...]

Heart Profile

Providence Research Profiles: Dr. Pascal Bernatchez

February 5, 2025

In this edition of Providence Research Profiles, we feature Dr. Pascal Bernatchez, who has conducted significant [...]

Announcements

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Announcement - Changes to UBC Bank Accounts

January 16, 2025

The University of British Columbia (UBC) is changing its bank accounts from HSBC Bank Canada to the Royal Bank o [...]

Announcements Awards Innovation

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Announcing the 2025 PHC Practice-Based Research Challenge

January 8, 2025

Are you interested in research & patient care improvement? Join the 15th cohort of the PHC Practice-Based Resear [...]