Hunting the genes that cause rare diseases
A new national network co-led by Professor of Medical Genetics Phillip Hieter received an initial grant of $2.3 million from CIHR.
The hazards of safe playgrounds
Assistant Professor Mariana Brussoni questions the “over-engineering” of today’s playgrounds.
A UBC faculty member on the front lines of the Ebola epidemic
Clinical Assistant Professor Srinivas Murthy spent five weeks in Liberia working with the WHO.
Stories of hope behind bars
Clinical Professor Ruth Martin (left) and research assistant Mo Korchinski are co-editors of a book about the resilience of women who are incarcerated in a B.C. prison.
Advocating for Aboriginal health
Discover how UBC family medicine residents are working alongside First Nations communities to affect change.
Finding genetic clues to intellectual disabilities
Evica Rajcan-Separovic and Suzanne Lewis are unravelling causes for intellectual disabilities that defy detection.
The search for a reliable antidote to heparin
The compound developed by Jaychandran Kizhakkedathu is intended to prevent serious bleeding, especially during surgery.
Rubber duckies as research tools
Susan Small, Director of UBC’s Pediatric Audiology Lab, shares tips on recognizing and preventing hearing loss in infants and children.
New test identifies severe sepsis within an hour
Using a genetic signature, the test takes as little as an hour, speeding the time to treatment with aggressive antibiotics.
New Canada Research Chairs appointed in the Faculty of Medicine
Michael Kobor is among four Canada Research Chairs receiving a boost in federal funding.