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Dan Pratt recognized for research into teacher self-reporting
By bkladko | October 19, 2012
Daniel Pratt, a Professor in the Faculty of Education who holds a cross-appointment in the Faculty of Medicine, has been awarded the Imogene Okes award from the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE.) The award honors the memory of Imogene Okes, whose reports on adult education participation have been widely used and quoted […]
Terry Fox Foundation supports UBC research into aggressive leukemia
By bkladko | October 19, 2012
A team led by R. Keith Humphries, a Professor in the Division of Hematology, will receive $5.9 million over five years from the Terry Fox Foundation (TFF) to find new ways to treat aggressive forms of leukemia by rapidly creating and using laboratory-built models that mimic human acute leukemias. Dr. Humphries, the Director of the […]
A new leader for B.C. heart research and care
By bkladko | October 19, 2012
Dr. Andrew Krahn, an expert on inherited arrhythmias, was welcomed as the new Head of the Division of Cardiology.
New Canada Research Chairs appointed in the Faculty of Medicine
By Patricia Angel | October 18, 2012
Teresa Liu-Ambrose, Evan Wood and Brian Kwon are the Faculty’s three new appointees.
Genes and immune system shaped by childhood poverty, stress
By Patricia Angel | October 18, 2012
Research led by Michael Kobor, Associate Professor of Medical Genetics, examined a process called DNA methylation.
Some MS patients experience “natural” improvements in disability: UBC-VCH research
By Patricia Angel | October 17, 2012
Prof. Helen Tremlett led the first study to quantify improvements in patients who are not taking immunomodulatory drugs.
Dr. Martin Gleave – $10M Dream Team member studying advanced prostate cancer
By Patricia Angel | October 11, 2012
Led by the Distinguished Professor of Urologic Sciences, the Vancouver Prostate Centre is the only Canadian site on team.
Maternal depression affects language development in babies
By Patricia Angel | October 9, 2012
Co-authored by Tim Oberlander, Professor in the Dept. of Pediatrics, the study is among the first of its kind.
Faculty members recognized for teaching excellence
By Patricia Angel | October 5, 2012
Two faculty members received the CJG Mackenzie Prize for Excellence in Teaching from the School of Population and Public Health (SPPH). Craig Mitton, Associate Professor at SPPH, is a Senior Scientist at the Centre for Clinical Epidemiology & Evaluation and a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar. The focus of his research is in […]
Peter von Dadelszen wins CIHR Knowledge Translation Award
By bkladko | September 28, 2012
The Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology is working to improve diagnosis and treatment of pre-eclampsia in the developing world.