Jennifer Bruin recognized for research excellence
Jennifer Bruin, a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, received a L’Oréal-UNESCO Research Excellence Fellowship from L’Oréal Canada and the Canadian Commission for UNESCO. Dr. Bruin, a member of Dr. Timothy Kieffer’s lab in the Diabetes Research Group, is developing ways to produce pancreatic islets from stem cells. Her work has […]
UBC to lead national study of HIV’s effects on women and their children
The researchers will examine accelerated aging at the molecular, cellular and clinical level.
UBC inventor of self-propelled coagulant wins grant from Grand Challenges Canada
Christian Kastrup’s goal is a topical medication that could be used to treat post-partum bleeding in low-income countries.
Earl W. Davie Symposium draws record attendance — including a Nobel Laureate
Ed Conway, Director of the Centre for Blood Research, greets the namesake of the symposium, now in its sixth year.
Faculty members win MSFHR partnered scholar awards
Three faculty members have received the first Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) partnered scholar awards, collaborations with the National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health (NCCAH) in Prince George and the St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation in Vancouver. NCCAH has partnered to fund Sarah de Leeuw, Affiliate Assistant Professor in the School of Population & Public […]
Transporting hypothermia victims to advanced heart and lung care facilities “worth the trip”
Doug Brown, a UBC emergency medicine resident, is the lead author of the article in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Faculty of Medicine celebrates 10 years of recruiting and supporting Aboriginal Students
The growing contingent of Aboriginal MD students includes Todd Alec, Nathan Teegee and Lara DesRoches.
New drug target found for cystic fibrosis lung disease
A team led by Stuart Turvey, an Associate Professor of Pediatrics, has discovered the cellular pathway that causes lung‐damaging inflammation in cystic fibrosis (CF), and found that reducing the pathway’s activity also decreases inflammation. The finding offers a potential new drug target for treating this form of lung disease, which is a major cause of illness and death […]