UBC announces new Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging
A donor’s thoughtful philanthropy unites researchers across UBC to harness the science of healthy aging and help people grow older in good health.
Bridging science and medicine
As Michelle Kwon worked on her PhD at UBC and then as a scientist in the biotech sector, she witnessed the potential of stem cells to transform medicine—and was inspired to do even more to help these new therapies reach patients.
Creating those lightbulb moments
A caregiver draws on her lived experience to help shift future health providers’ assumptions about patients and families.
The science of brain wellness
The human brain is among the most complex systems in the universe. It makes you who you are as a person, guiding your thoughts, feelings, personality and physical abilities.
Inspired by out-of-the-blue recognition
Kirsten Ward didn’t apply for the Nancy Cho Alumni Award in Physical Therapy, so the good news that she received the award came as a surprise.
Charting a new course for MS treatment
Research from the UBC Faculty of Medicine could stop the disease in its tracks — and even reverse its devastating effects.
Engaging patients to improve health care
Carolyn Canfield has donated to the UBC Faculty of Medicine to create the Canfield Distinguished Scholar in Patient Partnerships at UBC.
Expanding birth options closer to home
Sage Thomas wants to create a birthing center for her community of Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc and surrounding communities in the Interior of British Columbia.
A path for a new generation of Black physicians
For Black students to imagine themselves becoming doctors, they need to see Black mentors, role models and students at the university, and Black physicians providing health care in their community.
Dr. Lucy A. Perrone to lead UBC education programs in laboratory quality
A champion for strengthening laboratory systems and improving diagnostic laboratory testing in the global south, Dr. Lucy A. Perrone has been appointed as the inaugural Donald B. Rix Professor in Laboratory Quality at UBC.