At global dermatology event, UBC’s Harvey Lui takes the reins
The quadrennial World Congress of Dermatology will also feature research presentations by UBC faculty, fellows and students.
2015 Faculty of Medicine Awards
The 2015 Faculty of Medicine Awards recipients have been announced, including Professor David Scheifele, recipient of the Bill and Marilyn Webber Lifetime Achievement Award.
Two major gifts aim to grow ranks of aboriginal health providers
The pair of $1 million donations, from Lindsay and Elizabeth Gordon and the North family, will support UBC’s Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health.
Tuum Est! Graduation 2015
This week, students will graduate from across a wide range of Faculty of Medicine programs.
Midwifery Program celebrates 10-year anniversary of first graduating class
This spring, eight more students will earn a Bachelor of Midwifery degree from UBC.
Christie Newton appointed Director, Interprofessional Education
Dr. Newton’s appointment is effective May 1, 2015 to April 30, 2017.
Aboriginal MD program meets graduation goal ahead of schedule
In 2002, UBC’s Aboriginal MD Admissions program set an unofficial goal of graduating 50 more Aboriginal MDs by 2020. Now, the ambitious goal has been reached five years early.
The key to stopping sarcomas’ spread
Poul Sorensen found a previously unknown protein pathway that enables tumour cells to withstand hypoxia — and cancer drugs.
Epilepsy drug could help treat Alzheimer’s disease
Haakon Nygaard, the Fipke Professor in Alzheimer’s Research, tested a new, more potent anticonvulsant drug in mice, with promising results.
DNA near Huntington’s gene can dampen — or worsen — the disease
Blair Leavitt’s work lays the groundwork for drugs that could affect the gene’s expression.