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New funding to support genomics research
Four innovative projects in the Faculty of Medicine have been funded through Genome BC’s Strategic Opportunities Fund.
Hand-me-down immunity
Deborah Money is exploring the idea of ‘pre-loading’ immunity by vaccinating women during pregnancy to protect newborns.
Robert Taylor recognized for humanitarian efforts
Robert Taylor, Clinical Professor in the Department of Surgery, received the Teasdale-Corti Humanitarian Award from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, in recognition of his altruism, integrity, courage and perseverance in providing health care. Dr. Taylor, also the Director of the Branch for International Surgery at UBC, has dedicated a significant part of […]
David Huntsman receives inaugural research award from Ovarian Cancer Canada
David Huntsman, Professor in the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, received the first ever Karen Campbell National Award for Research Excellence from Ovarian Cancer Canada. Dr. Huntsman leads a research team that discovered ovarian cancer is not one disease but is actually made up of five subtypes that behave like distinct diseases. His work […]
Three faculty members recognized by Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC) for contributions to medical education
Joanna Bates, Professor in the Department of Family Practice, received the President’s Award for Exemplary National Leadership for her role in improving health education, her commitment to greater access to medical training and medical care, and her mentorship of researchers in the field of education scholarship. Dr. Bates is the founding Director of the Centre […]
CIHR grant aims to expand understanding of cardiovascular health among those with spinal cord injuries
The main cause of death in people with spinal cord injury (SCI) is cardiovascular disease. They develop it at younger ages and at greater rates than the able-bodied population. Now, a team led by Andrei Krassioukov – a Professor in the Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, an investigator at ICORD, and a physician at […]
Photo exhibit goes behind the scenes at the Island Medical Program
(Adapted from the University of Victoria’s The Ring community newspaper) His most famous photo is of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau sliding down a banister. But of all he’s shot in 60 years as a photographer, Ted Grant’s favourite work is the photo series he has done of doctors and nurses at work. It’s a project that began 30 […]
UBC research links two common drug types to night-time leg cramps
A UBC clinical assistant professor has made the first statistical link between two major types of drugs and nocturnal leg cramps – involuntary muscle contractions, often coming during sleep, that afflict 37 per cent to 50 per cent of older people. Scott Garrison, in the Department of Family Practice, has shown that a person who […]
Faculty member receives grant from Novo Nordisk to study potential cause of obesity
James Johnson, Associate Professor in the Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, has won a $625,000 grant from Novo Nordisk to pursue research that could upend conventional notions about the interplay between insulin, obesity and diabetes. Insulin is the hormone that enables glucose to be stored by muscle and fat cells, but there is still […]