The UBC Faculty of Medicine invites you to attend lectures presented by the recipients of the 2019 National Research Prizes.
Dr. Chew Wei Memorial Prize in Cancer Research Lecture
Dr. John Dick
Recipient of the 2019 Dr. Chew Wei Memorial Prize in Cancer Research
Senior Scientist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Canada Research Chair in Stem Cell Biology
Lecture Title: Stem Cell play a role in leukemia from the beginning to the end
Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2019
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Lecture Series: BC Cancer Seminar Series
Location:
Gordon & Leslie Diamond Family Theatre
BC Cancer Research Centre
675 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver
Videoconference Sites:
- BC Cancer – Surrey, Room 2035
- BC Cancer – Victoria, Room #3
- BC Cancer – Kelowna, Shuswap Room
- BC Cancer – Prince George, Salmon Room
- UBC Biomedical Research Centre, Room 351
- Michael Smith Labs, Room 303
- BC Children’s and Women’s Hospital, Room K4-142
Margolese National Heart Disorders Prize Lecture
Dr. Ruth McPherson
Recipient of the 2019 Margolese National Heart Disorders Prize
Director of the Ruddy Canadian Cardiovascular Genetics Centre, Atherogenomics Laboratory and Lipid Clinic at the Ottawa Heart Institute
Lecture Title: Potential Clinical Applications of Genome-wide Association studies for CAD
Date: Thursday, November 7, 2019
Time: 8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Lecture Series: Cardiology Grand Rounds
Location:
Cullen Family Lecture Theatre
Providence Building Level 1
St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver
Videoconference Sites:
- Vancouver General Hospital, Jim Pattison Building Paetzold Auditorium Level 1
- Children’s and Women’s Hospital, 1F11
- Royal Jubilee Hospital, DT 3505
- Comox Valley Hospital, Room 2632
- Campbell River Hospital, Room 2609
- Nanaimo Regional Hospital, Room 2060
Margolese National Brain Disorders Prize Lecture
Dr. Gustavo Turecki
Recipient of the 2019 Margolese National Brain Disorders Prize
Chair, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University
Director, FRQS Quebec Network on Suicide, Mood Disorders and Related Disorders
Co-Director, Douglas-Bell Canada Brain Bank
Founding Director, McGill Group for Suicide Studies
Canada Research Chair in Major Depressive Disorder and Suicide
Lecture Title: How Pain Shapes the Brain: Impact of Childhood Trauma on Suicide Risk
Date: Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Time: 8:30 – 9:30 a.m.
Lecture Series: Psychiatry Regional Grand Rounds
Location:
Diamond Centre Auditorium
2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver
Videoconference Sites:
- UBC Hospital, Detwiller-IC-13, CAE: 35
- St. Paul’s Hospital, Cullen Lecture Theatre Room 1477
- Lions Gate Hospital, Hope Telfer Burke Conference Room 961
Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2019
Time: 8:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Lecture Series: Neurology Grand Rounds
Location:
Auditorium, Cordula and Gunter Paetzold Health Education Centre
Main Floor, Jim Pattison Pavilion
Vancouver General Hospital
899 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver
Videoconference Sites:
- Abbotsford Regional Hospital, Conference Room 5
- Burnaby General Hospital, Room 633
- Children’s & Women’s Hospital, CSB V2-221
- Comox Valley Hospital, 2632
- Lions Gate Hospital, LGH 2512
- Royal Columbian Hospital, RCH 026
- Royal Jubilee Hospital, CA 120
- Surrey Memorial Hospital, CCT8-008
- Surrey Memorial Hospital, F Building, Room 401
- UBC Hospital, Centre for Brain Health, Rudy North Lecture Theatre, 101LT
- UHNBC Prince George, UHNBC 5030
- Victoria General Hospital, Room 1912
Contact
If you have any questions about the lectures, please contact med.research@ubc.ca.