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Six faculty members recipients of the 2015 Physician Academic Awards
By jwong | August 14, 2015
Six faculty members are recipients of the 2015 VCH Physician Academic Awards. This award recognizes the special achievements of members of the Vancouver Acute medical, dental and allied staff. These outstanding individuals were nominated by their peers and chosen by the Vancouver Coastal Health selection committee to celebrate the work in the fields of clinical […]
Target healthy cells to stop brain cancer “hijack”: UBC study
By jwong | August 12, 2015
UBC research team Christian Naus, Wun Chey Sin and John Bechberger suggests brain cancer treatments should target the cells around a tumour to stop it from spreading.
UBC scientists discover possible “obesity gene”
By bkladko | August 10, 2015
The gene codes for a protein that controls the production and growth of fat cells.
MD undergraduate student John-Jose Nunez selected for the 2015 ASH HONORS Award
By jwong | August 7, 2015
John-Jose Nunez, medical undergraduate student at the University of British Columbia is one of 18 medical students and 10 residents selected to receive the a 2015 American Society of Hematology (ASH) HONORS Award. The ASH HONORS (Hematology Opportunities for the Next Generation of Research Scientists) award aims to support hematology research projects for North American medical students […]
UBC scientists develop test to measure effectiveness of treatments for Huntington’s disease
By jwong | August 7, 2015
Group of researchers including Blair Leavitt, Professor, Department of Medical Genetics aims to reduce the levels of toxic protein in the brain that causes Huntington’s disease.
Faculty of Medicine researchers receive more than $62M in CIHR and CFI funding
By dcc2012 | August 4, 2015
Researchers have received grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Canadian Foundation for Innovation to bolster cutting-edge medical research.
New weapon in the fight against malnutrition
By bkladko | August 4, 2015
UBC scientists have created an animal model for the condition, replicating the imbalance of intestinal bacteria.
A Venture-Capital Approach to Supporting Science
By dcc2012 | July 29, 2015
Cheryl Wellington knew a few tricks of the trade when she set out to buy new equipment for her neuroscience lab, thanks to strategic advice from the business veterans supporting her dementia research. Raymond Heung and Stanley Hamilton encouraged Dr. Wellington, a Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, to contact the vendors shortly before year-end, […]
Removing the unknowns from “unknown cause epilepsy”
By bkladko | July 27, 2015
A $100,000 gift from the Alva Foundation helps Matthew Farrer and colleagues identify the cause of seizures in some children.
Aerobic exercise is as good for the older brain as it is for the body
By bkladko | July 23, 2015
An hour of aerobic exercise may be more potent than any pill to reduce older adults’ risk of cognitive decline due to mini-strokes, according to research by Teresa Liu-Ambrose.