Awards & Honours
Stephen Withers elected to the Royal Society of London
By Patricia Angel | April 26, 2012
Stephen Withers, Associate Member in the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Professor in the UBC Department of Chemistry, has been elected as a Fellow to the prestigious Royal Society of London. Dr. Withers, a Canada Research Chair in Chemical Biology, studies how enzymes function and investigates their potential use in industry and in […]
Christopher Overall honoured as a leader in the field of matrix biology
By Patricia Angel | April 26, 2012
Christopher Overall, Associate Member in the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Professor in the UBC Faculty of Dentistry, received the Barry Preston Award from the Matrix Biology Society of Australia and New Zealand (MBSANZ). Dr. Overall, a Canada Research Chair in Metalloproteinase Proteomics and Systems Biology, researches a family of enzymes known as […]
Karen Gelmon honoured at gala
By Patricia Angel | April 25, 2012
Karen Gelmon, a Professor in the Department of Medicine, was honoured April 22 at a gala by the BC Cancer Foundation and The Canadian Friends of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Dr. Gelmon, a Senior Scientist and Head of the Investigational Drug Program at the BC Cancer Agency, focuses on developing new, improved treatment options […]
Bruce McManus receives Leadership Award from Life Sciences BC
By Patricia Angel | April 23, 2012
Bruce McManus, Professor in the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, received the 2012 Leadership Award from Life Sciences British Columbia on April 19 in Vancouver. Dr. McManus serves as Director of the UBC James Hogg Research Centre at St. Paul’s Hospital, Co-Director of the Institute for Heart + Lung Health, and Director of the […]
Neil Cashman recognized for scientific excellence by Life Sciences BC
By Patricia Angel | April 23, 2012
Neil Cashman, Professor in the Division of Neurology and a Canada Research Chair in Neurodegeneration and Protein Misfolding Diseases, received the 2012 Genome BC Award for Scientific Excellence from Life Sciences British Columbia on April 19 in Vancouver. Dr. Cashman, a Senior Investigator at the Brain Research Centre and Scientific Director of PrioNet Canada, was […]
UBC honours graduate student for teaching performance
By bkladko | April 19, 2012
Courtney Hanna, a PhD candidate in the Department of Medical Genetics, has received a UBC Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award. The awards are given each year to graduate students who have made an outstanding contribution to teaching and learning at UBC. It carries a $1,000 prize. Hanna was a teaching assistant for Medical Genetics (MEDG) […]
Philip Hieter elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
By Patricia Angel | April 17, 2012
Dr. Hieter, Professor in the Department of Medical Genetics, recognized by one of the nation’s most prestigious societies.
Aboriginal eMentoring BC program receives national recognition for social innovation
By Patricia Angel | March 30, 2012
Aboriginal eMentoring BC (eMentoring) received the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation Award as the top entry for post-secondary education in the Changemakers Initiative: Inspiring Approaches to First Nations, Métis and Inuit Learning competition. The project aims to develop and implement an online mentorship program for Aboriginal youth to support their successful transition into post-secondary health sciences […]
Julio Montaner wins prestigious national honour from the Government of Austria
By Patricia Angel | March 29, 2012
Dr. Montaner, Head of the Division of AIDS in the UBC Faculty of Medicine and Director of the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE), has been awarded the Grand Decoration of Honour for Services to Austria for his significant contributions to combat HIV/AIDS. Read more about Dr. Montaner’s award. Photo by Marlis Funk.
Kendall Ho recognized for leadership in e-health
By Patricia Angel | March 16, 2012
Kendall Ho, Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine, received the inaugural AFMC-Infoway Canada e-Health Award for his exceptional leadership and commitment to e-health and informatics in medical education. As the founding Director of the eHealth Strategy Office, Dr. Ho initiated the eHealth Young Innovators Summer Camp, the “BC Guidelines” mobile application, and the […]