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UBC recognizes three Canadian medical pioneers
By bkladko | September 9, 2015
This year’s winners of the $50,000 Margolese and Chew Wei prizes are James Rutka (brain disorders), Stuart Connolly (heart disorders) and Marco Marra (cancer).
Dr. Michael Brauer recognized for Jerome J. Wesolowski Award
By jwong | September 9, 2015
Michael Brauer, Professor, School of Population and Public Health has won the Jerome J. Wesolowski Award, which recognizes sustained and outstanding contributions to the knowledge and practice of human exposure assessment, from the International Society of Exposure Science. Dr. Jerome J. Wesolowski was one of the founding members of the International Society of Exposure Analysis […]
Two faculty members receive 2015 Alumni Achievement Awards
By jwong | September 9, 2015
John Gilbert, Founding Director and Professor Emeritus, UBC School of Audiology and Speech Sciences and Julio Montaner, Professor and Head, Division of AIDS, Department of Medicine are among seven inspiring members of the UBC community that have received the 2015 Alumni UBC Achievement Awards. These seven individuals have through their extraordinary endeavours, taken the lead on […]
Psychedelic drugs showing renewed promise as a mental health therapy
By jwong | September 9, 2015
Evan Wood, in the Division of AIDS, co-authored a CMAJ analysis of psychadelics’ re-emergence.
Welcome Dean Dermot Kelleher
By alisonl | September 1, 2015
UBC welcomes Dermot Kelleher as the next Dean of the Faculty of Medicine.
UBC researchers develop drug to treat scarring and autoimmune diseases
By jwong | August 28, 2015
UBC researchers have developed an anti-scarring drug without industry sponsorship.
Spirals, portfolios and progress tests
By bkladko | August 21, 2015
The medical program launches a renewed curriculum.
Home births save money, are safe, UBC study finds
By jwong | August 20, 2015
Patricia Janssen, Professor, School of Population and Public Health says planned home births save the healthcare system money.
Guest celebrity chefs teach a cooking class for prostate cancer patients
By jwong | August 17, 2015
Celebrity chefs help teach prostate cancer patients and their partners healthy food choices.
What ‘brainy mice’ can tell us about dementia and PTSD
By jwong | August 17, 2015
Alexander McGirr, a medical resident, Department of Psychiatry is hoping to improve brain function in people with dementia and PTSD.