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Lara Boyd and Jennifer Gardy named B.C.’s Most Influential Women of 2018: Stem Stars
March 21, 2018Lara Boyd, Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy and Jennifer Gardy, Associate Professor, School of Population and Public Health are among twelve members of UBC who have been named B.C.'s most influential women of 2018: Stem Stars by BC Business. Read More >

A new home for UBC sports medicine and exercise science
March 15, 2018The Chan Gunn Pavilion will house physicians and physical therapists who treat up to 3,500 patients a month. Read More >

Mark Ansermino receives the Research Recognition Award from the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society
March 12, 2018Mark Ansermino, Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics receives the Research Recognition Award from the Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society. The award honours a researcher who has contributed to and sustained major contributions in anesthesia research in Canada. Read More >

Members of the Faculty receive 2018 YWCA Women of Distinction Nominations
March 8, 2018Members of the Faculty of Medicine community were recently nominated for the 2018 YWCA Women of Distinction Awards. In its 35th year and recognized nationally, the YWCA Women of Distinction Awards honours individuals whose outstanding activities and achievements contribute to the well-being and future of our community. Read More >

Women more likely to be living kidney donors in U.S.
March 8, 2018The decline in donations from men was most marked from lower income groups. Read More >

Living in sunnier climes could reduce risk of MS
March 8, 2018Professor Helen Tremlett, in the Division of Neurology, examined sun exposure over the lifespan. Read More >

International Women’s Day
March 8, 2018In recognition of International Women’s Day, meet a few of our many faculty members who are leading the way in research and education. Read More >

UBC expands research into healthy aging with $24 million gift
March 7, 2018The donation from Edwin S.H. Leong is the largest gift that the Faculty of Medicine has ever received from an individual. Read More >

UBC leads Canadian pancreatic cancer research initiative
March 6, 2018The $5 million project will sequence metastatic pancreatic tumours of 400 patients, looking to see if the primary cancers genetically differ from metastatic cancers. Read More >

Strict eating schedule can lower Huntington disease protein in mice
March 6, 2018By limiting eating to a certain period each day, Faculty of Medicine scientists stimulated the cellular process of cleaning out debris and recycling proteins. Read More >