Reproductive health group receives support

Dr. Janet Hill

Dr. Janet Hill of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) is part of a multi-disciplinary team of Canadian researchers that received $35,000 through the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research in April 2008.

The Collaborative Research Group for the Study of Human Vaginal Microbiota in Health and Disease received one of the foundation’s 2008 Health Research Team Planning Awards. The program focuses on understanding the role of vaginal microbial ecology in human reproductive health — particularly pre-term birth.

Dr. Deborah Money, executive director of the Women’s Health Research Institute and an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of British Columbia, leads the national research team. The award will support travel, meetings and support personnel for the group’s development over the next year. For more details, contact Dr. Janet Hill.