Science-backed tips for healthy aging
Dr. James McKendry and his team aim to uncover how nutrition and exercise influence muscle performance and the role each plays in healthy aging.
The brains that resist Alzheimer’s
Dr. Stefan Wendt is part of an interdisciplinary team that seeks to understand the reason behind resilience to Alzheimer's and unlock the first breakthrough treatments in decades.
Restoring sight, transforming lives
Philanthropy enables Dr. Gupta to launch bold collaborations focused on accelerating breakthroughs to repair, restore and regenerate sight.
Building community through empathy and trust: Ayra’s journey in medicine
Ayra McCarthy's journey through medical school has been positively impacted by bursary support. Because of bursaries, she's able to focus on learning and community building.
Training with AI to build more equitable healthcare
UBC medical students are leading the way across Canada in exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) and data literacy can help to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease.
Delivering AI’s promise of better health care
Jump-started by a $22.5 million gift, UBC’s new AI and Health Network is deploying powerful artificial intelligence tools to drive health system innovation and improve patient care.
Donor-funded awards lighten the load for future doctors
UBC expands medical training to meet the needs of BC communities.
UBC opens Gordon B. Shrum Building, Canada’s first purpose-built biomedical engineering facility
As Canada’s first purpose-built facility for biomedical engineering, the building brings together researchers, students and industry partners under one roof to advance biomedical research, education and innovation.
Celebrating a decade of excellence in brain health
On February 8, donors and friends of the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health gathered to celebrate a decade of excellence in research, education and patient care since the official opening of the building in 2014.
Donors’ dream for people with multiple sclerosis launches a new era of research at UBC
The new MS Research Network will bring innovative treatment options to BC patients sooner.