Discoverer of immune cell receptor wins UBC cancer prize
Tak Wah Mak, of the University of Toronto, will receive the inaugural Dr. Chew Wei Memorial Prize in Cancer Research.
‘Sticky synapses’ can impair new memories by holding on to old ones
UBC researchers have discovered that so-called ‘sticky synapses’ in the brain can impair new learning by excessively hard-wiring old memories and inhibiting our ability to adapt to our changing environment.
Pop-ups and close-ups
To prevent cognitive overload, Claudia Krebs dissected neuroanatomy — and radically reassembled it.
UBC plays prominent role in Canada’s premier medical education conference
This year, 135 members of the UBC community were co-authors and/or presenters on 71 peer-reviewed presentations.
Polio setback
UBC’s Richard Lester discusses why polio was declared a global health emergency and how to eradicate it once and for all.
A centesimal celebration
Two of the Faculty of Medicine’s newest programs, Midwifery and Genetic Counselling, each awarded their 100th diplomas this year.
UBC scientists find new way to mobilize immune system against viruses
UBC scientists have uncovered an intricate chain reaction in the body’s immune system and have used the new knowledge to develop an effective treatment against harmful viruses such as the coronavirus that caused the deadly SARS outbreak in 2002.
A cruel disease, two maverick approaches
Two UBC scientists have climbed out onto separate limbs in their efforts to find a treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Oscar Casiro’s Victoria lap
The Faculty’s first Regional Associate Dean, Vancouver Island, steps down after 10 years of nurturing medical education from Victoria to Port McNeill.
I love you just the way you are
UBC researchers find that many parents of children with Down syndrome have unique perspectives on the possibility of a remedy.