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Lianping Ti recipient of the 2014-15 CIHR-IHSPR Rising Star of the Year Award
By jwong | May 7, 2015
Lianping Ti, PhD candidate in the School of Population and Public Health is the 2014-15 recipient of the CIHR Institute of Health Services and Policy Research (CIHR-IHSPR) Rising Star of the Year Award. The Rising Star Award Review committee selected this year’s winners for their excellence in research and/or knowledge translation (KT), the innovation of […]
Kanna Hayashi winner of 2015 UBC Killam Postdoc Research Prize Winner
By jwong | May 7, 2015
This April, Kanna Hayashi became one of two of UBC’s many outstanding postdoctoral research fellows to be awarded a UBC Killam Postdoctoral Research Prize in recognition of her research achievements while at UBC. The Postdoctoral Fellows Office (PDFO) at the Faculty of Graduate Studies awards these two $5,000 prizes annually in the hope that the […]
Jane Buxton wins CPHA’s Ron Draper Health Promotion Award
By jwong | May 6, 2015
Jane Buxton, Professor, School of Population and Public Health has won the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)’s Ron Draper Health Promotion Award. The Ron Draper Health Promotion Award is presented to an individual, group or organization engaged in community work who has made a significant contribution to health promotion by working in the community to […]
Epilepsy drug could help treat Alzheimer’s disease
By bkladko | May 5, 2015
Haakon Nygaard, the Fipke Professor in Alzheimer’s Research, tested a new, more potent anticonvulsant drug in mice, with promising results.
DNA near Huntington’s gene can dampen — or worsen — the disease
By bkladko | May 4, 2015
Blair Leavitt’s work lays the groundwork for drugs that could affect the gene’s expression.
Natalie Strynadka elected as Fellow to The Royal Society
By jwong | May 4, 2015
Natalie Strynadka, Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology was elected Fellow of The Royal Society. The Royal Society is a self-governing Fellowship of many of the world’s most distinguished scientists drawn from all areas of science, engineering, and medicine. Dr. Natalie Strynadka is a pioneer in the study of proteins and protein assemblies essential […]
Air pollution exposure in first year of life increases risk for allergies
By jwong | May 4, 2015
The study by Professor Michael Brauer, in the School of Population and Public Health, sheds new light on the childhood risk of developing allergies.
A big step closer to changing blood types
By bkladko | April 29, 2015
Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu, in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, removed most antigens in Type A and B blood, making it more like Type O, the universal donor type.
Med student creates art classes for people living with brain injuries
By dcc2012 | April 28, 2015
New idea tackles depression and social isolation while creating useable art work.
UBC’s Southern Medical Program prepares to graduate first students
By jwong | April 27, 2015
The 32 MD students were taught at UBC Okanagan clinical sites in B.C.’s Interior.