Research Priorities
Finding the ticking time bombs
By bkladko | May 16, 2018
Tango instructor Bobbi Lusic (pictured here with his wife, Patricia) had a heart attack at 45. That’s why he became part of a UBC project called SAVE BC.
New online resource seeks to prevent sports injuries
By bkladko | May 11, 2018
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics Shelina Babul was co-leader of the project.
“Arms race” between cancer and immune system revealed
By bkladko | May 10, 2018
The study led by MD/PhD student Allen Zhang will assist the design of new immunotherapy trials.
Pre-birth exposure to anti-depressants linked to better cognitive skills 12 years later
By bkladko | May 8, 2018
More research is needed to see if the benefit is also accompanied by risks, such as higher anxiety.
A quicker treatment for persistent depression?
By bkladko | April 26, 2018
A 3-minute session of theta bursts was just as effective as a 37-minute session of standard high-frequency brain stimulation.
Living in sunnier climes could reduce risk of MS
By bkladko | March 8, 2018
Professor Helen Tremlett, in the Division of Neurology, examined sun exposure over the lifespan.
UBC expands research into healthy aging with $24 million gift
By bkladko | March 7, 2018
The donation from Edwin S.H. Leong is the largest gift that the Faculty of Medicine has ever received from an individual.
UBC leads Canadian pancreatic cancer research initiative
By bkladko | March 6, 2018
The $5 million project will sequence metastatic pancreatic tumours of 400 patients, looking to see if the primary cancers genetically differ from metastatic cancers.
An under-the-radar immune cell shows potential in fight against cancer
By bkladko | February 22, 2018
ILC2 cells were discovered as a major player in asthma. Wilf Jefferies found they may also stop cancer from metastasizing.
Vancouver part of multi-million-dollar Healthy Cities project
By bkladko | February 21, 2018
Vancouver and four other cities will be examined for ways to reduce health inequities through better development and service delivery.