From Tunisian villages, UBC scientists find new target for stopping Parkinson’s
Matthew Farrer found that a gene called Dynamin-3 affects when symptoms arise.
UBC honours three of Canada’s leading health researchers
Connie Eaves, Michael Meaney and Ernesto Schiffrin have been recognized for their accomplishments in brain health, heart health and cancer.
UBC researchers discover how cancer’s ‘invisibility cloak’ works
Researchers discovered that as certain cancers evolve, they may lose the ability to create a protein that acts as a flag for the body’s immune system.
Genetics-based prescribing moves one step closer to reality
TreatGx, conceived by Martin Dawes, Head of the Department of Family Practice, has been shown to be feasible and is now being marketed to consumers.
William Schreiber becomes president of American Society for Clinical Pathology
William E. Schreiber, a Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, assumed the presidency of the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) during its annual meeting this month. Dr. Schreiber, a consultant pathologist at Vancouver General Hospital, is also the Medical Director of the Provincial Toxicology Centre, which performs specialized drug testing […]
Julio Montaner given UBC’s highest faculty honour: Killam Professor
Dr. Montaner established the global standard of care for HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention.
$51.5M in federal-provincial funding to benefit Faculty of Medicine
Among the projects supported by the grants will be the Chan Gunn Pavilion, future home for UBC research into physical activity and exercise medicine.
COPD could overwhelm healthcare systems within two decades
Mohsen Sadatsafavi’s findings contradict the widespread assumption that the decline in smoking is making COPD a disease of the past.
A “volunteer patient” finds herself coping with an all-too-real illness
Annie Graham donated her time to help UBC medical students learn clinical skills — a generosity that led to a life-changing discovery about her own health.