Breaking down walls: Indigenous students win gold
A team of UBC health sciences students won first place at an international event for Indigenous allied health professionals.
More oversight needed for consumer brain stimulation devices
Peter Reiner, UBC professor of neuroethics, believes there is a need for more oversight of neurotechnologies.
New tumour test could guide personalized treatment for children with cancer
Scientists at UBC and BC Children’s Hospital are the first in Canada to use a new test for pediatric tumour analysis.
Some pregnant women don’t believe cannabis is harmful to their fetus
Up to one-third of pregnant women do not believe cannabis is harmful to their fetus, according to a new review by UBC researchers.
Team of UBC residents named Simulation Olympiad champions
Six UBC residents earned first place at the Simulation Olympiad, where they tested their skills using a high-fidelity mannequin.
Scientists grow perfect human blood vessels in a petri dish
Breakthrough technology advances research of vascular diseases like diabetes.
Protein switch identified in connection with disability progression in MS
Dr. Jacqueline Quandt and her team have identified a neuroprotective protein that may act as a switch between disease progression and processes of repair in MS.
Closing the distance
Surgeons with UBC’s Southern Medical Program are saving time, expenses and travel risk for patients in remote communities by practising telemedicine.
Three faculty members receive CAME Certificate of Merit Award
Three members named recipients of the 2019 Certificate of Merit Award by the Canadian Association for Medical Education.
2018 Year in Review
Look back at ten highlights from the past year.