HLI’s 2024 Annual Report is now live!

Read our report to explore research highlights, community partnerships, trainee milestones and how HLI is advancing science with impact.

🔗 hli.short.gy/24AR

Congratulations to @heartlunginnov.bsky.social trainees Hacina Gill and Alexandra Schmidt for receiving presentation awards at the 2025 UBC Department of Medicine Research Expo!
Read more about their projects: buff.ly/ZjRwVqv
#research #awards #healthresearch

This BC-based project is funded by @genomecanada.ca & @genomebc.bsky.social. Congratulations again to Dr. Laksman and Axolotl Biosciences (Dr. Willerth) for receiving this funding!

Read more about the study: hli.short.gy/2025GC

📢 NEW PROJECT: Printing human heart tissue!

Dr. Zachary Laksman & Axolotl Biosciences are developing genomics-informed bio-inks to #3D-print heart tissue, improving models to study #HeartDisease & test drugs.

#MedSky #EduSky #HigherEd

@laksmanlab.bsky.social
@axolotlbiosciences.bsky.social

PARTICIPATION RÉMUNÉRÉE: Étude CLOUD🫁
Participez à une étude sur le vapotage (ados 12-18; adultes 19+).

*L’interaction avec cette publication (mention « J’aime », commentaire, etc) peut vous identifier, ce qui a un impact sur votre vie privée.

Détails : cloudstudy.ca

🚨 PAID STUDY: HLI is recruiting adolescents (12–18) & adults (19+) for the CLOUD Study: #vaping effects on #LungHealth over time.

Read more: www.cloudstudy.ca

*Interacting with this post (ex, via likes/comments) can identify you with the research, impacting your privacy.
#MedSky #VancouverBC

@sbmeubc.bsky.social @heartlunginnov.bsky.social @ubcmedicine.bsky.social @drwillerth.bsky.social

Providence Research honours #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay.We celebrate the many contributions of Indigenous Peoples to science and healthcare through their impact as researchers, doctors, nurses, social workers, support staff, and first line emergency personnel who work within our community.

We kicked off the start of summer early here at the @heartlunginnov.bsky.social! ☀️ Alongside the other trainee association co-chair, we hosted an icebreaker with treats, trivia & fun to welcome the summer students.
Can’t wait for the next event! 😎
#GradLife #AcademicChatter #UndergradStudents

📢️May 6, 2025 marks World Asthma Day! This year’s theme “Make Inhaled Treatments Accessible for ALL” highlights the need for better access to lifesaving asthma care.

Read more: ginasthma.org/wad-2025/
#AsthmaAwarenessMonth #WorldAsthmaDay #HeartLlungInnovation

Today is #EarthDay 🌎

Read more about how Dr. Gurpreet Singhera and the Bruce McManus Cardiovascular Biobank team are taking action to make the lab greener and more #sustainable 🌱 ↓

New research from @heartlunginnov.bsky.social has identified the cause of pulmonary long COVID. The researchers used advanced imaging technology to make their findings. thedailyscan.providencehealthcare.org/2025/04/rese...

🚨 Trending diets, long-term risks? A study by Drs. Iatan & Brunham found that “keto-like” diets may double the risk of heart attacks & strokes, especially for those with genetic risk.

Now a Top 5 Most-Read in @jaccjournals.bsky.social for 2024.

➜ hli.short.gy/KETO

#KetoDiet #Cardiology #MedSky

📢️ It's National #IndigenousLanguagesDay! Watch how Dr. Pat Camp and her team is making pulmonary rehabilitation culturally safe by incorporating Indigenous languages like Carrier (Dakelh) into their research.

@patcamp.bsky.social #HeartLungInnovation

youtube.com/shorts/MYxhT...

Proud to receive the King Charles III Coronation Medal for our work related to the equitable and culturally-safe delivery of respiratory health services.