Two Faculty of Medicine projects receive CFI grants
Faculty of Medicine researchers Leonard Foster and Natalie Strynadka are among fifteen UBC researchers who received a combined $3.9 million in funding for their research projects this week from the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund. The John R. Evans Leaders Fund helps universities attract and retain researchers by providing funding for […]
Every person counts in effort to reduce HIV infection
A recent study from Ashleigh Rich, PhD student in SPPH reveals a much better understanding of the scope of HIV among the MSM at-risk population.
Five faculty members receive latest round of CIHR Foundation Grants
The Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) has announced its latest Foundation Grants and five members of the Faculty of Medicine are among the awardees. A total of nine researchers from UBC attracted a combined $23.4m. CIHR Foundation Grant Recipients: The five UBC Faculty of Medicine recipients and their project titles are:
Telemedicine improves patient care across vast distances
Virtual clinics provide improved access to medical services for cancer patients
BCCSU partners with UBC to launch new training program for opioid treatment prescribers
The new Provincial Opioid Addiction Treatment Support Program will train health professionals in best practices for prescribing methadone and other opioid agonist treatments.
Karim Khan named Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis
Dr. Khan will work with the Canadian musculoskeletal, skin and oral health communities to identify research priorities, develop research funding opportunities, build partnerships and translate research evidence into policy and practice.
Lianping Ti receives the UBC Young Alumnus Award
Lianping Ti (PhD ’15) an Assistant Professor with the Department of Medicine, is the recipient of the 2017 UBC Young Alumni Award. This award recognizes a young alumnus (aged 35 or under) whose accomplishments are of such excellence that they provide inspiration and leadership to students and other young alumni. The recipient has also shown […]
Rapid Access Clinic reduces patient wait times, improves diagnosis
A new clinic leads to earlier diagnosis of gastrointestinal cancers and reduces costs.
Immune cells the missing ingredient in new bladder cancer treatment
New study by Urologic Science Assistant Professor Mads Daugaard finds checkpoint immunotherapy not effective on some bladder cancers.
Steering an enzyme’s “scissors” shows potential for stopping Alzheimer’s disease
It’s all about “location, location, location.”