Awards & Honours
Laura Magee and Peter von Dadelszen honoured for work on hypertension during pregnancy
By bkladko | October 31, 2014
The husband-and-wife team of Laura Magee and Peter von Dadelszen have won the Chesley Award from the International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy. The Chesley Award is given to a member of the society in recognition of her/his sustained and substantial contribution to research in preeclampsia, not only for her/his work but […]
Honorary lecturer Carolyn Canfield named patient safety champion
By bkladko | October 31, 2014
Carolyn Canfield, an Honorary Lecturer in the Department of Family Practice, has received the 2014 Canadian Patient Safety Champion Award from the Canadian Patient Safety Institute and Accreditation Canada. Canfield’s efforts on behalf of patient safety and quality improvement began after the death of her husband in 2008 from failures in care, eight days after […]
Samuel Aparicio Named 2014 Aubrey J. Tingle Prize Winner
By jwong | October 28, 2014
Breast cancer researcher Samuel Aparicio has been named the winner of the fifth annual Aubrey J. Tingle Prize. Dr. Aparicio is a Canada Research Chair in Molecular Oncology and Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. His research encompasses cancer genomics, mouse genetic models, high-throughput screens, and translational breast cancer research. His most recent work […]
New Canada Research Chairs appointed in the Faculty of Medicine
By dcc2012 | October 17, 2014
Michael Kobor is among four Canada Research Chairs receiving a boost in federal funding.
The Olympics of science communication
By jwong | October 8, 2014
Graduate student Stephanie Harvard, in the School of Population and Public Health, will represent UBC in the global 3 Minute Thesis competition.
Two faculty members inducted into Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
By jwong | October 7, 2014
Julio Montaner was honoured for his work on HIV, and Judith Hall for her work on congenital disorders in children.
Adele Diamond recognized with two awards
By jwong | September 26, 2014
Psychiatry Professor Adele Diamond recognized with Urie Bronfenbrenner Award and named 30 Most Influential Neuroscientists Alive Today.
Five faculty inducted into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
By jwong | September 19, 2014
Five faculty members have been inducted into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. Fifty new Fellows were inducted into the Academy this year. The distinctive competencies of these distinguished individuals have led to remarkable accomplishments and academic service. The induction ceremony was held on September 18 during the CAHS Forum and Annual General Meeting. The five faculty members […]
David Granville inducted into RSC’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
By jwong | September 16, 2014
The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) has inducted Dr. David Granville, Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine into the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Dr. Granville is among the seven UBC professors that were inducted into Royal Society of Canada, a new addition to the 91 RSC scholars to date. Formed […]
Two faculty profiled in CIHR fall newsletter
By jwong | September 15, 2014
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is featuring research by Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy Teresa Liu-Ambrose and Executive Assciate Dean, Research Howard Feldman in their Show Me the Evidence Fall 2014 newsletter. The publication highlights CIHR funded research on dementia with details of how findings by CIHR-supported researchers are being used. Dr. Liu-Ambrose’s […]