Community Update from Dean Dermot Kelleher
Read a message from Dean Dermot Kelleher on recent events.
Combatting COVID-19
Hear from UBC experts, learn more about work on the frontlines, and discover the latest research helping to combat the global outbreak.
Making a difference: UBC medical students support patients in self-isolation
Volunteers offer non-medical follow-up help and advice.
UBC researchers join with partners to develop portable ultrasound scanner network for COVID-19
Scanner expected to speed up diagnoses in rural and remote areas.
UBC researchers ask for public input to inform COVID-19 policy
The team will seek input from hundreds of citizens in an online deliberation series.
UBC scientist identifies a gene that controls thinness
A new study by Dr. Josef Penninger shines new light on why some people can eat as much as they want, and still stay thin.
James Andrew inducted into UBC’s 25 Year Club
As Indigenous Student Initiatives Manager, Andrew has helped to build the Indigenous MD Admissions Program.
New combination treatment may overcome drug resistance in blood cancers
Scientists at UBC, BC Cancer reveal combination treatment shows promise in overcoming drug resistance and relapse in people with chronic myeloid leukemia.
UBC scientists discover genetic insights into cancer drug resistance
The findings provide valuable insight into how cancers progress, spread throughout the body and become resistant to chemotherapy.
Making a difference: Midwifery student connects midwives with personal protective equipment
Through Masks to Midwives initiative, more than 200 reusable surgical cap and gown sets, 2,000 surgical masks and 150 home-sewn masks have been distributed to midwifery practices in communities around B.C.