New Dakelh doctors look northward
Childhood friends Nathan Teegee and Todd Alec are among nine Aboriginal MDs graduating from the Faculty of Medicine this year.
“On second thought, why don’t you do it?”
UBC researchers tested parents’ confidence and skill in using epinephrine autoinjectors, such as the EpiPen.
Kate Smolina receives the 2016 CIHR-IHSPR Rising Star Award
Kate Smolina, Postdoctoral Fellow is one of three individuals selected by the The Rising Star Award review committee as this year’s winners of the CIHR-IHSPR Rising Star Award. The award recognizes individuals for their excellence in research and/or knowledge translation, the innovation of their work and the potential impact of their work within the field […]
Dustin King receives the 2016 Governor General’s Gold Medal Award
Dustin King, recent PhD graduate has been chosen as this year’s recipient for the 2016 Governor General’s Gold Medal Award (Doctoral). This prestigious award recognizes the best doctoral recipient within the graduating class at UBC. The Governor General’s Gold Medal is awarded to the student who has achieved the most outstanding academic record as a […]
Steve Morgan is the 2016 CIHR-IHSPR Article of the Year Award Recipient
Steve Morgan, Professor, School of Population and Public Health has received the 2016 CIHR-IHSPR Article of the Year Award. This award recognizes published research that has significantly contributed to the advancement of the field of health services and policy research in Canada. The CIHR-IHSPR Article of the Year Review Committee selected Dr. Morgan’s article, entitled “Estimated […]
12 faculty members recipients of the MSFHR 2016 Scholar Awards
Twelve faculty members have been named recipients of Scholar Awards through the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research 2016 Scholar Program competition. The award recipients represent a bright future for health research in British Columbia. Their innovative projects span a broad range of disciplines and will help to address important health challenges for the benefit […]
From a small blood sample, a reliable prediction about prostate cancer’s course
Genomic profiling could predict a patient’s response to hormone therapy.
Elderly women more likely to be overprescribed prescription drugs
SPPH Professor Steve Morgan says effect of a patient’s sex on the risk of inappropriate prescribing is of tremendous clinical and social concern.
Philip Hieter elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Philip Hieter, a Professor in the Department of Medical Genetics, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Dr. Hieter is one of 84 new members and 21 foreign associates from 14 countries to be elected into The National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Dr […]
UBC probes epigenetic dimension of childhood asthma
Does a child’s upbringing and physical environment play a role in development of the respiratory disorder?