Donald Brooks wins grant to improve blood storage technology
The goal: a biocompatible layer that protects platelets from collisions with the container wall and prevents bacterial proliferation.
Drop and give me 20
To counteract the unhealthy lifestyles of medical residents, Clinical Professor Kam Shojania instituted weekly workouts for his rheumatology trainees.
Faculty members awarded Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medals
Twenty-seven faculty members have received Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medals from the Governor General of Canada. Other faculty members who have received Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medals include: The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal commemorates the 2012 celebrations of the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the Throne […]
Shanda Jordan Gaetz appointed Executive Director, Faculty Affairs
In her 16 years at UBC, she has served as the Faculty’s Human Resources Advisor and Director of Human Resources.
Judith Isaac-Renton receives Public Health Award
Judith Isaac-Renton, a Professor in the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, received the 2013 Gen-Probe Joseph Public Health Award from the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). The award honours a distinguished microbiologist who has exhibited exemplary leadership and service in the field of public health. As one of the criteria for the award, the […]
UBC heart and stroke research gets $35M boost
The funding commitment from the Heart and Stroke Foundation is the largest gift to the Faculty of Medicine.
Faculty members receive Early Career Scholar Awards
Five faculty members in the Faculty of Medicine were selected as Peter Wall Institute Early Career Scholars for 2013-2014. The Institute’s Early Career Scholar Award is available to outstanding UBC faculty at the early stage of their academic careers at UBC. The Institute appoints a cohort of untenured Assistant and recently tenured Associate Professors each […]
The graveyard shift
Paramedic Renee MacCarron is a participant in a study of shiftworkers, sleep patterns and cancer risk, funded by the Canadian Cancer Society.
Q&A on risky behaviour and young men with Genevieve Creighton
Genevieve Creighton researches young men, masculinities and risk taking with the Developmental Neurosciences & Child Health Cluster at Child & Family Research Institute and the UBC Faculty of Medicine.
An inside look at palliative care
“Faces of Palliative Care,” co-produced by Clinical Professor Patricia Boston and featuring several UBC faculty members, was broadcast on CBC in British Columbia.