A decade of interdisciplinary investigations
The Life Sciences Institute marks a precocious 10 years of existence.
Clarissa Wallace appointed Assistant Dean, Vancouver Fraser
Dr. Wallace, a clinical endocrinologist in New Westminster, begins her three-year term this month.
UBC Midwifery launches BC-wide research network
UBC’s Division of Midwifery has launched a BC-wide network to foster midwifery and maternity care research collaboration across the province.
Opioid overdoses linked to higher prescription rates in B.C.
UBC researchers found that areas with the most opiod overdoses also had the highest volumes of prescription opioid purchases.
Test could predict whether breast cancer will spread to the brain
The genetic predictor was revealed by an analysis of 4,000 breast cancer patients, co-led by UBC’s Torsten Nielsen.
Residency conference draws hundreds of medical educators to Vancouver
The International Conference on Residency Education will include talks by UBC faculty and staff.
Babies need free tongue movement to decipher speech sounds
Researchers at UBC have found inhibiting infants’ tongue movements impedes their ability to distinguish between speech sounds.
Teaching quality improvement in residency education
Roger Wong, Associate Dean of Postgraduate Medical Education, is the author of a new e-book on the potential for QI in residency training.
A dreaded disease shows potential as a cancer treatment
Scientists at UBC and University of Copenhagen exploited a malarial protein’s affinity for a type of sugar molecule found in most cancers.
Celebrating excellence
Professor Emeritus David Schiefele was among the 37 faculty members and staff honoured at the Faculty of Medicine’s annual awards reception.