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SPPH Professor first recipient of the Bastable-Potts Asthma Research Prize

By dcc2012 | April 29, 2014

Dr. Michael Brauer, Professor at UBC’s School of Population and Public Health, is the first recipient of the Bastable-Potts Asthma Research Prize, given by the Asthma Society of Canada (ASC). Dr. Brauer’s ground-breaking research into traffic-related air pollution and its relationship to asthma in both adults and children is being recognized by the ASC as a significant contribution […]

Two new leaders for the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health

Two new leaders for the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health

By bkladko | April 28, 2014

Professors Brian MacVicar (left) and Jon Stoessl (right) join Max Cynader as Co-Directors.

Pathology & Laboratory Medicine graduate program receives Peter Larkin Award

By dcc2012 | April 25, 2014

The Pathology & Laboratory Medicine graduate program in the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine has received the 2013-14 Peter Larkin Award from the UBC Office of the Vice-President, Students. The Peter Larkin Award is granted to a graduate program or department that has contributed to student development in honour of his commitment and passion […]

Kristina McBurney

Graduate students receive Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards

By dcc2012 | April 25, 2014

Two graduate students in the Faculty of Medicine have been selected to receive UBC Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards. UBC annually awards teaching prizes to UBC teaching assistants in recognition of the valuable role that they play in undergraduate programs. The prize includes a certificate and $1,000. The award presentations will take place in early […]
Faculty bestows Lifetime Achievement Award on Peter Pare

Faculty bestows Lifetime Achievement Award on Peter Pare

By bkladko | April 25, 2014

His discoveries about the pathophysiology of asthma and COPD have made UBC a leading scientific centre in lung disease.
A recipe for making cancer treatment more bearable

A recipe for making cancer treatment more bearable

By bkladko | April 17, 2014

Can a cooking class help men counteract the side-effects of prostate cancer treatment?
UBC puts tablets to work during anatomy lessons

UBC puts tablets to work during anatomy lessons

By bkladko | April 16, 2014

Recognizing that medical students are increasingly reliant on mobile technology, the Southern Medical Program has integrated the devices into anatomy lab sessions.

Canada Foundation for Innovation awards UBC $2.2M to boost research

By dcc2012 | April 14, 2014

Max Cynader is one of several UBC researchers to to receive funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation.
Medical students recognized in art contest

Medical students recognized in art contest

By Patricia Angel | April 11, 2014

“Artistic Fibrillation” by medical student Bhavik Mistry won first place in the annual Heartfelt Images contest.
Stephanie Harvard and Erin Macri.

Graduate students named top two finalists in Three Minute Thesis

By Patricia Angel | April 11, 2014

Stephanie Harvard, a PhD candidate in Population and Public Health, and Erin Macri, a PhD candidate in Experimental Medicine, were named the top two finalists in the 2014 UBC Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. The 3MT is an academic competition that assists graduate students with fostering effective presentation and communication skills. Participants have only three […]