Faculty bestows Lifetime Achievement Award on Peter Pare
His discoveries about the pathophysiology of asthma and COPD have made UBC a leading scientific centre in lung disease.
Medical students recognized in art contest
“Artistic Fibrillation” by medical student Bhavik Mistry won first place in the annual Heartfelt Images contest.
Graduate students named top two finalists in Three Minute Thesis
Stephanie Harvard, a PhD candidate in Population and Public Health, and Erin Macri, a PhD candidate in Experimental Medicine, were named the top two finalists in the 2014 UBC Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. The 3MT is an academic competition that assists graduate students with fostering effective presentation and communication skills. Participants have only three […]
Three Canada Research Chairs renewed in the Faculty of Medicine
Research in the UBC Faculty of Medicine has received an $3.3 million boost in federal funding for three professors renewed as Canada Research Chairs. The Faculty of Medicine Chairs are among eight Chairs appointed or renewed today at UBC. UBC is home to 187 Canada Research Chairs and one active Canada Excellence Research Chair. “The […]
Prostate cancer researchers receive international recognition
Four researchers from the Vancouver Prostate Centre (VPC) – a Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute and UBC Faculty of Medicine centre – are recipients of Prostate Cancer Research Awards from the U.S. Department of Defense’s Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs. The awards total more than $2.8 million US. “To receive such a number of grants […]
Medical student awarded national fellowship
David Kim, a second-year medical student in the Vancouver Fraser Medical Program, was awarded a 2014 3M National Student Fellowship. The 3M National Student Fellowship honours up to ten full-time undergraduate college and undergraduate university students at Canadian institutions who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in their lives and at their college or university. Kim was […]
Faculty members receive LifeSciences BC Awards
Three faculty members have received 2014 LifeSciences British Columbia Awards from LifeSciences BC. These awards are presented annually to recognize individuals and companies that have made significant contributions to the development of B.C.’s life sciences industry. The 2014 award winners in the Faculty of Medicine are: John Webb, Professor in the Division of Cardiology, Department […]
Medical students receive Premier Undergraduate and Wesbrook Scholarships
Three medical students received 2013/14 Premier Undergraduate Scholarships and Wesbrook Scholarships from UBC. The Premier Undergraduate Scholarships and Wesbrook Scholars are the University’s most prestigious designations, given to senior students with outstanding academic performance, leadership, and involvement in student and community activities. The 2013/14 Premier Undergraduate Scholarship and Wesbrook Scholarship recipients in the Faculty of […]