Alia Dharamsi receives Outstanding Future Alumnus Award
Alia Dharamsi, a third-year medical student, received the 2012 Outstanding Future Alumnus Award from the UBC Alumni Association. Dharamsi graduated from UBC in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science degree. Throughout her studies, she has been extensively involved in community service. She is the founder and president of the UBC chapter of Meal Exchange and […]
Jae Lee receives UBC President’s Staff Award
Jae Lee, Lab Manager at ICORD, received the 2012 UBC President’s Staff Award for Emerging Leadership. Lee started at ICORD as a student technician. After completing his master’s degree in 2010, he worked as a research scientist before becoming lab manager in June 2011. During his five years at ICORD, Lee has contributed to numerous […]
Natalie Strynadka receives international biomedical award
Natalie Strynadka, Professor in the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, is one of 13 researchers to receive Senior International Research Scholar (SIRS) awards from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). Dr. Strynadka employs a multidisciplinary structural biology approach to study the molecular details and function of membrane protein assemblies that play key roles in […]
UBC neurologist to lead national clinical trial of MS treatment
Led by Assistant Professor of Neurology Anthony Traboulsee, the study will examine the efficacy of unblocking head and neck veins.
Faculty members elected to Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
Six faculty members have been elected Fellows by the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS). Jan Friedman, Professor in the Department of Medical Genetics and Acting Associate Dean, Research, Children & Family Research Institute, has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed papers and eight books. His current research focuses on the use of genomic technologies to […]
Premier opens Southern Medical Program's Reichwald Health Sciences Centre
The building, constructed with a $32.7-million investment by the B.C. government, will ultimately accommodate 128 MD students.
The impact of arthritis on mothers
Professor Catherine Backman describes her study’s methodology and findings in a 2-minute video.
Judy Illes elected to the Royal Society of Canada
Judy Illes, Professor of Neurology in the Department of Medicine, has been elected a Fellow by the Royal Society of Canada (RSC). As a pioneer and eminent scholar in the field of neuroethics, Dr. Illes has made groundbreaking contributions to ethical, social, legal, and policy challenges at the intersection of biomedical ethics and neuroscience. These intersections […]
Collaborative maternity program results in fewer C-sections, shorter hospital stays: UBC/CFRI research
The study, led by Professor Patricia Janssen, followed women who used Vancouver’s South Community Birth Program.
Combination of blood thinning drugs shown to be ineffective as stroke preventer
Neurology Professor Oscar Benavente is leading a $66-million study aimed at preventing recurrences of small subcortical strokes.