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Yoga 2015

Lunchtime fitness classes at the UBC Hospital Site, starting May 19th until June 25th. Classes run on Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon to 1pm in Detwiller Lecture Theatre UBC Hospital. Read more…

Pathology Newsletter Winter 2015

The new issue of the Pathology Newsletter is now available. Pathology Magazine provides a wonderful overview of the Department and its people. Read more..

A big step closer to changing blood types

Dr. Jay Kizhakkedathu A big step closer to changing blood types
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PhD Jennifer Won

PhD DEFENCE – Student: Jennifer Won [TITLE: CLINICAL PERFORMANCE OF DIAGNOSTIC, PROGNOSTIC AND PREDICTIVE IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL BIOMARKERS FOR HORMONE RECEPTOR-NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER] Read more…

Dr. Alexander Magil the BC Lupus Research Award

Dr. Alexander Magil The BC Lupus Society has awarded Dr. Alexander Magil the BC Lupus Research Award for Outstanding Achievement in Lupus & Kidney Research. Congratulations!
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PhD Defence Cherry Ma

PhD DEFENCE – Student: Qianli (Cherry) Ma [TITLE: FUNCTIONAL STUDIES OF PPP2R2A IN BREAST CANCER] Read more…

PhD Melissa McConechy

PhD DEFENCE – Student: Melissa McConechy [TITLE: PPP2R1A MUTATIONS IN GYNAECOLOGIC CANCERS: FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION AND USE IN THE GENOMIC CLASSIFICATION OF TUMOURS] Read more…

MSc Yuda Shih

MSc DEFENCE – Student: Yuda Shih [TITLE: DIFFERENTIAL REGULATION OF OLIGODENDROCYTE DEVELOPMENT AND MYELINATION BY PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE ALPHA AND WNT SIGNALING] Read more…

MSc DEFENCE-Vincent Leung

MSc DEFENCE – Student: Vincent Leung [TITLE: INVESTIGATION OF COMPLEMENT SYSTEM ACTIVITY INDUCED BY HYPERBRANCHED POLYGLYCEROL GRAFTING TO RED BLOOD CELL MEMBRANES] Read more…

Three UBC-led projects received $51,400 in funding from NSERC’s PromoScience program. Congratulations to Dr. Niamh Kelly, Associate Professor, Dept of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine on receiving $11,700 for Creative Science. Read more…

PhD DEFENCE – Jasmine La Juanie Hamilton

PhD DEFENCE – Student: Jasmine La Juanie Hamilton [TITLE: INNOVATIVE POLYMERIC IRON CHELATORS WITH HIGH IRON BINDING AFFINITY AND BIOCOMPATIBILITY FOR THE TREATMENT OF TRANSFUSIONAL IRON OVERLOAD] Read more…

Mel Krajden: Genome British Columbia Award for Scientific Excellence 2015

Dr. Mel Krajden Congratulations to Dr. Mel Krajden, Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine on receiving the 2015 Genome British Columbia Award for Scientific Excellence. This award recognizes the outstanding achievements of local leaders in the field of scientific research in the life sciences.
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Phil Quirke

A special presentation by Professor Phil Quirke, Leeds Institute of Cancer & Pathology “How can pathologists improve outcomes in Bowel Cancer” [Feb 5th, 11:00 am, Taylor Fiddler Auditorium] “Evolution or Extinction – The Future of the Molecular Pathologist” [Friday, Feb 6th, 1:00pm, BC Cancer Research Centre, Diamond Family Lecture Theatre] Read more…

Congratulations to Dr. Poul Sorensen!

Dr. Poul Sorensen Congratulations to Dr. Poul Sorensen, winner of the 2014 UBC Killam Research Prize in the Science category. This award is given annually in recognition of outstanding research and scholarly contributions.
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Congratulations to Dr. Ian Mackenzie!

Dr. Ian Mackenzie Congratulations to Dr. Ian Mackenzie, winner of the 2014 UBC Killam Research Prize in the Science category. This award is given annually in recognition of outstanding research and scholarly contributions.
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Dr. David Hardwick

Dr. David Hadwick, Professor Emeritus at University of British Columbia’s Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine has published a new book: “Propriety and Prosperity New Studies on the Philosophy of Adam Smith” Read more..

Elaine R. Mardis, PhD

A special presentation by Elaine R. Mardis, PhD “Cancer Genomics: From Discovery to Clinic” [Monday, January 19th, 2015: 2:00 – 3:00 pm, BC Cancer Agency Research Centre, Diamond Family Lecture Theatre]Read more…

Mel Krajden

Dr. Mel Krajden VANCOUVER — The Globe and Mail: B.C. medical researchers offer treatment by prevention for hepatitis C.
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David Granville

Dr. David Granville A drug to help stop wrinkles and aging? UBC scientists raising hopes. This discovery occurred when UBC professor David Granville was investigating the role of Granzyme B in atherosclerosis and heart attacks.
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PhD DEFENCE Dana (Kyluik) Price

PhD DEFENCE – Student: Dana (Kyluik) Price [TITLE: THE EFFECTS OF POLYMER-MEDIATED IMMUNOCAMOUFLAGE ON ALLORECOGNITION OF BLOOD CELLS]

Congratulations to Dr. Wan Lam, this year’s recipients of UBC’s Killam Awards for Excellence in Mentoring.

Congratulations to Dr. Wan Lam, this year’s recipients of UBC’s Killam Awards for Excellence in Mentoring. Read more…

Dr. James Hudson

Dr. James Hudson, Professor Emeritus at University of British Columbia’s Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine has published a new book: “Viruses in our farms: how industrial farming creates pathogenic viruses” Read more..

Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu,

Dr. Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu, an Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology, sought to develop a synthetic antidote that would work with all heparins used in clinics.
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Finding genetic clues to intellectual disabilities

Dr. Evica Rajcan-Separovic has taken on the challenge of finding genetic causes for intellectual disabilities. Photo: Martin Dee
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Samuel Aparicio Named 2014 Aubrey J. Tingle Prize Winner

Dr. Samuel Aparicio Breast cancer researcher Dr. Samuel Aparicio has been named the winner of the fifth annual Aubrey J. Tingle Prize.
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Andrew Weng

Dr. Andrew Weng Congratulations to Dr. Andrew Weng on receiving the 2013 Bernard and Francine Dorval Prize by Canadian Cancer Society!
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Huynh, Hanh Ho Chi Minh City’s Badge

Dr. Hanh Huynh was recently awarded the Ho Chi Minh City’s Badge which represents the highest honor award from the President of People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

MSc DEFENCE – Student: Jesse Olson

MSc DEFENCE – Student: Jesse Olson [TITLE: Regulation and Transport of Apolipoprotein A-I into the Central Nervous System and Therapeutic Potential in Alzheimer’s Disease]

Victor Ling

Dr. Victor Ling Dr. Victor Ling has been inducted into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.
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PhD DEFENCE – Sophie Stukas

PhD DEFENCE – Student: Sophie Stukas [TITLE: Regulation and Transport of Apolipoprotein A-I into the Central Nervous System and Therapeutic Potential in Alzheimer’s Disease]

Dr. David Granville , College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada

Dr. David Granville has been inducted into the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada

Dr. Ian Mackenzie was this year’s plenary speaker at the XVIII International Congress of Neuropathology

Dr. Ian Mackenzie was this year’s plenary speaker at the XVIII International Congress of Neuropathology, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in September 14-18, 2014. This meeting is only held once every 4 years.

PhD DEFENCE – Ashish Marwaha

PhD DEFENCE – Student: Ashish Marwaha [TITLE: Genetic Variants in the IL-2 Pathway Disrupt the Immune Balance between Regulatory T Cells and Th17 Cells in Human Type 1 Diabetes]

Mia’s test

MSc DEFENCE – Student: Ivy Hsu

MSc DEFENCE – Student: Ivy Hsu [TITLE: Serpina3n accelerates wound closure in a murine model of diabetic wound healing]

MyPathologist.ca

Want to know more about the role your pathologist plays in your healthcare? Here’s your opportunity to ask a Canadian pathologist. MyPathologist.ca website is now up and running.

MSc DEFENCE – Student: Momir Bosiljcic

MSc DEFENCE – Student: Momir Bosiljcic [TITLE: Myeloid-derived suppressor cell accumulation in secondary target organs promotes metastatic growth in breast cancer ]

PhD DEFENCE – Student: Emily Vucic

PhD DEFENCE – Student: Emily Vucic [TITLE: Multi-omics Characterization of the Molecular Effects of Smoking and Chronic Inflammation on the Lung ]

Erica Osbourne, MSc Defense

MSc DEFENCE – Student: Erica Osbourne [TITLE: EPI-002 and Enzalutamide Combination Therapy as a Potential Therapeutic Benefit for Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Patients]

Dr. Mike Allard

Dr. Mike Allard is the recipient of the Canadian Association of Pathologists/Association Canadienne des Pathologistes (CAP/ACP) William Boyd Lectureship Award, given at the annual meeting in Toronto on July 13. 2014.

Examining Canada’s scientific footprint [The country’s second-most cited scientist is Dr. Marco Marra]

Examining Canada’s scientific footprint “The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds”. The country’s second-most cited scientist is Dr. Marco Marra; Dr. Randy Gascoyne and Dr. Ian Mackenzie are in the top 20.
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Dr. Arun Garg recognized with Lifetime Achievement Award

Dr. Patrick Doyle, Excellence in Clinical Teaching

Doyle, Patrick – Recipients of the 2014 Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching

Dr. Christian Steidl, Excellence in Basic Science Research

Dr. Christian Steidl Dr. Steidl – Recipients of the 2014 UBC Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Award for Excellence in Basic Research.
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The Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science (BMLSc)

Come study the mechanisms of disease with us.

GRADUATE STUDIES IN PATHOLOGY

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine has received the Peter Larkin Award in recognition for its graduate programs.

RESIDENCY PROGRAM IN PATHOLOGY

Providing the Foundation for Innovative, Highest Quality, Patient-Centred Health Care in British Columbia for the 21st Century

Rolinda Carter, Comprehensive Exam

Comprehensive Exam – Student: Rolinda Carter

“If you keep hating, it eats away at you”

Faculty of Medicine instructor Hanh Huynh fled Vietnam 34 years ago. Now he is introducing UBC medical students to his homeland through a clinical elective.

Congratulations to Dr. James C Hogg on being appointed to the Order of British Columbia!

Hogg, James: 2014 Order of British Columbia