Two faculty members receive brain research funding
Two faculty members Timothy Murphy, Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Elizabeth Simpson, Professor, Department of Medical Genetics have recently received funding provided by CQDM, Brain Canada, and the Ontario Brain Institute as part of their Focus on Brain strategic initiative. This new initiative has benefited six teams of neuroscience researchers that are receiving a total […]
Risky outdoor play positively impacts children’s health: UBC study
Mariana Brussoni, Assistant Professor, SPPH has found that children who engage in risky outdoor play see greater physical and social health benefits.
Medical cannabis company donates $1 million to explore plant’s healing potential
The gift will support research by Assistant Professor of Medicine M-J Milloy.
At global dermatology event, UBC’s Harvey Lui takes the reins
The quadrennial World Congress of Dermatology will also feature research presentations by UBC faculty, fellows and students.
Two major gifts aim to grow ranks of aboriginal health providers
The pair of $1 million donations, from Lindsay and Elizabeth Gordon and the North family, will support UBC’s Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health.
Interdisciplinary PhD candidate Kim Taylor wins the Student Abstract Award from the Canadian Bioethics Society
Kim Taylor, Interdisciplinary PhD candidate wins the Student Abstract Award from the Canadian Bioethics Society for her abstract entitled: Patients’ experiences negotiating healthcare decision-making as “a two-way street, working relationship” Background: A growing emphasis on patient-centered care in recent years has led to a shift from paternalistic towards shared decision making (SDM) models that emphasize […]
PhD candidate Andrea Jones receives Research Training Award from WorkSafeBC
Andrea Jones, PhD candidate has received a two-year Doctoral Research Training Award from WorkSafeBC for her project, “Injured workers and mental health: exploring how depression and mental health services impact return to work following workplace musculoskeletal injury”. Andrea will be looking at Canadian workers’ compensation systems, which have, in recent years, seen a decline in […]
The key to stopping sarcomas’ spread
Poul Sorensen found a previously unknown protein pathway that enables tumour cells to withstand hypoxia — and cancer drugs.