$3M gift to accelerate UBC Alzheimer’s research
The need for new therapies and state-of-the-art care for Canadians with Alzheimer’s disease has motivated three longtime friends to donate $3 million to the UBC Faculty of Medicine for research to identify ways to protect the brain as Alzheimer’s progresses.
Readying the leaders of tomorrow for health system transformation
One of Dr. David Hsu’s fondest memories from graduate school at UBC is discussing current health policy issues with fellow students and senior managers in British Columbia's health care system at the home of his professor and mentor, Dr. Anne Crichton (1920-2007).
UBC receives $750K TD Ready Challenge grant to deliver health care supplies by drone to remote B.C.
The new initiative is in collaboration with First Nations partners.
Outdoor play during child care to become more fulfilling for children
Children across Canada can look forward to more enjoyable and educational outdoor play thanks to a gift of $650,000 to the UBC Faculty of Medicine from the Lawson Foundation for a new research project that will seek ways to increase the time, quality and educational value of children’s outdoor play. The gift heralds the launch […]
New UBC professorship to advance addiction medicine in B.C.
Dr. Nadia Fairbairn has been named the inaugural Philip Owen Professor in Addiction Medicine at UBC.
COVID-19 collaboration saves lives of ICU patients
A research collaboration between UBC and Vancouver General Hospital examined how the immune system can overreact in the presence of COVID-19 and attack the lungs.
Algorithms learn the language of medicine to predict cancer risk
Data scientist Dr. Aline Talhouk, PhD’13 has learned to understand the language of medicine—a cutting-edge advantage that is helping her develop a model that can save many women with endometrial cancer from unnecessarily aggressive surgery and treatments for a faster return to good health.
Humbled to become a trusted ally
Children in Yukon don’t need a referral from a family doctor to see pediatrician Dr. Katharine Smart, BA’96, MD’01—she goes beyond the usual ways of delivering health care to reach more children and better serve Indigenous communities.
Joining forces to improve blood research in Canada
Partnership with Canadian Blood Services and UBC’s Centre for Blood Research helps train the next generation of blood scientists.
Investment offers hope for kids with epilepsy linked to gene mutations
The Djavad Mowafaghian Foundation’s recent gift builds on their incredible support of UBC in the past decade.