Two Faculty of Medicine members have been recognized by the American Association for Anatomy (AAA) for their excellence in science.
Dr. Claudia Krebs has been elected to fellowship in the AAA, which recognizes distinguished members who demonstrate excellence in science and make extraordinary contributions to the anatomical sciences.
A pioneer in medical education, Dr. Claudia Krebs, Professor of Teaching in the UBC Faculty of Medicine’s Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, is redefining neuroscience education – while combatting ‘neurophobia’ – by using emerging technologies like virtual reality and videography to enhance student learning.
In 2018, Dr. Krebs founded the HIVE (Hackspace for Innovation and Visualization in Education), to create digital media to advance medical education. Since it’s inception, the HIVE lab has partnered with a number of university and industry partners such as UBC’s Emerging Media Lab and Microsoft in developing innovative initiatives such as the HoloBrain, the Virtual Reality Anatomy and Pathology project (VanVR App) and an augmented reality critical care simulation. To date, the HIVE has developed 18 educational projects, many of which are used by health students around the world.
Dr. Krebs is also the first author of Lippincott’s Illustrated Review of Neuroscience, was recently elected to the AAA Board and has been a member with the organization since 2006.
“It’s such an honour to have been nominated by my peers and to receive this recognition,” said Dr. Krebs.
Dr. Wayne Vogl, also a UBC Professor in the Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, has been awarded the Henry Gray Scientific Achievement, which is the AAA’s highest scientific honour.
Internationally recognized for his work using fluorescence and electron microscopy, Dr. Vogl has advanced our understanding of male fertility and the complex cellular processes needed to produce mature sperm cells.
Dr. Vogl has received numerous teaching awards, including the Basmajian Award, and has been cited more than 10,000 times. In 2005, he co-authored Gray’s Anatomy for Students with Richard L. Drake and Adam W.M. Mitchell. Now in its fourth edition, the text won first prize in Basic and Clinical Sciences at the 2009 British Medical Association’s Medial Book Competition and has been translated into 13 languages.
“I am humbled and honoured to have been chosen for this award not only because it carries the ‘Henry Gray’ name but also because it is awarded by my colleagues,” said Dr. Vogl.
Dr. Vogl has been an AAA member since 1984 and was named a Fellow in 2009.