Research

Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu  2018 Killam Research Prize

Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu 2018 Killam Research Prize

Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu: Congratulations to Dr. Kizhakkedathu on being awarded a 2018 Killam Research Prize, in recognition of his outstanding research and scholarly contributions!…
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Congratulations to Dr. David Schaeffer and the Pancreas Centre BC team on being awarded funding for the Terry Fox Pan-Canadian Enhanced Pancreatic Cancer Profiling for Individualized Care (EPPIC) Program

Congratulations to Dr. David Schaeffer and the Pancreas Centre BC team on being awarded funding for the Terry Fox Pan-Canadian Enhanced Pancreatic Cancer Profiling for Individualized Care (EPPIC) Program

Dr. David Schaeffer: “Congratulations to Dr. David Schaeffer and the Pancreas Centre BC team on being awarded funding for the Terry Fox Pan-Canadian Enhanced Pancreatic Cancer Profiling for Individualized Care (EPPIC) Program! This funding through the Terry Fox Research Institute, to start in January 2018 and last for five years, provides $4,984,557 to support pancreatic cancer research.”

Dr. Kevin Bennewith recipient of the 2017 Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement, Excellence in Basic Science Research

Dr. Kevin Bennewith recipient of the 2017 Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement, Excellence in Basic Science Research

Dr. Kevin Bennewith: “Congratulations on being a recipient of the 2017 Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement, Excellence in Basic Science Research. ”
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Dr.  Ian Mackenzie has been singled out by the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine for his accomplishments..

Dr. Ian Mackenzie has been singled out by the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine for his accomplishments..

Dr. Ian Mackenzie: “Congratulations on being a recipient of the 2017 Faculty of Medicine Margolese National Brain Disorders Prize. Dr. Mackenzie has pulled back the curtain on the molecular pathology leading to frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. ”
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Congratulations to Dr. Andrew Minchinton on receiving the Michael Smith Foundation Health Research (MSFHR) Innovation to Commercialization (I2C) Program.

Congratulations to Dr. Andrew Minchinton on receiving the Michael Smith Foundation Health Research (MSFHR) Innovation to Commercialization (I2C) Program.

Dr. Andrew Minchinton: Congratulations to Dr. Andrew Minchinton on receiving the Michael Smith Foundation Health Research (MSFHR) Innovation to Commercialization (I2C) Program.
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Congratulations to Dr. David Granville on receiving the Michael Smith Foundation Health Research (MSFHR) Innovation to Commercialization (I2C) Program.

Congratulations to Dr. David Granville on receiving the Michael Smith Foundation Health Research (MSFHR) Innovation to Commercialization (I2C) Program.

Dr. David Granville: Congratulations to Dr. David Granville on receiving the Michael Smith Foundation Health Research (MSFHR) Innovation to Commercialization (I2C) Program.
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Dr. Tony Ng recipient of the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute

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 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. 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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Samuel Aparicio named Distinguished University Scholar

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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Strategic Priority Fund Award: Dr. David Huntsman

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

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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Congratulations to Dr. Steidl on being selected as the recipient of a 2017 ICR Early Career Award in Cancer

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. 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

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

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)

Dr. Helene Cote  Excellence in Basic Science Research

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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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

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

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. 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, 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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Dr. Blake Gilks  for receiving the 2016 Scientific Achievement Award

Dr. Blake Gilks for receiving the 2016 Scientific Achievement Award

Dr. Blake Gilks Congratulations to Dr. Blake Gilks for receiving the 2016 Scientific Achievement Award from the Vancouver Medical Dental and Allied Staff Association.
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Dr. Phillip Lange

Dr. Phillip Lange

Dr. Phillip Lange Congratulations to Dr. Phillip Lange on receiving 2016 Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Award. [Biomedical: Translational Proteomics and Systems Biology of Pediatric Malignancies]
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Stephen Yip award

Stephen Yip award

Dr. Stephen Yip has been selected as the 2016 recipient of the Junior Scientist Award from the Canadian Association of Pathologists.
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Dr. Randy Gascoyne wins 2016 Aubrey J. Tingle Prize

Dr. Randy Gascoyne wins 2016 Aubrey J. Tingle Prize

Dr. Randy Gascoyne Congratulations to Dr. Gascoyne the 2016 recipient of the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research – Aubrey J. Tingle Prize.
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Dr. Huntsman on receiving the inaugural Gerald award for Translational (cancer) Research

Dr. Huntsman on receiving the inaugural Gerald award for Translational (cancer) Research

Dr. David Huntsman Congratulations to Dr. Huntsman on receiving the inaugural Gerald award for Translational (cancer) Research and Pathology from Memorial Sloane Kettering Cancer Centre.
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Dr. Mari DeMarco Award

Dr. Mari DeMarco Award

Dr. Mari DeMarco Congratulations to Dr. Mari DeMarco recipient of the 2016 American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) Outstanding Scientific Achievements by a Young Investigator Award.
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Congratulations to Dr. Poul Sorensen on winning the Canadian Cancer Society’s Robert L. Noble Prize

Congratulations to Dr. Poul Sorensen on winning the Canadian Cancer Society’s Robert L. Noble Prize

Dr. Poul Sorensen Congratulations to Dr. Poul Sorensen on winning the Canadian Cancer Society’s Robert L. Noble Prize for outstanding achievements in basic biomedical cancer research.
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Dr. David Schaeffer Award

Dr. David Schaeffer Award

Dr. David Schaeffer Congratulations to Dr. David Schaeffer this year’s recipient of the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute Investigator Awards.
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Bruce McManus Jacob Biely Research Prize

Bruce McManus Jacob Biely Research Prize

Dr. Bruce McManus Congratulations to Dr. Bruce McManus, recipient of this year’s Jacob Biely Research Prize, UBC’s Premier Research Honour.
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Dr. Ian Mackenzie

Dr. Ian Mackenzie

Dr. Ian Mackenzie Dr. Ian Mackenzie is the 2015 recipient of the Scientific Achievement Award which is awarded annually by the Medical/Dental and Allied Staff of Vancouver Acute Health Service Delivery Area. Congratulations!
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Dr. Alexander Magil the BC Lupus Research Award

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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Mel Krajden: Genome British Columbia Award for Scientific Excellence 2015

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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Congratulations to Dr. Poul Sorensen!

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!

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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Samuel Aparicio Named 2014 Aubrey J. Tingle Prize Winner

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

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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Victor Ling

Victor Ling

Dr. Victor Ling Dr. Victor Ling has been inducted into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.
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Dr. Christian Steidl, Excellence in Basic Science Research

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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Dr. Mari DeMarco, The Nelly Auersperg Award

Dr. Mari DeMarco, The Nelly Auersperg Award

Dr. Mari DeMarco Congratulations to Dr. Mari DeMarco on receiving the 2014 Nelly Auersperg Award from the Women’s Health Research Institute.