Two discoveries offer new targets for future Alzheimer’s treatments
The studies, published this spring in Molecular Psychiatry, hint at more precise strategies for preventing the build-up of the toxic protein, amyloid beta.
Dr. Christine Loock and Dr. Gina Ogilvie recipients of 2018 YWCA Women of Distinction Awards
The awards honours individuals whose outstanding activities and achievements contribute to the well-being and future of our community.
Obstetric trauma rates among forceps deliveries on the rise in Canada
The risks could be related to a decline in familiarity with the procedure.
A decades-long science experiment, with 300,000 volunteers
The Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow, co-led by UBC’s Trevor Dummer, is amassing a huge data set in the search for disease-causing patterns.
A father and surgeon’s legacy
After the loss of their father, Dr. Graham Clay (1931-2017), Jennifer Clay and Sarah McLeod were inspired to establish an award in the UBC Faculty of Medicine for medical students matched to a residency in surgery, as a way to memorialize their father’s enthusiasm for teaching students and advancing patient care. The future impact of […]
Lindsay Hedden receives the CIHR-IHSPR Rising Star Award
Lindsay Hedden, a postdoctoral fellow in the School of Population and Public Health, has received this year’s Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)’s Institute of Health Services and Policy Research (IHSPR) Rising Star Award, for her work on health services delivery and workforce issues in primary healthcare.
Will this be on the test? Even if not, students might remember it
A UBC experiment involving pharmacy students showed that teachers don’t have to test everything they want their students to remember.
Arun Kumar Garg receives the Dr. David Hardwick Lifetime Achievement Award
Arun Kumar Garg, Clinical Professor, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine receives the Dr. David Hardwick Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest award in the Department of Pathology.
Jacqueline Pettersen receives the Fritz Wörwag Research Prize
Jacqueline Pettersen, Associate Professor in the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine receives the German Diabetes Society’s 2018 Fritz Wörwag Research Prize.
Clinical faculty members receive 2018 BC College of Family Physicians awards
Clinical faculty members have received the BC College of Family Physicians (BCCFP) awards. The BCCFP awards are given out in honour of the upcoming BC Family Doctor Day on May 19 that honours the work of more than 6,500 family doctors who form the cornerstone of BC’s primary care system.