Dr. Lucy A. Perrone to lead UBC education programs in laboratory quality
A champion for strengthening laboratory systems and improving diagnostic laboratory testing in the global south, Dr. Lucy A. Perrone has been appointed as the inaugural Donald B. Rix Professor in Laboratory Quality at UBC.
Rural Doctors’ UBC Chair in Rural Health
Dr. John Pawlovich, MD'94 is a compassionate family physician, respected mentor of medical students, residents and physicians, and innovator in the thoughtful integration of technology into rural, remote and First Nations communities to improve equity and access to health care throughout B.C.
Dr. Michael Kobor to lead new UBC research program in healthy aging
The Edwin S.H. Leong Healthy Aging Program is aimed at helping people live longer, healthier lives.
Access to early phase clinical trials in B.C. depends on investment in research infrastructure
For more than five years after Tom Schlegel was diagnosed with myeloma, standard treatments kept his blood cancer in remission. When these medications stopped working, he searched near and far for experimental options in hopes they would lengthen his life.
Three ways mRNA could change the future of medicine
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Anna Blakney’s area of research expertise—messenger RNA technology—wasn’t widely known by the general public.
Visionaries and innovators converge at UBC to change the future of medicine
A unique opportunity at UBC has attracted researchers from across Canada and around the world—the opportunity to achieve the vision of a world where biology and technology work seamlessly to transform health and healthcare for everyone.
Testing the water before taking the plunge
The opportunity to explore different laboratories and fields of research before selecting a thesis supervisor attracted Walid AlChamaa to pursue a PhD in biomedical engineering at UBC.
Community partners celebrate launch of UBC’s Drone Transport Initiative
The Stellat’en First Nation and Village of Fraser Lake recently celebrated the official launch of UBC faculty of medicine’s Remote Communities Drone Transport Initiative, a pilot project funded by the 2020 TD Ready Challenge.
Changing hearts to co-create spaces of belonging
Laura Yvonne Bulk, PhD’21, MOT’14 has received many accolades for her research, teaching and advocacy to improve the lives of people with disabilities, but the Tom Henrik Walter Occupational Therapy Award still holds a special place in her heart.
Care and generosity span generations
When Anthony Hinde found out he was awarded the Emily Ling Scholarship in Medicine, it made his day. As did the opportunity to connect with the donor over Zoom.