Faculty of Medicine researchers receive CIHR grants
Brian MacVicar, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, received the largest grant within the Faculty of Medicine in CIHR’s latest round of awards.
Streetcar tracks increase risk of bike crashes
A study by UBC and Ryerson University could help inform planning decisions in cities building or expanding light-rail systems.
After 40 years of denial, doubt and derision, a scientist finds vindication
Dessa Sadovnick’s lonely quest to show that genes can play a major role in multiple sclerosis.
UBC researchers invent a synthetic “glue” for blood clots
The polymer, developed by Assistant Professor Christian Kastrup (above) and graduate student Karen Chan, could act as a supplementary “glue” that helps hold clots together.
Now streaming: UBC’s distinctive lens on neuroanatomy
With Bach sonatas and Monty Pythonesque animation, UBC brings a cinematic flair to neuroanatomy.
2016 Faculty of Medicine Award Recipients
Jan Friedman, Professor, Department of Medical Genetics receives the 2016 Bill and Marilyn Webber Lifetime Achievement Award.
Heat exposure and poverty can be a lethal combination
The study showed higher heat-related mortality in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside but also in pockets throughout the Lower Mainland.
Nadine Caron wins the Dr. Thomas Dignan Indigenous Health Award
The award from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons recognizes physicians devoted to justice for Canada’s Indigenous peoples.
UBC leads effort to improve treatment of diabetic retinal disease
David Maberley hopes to create diagnostic nodes in several small rural hospitals.
Bringing health knowledge behind the walls
MD students taught health to young offenders at Burnaby Youth Custody Services — and in the process, learned a few things themselves.