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St. Paul’s Hospital to re-locate within Vancouver
By bkladko | April 13, 2015
A Clinical Academic Campus of UBC, the new hospital will be three kilometers away from the existing complex on Burrard Street.
Brian MacVicar and Jon Stoessl appointed as Co-Directors, DMCBH
By jwong | April 13, 2015
Their role will focus on improving patient care, spearheading new treatments and advancing health research at the DMCBH.
Taking aim at antimicrobial resistance
By bkladko | April 13, 2015
Professor Natalie Strynadka is receiving more than $1 million in federal grants to find new antimicrobial medications and preserve the effectiveness of existing ones.
Faculty of Medicine gets new Canada Research Chairs
By bkladko | April 10, 2015
Gina Ogilvie, in the School of Population and Public Health, is the new Canada Research Chair in Global Control of HPV-Related Disease and Cancer.
Researchers target protein to stop spread of aggressive tumours
By jwong | April 9, 2015
Inhibiting a specific protein associated with aggressive, hard-to-treat tumours slows down their ability to spread to other sites in the body, a team of UBC researchers has discovered.
How mindfulness can benefit the modern teenager
By dcc2012 | April 8, 2015
Today’s teens face a unique set of stressors from social media, parents, schools, and society, says Dzung Vo, a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics.
New student awards aimed at B.C.’s aspiring rural physicians
By bkladko | April 8, 2015
The first round of $5,000 B.C. Rural Interest Awards have been awarded to 20 medical students who have shown an interest in working in rural or remote communities.
New medical school space opens at Vernon Jubilee Hospital
By dcc2012 | April 1, 2015
Students in the Southern Medical Program officially have a new place to call home at Vernon Jubilee Hospital.
Martin Gleave appointed as Head, Department of Urologic Sciences
By jwong | March 31, 2015
Dr. Gleave’s appointment is effective April 1, 2015 to June 30, 2020.
David Cabral becomes first Ross Petty-Arthritis Society Research Chair
By bkladko | March 30, 2015
Dr. Cabral (left) accepting congratulations from the Arthritis Society’s Richard Mulcaster.