Faculty of Medicine researchers win prizes from CIHR Institute of Aging
Ben Mortenson, Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, and Brodie Sakakibara, PhD candidate in Rehabilitation Sciences, won prizes for their poster presentations in the CIHR Institute of Aging poster competition at the Canadian Association on Gerontology’s 41st Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting. Dr. Mortenson received the post-doctoral prize for […]
Parkinson Society Canada gives grants to four Faculty scientists
Parkinson Society Canada has awarded research grants to two faculty members and two post-doctoral fellows in the Faculty of Medicine: Doris Doudet, Professor in the Division of Neurology, received $45,000 to develop a radioactive tracer to allow imaging scans of the brain. Imaging will help pinpoint changes in the system in the brain that produces […]
Dan Pratt recognized for research into teacher self-reporting
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
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
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
Teresa Liu-Ambrose, Evan Wood and Brian Kwon are the Faculty’s three new appointees.
Genes and immune system shaped by childhood poverty, stress
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
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
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
Co-authored by Tim Oberlander, Professor in the Dept. of Pediatrics, the study is among the first of its kind.