At the nexus of nature and nurture
Rats’ parenting styles leave marks on their offspring’s genes. Now Michael Kobor is trying to prove that the same thing happens in humans.
A disputed asthma therapy has safe record in B.C.
The UBC-Vancouver Coastal Health study found that hospitalization rates for people who used the combination therapy were not significantly higher than people who used just corticosteroids.
Where drowning is an epidemic, UBC tries “immunization”
Clinical Associate Professor Steve Beerman aims to reduce childhood drowning by half in a Bangladeshi village.
Wyeth Wasserman appointed Associate Dean, Research and Executive Director of CFRI
He will help develop the academic health sciences centre with BC Children’s and Women’s Hospitals.
Young scholars take UBC to the world
The Faculty of Medicine’s first faculty member, Sydney Friedman, has created a scholarship to enable students and resident to travel outside western Canada.
From the executive suite, focusing on street-level challenges
Two mining companies invest in UBC research into new treatment option for chronic heroin addiction.
Doubling down on a proven strategy
Clinical Professor of Orthopaedics Shafique Pirani seeks to replicate his success treating clubfoot in low-income countries — this time, in Bangladesh.
Building an airtight case
Associate Professor Chris Carlsten uses a polycarbonate-enclosed chamber to measure the effects of diesel exhaust on the human body — particularly whether it causes asthma.