A win-win for UBC researchers and seniors in the community
In January of this year, UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies was approached by Shawna Lawson, Program Assistant at Tapestry Wesbrook Village, a vibrant seniors retirement community just South of campus. A partnership grew around the desire for UBC graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to present their research to Tapestry residents as part of a regular […]
Kanna Hayashi winner of 2015 UBC Killam Postdoc Research Prize Winner
This April, Kanna Hayashi became one of two of UBC’s many outstanding postdoctoral research fellows to be awarded a UBC Killam Postdoctoral Research Prize in recognition of her research achievements while at UBC. The Postdoctoral Fellows Office (PDFO) at the Faculty of Graduate Studies awards these two $5,000 prizes annually in the hope that the […]
Wendy Robinson appointed Assistant Dean, Graduate and Postdoctoral Education
Dr. Robinson’s appointment is effective March 23, 2015 to June 30, 2018.
Graduate student helps unravel the genetic foundation of her own family’s tragedy
Samantha Hansford’s very personal reason for coming to study under UBC’s David Huntsman.
MSFHR 2015 Trainee Awards Competition is now open
The Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) is pleased to announce that a funding competition for the 2015 trainee awards is now available. Trainee awards are one of the cornerstones of MSFHR’s investment in building British Columbia’s capacity for world-class research. These awards provide up to three years of salary support to help highly qualified post-doctoral […]
Friedman Scholars embark on new learning opportunities
The UBC Faculty of Medicine has named three graduate students as recipients of the Constance Livingstone-Friedman and Sydney Friedman Foundation Scholarships in Health Sciences. Mohsen Khosravi Maharlooei, Ben Paylor and Hojatollah Rezaei Nejad will share a total of $100,000 to undertake learning opportunities in the health sciences under the supervision of international experts. Created in […]
Physical Therapy’s first Northern and Rural Cohort crosses finish line
Cohort students did most of their hands-on training far from Vancouver.
An evening of career exploration
UBC Cellular and Physiological Sciences student Anna D’Souza explores her career options at the annual Career Day.
Q&A with Wendy Boivin
Many postdoctoral fellows face a time of great transition as they move into careers as independent researchers. Building close networks and learning about the wide range of career options available in academia and beyond can take time. But thanks to the UBC Faculty of Medicine’s Career Day, postdoctoral fellows and senior graduate students are given an […]
Announcing MSFHR’s 2015 trainee awards competition
The Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) funding competition for trainee awards is scheduled to launch Friday, November 28. These awards provide up to three years of salary support to help highly qualified post-doctoral fellows develop their skills. Since 2001, MSFHR has more than 1,200 trainee awards worth nearly $39 million. The 2015 trainee award […]