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\t\t\t\t\tThree DLSPH faculty elected as 2025 Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Fellows<\/p>\n

August 19\/2025<\/p>\n

DLSPH Profs. Yvonne Bombard, Rayjean Hung and Laura Rosella were elected as 2025 Canadian Academy of Health Sciences fellows<\/a> on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, one of the highest distinctions for academics in health sciences.\u00a0<\/p>\n

By Bonnie O\u2019Sullivan and Ishani Nath<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing elected to the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) is a profound honour,\u201d says Prof. Laura Rosella<\/a>. DLSPH Profs. Yvonne Bombard<\/a> and Rayjean Hung<\/a>\u00a0join Rosella as newly elected 2025 Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Fellows.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

CAHS Fellows are recognized<\/a> for their \u201cdemonstrated leadership, creativity, distinctive competencies & background, and a commitment to advance academic health science.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Read on to learn about these three faculty members\u2019 important research focuses.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Yvonne Bombard, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation<\/p>\n

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Prof. Bombard focuses on genomics health services and policy. Through her research and partnerships with academics and government, Bombard has worked to make genomic medicine more accessible and patient-centred.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI am deeply committed to improving access to genomics and precision medicine,\u201d says Bombard, whose work has developed patient digital tools like Genetics Adviser<\/a> and spotlighted systemic inequities in genomics and barriers to testing that can impede early detection of conditions like breast cancer.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

She led Canada\u2019s first comprehensive study<\/a> on genetic discrimination, revealing that 40 per cent of those with a genetic predisposition to Huntington\u2019s disease experienced genetic discrimination. As a founding member of the Scientific Adviser of the Canadian Coalition for Genetic Fairness (CCGF), Bombard was instrumental in the development of the Genetic Non-Discrimination Act (2017)<\/a>, which makes it illegal to require someone to disclose the results of a genetic test as a condition of providing a good or service, such as health insurance.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThis recognition affirms the importance of partnering with patients and health system providers to develop the tools and policies that can improve patient care,\u201d says Bombard. \u201cBecoming a CAHS Fellow is an honour that will allow me to continue the research and digital innovations that are driven by the communities we aim to serve.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rayjean Hung, Public Health Sciences\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"The focus of Prof. Hung\u2019s research is finding new ways to detect cancer early. For example, lung cancer is one of the most common<\/a> cancers diagnosed in Canadians. Hung\u2019s research team is working on an international project looking at how predictive modeling can improve lung cancer screening. Her team is also exploring ways to use non-invasive procedures to improve early detection of pancreatic cancer<\/a> \u2014 a cancer that is often only caught in advanced stages and once it has spread to other parts of the body.\u00a0 On average, only 10 per cent of those diagnosed with pancreatic cancer will live for at least five years.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe goal is to detect these fatal cancers early when curative treatment is still possible,\u201d says Hung, a Professor in DLSPH\u2019s Epidemiology Division.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hung plans on continuing this life-saving work as a CAHS Fellow, with a particular focus on underrepresented communities. She will also be collaborating with an international team of researchers on work to improve children\u2019s health trajectories in their early stages of life onwards.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is my absolute honour to be elected as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences,\u201d says Hung. \u201cI look forward to contributing to the Academy\u2019s work on key health issues that impact Canadians.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Laura Rosella, Public Health Sciences\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Prof. Rosella\u2019s research focuses on improving population health and strengthening health systems through data science. To do this, her research examines linkages between health, social, environmental, and clinical data. \u201cBy applying advanced analytics, my work aims to support more integrated and anticipatory decision-making across sectors,\u201d she explains.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rosella\u2019s research has generated new data<\/a> about health and wellbeing that is now used by policymakers and health systems leaders to improve and plan services, resource allocation and in identifying at-risk populations. She also developed a population health tool that uses artificial intelligence<\/a> and advanced analytics to help in the prevention and management of chronic diseases such as diabetes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rosella is Chief Scientist<\/a>, Stephen Family Research Chair in Community Health and Scientist at Trillium Health Partners\u2019 Institute for Better Health and Editor-in-Chief<\/a> of the Canadian Journal of Public Health. \u00a0<\/p>\n

She says being named a CAHS fellow affirms the importance of data science in improving population health. \u201cIt reflects the value of advancing data science to address the real-world challenges facing population health and health systems in Canada. This recognition affirms the importance of understanding how social, environmental, and structural determinants shape health, and it celebrates the interdisciplinary work that makes this possible. I\u2019m incredibly grateful to my colleagues, trainees, and partners who have contributed to this shared mission.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Three DLSPH faculty elected as 2025 Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Fellows August 19\/2025 DLSPH Profs. Yvonne Bombard,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":94986,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[200,79],"class_list":["post-94985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-genetics","tag-genetics","tag-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94985"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94985\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}