▁wings ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁with ▁the ▁later ▁two ▁completed ▁demol ition ▁and ▁the ▁former ▁to ▁be ▁demol ition ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁re build ▁which ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁wing ▁was ▁a ▁ 1 0 - store y ▁Art ▁Dec o ▁building ▁that ▁was ▁torn ▁down ▁despite ▁historical ▁design ation ▁for ▁W CH . ▁ ▁Education ▁Women ' s ▁College ▁Hospital ▁is ▁a ▁teaching ▁hospital ▁affili ated ▁with ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Toronto . ▁Research ▁at ▁the ▁hospital , ▁university ▁and ▁research ▁inst itute ▁are ▁focused ▁around ▁sex ▁and ▁gender ▁differences ▁in ▁phys i ology ▁and ▁social ▁roles , ▁which ▁cause ▁women ▁to ▁have ▁different ▁health - care ▁needs ▁than ▁men . ▁ ▁Research ▁The ▁Women ' s ▁College ▁Research ▁Institute ▁( W C RI ) ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁kind ▁at ▁a ▁Canadian ▁hospital ▁devoted ▁to ▁women ' s ▁health . ▁International ▁research ers ▁study ▁breast ▁cancer , ▁mus cul os ke let al ▁health , ▁older ▁women ' s ▁health ▁and ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁violence ▁on ▁women ' s ▁lives . ▁ ▁W C RI ▁scient ist ▁Dr . ▁Steven ▁Narod ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁team ▁that ▁discovered ▁the ▁BR CA 1 ▁and ▁BR CA 2 ▁gen es ▁as ▁breast ▁cancer ▁ris ks – ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁break through s ▁in ▁cancer ▁research . ▁He ▁has ▁changed ▁the ▁way ▁international