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Faculty members inducted to Royal Society of Canada
By Patricia Angel | September 27, 2013
Two faculty members in the Faculty of Medicine are among 84 Canadians to be inducted Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) – the highest honour a scholar can achieve in the arts, humanities and sciences in Canada. Faculty of Medicine members to be inducted Royal Society Fellows: Richard Keith Humphries, Professor in the […]
Staff receive UBC President’s Awards
By Patricia Angel | September 27, 2013
Three staff in the Faculty of Medicine have received President’s Staff Awards from UBC. The President’s Staff Awards (Vancouver Campus) recognize the personal achievements and contributions of staff to UBC and to the vision and goals of the University. There are six categories of President’s Staff awards: Leadership Creativity and Innovation Enhancing the UBC Experience […]
Max Cynader to be inducted into Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
By bkladko | September 24, 2013
A neuroscientist and Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Dr. Cynader leads the Brain Research Centre and the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health.
Carolyn Gotay, Kendall Ho inducted to Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
By Patricia Angel | September 23, 2013
The disease of many faces
By Patricia Angel | September 23, 2013
In honour of Arthritis Month, UBC’s Diane Lacaille discusses what’s being done for arthritis sufferers.
Thousands of shades of grey
By bkladko | September 20, 2013
The UBC MRI Research Centre has trained its magnets on Olympic swimmers, compulsive gamblers, and most of all, people with brain disorders.
Easing the pain
By Patricia Angel | September 19, 2013
UBC’s Carolin Klein works with women suffering from vulvodynia, the recurrent or persistent pain or discomfort in the genital area.
Researchers sound warning over heart attack symptoms
By bkladko | September 18, 2013
Associate Professor of Medicine Nadia Khan and collaborators found that the severity of women’s heart attacks could be obscured by the absence of chest pain.
Fine-tuning HIV treatment
By bkladko | September 18, 2013
Associate Professor of Medicine Richard Harrigan will develop a new, DNA-based test to minimize side-effects of antiretroviral therapy — thus increasing the odds that patients stick with it.
A new opportunity to learn from others’ last days
By Patricia Angel | September 6, 2013
St. John Hospice will provide end-of-life care for individuals, and help improve palliative care through research and training.