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Four faculty members among winners of the 2015 LifeSciences B.C. Awards
By jwong | March 4, 2015
Four faculty members have received the 2015 LifeSciences British Columbia Awards. These awards presented annually by FARRIS, are given in recognition to individuals and companies who have made a significant and meaningful contribution in the field of health and life sciences in our world-class life sciences community in British Columbia.
Pain relief pioneer donates $5 million for new UBC sport and exercise medicine centre
By bkladko | March 4, 2015
To honour the Vancouver physician’s gift, the new centre will be named the Chan Gunn Pavilion.
Lindsay Machan receives 2015 SIR Leader in Innovation Award
By jwong | March 3, 2015
Lindsay Machan, Associate Professor, Department of Radiology receives the 2015 Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Leader in Innovation Award. The Leaders in Innovation Award recognizes and promotes innovation within interventional radiology, continuing IR’s historical innovative development that has revolutionized medicine over the last 40 years. The Award acknowledges those individuals who have conceptualized and implemented […]
Wendy Norman recognized with The Enid Johnson MacLeod Award
By jwong | February 27, 2015
Wendy Norman, Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Practice is recognized with the Federation of Medical Women of Canada’s 2015 Enid Johnson MacLeod Award. The Federation of Medical Women of Canada presents this annual award to the nominated member or associate member who is felt to have made the most significant contribution to women’s […]
Dermot Kelleher appointed Dean, Faculty of Medicine
By jwong | February 25, 2015
Dr. Kelleher will join the Faculty of Medicine beginning September 1, 2015.
Faculty members win the NSERC Brockhouse Canada prize
By jwong | February 17, 2015
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has awarded Faculty of Medicine scientists with the Brockhouse Canada prize. The recipients from UBC include Drs. Paul Schaffer, François Bénard and Anna Celler from the Department of Radiology, and Dr. Thomas Ruth in the Division of Neurology, for their outstanding teamwork in realizing a solution […]
Twitter the right prescription for sharing health research: UBC study
By jwong | February 16, 2015
Using Twitter can help physicians be better prepared to answer questions from their patients.
Top science journals laud Timothy Kieffer’s stem cell research
By bkladko | February 13, 2015
Timothy Kieffer’s progress in his quest to create a stem cell treatment for diabetes was included in two year-end lists for scientific achievement: it was listed as one of eight “Notable Advances” of 2014 by Nature Medicine, and as one of the top 10 “Breakthroughs of the Year” by Science. With industry collaborators, Dr. Kieffer, a […]
Graduate student helps unravel the genetic foundation of her own family’s tragedy
By bkladko | February 12, 2015
Samantha Hansford’s very personal reason for coming to study under UBC’s David Huntsman.
Playing with creativity: UBC production helps medical students get in touch with their artistic sides
By jwong | February 11, 2015
Learn how this year’s MedPlay has helped medical students get in touch with their artistic sides.








