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Ehsan Jozaghi awarded the 2017 Killam Postdoctoral Fellow Research Prize
By jwong | April 3, 2018
The prize is awarded annually for outstanding research and scholarly contributions.
Top researchers join UBC as Canada 150 Research Chairs
By jwong | March 29, 2018
Josef Penninger will be the Canada 150 Research Chair in Functional Genetics and Director of the Life Sciences Institute.
Two members of the faculty receive the UBC 2017/18 Student Development Award
By jwong | March 22, 2018
Michael Lee, Senior Instructor, Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy and Vivian Tsang, first year medical student are recipients of the 2017/18 UBC Student Development Award – Margaret Fulton Award.
Philip Edgcumbe leads XPRIZE Alzheimer’s Disease Team into highest honours
By jwong | March 21, 2018
Philip Edgcumbe, a UBC MD/PhD student, helped lead the XPRIZE Alzheimer’s disease team into its highest honour at the 2017 XPRIZE Visioneers Summit.
Lara Boyd and Jennifer Gardy named B.C.’s Most Influential Women of 2018: Stem Stars
By jwong | March 21, 2018
Lara Boyd, Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy and Jennifer Gardy, Associate Professor, School of Population and Public Health are among twelve members of UBC who have been named B.C.’s most influential women of 2018: Stem Stars by BC Business.
A new home for UBC sports medicine and exercise science
By bkladko | March 15, 2018
The Chan Gunn Pavilion will house physicians and physical therapists who treat up to 3,500 patients a month.
Mark Ansermino receives the Research Recognition Award from the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society
By jwong | March 12, 2018
Mark Ansermino, Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics receives the Research Recognition Award from the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society. The award honours a researcher who has contributed to and sustained major contributions in anesthesia research in Canada.
Members of the Faculty receive 2018 YWCA Women of Distinction Nominations
By jwong | March 8, 2018
Members of the Faculty of Medicine community were recently nominated for the 2018 YWCA Women of Distinction Awards. In its 35th year and recognized nationally, the YWCA Women of Distinction Awards honours individuals whose outstanding activities and achievements contribute to the well-being and future of our community.
Women more likely to be living kidney donors in U.S.
By bkladko | March 8, 2018
The decline in donations from men was most marked from lower income groups.
Living in sunnier climes could reduce risk of MS
By bkladko | March 8, 2018
Professor Helen Tremlett, in the Division of Neurology, examined sun exposure over the lifespan.