Laura Lyons, University of British Columbia

Research

Biorepository Feasibility Health Outcomes Infants Neonatal Withdrawal Opioids Pharmacogenomics Pregnancy

Latest funding

The Justice and Equity in Perinatal Services Hub: Community-led mobilization of evidence on models of healthcare delivery that advance quality, safety and respect.
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$11,000
Perinatal Opioid Exposures, Trajectories, Insights and Concentrations: The POETIC Network
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$100,000
The Justice and Equity in Perinatal Services Hub: Community-led mobilization of evidence on models of healthcare delivery that advance quality, safety and respect.
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$437,382

The Justice and Equity in Perinatal Services Hub: Community-led mobilization of evidence on models of healthcare delivery that advance quality, safety and respect.

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Other: NWHRI: Coalition - Hubs - Supplement

Principal investigators: Vedam, Saraswathi; Maxwell, Cynthia V; National Aboriginal Council of Midwives, .

Keywords: Health Disparities; Health Equity; Historically Marginalized Communities; Participatory Action Research; Patient Experience; Patient Oriented Outcomes Research; Perinatal Health Services; Person-Centered Measures; Pregnancy And Birth Care; Respect And Mistreatment

$11,000

Perinatal Opioid Exposures, Trajectories, Insights and Concentrations: The POETIC Network

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant - PA: Research in First Nations, Inuit and/or Métis Health

Principal investigators: Patricelli, Charissa; Alcorn, Mary-Jane; Colantonio, David; Drogemoller, Britt I; Gartner, Kali; Kelly, Lauren; Kerpan, Serene T; Knight, Erin; Leong, Christine; Lyons, Laura M; Oberlander, Timothy F; Turner, Suzanne

Keywords: Biorepository; Feasibility; Health Outcomes; Infants; Neonatal Withdrawal; Opioids; Pharmacogenomics; Pregnancy; Women'S Health

$100,000

The Justice and Equity in Perinatal Services Hub: Community-led mobilization of evidence on models of healthcare delivery that advance quality, safety and respect.

Co-investigatorCIHR2023National Women's Health Res. Init.:Pan-Can. Women's Health Coa. - Hubs

Principal investigators: Vedam, Saraswathi; Maxwell, Cynthia V; National Aboriginal Council of Midwives, .

Keywords: Health Disparities; Health Equity; Historically Marginalized Communities; Participatory Action Research; Patient Experience; Patient Oriented Outcomes Research; Perinatal Health Services; Person-Centered Measures; Pregnancy And Birth Care; Respect And Mistreatment

$437,382

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Biorepository Dear Professor Lyons, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on biorepository connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Perinatal Opioid Exposures, Trajectories, Insights and Concentrations: The POETIC Network" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]