Julio Montaner wins Killam Prize in health sciences
The national award from the Canada Council for the Arts will be presented to him at Ottawa’s Rideau Hall.
MedIT’s Ed Tech team recognized for “Neuroanatomy” video by 2017 MEDEA Awards
MedIT’s Ed Tech team recognized for “Neuroanatomy” video by 2017 MEDEA Awards.
Three faculty members awarded the 2017 CAME Certificate of Merit Award
Three faculty members awarded the 2017 CAME Certificate of Merit Award.
UBC Rehabilitation Sciences student awarded the 3M National Student Fellowship
Rehabilitation Sciences doctoral student Laura Bulk receives the 3M National Student Fellowship Award.
UBC study confirms that two doses of HPV vaccine provide long-lasting protection
Published in JAMA, it was the longest examination of the vaccine’s most widely-used version.
Uncoding cancer – one cell at a time
UBC Professor Sohrab Shah talks about his interests in biology and computer science, and why he thinks genomics will tip the scales in beating cancer.
Tool launched to help parents allow ‘risky play’
Mariana Brussoni and colleagues launched an online tool to help parents change their approach to outdoor play.
Medical history reveals multiple sclerosis begins to impact patients sooner
Helen Tremlett and colleagues found that there is a phase before MS is diagnosed during which people begin to show symptoms.
Drug created from malaria parasite stops cancer in mice
Mads Daugaard showed that the drug was effective against a highly aggressive bladder cancer.
Leonard Foster awarded the 2017 Genome BC Award for Scientific Excellence
Leonard Foster, Professor and Interim Head of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, has been named the recipient of the 2017 Genome BC Award for Scientific Excellence. This award honours an individual, group or company in B.C. whose work has had a significant impact on advancing the fields of genomics, proteomics, bioinformatics or systems […]