News

Deborah Money appointed Executive Vice Dean, Faculty of Medicine
January 19, 2016Dr. Money will begin her appointment on April 1, 2016, working with the Faculty in the implementation of the five year strategic plan. Read More >

Rats pose health threat to poultry and humans
January 14, 2016All of the rat samples examined by UBC researchers contained E. coli, and more than one-quarter were carrying multi-drug resistant strains of the bacteria. Read More >

Oncology specialist returns to the North
January 12, 2016Sarah Roberts, a graduate of the Northern Medical Program, returns to her hometown of Prince George to join the BC Cancer Agency Centre for the North as an oncologist. Read More >

Residents as teachers
January 11, 2016UBC unveils a new initiative designed to support medical residents become effective teachers. Read More >

A search to restore sight
December 17, 2015Support from a family affected by a rare eye disease will advance research into a treatment for the condition. Read More >

Potential prostate cancer treatment developed in B.C. gets big boost
December 15, 2015Artem Cherkasov and Paul Rennie are licensing the drug to the pharmaceutical company Roche, in what is UBC's largest-ever licensing agreement. Read More >

UBC’s Patricia Janssen serves as expert witness in European Court of Human Rights
December 14, 2015The case involved Czech nationals who wanted to give birth with a health professional at their homes. Read More >

From a single cancer gene, scientists produce breast cancer
December 10, 2015The team, led by Professor Connie Eaves, used "DNA barcoding" to track the growth of individually transformed cells after they were transplanted into a mouse. Read More >

Practice until perfect
December 9, 2015How an expanded, resident-led simulation program at BC Children’s Hospital is boosting trainee performance. Read More >

Lessons from the cockpit
December 9, 2015A simulation course brings together a mix of medical residents. Read More >