Laura Arbour

Laura Arbour is Professor of Medical Genetics at the University of British Columbia and Adjunct Professor at the University of Victoria. Her clinical research addresses genetic health disparities in Indigenous communities through collaborative approaches.

Research focuses on inherited cardiac conditions in Northern British Columbia First Nations, metabolic genetic variants in Inuit populations, and culturally safe genomic medicine frameworks. Current leadership of the Silent Genomes project aims to reduce diagnostic disparities for Indigenous children with genetic conditions through ethical genomic research partnerships.

Publications examine genetic determinants of health in Indigenous populations and ethical considerations in genomic research. Recent work includes variant reinterpretation in cardiac arrest survivors and neonatal hypoglycemia genetics. Community-based initiatives include developing the BC Inherited Arrhythmia Program and maternal-child health surveillance systems.