UBC President Ono shares his insights with Faculty of Medicine
“Don’t be too busy to think, don’t be too busy to talk,” he told students in the Experimental Medicine program.
UBC scientists play major role in mapping the human epigenome
Connie Eaves and Marco Marra were featured in a set of 41 papers coordinated by the International Human Epigenome Research Consortium.
Bassam Masri receives the 2016 Pier Giorgio Marchetti Award
Bassam Masri, Professor and Head of the Department of Orthopaedics receives the 2016 Pier Giorgio Marchetti award. This award was established in 2010 and is given to recognize outstanding lifetime achievement in orthopaedic surgery by an international fellow who trained at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS). Dr. Masri has been involved with training 122 fellows, […]
New UBC chair will advance research into rural health
Dave Snadden, who oversaw the expansion of medical education and training in northern B.C., will look for ways to improve health care in rural areas.
Kindergarteners’ vaccine rates vary widely across metro Vancouver
Vaccination rates varied by as much as 30 per cent among parts of the metropolitan region.
Antibiotic restores cell communication in Alzheimer’s-damaged parts of brain
Ceftriaxone was able to reduce synaptic disruption and clear the lines of neuronal communication in mice.
An $80 million boost for patient-oriented research in B.C.
The BC SUPPORT Unit will engage patients to identify their needs and set priorities for research.
Closure of obstetric services at B.C. hospitals did not affect labour and delivery
Many women were already using hospitals outside their communities for childbirth even before closure of local labour and delivery services.
Infections early in life may activate immune responses that prevent leukemia
Early-life infections trigger production of interferons, which attack both the infection and the abnormal BCP cells, reducing their ability to turn into cancer.
Larry Goldenberg receives Societe Internationale D’Urologie Distinguished Career Award
Larry Goldenberg, Professor and former Head of the Department of Urologic Sciences and Founding Director of the Vancouver Prostate Centre receives the Societe Internationale D’Urologie Distinguished Career Award. This award is in recognition of his contribution to the field of urology. “I’m very proud of the programs that I’ve developed over the course of my […]