2025 alumni UBC Achievement Awards honour Faculty of Medicine community members
Drs. Shelina Babul, Poul Sorensen and Anthony Yurkovich are honoured for advancing UBC’s commitment to healthy lives, a healthy planet and healthy societies.
Outstanding UBC Medicine faculty members named 2025 Distinguished University Scholars
Drs. Peter Black, Lori Brotto and Terrance Snutch were honoured for their achievements.
UBC research project aims to bring B.C. closer to ending HIV transmission
With new funding from Genome BC, UBC Medicine researchers are using genomic and AI tools to better understand changing transmission patterns.
UBC researchers uncover how statins harm muscles — and how to stop it
Study reveals how popular cholesterol-lowering drugs can trigger muscle damage, and a way to make them safer.
Science-backed tips for healthy aging
Dr. James McKendry and his team aim to uncover how nutrition and exercise influence muscle performance and the role each plays in healthy aging.
New research reveals decline in kindergarteners’ developmental health after pandemic
UBC research shows record-high developmental vulnerability among young learners, raising concerns about long-term impacts.
The brains that resist Alzheimer’s
Dr. Stefan Wendt is part of an interdisciplinary team that seeks to understand the reason behind resilience to Alzheimer’s and unlock the first breakthrough treatments in decades.
Restoring sight, transforming lives
Philanthropy enables Dr. Gupta to launch bold collaborations focused on accelerating breakthroughs to repair, restore and regenerate sight.
UBC Medicine researchers launch new spinoffs to turn discoveries into impact
Faculty of Medicine scientists have launched six new spinoff companies to commercialize innovations developed at UBC.
Jupjeet (Jup) Sandhu
Master of Occupational Therapy – Fraser