Newsroom
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An evening with The Messenger: Film screening and panel discussion
The Bridge Research Consortium will be hosting an exclusive screening of The Messenger: A Story of mRNA at the 2026 Canadian Immunization Conference (CIC).
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International commission proposes whole-of-society approach to pandemic readiness
Bridge Research Consortium Scientific Co-Director Kelley Lee is among an international team of leading experts launching a new blueprint for pandemic readiness as the United Nations General Assembly gathers for its 81st session this week.
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2026 Peter Levesque Award for Knowledge Mobilization Leadership
Congratulations to Bridge Research Consortium Knowledge Mobilization Lead and Senior Scientist, Rackeb Tesfaye, for receiving the 2026 Peter Levesque Award for Knowledge Mobilization Leadership.
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Ebola: How it spreads, the treatments available and why this outbreak is so devastating
BRC Scholar Meaghan Thumath, an assistant professor of public health and emergencies at the University of British Columbia, worked with the World Health Organization during another Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2019.
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On ostriches, polarizing politics and buried heads
Canadians benefit from strong, effective and enforceable regulatory oversight. Absent this, polarizing partisan politics will continue to compromise not only vaccination but all manner of essential work that government agencies perform on our behalf.
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You’re not imagining it. Health misinformation is everywhere
In this op-ed for The Walrus, BRC Lead Scholar Tim Caulfield reflects upon the top ten challenges that he has observed on health misinformation – and the coordinated efforts needed from researchers, policy makers, and educators to address them.





