Max Cynader to be inducted into Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
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.
Faculty members awarded Arthritis Society grants
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
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 […]
Robert Liston awarded Prix d’excellence
Robert Liston, a Professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Executive Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs, received the 2013 Prix d’excellence/Specialist of the Year Award for Region 1 (British Columbia and Alberta) from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. The Prix d’excellence/Specialist of the Year Award recognizes Fellows of the Royal […]
Savvas Nicolaou named “Mentor of the Year”
Savvas Nicolaou, an Associate Professor in the Department of Radiology, received the 2013 Mentor of the Year Award for Region 1 (British Columbia and Alberta) from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. The Mentor of the Year Award recognizes Fellows of the Royal College who have had a significant impact on the […]
PhD student wins breast cancer fellowship
Olivia Tseng, a PhD student with UBC’s Interdisciplinary Oncology Program, has been awarded a TELUS-Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Fellowship to investigate how interactions with family physicians can improve care for people who have experienced breast cancer. Dr. Tseng, a practising family physician in the Vancouver area and a member of the Clinician Scholar Program of the Department […]
Christopher McLeod, Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes receive CIHR New Investigator Awards
Two faculty members in the School of Population & Public Health have received New Investigator Awards from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). The CIHR New Investigator Salary Award program provides outstanding new investigators with the opportunity to develop and demonstrate their independence in conducting health research.