Lori Brotto named new Executive Director of the WHRI
Lori Brotto, Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology has been appointed as Executive Director, Women’s Health Research Institute, BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre, effective July 1, 2016. Dr. Brotto has a PhD in Psychology from UBC. She also trained at the University of Washington where she completed a one-year internship in the Department of Psychiatry […]
Dorothy Shaw and Michael Charles Klein appointed to the Order of Canada
Dorothy Shaw, Vice President, Medical Affairs of BC Women’s Hospital and Clinical Professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology is among five B.C. residents appointed as Officer to the Order of Canada. Michael Charles Klein, Professor Emeritus, Department of Family Practice has been appointed as Member to the Order of Canada. Dr. Shaw was appointed […]
Seniors with undiagnosed hearing loss can become isolated
The study revealed that for every 10 decibel (roughly the sound of calm breathing) drop in hearing sensitivity, the odds of social isolation increased by 52 per cent.
Now streaming: UBC’s distinctive lens on neuroanatomy
With Bach sonatas and Monty Pythonesque animation, UBC brings a cinematic flair to neuroanatomy.
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.