Research in the UBC Faculty of Medicine has received an $3.3 million boost in federal funding for three professors renewed as Canada Research Chairs. The Faculty of Medicine Chairs are among eight Chairs appointed or renewed today at UBC.
UBC is home to 187 Canada Research Chairs and one active Canada Excellence Research Chair.
“The CRC program strengthens UBC’s leading role in world-class research, attracting the best and the brightest minds to work here,” said John Hepburn, UBC Vice-President, Research and International. “The work of these professors creates lasting change within Canada and beyond.”
Renewed CRCs in the Faculty of Medicine are:
Denise Daley, Chair in Genetic Epidemiology of Common Complex Diseases
Associate Professor in the Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine
Dr. Daley studies genetic susceptibility to asthma and other common diseases.
Erica Frank, Chair in Preventive Medicine and Population Health
Professor in the School of Population & Public Health
Dr. Frank studies medical education and how a doctor’s health can impact their patients’ health. Joseph Henrich, Chair in Culture, Cognition and Evolution Henrich studies how people learn from one another and its relation to human evolution.
Judy Illes, Chair in Neuroethics
Professor in the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine
Dr. Illes studies the ethics of neuroscience, a field that allows us to understand, monitor and potentially manipulate human thought using technology.
For more information about the Canada Research Chair program, click here.