Giving
Bursary fosters family connections
By jwong | November 29, 2017
The Doctors of BC bursary has allowed dermatology resident, Lisa Flegel to stay in touch with her family and find a work-life balance.
Big-city vision with small-town heart
By jwong | October 5, 2017
Third-year UBC medical student Michael Gallea is one of 125 medical students to receive a bursary to support his journey in medicine.
$6-million donation creates UBC’s largest endowed scholarship
By bkladko | July 12, 2017
The gift from the late Sydney Friedman and Constance Livingtsone-Friedman supports travel by graduate and medical students in the health sciences.
Shedding new light on life with personalized medicine
By jwong | May 31, 2017
With the help of the Grech family’s donation, a three year study was created, led by Professors Kevin and Cheryl Gregory-Evans using a personalized medicine approach to treating vision loss.
A 25-year partnership in professionalizing occupational hygiene
By bkladko | February 10, 2016
The Faculty of Medicine has Western Canada’s only graduate-level training program devoted to workplace hazards and health impacts.
An angel for ovarian cancer research
By dcc2012 | January 13, 2016
Dianne Miller calls the family and friends of the late Hong Kong physician, Chew Wei, the angel of British Columbia’s ovarian cancer research team, OVCARE. “The generosity of Dr. Chew’s family and friends is beyond belief,” says Dr. Miller, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and co-founder of OVCARE. “They are like an angel […]
A search to restore sight
By dcc2012 | December 17, 2015
Support from a family affected by a rare eye disease will advance research into a treatment for the condition.
256 Channels of Hope for Families with Schizophrenia
By dcc2012 | November 27, 2015
Most people enjoy the sound of laughter, but not Wes Pahl. When Wes hears laughter, he is tormented by the thought that people are laughing at him or about him. He suffers from schizophrenia, a debilitating disease that causes delusions, hallucinations and disorganized thinking—a disease that causes people like Wes to live in conflict with […]
A Venture-Capital Approach to Supporting Science
By dcc2012 | July 29, 2015
Cheryl Wellington knew a few tricks of the trade when she set out to buy new equipment for her neuroscience lab, thanks to strategic advice from the business veterans supporting her dementia research. Raymond Heung and Stanley Hamilton encouraged Dr. Wellington, a Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, to contact the vendors shortly before year-end, […]
A new home for sports medicine, with help from a pioneering physician
By bkladko | July 13, 2015
Chan Gunn’s unconventional approach to treating neuropathic pain gained adherents at UBC’s sports medicine clinic. His latest gift will provide a new home for that clinic.