Awards & Honours
Martin Gleave awarded Aubrey J. Tingle Prize
By Patricia Angel | October 25, 2013
Martin Gleave, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Urologic Sciences and Director of the Vancouver Prostate Centre, is the winner of the 2013 Aubrey J. Tingle Prize from the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR). Created in honour of MSFHR’s founding president and CEO, this award is given to a British Columbia researcher whose […]
Kevin Eva awarded Honorary Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Educators
By Patricia Angel | October 17, 2013
Kevin Eva, a Professor in the Department of Medicine and Acting Director of the Centre for Health Education Scholarship, was awarded Honorary Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Educators. Honorary Fellowship is the highest award of the Academy of Medical Educators. It is intended for exceptional individuals whose contributions to medical education are often internationally […]
Christopher Honey wins gold at World Masters Games
By Patricia Angel | October 11, 2013
An Over-50s team from Vancouver, including Christopher Honey, an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery, won the world soccer championship for their age category at the 2013 World Masters Games, winning seven games in seven days. Vancouver United defeated international opposition with an overall plus/minus goal differential of 18-1. They allowed just two shots […]
Post-doctoral fellows awarded diabetes research fellowships
By Patricia Angel | October 10, 2013
Three post-doctoral fellows have been awarded 4 What Matters Foundation UBC Diabetes Fellowships from the Faculty of Medicine. The Fellowships provide one-year of salary support for exceptional post-doctoral fellows to train in diabetes research in a UBC-based laboratory. The Fellowship is made possible by a generous donation from the 4 What Matters Foundation. The 4 […]
Faculty members inducted to Royal Society of Canada
By Patricia Angel | September 27, 2013
Two faculty members in the Faculty of Medicine are among 84 Canadians to be inducted Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) – the highest honour a scholar can achieve in the arts, humanities and sciences in Canada. Faculty of Medicine members to be inducted Royal Society Fellows: Richard Keith Humphries, Professor in the […]
Staff receive UBC President’s Awards
By Patricia Angel | September 27, 2013
Three staff in the Faculty of Medicine have received President’s Staff Awards from UBC. The President’s Staff Awards (Vancouver Campus) recognize the personal achievements and contributions of staff to UBC and to the vision and goals of the University. There are six categories of President’s Staff awards: Leadership Creativity and Innovation Enhancing the UBC Experience […]
Max Cynader to be inducted into Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
By bkladko | September 24, 2013
A neuroscientist and Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Dr. Cynader leads the Brain Research Centre and the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health.
Carolyn Gotay, Kendall Ho inducted to Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
By Patricia Angel | September 23, 2013
Faculty members awarded Arthritis Society grants
By Patricia Angel | September 3, 2013
The Arthritis Society, BC & Yukon Division has awarded grants to three faculty members to help them move forward with research projects that will directly affect those in BC and the Yukon living with arthritis. Linda Li, an Associate Professor and Harold Robinson/The Arthritis Society Chair in Arthritic Diseases in the Department of Physical Therapy, […]
Faculty members to receive 2013 Order of British Columbia
By Patricia Angel | August 6, 2013
Two faculty members are among 13 British Columbians who will be appointed to the Order of British Columbia. The Order of British Columbia recognizes accomplishments by British Columbians who have made a difference in their communities and to the province. Paula Gordon, a Clinical Professor in the Department of Radiology, is one of the early […]