Awards & Honours

Faculty of Medicine scientists appointed to BC Leadership Chairs

By bkladko | January 19, 2017

Michael Kobor is now the Sunny Hill BC Leadership Chair in Child Development, and Raymond Lam is the BC Leadership Chair in Depression Research.

Matthew Farrer named “Researcher of the Month” by the Canadians for Health Research

By jwong | January 12, 2017

Mathew Farrer, Professor in the Department of Medical Genetics, has been spotlighted as “Researcher of the Month” by the Canadians for Health Research. Each month, the Canadians for Health Research nominate one scientist conducting some of the most interesting research in Canada today. Dr. Farrer has made several influential strides in his research in neurogenetics — […]

Faculty members among 100 appointed to the Order of Canada

By jwong | January 3, 2017

Elaine Carty, founding Director of UBC’s Midwifery Program and Jan Christilaw, Clinical Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology and President, BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre are among 100 newly appointed members to the Order of Canada. His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada announced 100 new appointments to the Order […]

Paper on universal drug coverage cost wins CMAJ award

By bkladko | January 3, 2017

An article looking into the cost of universal public drug coverage in Canada, authored by Professor Steve Morgan, has won the CMAJ Bruce Squires Award. The article, published last year, estimated the cost of providing universal public coverage of prescription drugs in Canada and found total spending in the country on prescription medications would drop […]

Monika Naus wins Dr. John Waters Memorial Award

By jwong | December 16, 2016

Monika Naus, Associate Professor, School of Population and Public Health has won the 2016 Dr. John Waters Memorial Award, presented at the 2016 Canadian Immunization Conference in Ottawa. The award recognizes outstanding contributors to front-line public health and immunization programs, policies and/or advocacy. Dr. Monika Naus is the BC Centre for Disease Control Medical Director […]

Elisabeth McClymont wins top student prize at immunization conference

By bkladko | December 14, 2016

Her research explored whether the HPV vaccine is less effective in women who are HIV-positive.

Christian Kastrup wins Banting Award from True Patriot Love Foundation

By bkladko | December 6, 2016

Christian Kastrup, an Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, was awarded the 2016 Banting Award for Excellence in Military Health Research by the True Patriot Love Foundation. The award, adjudicated by the Surgeon General of the Canadian Force, honours Major Sir Frederick Banting, the world-renowned physician, researcher, Nobel Prize winner and researcher who discovered insulin. […]

Donors vote for UBC’s Philipp Lange in grant competition

By bkladko | December 6, 2016

Dr. Lange (far left) and his team are exploring unique proteins in leukemia to find more effective and less harmful treatments for children.

Former Trail ICC Student Receives National Palliative Care Award

By jwong | November 29, 2016

Jennifer McCormack, UBC Faculty of Medicine Vancouver Fraser Medical Program and former Trail Integrated Community Clerkship (ICC) student, has been recognized with the inaugural Undergraduate Narrative Award for Palliative Medicine by the Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians. The national award is designed to stimulate undergraduate medical students to think and reflect creatively about the […]

Ben Mortenson receives the 2016 CIHR Institute of Aging Prize

By jwong | November 25, 2016

Ben Mortenson, Assistant Professor in the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy receives the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Institute of Aging New Investigator Prize of Excellence in Research on Aging. Dr. Mortenson is an experienced mixed-methods researcher with over 40 peer reviewed publications. His work is centered on four main populations: assistive […]