Patricia Angel
CMMT celebrates its 15th anniversary
CMMT’s 15th Anniversary from CMMT on Vimeo. Members of the medical research community gathered together on June 5 to celebrate the Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics’ 15th anniversary. More than 260 supporters from government, education, health care, and life sciences communities came out for an evening of celebration. Charles Sabine, a UK journalist served […]
Barbara Purves recognized for outstanding professional achievement
Barbara Purves, Assistant Professor in the School of Audiology & Speech Sciences, received the Eve Kassirer Award for Outstanding Professional Achievement from the Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (CASLPA). Dr. Purves’ career in speech-language pathology spans clinical practice, teaching, and research in acquired neurogenic communication disorders. After obtaining her M.Sc. from the University […]
UBC graduates its largest class of Aboriginal MD students
Twelve Aboriginal students will graduate with a UBC medical undergraduate degree (MD) this spring.
Clinical faculty members receive Humanitarian Awards
Shafique Pirani, Clinical Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics, and John Norgrove Penny, Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Practice, each received a 2012 Humanitarian Award from the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA). Dr. Pirani received the Award in recognition of his outstanding service to the underserved children of Uganda with […]
Faculty members recognized for contributions to public health
Sam Sheps, Professor in the School of Population and Public Health and the Director of the School’s MSc and PhD Program received the 2011 George Elliot Award for lifetime contribution to public health in BC. Danuta Skowronski, Clinical Professor in the School of Population and Public Health and a Physician Epidemiologist at BCCDC, received the […]
Faculty of Medicine researcher wins Trudeau Foundation Scholarship
Daniel Werb, PhD candidate in the School of Population and Public Health, has been awarded the 2012 Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Doctoral Scholarship for his research project investigating initiation and cessation of injection drug use among street youth in Vancouver. Announced May 15 by the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, Werb joins 14 Canadian doctoral candidates […]
2012 UBC Medical Alumni Association Awards
The UBC Medical Alumni Association presented the following awards at the Medical Alumni Association AGM & Awards Reception on May 12, 2012 at the William A. Webber Medical Student & Alumni Centre. Wallace Wilson Leadership Award Awarded annually to a graduate of the UBC Faculty of Medicine who has demonstrated high ethical standards and outstanding […]
Jehannine Austin receives Pfizer Psychiatry Research Award
Jehannine Austin, Assistant Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Medical Genetics and a member of the Brain Research Centre, has received an inaugural Psychiatry Research Award from Pfizer Canada. The $100,000 award will support her research into the effect of genetic counseling on adherence to psychotropic medication in serious mental illness. “I am truly […]