Our latest newsletter celebrates our 10th anniversary! Plus, read about a recent study showing that metabolites in the blood may reflect healthy behaviours – and help predict cancer risk.
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CPTP connects participants from coast to coast
After losing her aunt to breast cancer, Krista felt powerless and wanted to help make a difference. Marc felt empowered when he started taking a more active role in his health following his sleep apnea diagnosis. Her Indigenous family roots motivated Sandra to get involved since she thought her genetic information might be particularly useful […]
Celebrating a 10 year milestone
The BC Generations Project, part of the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project (CPTP), celebrates their 10 year milestone. A huge thank you to all our amazing participants for their time, effort and support! In recognition of this milestone, CPTP leads Philip Awadalla and John McLaughlin alongside Victoria Kirsh, a researcher using CPTP data, share their […]
More than 300,000 Canadians enrolled in multi-decade research initiative to monitor disease trends
We’re proud to share a new publication by the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project highlighting the recruitment, characteristics, and available data and biosamples of the 307,017 participants (including nearly 30,000 BC Generations Project participants) that make up Canada’s largest research platform.
Taking Care of Business
The BC Generations Project is launching a new questionnaire and this time we want to know about all the places you’ve worked over your lifetime.
Remembering Daryl Armstrong
The BC Generations Project team is saddened by the loss to cancer of our respected colleague and friend. Daryl Armstrong worked with us for almost six years as our IT programmer/analyst, providing IT support for all aspects of the BC Generations Project.
Your health information matters to us!
Find out how the information you provide in the BC Generations Project’s follow-up questionnaires will help future generations.
Project keeps track through follow-up questionnaire
As part of its plan to track health outcomes among nearly 30,000 British Columbians over several decades, the BC Generations Project has launched a new Follow-Up Health & Lifestyle Questionnaire.
New clinical study taps into Project cohort
Can early signs of cancer be detected through a simple blood test? The CANDACE study has been approved to recruit eligible participants from the BC Generations Project cohort to assess the usefulness of an experimental new technology.
New leadership for BC Generations Project
After five years at the helm of the BC Generations Project, Dr. John Spinelli is stepping down from his leadership role. We are pleased to announce the appointment of two well-respected scientists to co-lead the Project going forward: Dr. Nhu Le (left) and Dr. Trevor Dummer (right).