UBC researchers discover brain swelling mechanism
The team at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health discovered how a single protein allows salt to infiltrate neurons.
Psychiatry fellow helps best-selling author with Huntington’s book
Postdoctoral fellow and genetic counsellor Alicia Semaka shared her knowledge and experience with Lisa Genova for her book, Inside The O’Briens.
St. Paul’s Hospital to re-locate within Vancouver
A Clinical Academic Campus of UBC, the new hospital will be three kilometers away from the existing complex on Burrard Street.
Brian MacVicar and Jon Stoessl appointed as Co-Directors, DMCBH
Their role will focus on improving patient care, spearheading new treatments and advancing health research at the DMCBH.
Taking aim at antimicrobial resistance
Professor Natalie Strynadka is receiving more than $1 million in federal grants to find new antimicrobial medications and preserve the effectiveness of existing ones.
Faculty of Medicine gets new Canada Research Chairs
Gina Ogilvie, in the School of Population and Public Health, is the new Canada Research Chair in Global Control of HPV-Related Disease and Cancer.
New student awards aimed at B.C.’s aspiring rural physicians
The first round of $5,000 B.C. Rural Interest Awards have been awarded to 20 medical students who have shown an interest in working in rural or remote communities.
Midwifery students gear up for placements in Nepal and Uganda
The students will work alongside local midwives and physicians, learning to help deliver babies in low-resource settings.
New medical school space opens at Vernon Jubilee Hospital
Students in the Southern Medical Program officially have a new place to call home at Vernon Jubilee Hospital.
Can children with autism learn two languages?
UBC bilingualism expert Stefka Marinova-Todd says there’s no reason why children with autism should be discouraged from speaking another language, or two.