Tuum Est! Graduation 2018
This week, hundreds of new graduates will gather to celebrate their achievements and look ahead to the next stage of their careers.
Fall Graduation 2017
Explore how graduates from UBC’s Faculty of Medicine are making a difference in communities across British Columbia.
Victoria Cook honoured with the Kristin Sivertz Resident Leadership Award
Victoria Cook, a pediatric clinical immunology and allergy fellow at the Faculty of Medicine, has been selected as one of two recipients of the 2017 Kristin Sivertz Resident Leadership Award. This award was established to recognize residents who exemplify leadership within Canadian specialty education and encourage the development of future leaders in medicine. Dr. Cook […]
$6-million donation creates UBC’s largest endowed scholarship
The gift from the late Sydney Friedman and Constance Livingtsone-Friedman supports travel by graduate and medical students in the health sciences.
Study of exercise and Parkinson’s disease yields positive results
Habitual exercise may confer an advantage in combating Parkinson’s disease by facilitating the brain’s production of dopamine.
Rehabilitation Research Program shows off its work
The program focuses on improving rehabilitation for individuals with stroke, improving quality of life for individuals who rely on power mobility devices, and mitigating the effects of secondary complications.
Elisabeth McClymont wins top student prize at immunization conference
Her research explored whether the HPV vaccine is less effective in women who are HIV-positive.
Natalie Zeytuni receives the 2015-2016 Banting Postodoctoral Fellowships
Natalie Zeytuni, Postdoctoral Fellow is one of this year’s Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships recipients. Originally from Israel, Natalie has been working at the Strynadka Lab in the UBC Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry since 2014. The Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program is Canada’s most prestigious postdoctoral funding program. Adminstered by the Government of Canada, Banting Fellowships […]
Occupational Therapy students break boundaries through research
Soon-to-be graduates of UBC’s Master of Occupational Therapy program showcase research highlights from the 11th annual Capstone Conference.
Jacquelyn Cragg wins Branco Weiss Fellowship
Jacquelyn Cragg, ICORD Postdoctoral Fellow has won the Society in Science – Branco Weiss Fellowship for her postdoctoral studies. She joins physicists, biologists, social scientists, and other researchers from around the world in accepting the prestigious award given by ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology). She was the only recipient this year from Canada. This […]