Using stem cells, new insights into tonsil cancer
Researchers were able to make tonsil stem cells multiply abnormally when exposed to a cancer-causing gene.
A disconcerting disconnect on atrial fibrillation medication
Assistant Professor Jason Andrade found that physicians primarily prescribe warfarin to prevent stroke, despite the desirable traits of newer drugs.
Raymond Lam awarded the CPA J.M. Cleghorn Award for Excellence and Leadership in Clinical Research
Raymond Lam, Professor and Head of the Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program, Department of Psychiatry received the the J.M. Cleghorn Award for Excellence and Leadership in Clinical Research from the Canadian Psychiatric Association. Dr. Lam receives this award for his research into the clinical and neurobiological factors in seasonal, treatment-resistant and workplace depression, which has […]
A decade of interdisciplinary investigations
The Life Sciences Institute marks a precocious 10 years of existence.
Clarissa Wallace appointed Assistant Dean, Vancouver Fraser
Dr. Wallace, a clinical endocrinologist in New Westminster, begins her three-year term this month.
Opioid overdoses linked to higher prescription rates in B.C.
UBC researchers found that areas with the most opiod overdoses also had the highest volumes of prescription opioid purchases.
Test could predict whether breast cancer will spread to the brain
The genetic predictor was revealed by an analysis of 4,000 breast cancer patients, co-led by UBC’s Torsten Nielsen.
A dreaded disease shows potential as a cancer treatment
Scientists at UBC and University of Copenhagen exploited a malarial protein’s affinity for a type of sugar molecule found in most cancers.
Celebrating excellence
Professor Emeritus David Schiefele was among the 37 faculty members and staff honoured at the Faculty of Medicine’s annual awards reception.
UBC’s Ed Conway joins Canadian network on venous thromboembolism
Dr. Conway, Director of UBC’s Centre for Blood Research, will co-lead the network’s translational/basic science platform.