2016 Faculty of Medicine Award Recipients
Jan Friedman, Professor, Department of Medical Genetics receives the 2016 Bill and Marilyn Webber Lifetime Achievement Award.
Gene that causes Huntington’s disease more common than previously thought
The study opens new questions about the true number of people who manifest the neurodegenerative disease.
Heat exposure and poverty can be a lethal combination
The study showed higher heat-related mortality in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside but also in pockets throughout the Lower Mainland.
Aaron Phillips receives Killam Postdoctoral Fellow Research Prize
Each year, two outstanding postdoctoral fellows are selected as recipients of the Killam Postdoctoral Fellow Research Prize. Nominated by their faculties, the Killam PDF Prizes are awarded to full-time postdoctoral fellows in recognition of their outstanding research and scholarly contributions. We continue our spotlight on the 2015 Killam PDF Research Prize recipients with a chat […]
UBC study offers more precise ovarian cancer diagnosis
The team created an algorithm to diagnose and predict the clinical course of adult-type granulosa cell tumours, which make up 3 per cent to 5 per cent of ovarian cancers.
Canada spends over $400 million on medicine that harms seniors
37 per cent of older Canadians filled one or more prescriptions deemed potentially inappropriate for seniors.
Nadine Caron wins the Dr. Thomas Dignan Indigenous Health Award
The award from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons recognizes physicians devoted to justice for Canada’s Indigenous peoples.
Aboriginal PhD student Dustin King receives Governor General’s Gold Medal
King received the prestigious medal in recognition of his PhD research.
Two faculty members appointed to the Order of BC
Department of Medicine’s Allen Eaves, Professor Emeritus and Eric Yoshida, Professor were among the sixteen civic leaders appointed to the Order of British Columbia, the Province’s highest form of recognition. Dr. Allen Eaves as Head of Hematology in the Department of Medicine, Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) and the BC Cancer Agency for 18 years, launched […]
UBC leads effort to improve treatment of diabetic retinal disease
David Maberley hopes to create diagnostic nodes in several small rural hospitals.