UBC researchers discover brain swelling mechanism
The team at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health discovered how a single protein allows salt to infiltrate neurons.
Dianne Miller recipient of the 2015 Virginia Greene Leadership Award
Dianne Miller, Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology has received the 2015 Virginia Greene Leadership Award for her leadership in the field of ovarian cancer. This prestigious award, presented by Ovarian Cancer Canada, recognizes an individual’s outstanding contribution to the advancement of awareness, knowledge transfer, support, and research in ovarian cancer. The Virginia Greene […]
Four faculty members receive the 2014-15 Killam Teaching Prize
Four faculty members have received the 2014-15 UBC Killam Teaching Prizes. The UBC Killam Teaching Prizes recognize excellence in teaching in the medical and science undergraduate programs, residency programs, school and graduate programs within the Faculty of Medicine. The 2014-15 Killam Teaching Prize recipients are:
Psychiatry fellow helps best-selling author with Huntington’s book
Postdoctoral fellow and genetic counsellor Alicia Semaka shared her knowledge and experience with Lisa Genova for her book, Inside The O’Briens.
Diabetes prevention in Vancouver’s South Asian community
Kirandeep Kaur Kandola, Vancouver Fraser Medical Program Class of 2017, discusses her 2014 SSRP project, which examined diabetes in Vancouver’s South Asian community. Please briefly describe the SSRP project you were involved in. KK: I had the opportunity to be a member of the Prevention Matters research team under Dr. Tricia Tang this past summer. […]
Two faculty members receive BC’s prestigious Robinson and Elliot awards
Two prestigious public health awards were presented to two School of Population and Public Health professors recently. Reka Gustafson, Assistant Clinical Professor, SPPH receives the James M. Robinson Award for significant contributions to public health is a mid-career award, named for Dr. James McClure Robinson, Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Care and Epidemiology. Dr. Gustafson […]
Dawn DeWitt named Governor of British Columbia Chapter of the American College of Physicians (ACP)
Dawn DeWitt, Professor, General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine; Regional Associate Dean, Vancouver Fraser; Associate Dean, MD Undergraduate Program has been named Governor of British Columbia Chapter of the American College of Physicians (ACP), the national organization of internists. The American College of Physicians is the largest medical specialty organization and the second-largest physician group […]
St. Paul’s Hospital to re-locate within Vancouver
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
Their role will focus on improving patient care, spearheading new treatments and advancing health research at the DMCBH.