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Dr. Tony Ng recipient of the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute

Dr. Tony Ng Congratulations to Dr. Tony Ng on being recipient of the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI)’s 2017 Innovation and Translational Research Award. The recipients of these awards are helping to catalyze research discoveries into implementation.
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Dr. Blake Gilks recipient of the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute

Dr. Blake Gilks Congratulations to Dr. Blake Gilks on being recipient of the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI)’s 2017 Innovation and Translational Research Award. The recipients of these awards are helping to catalyze research discoveries into implementation.
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Dr. Holmes received the 2017 Research Excellence Award from the Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists in May 2017

Dr. Dan Holmes: The Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists recognized the outstanding research contributions of Dr. Dan Holmes by honouring him with the 2017 CSCC Research Excellence Award.
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PhD Defence Christa Klein-Bosgoed

PhD DEFENCE – Student: Christa Klein-Bosgoed [TITLE: USING PATHOGEN INACTIVATION TREATMENT TO STUDY THE STABILITY OF PLATELET] Read more…

Dr. Reza Alaghehbandan The Essence of Pathology Global Health

“ Dr. Reza Alaghehbandan” USCAP Member Takes Initiative for Global Outreach: “Philanthropy: The Essence of Pathology Global Health” Read more…

Dr. Shah is being highlighted in this month’s Research in Focus

“ Dr. Sohrab Shah” Dr. Shah is being highlighted in this month’s Research in Focus Read more…

MSc DEFENCE Amanda Henderson

MSc DEFENCE – Student: Amanda Henderson [TITLE: : MATERNAL B-VITAMIN STATUS DURING DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRAMMING OF ADULT OFFSPRING ADIPOSITY] Read more…

Lily Takeuchi – a fourth-year student in the Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science (BMLSc) Program was part of UBC’s BIOMOD team – who won gold last fall for their student-run project on a drug delivery system for brain cancer.

Lily Takeuchi – a fourth-year student in the Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science (BMLSc) Program was part of UBC’s BIOMOD team – who won gold last fall for their student-run project on a drug delivery system for brain cancer. It was designed to be a molecular trick, one that could sneak past the stubborn blood brain barrier and attack the cancer straight on.
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PhD Defence Ahmad Arbaeen

MSc DEFENCE – Student: Ahmad Arbaeen [TITLE: : IMPROVEMENT OF QUALITY STANDARDS FOR BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS: USE OF FUNCTIONAL MEASURES TO PREDICT PLATELET TRANSFUSION EFFICACY] Read more…

Vancouver billionaire Jim Pattison donates $75M towards new St. Paul’s Hospital

Vancouver billionaire Jim Pattison donates $75M towards new St. Paul’s Hospital: This represents the largest donation in Canadian history by a private citizen to a single medical facility.
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President of Colombia, Juan Manual Santos, has awarded Dr. Maria Monsalve, the National Order of Merit with the rank of Commander

Dr. Maria Monsalve: Dr. Monsalve, senior instructor in the UBC Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, has been appointed to the rank of Commander in the Colombian National Order of Merit by president Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia. Dr. Monsalve receives this in recognition of her achievements in the application of genetics to anthropology, pathology and medicine during her time in Canada.

Congratulations to Dr. Churg on receiving the Residents Mentoring Award from the Pulmonary Pathology Society at USCAP

Dr. Andrew Churg: Congratulations to Dr. Churg on receiving the Residents Mentoring Award from the Pulmonary Pathology Society at USCAP!

Dr. Jacqueline Quandt Radical approach limits disease progression in experimental models of MS

Dr. Jacqueline Quandt: “Radical approach limits disease progression in experimental models of MS”
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PhD Defence Manu Thomas Kalathottukaren

PhD DEFENCE – Student: Manu Thomas Kalathottukaren [TITLE: NOVEL ANTICOAGULANT NEUTRALIZING AGENTS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF BLEEDING: STUDIES ON THE DESIGN, MECHANISM OF ACTION AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON BLOOD COAGULATION] Read more…

Women in Research: Marianne Sadar

“Women in Research: Marianne Sadar”In recognition of International Women’s Day on March 8, the UBC Faculty of Medicine is celebrating women in research by speaking with some of our leading researchers in cancer, heart and lung, population health, and brain and chronic disease Read more…

Maria Issa: Women of Influence 2017 | The Mentors Group 3

“Women of Influence 2017 | The Mentors Group 3″ Dr. Maria Issa: Mentorship roles: Established a mentoring program as president of the Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SWIST)Read more…

Ada Young MSc defence

MSc DEFENCE – Student: Ada Young [TITLE: CLINICALLY RELEVANT CONVENTIONAL DOSE OF IONIZING RADIATION ENHANCES TUMOUR CELL MIGRATION IN HUMAN BREAST CANCER CELL LINES] Read more…

Samuel Aparicio named Distinguished University Scholar

Dr. Samuel Aparicio “Dr. Aparicio, Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Sciences has been named UBC’s Distinguished University Scholar.” This prestigious distinction recognizes exceptional members of faculty who have distinguished themselves as scholars in research and/or teaching and learning, or who have the potential to demonstrate such leadership.
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Sam Aparicio part of global team creating 3-D tumour map

“Sam Aparicio part of global team creating 3-D tumour map” The tool will allow examination of a patient’s entire tumour in unprecedented detail to improve diagnosis and treatment for the disease. Read more…

Strategic Priority Fund Award: Dr. David Huntsman

Dr. David Huntsman Strategic Priority Fund Award: Dr. David Huntsman will use his Strategic Priority Funds as support for his project titled Proteomic based approach to address diagnostic challenges in cancer, with a focus in ovarian cancer.
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Strategic Priority Fund Award: Dr. Dirk van Niekerk

Dr. Dirk van Niekerk Strategic Priority Fund Award: This awards will allow Dr. Dirk van Niekerk, medical director, Cervical Screening Program, BCCA, to embark on his project titled Using an online intervention for self-collection based HPV testing to improve cervical cancer screening rates in the Fraser Region of BC.
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Cheryl Wellington talks about her current projects

Dr. Cheryl Wellington “UBC scientist is paving the way in Alzheimer’s research” UBC Professor Cheryl Wellington talks about her current projects and how she thinks emerging research will shape the way we diagnose and treat Alzheimer’s 10 years from now.
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Dr. Mari DeMarco New mass spectrometry machine brings research closer to patient care

Dr. Mari DeMarco: “New mass spectrometry machine brings research closer to patient care”
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Congratulations to Dr. Steidl on being selected as the recipient of a 2017 ICR Early Career Award in Cancer

Dr. Christian Steidl: Congratulations to Dr. Steidl on being selected as the recipient of a 2017 ICR Early Career Award in Cancer. Dr. Christian Steidl is working on treatments that achieve higher cure rates and fewer side effects for lymphoma.
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Dr. Lange was awarded the third annual Great Canadian Innovation Grant by the Canadian Cancer Society

Dr. Philipp Lange Dr. Lange was awarded the third annual Great Canadian Innovation Grant by the Canadian Cancer Society.
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Samuel Aparicio named Fellow of Royal Society of Canada

Dr. Samuel Aparicio Congratulations to Dr. Sam Aparicio, on being elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in the Academy of Science. Read more…

Dr. Kevin Bennewith

Dr. Kevin Bennewith Congratulations Dr. Bennewith, this year’s recipient of the Killam Award for Excellence in Mentoring, mid-career category. Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, UBC.

Poul Sorensen Jekyll and Hyde

Dr. Poul Sorensen In the News: “Jekyll and Hyde” enzyme has potential for countering cancer and Alzheimer’s.
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William Schreiber

William Schreiber becomes president of American Society for Clinical Pathology Read more…

Ada Leung Phd Defence

PhD DEFENCE – Student: Ada Leung [TITLE: IMPROVING PLATINUM-BASED TREATMENTS FOR ADVANCED NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER] Read more…

Jaques Courtade PhD Defence

PhD DEFENCE – Student: Jaques Courtade [TITLE: IMPAIRED PRO-ISLET AMYLOID POLYPEPTIDE PROCESSING PROMOTES BETA-CELL DYSFUNCTION IN DIABETES AND ISLET TRANSPLANTS] Read more…

Nicholas Swyngedouw MSc

Msc DEFENCE – Student: Nicholas Swyngedouw [TITLE: THE INFLUENCE OF INTERLEUKIN-13 ON FORCE GENERATION IN AIRWAY SMOOTH MUSCLE TISSUE] Read more…

Adam Yu MSc Defence

MSc DEFENCE – Student: Adam You [TITLE: NEUROINFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS MODULATE ARNT2 AND RME-8 EXPRESSION WITHIN THE CNS] Read more…

Roscoe, Diane & Bryce, Elizabeth: DSperbug

Dr. Diane Roscoe & Dr. Elizabeth Bryce, Global News: Angus the C. difficile sniffing dog fully trained to recognize dangerous superbug.
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Dr. Lockwood was awarded a CIHR New Investigator 5 year salary award (July 2016)

Dr. William Lockwood Dr. Lockwood was awarded a CIHR New Investigator 5 year salary award (July 2016)

Jacqueline Quandt for receiving the Excellence in Education

Dr. Jacqueline Quandt Congratulations to Dr. Quandt for receiving the Excellence in Education from the UBC Faculty of Medicine in the “Distinguished Achievement Category” recognizing meritorious performance.
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Dr. Helene Cote Excellence in Basic Science Research

Dr. Helene Cote Congratulations to Dr. Helene Cote for receiving the Excellence in Basic Science Research from the UBC Faculty of Medicine in the “Distinguished Achievement Category” recognizing meritorious performance.
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David Huntsman Overall Excellence – Senior Faculty

Dr. David Huntsman Congratulations to Dr. Huntsman for winning a Distinguished Achievement Award from the UBC Faculty of Medicine in the “Overall Excellence” category for senior faculty members.
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Dr. Sohrab Shah: Killam Award 2016

Dr. Sohrab Shah Congratulations Dr. Sohrab Shah on being awarded a 2016 UBC Killam Research Prize.
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Congratulations to Dr. Victor Leung, Dr. Christopher Lowe, Dr. Sylvie Champagne and Dr. Marc Romney who have been awarded ‘The Top Innovation – Affiliate Gold Apple

Project Leader: Dr. Christopher Lowe Congratulations to Dr. Victor Leung, Dr. Christopher Lowe (Project Leader), Dr. Sylvie Champagne and Dr. Marc Romney who have been awarded ‘The Top Innovation – Affiliate Gold Apple’ by the BC Health Care Awards.
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Dr. Dirk van Niekerk

In The News | Dr. Dirk van Niekerk: New information on cervical cancer screening for BC women. Read more…

PhD Exam: Gabriel Fung

PhD DEFENCE – Student: Gabriel Fung [TITLE: Interplay Between Stress Granules, Cellular Stress Response, and Coxsackievirus B3 Infection] Read more…

Dr. Aparicio who has been awarded the Prof R Goudie’s lecture and medal by the Pathological Society of Great Britain and Iceland 2016

Dr. Sam Aparicio Congratulations to Dr. Aparicio who has been awarded the Prof R Goudie’s lecture and medal by the Pathological Society of Great Britain and Iceland 2016. The Goudie Lecturer is a distinguished active scientist who is making seminal contributions to pathological science and the understanding of disease mechanisms.

Dr. Bruce Verchere on being awarded the 2016 Geoffrey L. Hammond

Dr. Bruce Verchere Congratulations to Dr. Verchere on being awarded the 2016 Geoffrey L. Hammond Lectureship by the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute.

Dr. Mari DeMarco, who is one of the award recipients of the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR)’s 2016 Scholar Program

Dr. Mari DeMarco Congratulations to Dr. Mari DeMarco, who is one of the award recipients of the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR)’s 2016 Scholar Program.
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Jacob Rozmus PhD Defence

PhD DEFENCE – Student: Jacob Rozmus [TITLE: NOVEL MECHANISMS INVOLVING B CELL RECEPTOR (BCR) AND B CELL ACTIVATING FACTOR (BAFF) SIGNALLING PATHWAYS UNDERLYING HUMAN PRIMARY IMMUNODEFICIENCIES AND MALIGNANCY] Read more…

Dr. David Hardwick Doctors of BC Award Recipients of 2016

Dr. David Hardwick Congratulations to Dr. Hardwick, Professor Emeritus and Special Advisor to the Dean, Space Planning and Utilization, on receiving the Dr. Don Rix Award, which recognizes lifetime achievements and exemplary physician leadership. British Columbia Medical Association.
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