Christopher Honey wins gold at World Masters Games
An Over-50s team from Vancouver, including Christopher Honey, an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery, won the world soccer championship for their age category at the 2013 World Masters Games, winning seven games in seven days. Vancouver United defeated international opposition with an overall plus/minus goal differential of 18-1. They allowed just two shots […]
Post-doctoral fellows awarded diabetes research fellowships
Three post-doctoral fellows have been awarded 4 What Matters Foundation UBC Diabetes Fellowships from the Faculty of Medicine. The Fellowships provide one-year of salary support for exceptional post-doctoral fellows to train in diabetes research in a UBC-based laboratory. The Fellowship is made possible by a generous donation from the 4 What Matters Foundation. The 4 […]
“Gold standard” imaging study casts doubt on MS theory
Led by Associate Professor of Neurology Anthony Traboulsee, the study found that narrowed veins are just as prevalent in people without MS.
Faculty members inducted to Royal Society of Canada
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 […]
Max Cynader to be inducted into Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
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.
The disease of many faces
In honour of Arthritis Month, UBC’s Diane Lacaille discusses what’s being done for arthritis sufferers.
Thousands of shades of grey
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
UBC’s Carolin Klein works with women suffering from vulvodynia, the recurrent or persistent pain or discomfort in the genital area.