PhD student Emma Smith receives the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers
The award recognizes the exceptional volunteer achievements of Canadians from across the country in a wide range of fields.
Look! Down in the petri dish! It’s a Superplatelet!
UBC scientists have endowed platelets with extra powers so they can rise to the occasion in the face of trauma and continue the coagulation process.
Fentanyl overdose survivors require little if any hospital treatment
UBC created the first-ever hospital protocol for handling fentanyl overdoses.
Top researchers join UBC as Canada 150 Research Chairs
Josef Penninger will be the Canada 150 Research Chair in Functional Genetics and Director of the Life Sciences Institute.
Two members of the faculty receive the UBC 2017/18 Student Development Award
Michael Lee, Senior Instructor, Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy and Vivian Tsang, first year medical student are recipients of the 2017/18 UBC Student Development Award – Margaret Fulton Award.
Philip Edgcumbe leads XPRIZE Alzheimer’s Disease Team into highest honours
Philip Edgcumbe, a UBC MD/PhD student, helped lead the XPRIZE Alzheimer’s disease team into its highest honour at the 2017 XPRIZE Visioneers Summit.
Lara Boyd and Jennifer Gardy named B.C.’s Most Influential Women of 2018: Stem Stars
Lara Boyd, Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy and Jennifer Gardy, Associate Professor, School of Population and Public Health are among twelve members of UBC who have been named B.C.’s most influential women of 2018: Stem Stars by BC Business.
A new home for UBC sports medicine and exercise science
The Chan Gunn Pavilion will house physicians and physical therapists who treat up to 3,500 patients a month.
Mark Ansermino receives the Research Recognition Award from the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society
Mark Ansermino, Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics receives the Research Recognition Award from the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society. The award honours a researcher who has contributed to and sustained major contributions in anesthesia research in Canada.
Members of the Faculty receive 2018 YWCA Women of Distinction Nominations
Members of the Faculty of Medicine community were recently nominated for the 2018 YWCA Women of Distinction Awards. In its 35th year and recognized nationally, the YWCA Women of Distinction Awards honours individuals whose outstanding activities and achievements contribute to the well-being and future of our community.