Department Highlights and News

DEPARTMENTAL NEWS


1:03 pm Dr. Marc Romney is leading the integration of robots and AI in B.C. hospitals, as highlighted by @CBCNews. Discover how this transforms patient care:

9:59 am Appreciation: Professor Naveena Singh, 1964–2023
It is with profound sadness that we inform you of the passing of Dr. Naveena Singh. Dr. Singh joined the department in 2021.
9:15 am Congratulations to Dr. Samuel Aparicio, winner of the Cancer Society's Robert L. Noble Prize! This award is given to a researcher for outstanding achievements in basic biomedical cancer research.

10:15 am Congratulations to our faculty members for their remarkable achievement in receiving the prestigious 2023 Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Awards: Honglin Luo - Excellence in Basic Science Research; David Huntsman - Excellence in Clinical or Applied Research; Aly Karsan - Excellence in Clinical or Applied Research; and Amanda Bradley - Excellence in Education.

10:21 am Dr. Huntsman is being awarded an honorary degree from Memorial University

1:31 pm Congratulations to Dr. Sam Aparicio on the renewal of his Tier-1 Canada Research Chair

1:27 pm Congratulations to Dr. Jay Kizhakkedathu for being awarded the new Tier 1 Canadian Research Chair

1:21 pm Congratulations to Dr. Aly Karsan for being awarded the new Tier 1 Canadian Research Chair

12:57 pm Congratulations to Jennifer Xenakis on winning The Richard Hare Award. The Richard Hare Award is given to the worker safety advocate who has taken on a longstanding leadership role in the university’s health and safety community

12:54 pm Congratulations to Dr. Cornelia Laule receiving the 2022 Overall Excellence — Mid-Career

12:49 pm Congratulations to Dr. Cheryl Wellington receiving the 2022 Excellence in Clinical or Applied Research

12:33 pm Congratulations to Dr. Jay Jay Kizhakkedathu receiving the 2022 Distinguished Achievement Awards

12:29 pm Congratulations to Dr. Aly Karsan on receiving the 2022 Killam Research Prize

12:23 pm Congratulations to Dr. Tracy Tucker on receiving the 2022 Killam Teaching Prize

11:56 am Congratulations to Dr. David Goldfarb on receiving the 2022 Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Research

11:47 am Andrew Churg was appointed as an Associate Editor for Frontiers in Medicine, congratulations.

11:26 am The Wellington lab is honoured to have leadership roles in the International Initiative on Traumatic Brain Injury Research, The Canadian Traumatic Brain Injury Research Consortium, and the Canadian Concussion Network.

1:02 pm Dr. Mari DeMarco is a recipient of the 2022 CSCC Award for Research Excellence. The Award for Research Excellence is presented to an individual or group, as a mark of recognition of their contribution to research related to clinical chemistry in Canada.

1:07 pm CHAIR is pleased to select Dr. Victor Leung, Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Control and the Physician Lead of Antimicrobial Stewardship at Providence Health Care (PHC), as the 2021 CHAIR Leadership Award recipient in Vancouver, BC.

1:26 pm Congratulations to Dr. Cheryl Wellington on receiving a 2022 Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Award for Excellence in Clinical or Applied Research!

1:25 pm Congratulations to Dr. Corree Laule on receiving a 2022 Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Award for Overall Excellence – Mid-career!

1:17 pm Congratulations to Dr. Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu on receiving a 2022 Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Award for Excellence in Basic Science Research!

11:09 am Dr. Dana V. Devine has been elected as The Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion (BEST) new President, effective September 29, 2022.

11:09 am Dr. Michelle Wong has been appointed as the new Assistant Dean, Student Affairs, Fraser, from June 1, 2022 – May 31, 2025, with the possibility of a 3-year appointment renewal term.

11:12 am Dr. Elizabeth Bryce is a recipient of the YWCA Women of Distinction Awards 2022.

11:53 am Dr. Lange, Dr. Kizhakkedathu and Dr. Yazdani-Ahmadabadi have developed a new silver-based coating for medical devices that kills bacteria and prevents infection.

11:46 am Dr. Poul Sorensen has been named the recipient of the 2022 Herman Suit Award from the the Connective Tissue Oncology Society for his pioneering work on human sarcomas, which are malignant tumors of the connective tissues. The award is presented annually for outstanding contributions to the basic science of sarcomas.

11:24 am Dr. Mari DeMarco Winner of the 2022 Michael S. Bereman Award for Innovative Clinical Proteomics.

11:17 am Dr. Tracy Tucker is a recipient of the prestigious 2021/2022 Killam Teaching Prize, which is awarded to UBC faculty in recognition of excellence in teaching.

10:53 am Feature Stories Dr. Poul Sorensen’s breakthrough cancer research has saved countless lives. But he thinks we can cut the time from discovery to treatment by 50% — or more.

10:57 am Ovarian Cancer Scientists at UBC are determined to reduce ovarian cancer deaths and suffering by 50 per cent over the next decade.

9:54 am Congratulations to Dr. Aly Karsan , who received a prestigious UBC Killam Research Prize for 2021 in the applied sciences, medicine & sciences, senior category.

3:10 pm Congratulations to Dr. Ramon Klein Geltink, who has been awarded funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) to support his project titled “Metabolic monitoring of immune cell function”

3:24 pm Congratulations to Drs. Leandro Venturutti, Ying Wang, Yuzhuo Wang, David Granville, Andrew Minchinton and, Edward Pryzdial CIHR Fall 2021 Project Grant Recipients!

9:35 am This year marks the UBC Faculty of Medicine’s Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science (BMLSc) program’s 40th anniversary

10:15 am We wanted to share this story featuring one of our clinical faculty members, Dr. Mari DeMarco. Some truly remarkable work on Alzheimer’s diagnostics testing, and a first in Canada.

10:10 am Congratulations to Drs. Amal El Naggar, David Huntsman and Poul Sorensen for being awarded the 2021 ovCAN/Ovarian Cancer Canada-Cancer Research Society Grant for the project entitled: "CTH in clear cell ovarian cancer: a targetable legacy of endometriotic origins"
4:29 pm Dr. Mel Krajden - Individual Leadership Impact Award, Life Sciences BC

11:48 am Congratulations to Dr. Torsten Nielsen for being one of the 2021 Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Award Recipients, Excellence in Clinical or Applied Research category.

11:43 am Congratulations to Dr. Mel Krajden for being one of the 2021 Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Award Recipients, Service to the University and Community category.

11:34 am Department of Pathology member Dr. Poul Sorensen has been appointed to the Order of British Columbia. Congratulations!

1:43 pm Dr. Blake Gilks was just awarded the Canadian Association of Pathologists Distinguished Service Award. Congratulations Blake!

11:41 am Dr. Lien Hoang (Anatomical Pathology) - The Dr. Roberta Miller Resident Teaching Award
11:39 am Dr. Linda Hoang (Medical Microbiology) - The Dr. Melvyn Bernstein Resident Teaching Award
11:34 am The Reid Memorial Cup recipient is chosen by the graduating class; the award recognizes an instructor, staff member or student who made an outstanding contribution to the students’ educational experience. This year the students selected Ms. Jennifer Xenakis to receive this award.
11:30 am Dr. Sophia Wong, Dr. Deb Chen and Ms. Jennifer Xenakis were chosen by the graduating class to each receive the BMLSc Graduates’ Choice for Teaching Excellence Award, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
11:29 am Joanne Wouterse - Staff Service (Admin) Award, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
11:27 am Charlene Porter - Staff Service (Tech) Award, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
11:25 am Dr. Anthony Hsieh - Mentoring Award, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
11:19 am Dr. Gang Wang - Early Career Research & Discover Award , Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
11:17 am Dr. Andrew Minchinton- Research & Discovery Award , Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
11:15 am Dr. Marthe Charles - Most Valuable Player Award , Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
11:13 am Dr. Vilte Barakauskas - Excellence in Clinical Service Award, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
11:11 am Dr. Tracy Tucker - Excellence in Education Award, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
11:08 am Dr. Elizabeth Bryce - Lifetime Achievement Award, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
10:17 am Dr. Hardwick’s in memoriam page is now published:

6:09 pm FROM TESTS TO VACCINES: THE LAB’S ROLE IN A PANDEMIC RCH Foundation Interview with Dr. Reza Alaghehbandan

4:16 pm Dr. Poul Sorensen - AACR Team Science Award. UBC cancer researchers receive international team science award

6:27 pm In the News: Vancouver Sun: Long-term care residents show weaker immune response to first dose of vaccine

10:11 am Mitacs Internship Opportunity for Summer Term 2021 (Graduate Students Job Opportunity)

2:42 pm Bangladesh Academy of Sciences elects Muhammad Morshed as expatriate fellow

4:21 pm Dr. Ramon Klein Geltink Emerging Scholar Award, Research at Canadian Cancer Society .
2:45 pm Dr. Reza Alaghehbandan, Clinical Associate Professor at the Dept of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, has been elected a fellow of the American College of Epidemiology (ACE). Congratulations!
4:20 pm Congratulations to Dr. Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu, who was recently inducted as a Fellow, Biomaterials Science and Engineering (FBSE)! Well-deserved for all you have done to advance the biomaterials field.

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10:14 pm Congratulations to Dr. William Lockwood - Outstanding reviewer recognition for exemplary contribution to peer review during the fall 2019 Project Grant competition. College of Reviewers - Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
9:56 pm Congratulations to Dr. Shazia Masud recipient of Service Award for validating and implementing molecular SARS-CoV2 testing at Fraser Health
9:44 pm Congratulations to Dr. Andrew Minchinton recipient of the BC Cancer long service recognition award
9:18 pm Congratulations to Dr. Dana Devine recipient of the International Society of Blood Transfusion Presidential Award 2020

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2:59 pm Gift announcement!: Throughout his career, Don Rix had supported laboratory quality including providing a donation in 2007 that supported the establishment of the Program Office for Laboratory Quality Management. Don Rix’s rich history in quality and research will continue to be recognized through his daughter, Laurie Rix’s generous donation, and the Provost’s matching funding, that will enable the creation of the Rix Professorship in Laboratory Quality, a grant tenure track appointment. The creation of this appointment will allow the successful successor to build upon foundations of Education, Outreach, and Research activities of Clinical Microbiology Proficiency Testing program and Program Office for Laboratory Quality.
9:55 am Sharing recent CFI success: Linking Transmission Metadata to Viral Genotype and Serological Response of COVID-19 Principal Investigator: Dr. Mel Krajden (Pathology and Laboratory Medicine) $630,000

9:49 am Sharing recent CFI success: The ABCD Consortium (“Accelerating Blood and Cardiopulmonary COVID-19 Diagnostics”) Principal Investigator: Dr. Mari DeMarco (Pathology and Laboratory Medicine) $502,600

9:35 am Congratulations Dr. David Granville on your new appointment as Associate Dean of Research at VCHRI!
10:08 pm Congratulations to Dr. David Huntsman for being elected to fellowship in the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) 2020

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8:48 pm Congratulations to Dr. Philipp Lange, recipient of a Canada Research Chair Tier II Award 2020-2025
11:51 am Dr. Christian Steidl wins 2020 Faculty of Medicine Award Congratulations to Dr. Christian Steidl for his FoM Distinguished Achievement Award for Excellence in Basic Science Research, in recognition of meritorious performance.

11:31 am Dr. Philipp Lange wins 2020 Faculty of Medicine Award Congratulations to Dr. Philipp Lange for his FoM Distinguished Achievement Award for Overall Excellence – Early Career, in recognition of meritorious performance.

8:59 am We are delighted to announce the newest faculty member to the Centre for Heart Lung Innovation (HLI) and the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. Dr. Wang will start her appointment as an Assistant Professor at UBC in March 2021."
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9:05 am COVID research news story. Blood test could prevent COVID-19 patients from getting sicker

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8:46 am Congratulations to Dr. Mel Krajden of the BC Centre for Disease Control on being appointed to the Order of British Columbia, the province's highest form of recognition! Join us in celebrating Dr. Krajden for his leadership & contributions to the province!

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8:12 am Congratulations to Dr. Mari DeMarco on receiving funds from MSFHR! The team will be developing a next-generation serology test to identify which patients will become severely ill from COVID19.

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8:03 am Dr. Morshed is one of the COVID-19 Research Response Fund Awardee. How do you facilitate COVID19 community immunity for people who are street entrenched, in prison, or live in remote or rural communities? Dr. Morshed will investigate this w/ funding from MSFHR's COVID19 Research Response Fund.

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8:19 am Congratulations to Dr. Agatha Jassem on receiving funds from MSFHR! "Population-based Study of Coronavirus Antibody Cross-Reactivity to Inform SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence Surveys, Severity Profiles, and Vaccine Strategies"

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9:21 am Dr. Titus Wong is one of The 2020 Innovation and Translational Research Award winner, Congratulations! "Using proven methods to prevent surgical site infections"

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8:55 am Dr. Chris Lowe was funded as part of the Genome BC COVID. "Development of sensitive and quantitative molecular technologies for SARS-CoV-2 detection"

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10:28 pm Congratulations to Dr. David Schaeffer recipient of Junior Scientist Award - Canadian Association of Pathologists (CAP-ACP)

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10:21 pm The biobank group that Dr. Peter Watson direct at BC Cancer (Tumour Tissue Repository) was the recipient of a PHSA+ team award 2020. One of 5 team awards this year recognized for excellence and advancing PHSA values
9:23 pm Congratulations to Dr. David Schaeffer recipient of the Doctors of BC (DoBC) 2020 Recognition Award

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8:55 pm Congratulations to Dr. Amir Karin recipient of The Alan Pollard Post-Doctoral Clinical Chemistry Travel Award, University of Toronto!

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7:54 pm Dr. Amanda Wilmer (MM-Kelowna) - The Melvyn Bernstein Resident Teaching Award, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
7:49 pm Dr. Hui-Min Yang (Anatomical Pathology-VGH) - The Roberta Miller Resident Teaching Award , Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
7:44 pm Ms. Jennifer Xenakis BMLSc Graduates’ Choice for Teaching Excellence Award and The Reid Memorial Cup, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
7:41 pm Dr. Elisabeth Maurer BMLSc Graduates’ Choice for Teaching Excellence Award, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
7:31 pm Dr. Sophia Wong BMLSc Graduates’ Choice for Teaching Excellence Award, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
3:07 pm Dr. David Granville in the news Researchers uncover a novel approach for treating eczema.

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9:14 am In the News: Dr. Titus Wong (Vancouver Sun, May 30, 2020) Copper surfaces can reduce spread of disease in hospitals: VCH study

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8:26 pm Dr. Christian Steidl - Excellence in Research and Discovery Award, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
8:20 pm Dr. Monika Hudoba - Most Valuable Player Award, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
8:17 pm Dr. Douglas Webber - Excellence in Clinical Service Award, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
8:13 pm Dr. Natalie Prystajecky - Excellence in Research and Discovery Award – Early Career, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
8:09 pm Dr. Andrew Shih - Excellence in Mentoring Award, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
8:04 pm Dr. Michael Kelly - David Hardwick Lifetime Achievement Award, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
7:59 pm Dr. Michael Sutherland - Excellence in Education Award, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
6:39 pm Cheryl, congratulations on grabbing the front page of the Sun this morning! COVID-19: B.C. research focuses on managing immune response in critically ill patients
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8:30 pm Ms. Loretta Rothstein - Staff Service Award (Technical), Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
8:27 pm Ms. Joanna Huang - Staff Service Award (Administrative), Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
2:05 pm Dr. Daniel Holmes appointed a new Head for St. Paul’s Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Please welcome us in congratulating Dr. Holmes on his new leadership role with St. Paul's Hospital and the Dept of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, UBC.
9:23 am PhD DEFENCE - Student: Emily Button [ TITLE: VASOPROTECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF HIGH-DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS ON THE CEREBROVASCULATURE AND THEIR RELEVANCE FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE ]
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4:54 pm Dr. Aly Karsan has been named this year’s recipient of the Genome BC Award for Scientific Excellence by LifeSciences BC. The award winners represent the full spectrum from discovery to commercialization, underscoring the depth of knowledge that significantly contributes to the BC bioeconomy, while improving the lives of patients here in BC and around the world.
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9:44 am Dr. Poul Sorensen Awarded the 2020 Aubrey J. Tingle Prize Internationally recognized pediatric cancer researcher Dr. Poul Sorensen has been named the eleventh recipient of MSFHR’s Aubrey J. Tingle Prize.
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8:42 pm Congratulations to Dr. Philipp Lange, recipient of a CIHR Early Career Investigator in Cancer Award!
11:55 am Congratulations to Dr. David Schaeffer on his promotion to Associate Professor in the 2018/19 academic promotion round.
1:33 pm Drs. David Huntsman, Randy Gascoyne, and Ian Mackenzie have recently been named to international 2019 Highly Cited Researchers List. Congratulations!
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10:30 am Dr. Dana Devine - recipient of named lectureship (annual award) from the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. J. David Grimes Lecture given Nov 8, 2019. Title: IMPROVING THE QUALITY AND SAFETY OF BLOOD TRANSFUSION PRODUCTS
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12:46 pm MSc DEFENCE - Student: Anam (Nan Nan) Liu [TITLE: A SEMI-AUTOMATED ASSAY FOR RADIATION-INDUCED INTESTINAL DAMAGE IN MICE]
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10:02 am Dr. Poul Sorensen! We are happy to share, Dr. Sorensen is the recipient of the 2019 Bloom Burton Award. The Bloom Burton Award honours an individual scientist, inventor, executive, entrepreneur, industry leader, or policy maker who made the greatest contribution to Canada’s innovative healthcare industry in the previous year.
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12:41 pm MSc DEFENCE - Student: Samuel Weng [TITLE: DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-EFFICIENCY UNDECANAL-BASED N TERMINI ENRICHMENT (HUNTER) FOR MONITORING PROTEOLYTIC PROCESSING IN LIMITED SAMPLES]
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2:45 pm Dr. Poul Sorensen! Congratulations to Dr. Poul Sorensen, one of three members of the UBC Faculty of Medicine to be elected to the Royal Society of Canada (RSC).
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2:28 pm Dr. David Huntsman! Congratulations to Dr. David Huntsman, one of three members of the UBC Faculty of Medicine to be elected to the Royal Society of Canada (RSC).
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9:31 am Dr. Bruce Verchere: Congratulations to Dr. Verchere 2019 MSFHR Innovation to Commercialization award recipient.
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4:05 pm Dr. Poul Sorensen: Congratulations on being a recipient of the 2019 Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement, Overall Excellence – Senior Faculty.
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9:16 am Dr. Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu nominated as fellow of International Union Of Societies For Biomaterials Science And Engineering (IUS-BSE), 2019. This is based on both my contributions to the field of biomaterials and your implication in the Canadian Biomaterials Society.
10:02 am Championing forward-thinking innovators: Congratulations to Dr. Cheryl Wellington,, one of the 2019 Innovation and Translational Research Award recipients!
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2:49 pm Congratulations NSERC Project Grant Recipient: Dr. Glen Tibbits is a recipient of a 2019 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Discovery Grant for the project “Regulation of contractility in the zebrafish heart”.
3:10 pm Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research awards 2019 Congratulations to Dr. William Hsiao and Dr. Andrew Roth on their 2019 MSFHR Scholar Awards!
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1:33 pm MSc DEFENCE - Student: Amy Nguyen [TITLE: ANALYTICAL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE DETECTION OF AMYLOID-B PEPTIDES IN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID BY MASS SPECTROMETRY]
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3:17 pm Energizing the immune system: Q&A with new investigator Dr. Ramon Klein Geltink. We discuss his pioneering work showing that the way immune cells derive their energy can determine how they function and how this knowledge could be used to develop new therapies.
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10:00 am Research calls for better diagnostics and interventions for non-HPV vulvar cancer: Dr. Blake Gilks is a professor and consultant pathologist in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at VGH and UBC. Dr. Lien Hoang is an anatomical pathologist at VGH and a clinical instructor at UBC.
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1:43 pm Leadership Update: Dr. Bruce Verchere appointed Director, Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics. Dr. Verchere is a highly accomplished researcher and Professor in the Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Surgery. He is a prominent member of both the UBC and BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) communities.
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11:27 am Congratulations CIHR Project Grant Recipients: Congratulations to Dr. Bruce Verchere – Childhood Diseases – Project: “Islet macrophages: regulators of beta cell function in health and diabetes.” $952,426 / 5 years & to Dr. Suzanne Vercauteren, BCCHR Co-investigator | Project: “Folic acid supplementation in children with sickle cell disease: A double-blind randomized crossover trial.” $180,000 / 3 years on their awarded funding.
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11:32 am Dr. Wan Lam - Faculty of Medicine Long term Service Award (20 years)
11:26 am Dr. Wan Lam - Outstanding Academic Performance, UBC Faculty of Medicine.
9:38 am Dr. Titus Wong received International Photodynamic Association Award Award for "The Significant Advancement of Photodynamic Therapy" as the first hospital group to adopt photodynamic therapy for nasal decolonization of pre-surgical patients.
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9:34 am Dr. Elizabeth Bryce received International Photodynamic Association Award Award for "The Significant Advancement of Photodynamic Therapy" as the first hospital group to adopt photodynamic therapy for nasal decolonization of pre-surgical patients.
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9:24 am Dr. Diane Roscoe received International Photodynamic Association Award Award for "The Significant Advancement of Photodynamic Therapy" as the first hospital group to adopt photodynamic therapy for nasal decolonization of pre-surgical patients.
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10:47 am Dr. Martin Trotter: Congratulations to Dr. Trotter, Recipient of the 2019 Distinguished Service Award from the Canadian Association of Pathologists (CAP-ACP).
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3:45 pm Congratulations to Dr. Hélène Côté on her promotion to full professor.
9:28 am Dr. Michael Nimmo: Congratulations to Dr. Nimmo, one of the 2019 Wallace Wilson Leadership Award Recipient.
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10:41 am Dr. Cheryl Wellington (right) with graduate student Jasmine Gill (left) New research from Dr. Cheryl Wellington finds potential biomarker for pediatric traumatic brain injury.
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12:51 pm VCH Research: Join members of the research community and hear from health care leaders about collaboration, innovation and the future of research at VCH. Speakers: Dr. Rachael Ritchie, Dr. David Granville and Dr. Deepak Kaura
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11:36 am Dr. Elisabeth Maurer - Spirit of BC - True Grit Award
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9:40 am Dr. Aly Karsan received UFCW Award for Leukemia Research, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada, 2019 UFCW Special Recognition Award Recipient 2019
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1:45 pm Dr. Bruce McManus: We are proud to announce that Dr. McManus was appointed to the Order of British Columbia! Congratulations!
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11:19 am Dr. Aly Bashashati - Award of Distinction for Excellence in Biomedical Engineering Student Design & Innovation 2019, BC Medical Device Development Center 2019. For a group of my undergraduate students who designed (as part of their Capstone project) a web-platform for deep learning in pathology.
11:14 am Dr. Christopher Conklin - Dr. Roberta Miller Resident Teaching Award
11:09 am Dr. Kate Chipperfield - Dr. Melvyn Bernstein Resident Teaching Award, Dept of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
10:54 am Ms. Jennifer Xenakis was presented with The Reid Memorial Cup for the fourth consecutive year and her seventh time being honoured by the students, Dept of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
10:51 am Dr. Mark Scott: BMLSc Graduates’ Choice for Teaching Excellence Award 2019, Dept of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
10:49 am Dr. Morris Pudek: BMLSc Graduates’ Choice for Teaching Excellence Award 2019, Dept of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
10:44 am Dr. Amanda Bradley: BMLSc Graduates’ Choice for Teaching Excellence Award 2019, Dept of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
10:26 am Ms. Heather Cheadle received Staff Service (Admin) Award, UBC Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
10:23 am Ms. Jenny Tai received Staff Service (Tech) Award, UBC Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
10:20 am Dr. Lien Hoang received Mentoring Award, UBC Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
10:17 am Dr. Linda Hoang received Excellence in Clinical Service Award, UBC Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
10:16 am Dr. Steve Kalloger received Excellence in Education Award , UBC Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
10:09 am Dr. Blake Gilks received Lifetime Achievement Award, UBC Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
10:04 am Dr. Michael Allard awarded the Most Valuable Player Award, UBC Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
9:59 am Dr. Mel Krajden awarded the Excellence in Research and Discovery by the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia
9:52 am Dr. William Lockwood received Excellence in Research and Discovery Award (Early Career). Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia
10:29 am Arts Gala Pathology Event UBC Pathology Student Association (PaSA) would like to invite faculties, students, families, and friends to join this year's Arts Gala on Wednesday, May 8th, 5:30pm - 9:00pm, UBC Medical Student & Alumni Centre (MSAC).
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3:12 pm Dr. David Granville: Dr. Granville is the new associate director of the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute
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11:06 am PhD DEFENCE - Student: Abhinav Ajaykumar [TITLE: DYNAMICS OF TELOMERE LENGTH AND MITOCHONDRIAL HEALTH IN RELATION TO COMBINATION ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY (CART) EXPOSURE: A COHORT STUDY OF HIV/CART-EXPOSED UNINFECTED CHILDREN AND CELL CULTURE INVESTIGATION]
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10:51 am Dr. Muhammad Morshed Congratulations to Dr. Morshed, for receiving the Distinguished Microbiologist Award 2019 from the Canadian College of Microbiologists. In recognition of his outstanding professional contributions to the field of Microbiology in the areas of research, teaching and leadership in furthering microbiology at the national and international levels.
3:49 pm Vancouver Sun: March 19, 2019 Dr. John Maguire, at VGH, led a study about the complications of certain medical procedures.
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9:47 am Dr. Cheryl Wellington YWCA Women of Distinction Nominee Recognized nationally, the YWCA Women of Distinction Awards honours individuals and organizations whose outstanding activities and achievements contribute to the well-being and future of our community
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1:24 pm As Head of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at Royal Columbian Hospital, Dr. Reza Alaghehbandan is part of a team that is central to the care of patients. The lab plays a major role in over 80-percent of medical diagnoses, providing answers to questions that cannot be answered by speaking with the patient or from basic physical exams or radiographic images.
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11:52 am PhD DEFENCE - Student: Charles Soong [TITLE: SIGNATURES OF GENOMIC INSTABILITY AND DNA REPAIR DEFECTS AS DETERMINANTS FOR TUMOUR CLONAL DYNAMICS AND SENSITIVITY TO G-QUADRUPLEX STABILIZERS]
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3:43 pm Dr. Blake Gilks is the recipient of the 2019 Honorary Medical Alumni Award. The Honorary Medical Alumni Award recognizes a member of the UBC Faculty of Medicine Community who has made a significant contribution as a committed clinician, teacher, mentor or administrator; thereby advancing the goals of the Faculty of Medicine.
9:08 am Dr. Jacqueline Quandt: Protein switch identified in connection with disability progression in MS
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9:32 am Dr. Marcel Bally receives 2018 John McNeill Excellence in Health Research Mentorship Award for his outstanding accomplishments as a research scholar and mentor, and the extent of the impact his mentorship has had on his many trainees.
2:06 pm Four members of the UBC Faculty of Medicine, Dept of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine have been named to the Highly Cited Researchers 2018 List: Samuel Aparicio, Randy Gascoyne, David Huntsman, Ian Mackenzie. The prestigious list is part of the Clarivate Analytics report, 'The World's Most Influential Scientific Minds 2018'
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9:43 am Dr. Peter Watson: Congratulations to Dr. Watson and the OBER team on the success in the most recent Strategic Investment Fund (SIF) submissions. Their project ‘Biospecimen Navigator Platform’ was selected to receive funding, great work OBER. We would like to take this opportunity to encourage all members of the Department to submit proposals if they have any initiatives that advances the objectives of the FOM Strategic plan, The deadline for the spring 2019 round is February 28, 2019.
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11:50 am Dr. Andrew Minchinton: Reflecting a legacy of excellence in radiation oncology research at BC Cancer, Andrew Minchinton received the 2018 Robert F. Kallman Award for academic leadership, scientific excellence, service to the profession and commitment to colleagues, students and Stanford University.
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2:02 pm We are proud that the most prestigious medal awarded by the International Academy of Pathology has been renamed “The David F Hardwick International Academy of Pathology Gold Medal” in recognition of UBC Pathology Hardwick’s decades long service to the IAP.
11:15 am Dr. Christian Steidl is the recipient of the 2018 Allen Distinguished Investigator Award. Allen Distinguished Investigators are passionate thought leaders, explorers and innovators who seek world-changing breakthroughs. Their ideas are transformative and their scientific insights are game-changing.
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10:38 am MSc DEFENCE - Student: Cameron Oram [TITLE: GRANZYME B: ROLE IN SPINAL CORD INJURY AND IMPEDED REPAIR]
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10:33 am MSc DEFENCE - Student: Wenchen Zhao [TITLE: AXL RECEPTOR TYROSINE KINASE REGULATES APOLIPOPROTEIN E EXPRESSION]
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3:31 pm MSc DEFENCE - Student: Yang (Zhouchunyang) Xia [TITLE: LINE-1 RETROTRANSPOSITIONS IN EPITHELIAL OVARIAN CANCER: CAN WE USE DNA “PARASITES” FOR GOOD PURPOSE?]
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9:01 am Dr. Poul Sorensen, a Professor in the UBC Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, was very recently awarded a US National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant as the Vancouver Principal Investigator of a multi-institutional grant, led by Drs. John Maris of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Crystall Mackall of Stanford University. The grant award is $1.6M USD per year for 5 years.
2:41 pm Dr. Elizabeth Bryce: BC Health Care Gold Apple Award for Top Innovation
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8:58 am PhD DEFENCE - Student: Tina Yang [TITLE: PROTEOMIC INVESTIGATION OF PROTEIN FUNCTION AND REGULATORY PATHWAYS IN CANCER]
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10:36 am Dr. Bruce McManus: Dr. McManus has been named the 2018 recipient of the Margolese National Heart Disorders Prize. Join us in congratulating Dr. McManus on this remarkable achievement.
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9:12 am Dr. Bruce Verchere: Congratulations to Dr. Verchere for been selected as a recipient of one of the 2018 Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Awards, category of Service to the University and Community
2:14 pm MSc DEFENCE - Student: Fraser Muir [TITLE: CD1D LIPID ANTIGEN PRESENTATION IN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS]
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2:29 pm Dr. Bruce McManus: Congratulations to Dr. McManus C.M. on his appointment as a Member of the Order of Canada
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2:35 pm Machine learning takes disease detection to the next level: Dr. Stephen Yip and resident Dr. Adrian Levine talk about CNN technology
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3:37 pm Dr. Elizabeth Bryce & Dr. Diane Roscoe: People First Awards, Excellence in Innovation, VCH
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9:40 am Dr. Michael Allard: Congratulations to Dr. Allard, Professor and Department Head for being awarded 'Canada India Networking Initiative (CINI) Award' of Distinction for his provincial, national and international collaborations to improve health
2:25 pm Dr. Marianne Sadar: Dr. Sadar has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Thompson Rivers University. She is one of six recipients of TRU honorary degrees, to be conferred at Spring Convocation 2018.
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2:45 pm Dr. Hanh Huynh: BMLSc Graduates’ Choice for Teaching Excellence Award 2018, Dept of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
2:42 pm Dr. Amanda Bradley: BMLSc Graduates’ Choice for Teaching Excellence Award 2018, Dept of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
2:37 pm Dr. Morris Pudek: BMLSc Graduates’ Choice for Teaching Excellence Award 2018, Dept of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
2:36 pm Ms. Jennifer Xenakis: Reid Memorial Cup BMLSc Program 2018, Dept of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
2:30 pm Dr. Tracy Tucker: Roberta Miller Anatomical Pathology Resident Teaching Award 2018, Dept of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
2:25 pm Dr. Nicholas Au: Melvyn Bernstein Resident Teaching Award 2018, Dept of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
2:17 pm Ms. Connie Lai: Staff Service (Admin) 2018, Administrative Assistant; Dept of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
2:15 pm Ms. Elaine Taylor: Staff Service (Tech) 2018, Team Lead in Pre- and Post-Analytic Laboratory ; Dept of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
2:08 pm Ms. Karen Ng: Staff Service (Tech) 2018, Technical Practice Lead for Clinical Chemistry, Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) Laboratories; Dept of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
2:05 pm Dr. Hilary Vallance: Mentoring 2018, Dept of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
2:03 pm Dr. David Schaeffer: Early Career Research & Discovery 2018, Dept of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
1:59 pm Dr. Sohrab Shah: Research & Discovery 2018, Dept of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
1:59 pm Dr. Daniel Holmes: Most Valuable Player 2018, Dept of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
1:51 pm Dr. Nickolas Myles: Excellence in Clinical Service 2018, Dept of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
1:48 pm Dr. Jason Morin: Excellence in Education 2018, Dept of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
1:42 pm Dr. Arun K. Garg: Lifetime Achievement 2018, Dept of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
1:38 pm Dr. Chen Zhou: Best Service Award, 2018, Chinese American Pathologists Association
12:07 pm Dr. Elizabeth Bryce: Recepient of the Patient Care Enhancement Award by the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists
9:18 am Dr. David Huntsman: Congratulations to Dr. Huntsman the 2018 recipient of the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research – Aubrey J. Tingle Prize. LifeSciences BC have posted Dr. Huntsman's interview to their YouTube channel
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1:31 pm Dr. Sophia Wong: Doctors of BC Specialist Services Committee (SCC), Leadership, Doctors of BC
12:24 pm Dr. Christopher Lowe: Physician Leadership Scholarship, Doctors of BC
9:17 am MSc DEFENCE - Student: Stephanie Santacruz [TITLE: GRANZYME B DISRUPTS CELL-CELL ADHESION AND EPITHELIAL BARRIER FUNCTION]
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4:31 pm PhD DEFENCE - Student: Kevin Chung-Hua Tsai [TITLE: SHAPING OF THE T CELL REPERTOIRE BY SELF AND FOREIGN ANTIGENS]
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9:50 am Dr. Amanda Bradley: Congratulations to Dr. Bradley on being selected as the recipient of a 2017-2018 UBC Killam Teaching Prize. This honour is in recognition of her outstanding achievement as a teacher and is no doubt a reflection of her enthusiasm for teaching and commitment to her students.
9:51 am Dr. Titus Wong, VCH’s new regional medical director: As VCH’s new Regional Medical Director of Infection Control, Dr. Titus Wong knows he’s got some big shoes to fill after taking over the role from long-time leader Dr. Elizabeth (Liz) Bryce on March 1.
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1:23 pm Dr. Schaeffer was featured in the media for his research on pancreatic cancer: 'Extreme responders' to pancreatic cancer treatments to be studied by researchers in new initiative. North Vancouver woman to be studied for her remarkable recovery from the deadly disease.
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7:00 am Welcome to the Annual Pathology Arts Gala, Friday, March 9th, 2018 from 7:00pm to 10:00 PM at the UBC Medical Student & Alumni Centre, 2750 Heather Street. Join us this night for live performances and visual arts! Food and drinks available.
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12:12 pm PhD DEFENCE - Student: Tom (Wai Hang) Cheng [TITLE: THE INTERACTION OF REPETITIVE MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, ALZHEIMER DISEASE AND AGEING]
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9:48 am Associate Professor Supat Sinawat (Associate Dean for International Relations and Cooperation Strategies) met with Professor Reza Alaghehbandan from School of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Canada on occasion of giving lectures on Follow up Pathologic residents in interest in breast, GU and GYN pathology at the Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, KKU during November 6 and 7, 2017.
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1:18 pm 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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1:19 pm PhD DEFENCE - Student: Haoyu (Eric) Deng [TITLE: THE DEVELOPMENT OF COXSACKIEVIRUS TYPE B3 AS A NOVEL ONCOLYTIC VIRUS AGAINST KRAS-MUTANT NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG CANCER]
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1:04 pm PhD DEFENCE - Student: Sara Saberi [TITLE: DYNAMICS OF TELOMERE LENGTH AND MITOCHONDRIAL DNA CONTENT IN A COHORT STUDY OF HIV-INFECTED AND HIV-UNINFECTED PREGNANT WOMEN AND CELL CULTURE MODELS]
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10:18 am MSc DEFENCE - Student: Thyrza May Toledo [TITLE: OPTIMIZATION OF THE DETECTION OF CIRCULATING DNA IN PEDIATRIC SOLID TUMOR PATIENTS TREATED WITH GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR]
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9:36 am 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."
10:32 am MSc DEFENCE - Student: Marta Salvador Ordono [TITLE: PLACENTAL MITOCHONDRIAL DYSFUNCTION IN RELATION TO PRETERM DELIVERY IN HIV PREGNANCY]
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12:20 pm Dr. Jiri Frohlich: Dr. Frohlich appointed to the Order of British Columbia. Recognized as the founder of modern preventative heart disease practices, Frohlich’s research and clinical work shaped contemporary medical thinking around the link between cholesterol and heart disease and led to the creation of national guidelines for identification and treatment for inherited heart disease.
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4:07 pm PhD DEFENCE - Student: Deborah Chen [TITLE: RED BLOOD CELL HEMOLYSIS: PROTEIN BIOMARKER DISCOVERY FOR PRODUCT QUALITY ASSESSMENT]
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3:36 pm MSc DEFENCE - Student: Arash Samiei [TITLE: ROLE OF EEF2K IN DNA DAMAGE RESPONSE]
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10:04 am The Childhood Diseases Research Theme at BC Children's Hospital presents: "Control of Pathogen Colonization by Host Immunity and the Microbiota in the Gut" Dr. Gabriel Núñez, MD, Paul de Kruif Endowed Professor, Inflammation & Immunology, University of Michigan School of Medicine November 16, 2017, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Chan Centre for Family Health Education Auditorium BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute
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10:07 am PhD DEFENCE - Student: Jonathan Lim [TITLE: THE IMPACT OF ONCOGENIC KRAS ON REDOX BALANCE TO SUPPORT CELLULAR TRANSFORMATION AND TUMORIGENICITY]
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9:54 am PhD DEFENCE - Student: Hani Bagheri [TITLE: GENOMIC AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF DNA COPY NUMBER VARIANTS ASSOCIATED WITH DEVELOPMENTAL ABNORMALITIES]
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11:31 am "Dr. Christian Steidl named member of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Congratulations!"
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11:23 am Dr. Bruce McManus: "Congratulations on being a recipient of the 2017 Faculty of Medicine Bill and Marilyn Webber Lifetime Achievement Award. This award is evidence of the very high regard in which you are held and recognizes your extraordinary and distinguished career."
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11:46 am Dr. Marcel Bally: "Congratulations on being a recipient of the 2017 Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement, Service to the University and Community. "
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11:33 am 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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11:23 am Dr. Cornelia Laule: "Congratulations on being a recipient of the 2017 Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement, Excellence in Education. "
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12:45 pm 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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12:35 pm CIHR Foundation Grants: "Congratulations to Dr. David Huntsman for being one of the recipients of the CIHR Foundation Grants 2017. "Mutation, cell context, and the pathogenesis of ovarian cancer", $2.7M for 7 years "
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12:22 pm 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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12:13 pm 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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10:24 am Dr. Patrick Doyle: "Congratulations on being a recipient of the 2017 Faculty of Medicine Clinical Faculty Award for Career Excellence in Clinical Teaching. This award recognizes clinical faculty members throughout BC who have demonstrated excellence in teaching and made an educational impact in a local community."
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11:31 am Please join us for the following lecture:  Building the Dutch tissue block procurement program July 20th, 12:00-1:15 pm UBC Eye Care Lecture Theatre – ECC 100 2550 Willow Street Vancouver BC Please join us in learning from Dr. Folkert van Kemenade about the creation and operation of the Dutch National Tissuebank Portal (DNTP) – a […]
11:17 am Dr. Muhammad Morshed Dr. Morshed is one of the recipients of 2017 RBC Top 25 Immigrant Awards. This “people’s choice” national award recognizes outstanding immigrants who have come to Canada, achieved success and made a positive difference.
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2:53 pm Dr. Titus Wong: Dr. Melvyn Bernstein Resident Teaching Award
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2:48 pm Dr. Douglas Webber: Dr. Roberta Miller Anatomical Pathology Resident Teaching Award 2017
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2:43 pm Dr. David Pi: Lifetime Achievement
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2:41 pm Dr. Christian Steidl: Excellence in Education
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12:47 pm Dr. Michael Nimmo: Most Valuable Player
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12:44 pm Dr. Fumio Takei: Research & Discovery
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12:41 pm Dr. Mari DeMarco: Early Career Research & Discovery
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12:38 pm Dr. Titus Wong: Mentoring
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12:37 pm Mr. Caleb Lee: Staff Service (Tech)
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12:32 pm Ms. Shelley Berkow: Staff Service (Admin)
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2:35 pm BMLSc PROGRAM: Ms. Jennifer Xenakis The Reid Memorial Cup
2:32 pm BMLSc PROGRAM: Dr. Michael Neerman, Dr. Morris Pudek and Dr. Mark Scott Graduates’ Choice for Teaching Excellence Awards
11:43 am 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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11:36 am 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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9:08 am 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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3:45 pm PhD DEFENCE - Student: Christa Klein-Bosgoed [TITLE: USING PATHOGEN INACTIVATION TREATMENT TO STUDY THE STABILITY OF PLATELET] Read more...
10:32 am “ Dr. Reza Alaghehbandan" USCAP Member Takes Initiative for Global Outreach: "Philanthropy: The Essence of Pathology Global Health" Read more...
9:10 am “ Dr. Sohrab Shah" Dr. Shah is being highlighted in this month’s Research in Focus Read more...
1:31 pm MSc DEFENCE - Student: Amanda Henderson [TITLE: : MATERNAL B-VITAMIN STATUS DURING DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRAMMING OF ADULT OFFSPRING ADIPOSITY] Read more...
10:34 am 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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1:40 pm MSc DEFENCE - Student: Ahmad Arbaeen [TITLE: : IMPROVEMENT OF QUALITY STANDARDS FOR BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS: USE OF FUNCTIONAL MEASURES TO PREDICT PLATELET TRANSFUSION EFFICACY] Read more...
3:42 pm 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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2:56 pm 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.
3:20 pm Dr. Andrew Churg: Congratulations to Dr. Churg on receiving the Residents Mentoring Award from the Pulmonary Pathology Society at USCAP!
1:19 pm Dr. Jacqueline Quandt: "Radical approach limits disease progression in experimental models of MS"
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9:38 am 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...
12:28 pm “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...
10:50 am “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...
2:46 pm 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...
2:46 pm 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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2:18 pm “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...
1:39 pm 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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1:34 pm 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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2:26 pm 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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3:31 pm Dr. Mari DeMarco: "New mass spectrometry machine brings research closer to patient care"
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10:44 am 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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10:50 am Dr. Philipp Lange Dr. Lange was awarded the third annual Great Canadian Innovation Grant by the Canadian Cancer Society.
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10:00 am 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...
10:00 am 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.
1:55 pm Dr. Poul Sorensen In the News: “Jekyll and Hyde” enzyme has potential for countering cancer and Alzheimer’s.
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9:59 am William Schreiber becomes president of American Society for Clinical Pathology Read more...
9:31 am PhD DEFENCE - Student: Ada Leung [TITLE: IMPROVING PLATINUM-BASED TREATMENTS FOR ADVANCED NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER] Read more...
9:15 am PhD DEFENCE - Student: Jaques Courtade [TITLE: IMPAIRED PRO-ISLET AMYLOID POLYPEPTIDE PROCESSING PROMOTES BETA-CELL DYSFUNCTION IN DIABETES AND ISLET TRANSPLANTS] Read more...
9:42 am Msc DEFENCE - Student: Nicholas Swyngedouw [TITLE: THE INFLUENCE OF INTERLEUKIN-13 ON FORCE GENERATION IN AIRWAY SMOOTH MUSCLE TISSUE] Read more...
1:12 pm MSc DEFENCE - Student: Adam You [TITLE: NEUROINFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS MODULATE ARNT2 AND RME-8 EXPRESSION WITHIN THE CNS] Read more...
2:45 pm Dr. Diane Roscoe & Dr. Elizabeth Bryce, Global News: Angus the C. difficile sniffing dog fully trained to recognize dangerous superbug.
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10:42 am Dr. William Lockwood Dr. Lockwood was awarded a CIHR New Investigator 5 year salary award (July 2016)
9:50 am 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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9:39 am 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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9:23 am 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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9:18 am Dr. Sohrab Shah Congratulations Dr. Sohrab Shah on being awarded a 2016 UBC Killam Research Prize.
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10:32 am 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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10:23 am In The News | Dr. Dirk van Niekerk: New information on cervical cancer screening for BC women. Read more...
11:41 am PhD DEFENCE - Student: Gabriel Fung [TITLE: Interplay Between Stress Granules, Cellular Stress Response, and Coxsackievirus B3 Infection] Read more...
10:08 am 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.
9:55 am Dr. Bruce Verchere Congratulations to Dr. Verchere on being awarded the 2016 Geoffrey L. Hammond Lectureship by the BC Children's Hospital Research Institute.
9:54 am 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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10:20 am 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...
9:21 am 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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10:56 am Congratulations to Dr. Richard Crawford for receiving the 2016 Clinical Excellence Award from the Vancouver Medical Dental and Allied Staff Association
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10:50 am 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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11:23 am Teaching opportunities in FLEX - MEDD 419 (Yr 1) and MEDD 429 (Yr 2) Position Descriptions | Application Form
10:52 am MSc DEFENCE - Student: Tissa Rahim [TITLE: INVESTIGATING THE REGULATION OF ARNT2, A NEUROPROTECTIVE PROTEIN, IN MODELS OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS] Read more...
10:39 am Pathology at a Glance 2015/16 (PDF) Read more...
10:31 am Congratulations to Dr. Tyler Verdun, our newest General Pathologist! Congratulations on passing your Royal College exams, and wishing you success in your future career.
11:54 am Ms. Debbie Conn Staff Service Award in the Technologist/Technician Category
11:52 am Dr. Muhammad Morshed Excellence in Service
11:51 am Dr. Stephen Yip Excellence in Education
11:48 am Mr. Simon Dee Staff Service Award in the Administration Category
11:47 am Dr. Marianne Sadar Excellence in Research and Discovery
11:46 am Dr. Kevin Bennewith Early Career Excellence in Research and Discovery
11:41 am Dr. Jacqueline Quandt Most Valuable Player
11:33 am Dr. Morris Pudek David Hardwick Lifetime Achievement
12:21 pm RESIDENCY PROGRAM: Dr. Sylvie Champagne (Medical Microbiology) Dr. Melvyn Bernstein Resident Teaching Awards
12:18 pm RESIDENCY PROGRAM: Dr. Tom Thomson (Anatomical Pathology) Dr. Roberta Miller Resident Teaching Awards
12:30 pm BMLSc PROGRAM: Ms. Jennifer Xenakis The Reid Memorial Cup
12:27 pm BMLSc PROGRAM: Dr. Morris Pudek, Dr. Michael Nimmo and Ms. Brenda Smith Graduates’ Choice for Teaching Excellence Awards
11:01 am 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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10:10 am The latest edition of our newsletter Read more...
12:47 pm Dr. Michael Allard takes on another role: alumni leader Read more...
10:38 am MSc DEFENCE - Student: Yulia Merkulova [TITLE: GRANZYME B INHIBITS KERATINOCYTE MIGRATION BY DISRUPTING EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR (EGFR)-MEDIATED SIGNALING] Read more...
8:56 am MSc DEFENCE - Student: Matthew Budd [TITLE: EXPLORING MITOCHONDRIAL DNA ABNORMALITIES IN HIV-EXPOSED UNINFECTED CHILDREN DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER: A CASE CONTROL STUDY] Read more...
10:57 am 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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10:47 am 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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1:15 pm PhD DEFENCE - Student: Paul Hanson [TITLE: VIRAL PROTEASE DISRUPTION OF HOST TRANSCRIPTION AND TRANSLATION FACTORS IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF COXSACKIEVIRUS B3 INDUCED VIRAL MYOCARDITIS] Read more...
1:05 pm PhD DEFENCE - Student: Robert Kridel [TITLE: THE GENETIC BASIS OF TRANSFORMATION AND PROGRESSION IN FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA] Read more...
9:43 am 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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1:32 pm PhD DEFENCE - Student: Alistair Chenery [TITLE: REGULATION OF MUCOSAL T CELL RESPONSES BY INTESTINAL HELMINTHS AND RETINOIC ACID METABOLISM] Read more...
4:28 pm 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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9:35 am Dr. Victor Ling Congratulations to Dr. Victor Ling, TFRI's President and Scientific Director, who has been honoured with the LifeSciences BC Dr. Don Rix Award for Lifetime Achievement.
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9:51 am 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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9:26 am PhD DEFENCE - Student: Melissa Glier [TITLE: METHYL METABOLISM IN OBESITY-RELATED CARDIAC REMODELING] Read more...
4:15 pm 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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11:14 am 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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10:26 am PhD DEFENCE - Student: Emma Conway [TITLE: CISPLATIN PARTIALLY IMPEDES LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA-MEDIATED M2 MACROPHAGE POLARIZATION] Read more...
10:18 am PhD DEFENCE - Student: Chansonette Badduke [TITLE: FUNCTIONAL GENOMIC ANALYSIS OF NOVEL MICRODELETIONS AND MICRODUPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY] Read more...
9:35 am PhD DEFENCE - Student: Lynn (Yu-Hsuan) Huang [TITLE: THE ROLE OF SAP IN ANTIGEN PRIMING AND DIFFERENTIATION OF T LYMPHOCYTES] Read more...
9:06 am Dr. Dana Devine, Profesor, Dept of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine and Chief Medical and Scientific Officer at Canadian Blood Services, was inducted into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS). Fellowship in the academy is considered one of the highest honours for members of the health science community in Canada Read more...
9:25 am Dr. Poul Sorensen Malaria parasite could help fight cancer, B.C. researchers find. “This is an extraordinary finding that paves the way for targeting sugar molecules in pediatric and adulthood human cancer, and our groups are vigorously pursuing this possibility together,” Poul Sorensen, a UBC professor of pathology, said in a press release.
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10:04 am Dr. Elizabeth Bryce Vancouver project will track bacteria through patients and nurses. Researchers ask what happens after the immune system is disabled for a bone-marrow transplant. Dr. Elizabeth Bryce, regional medical director for Infection Prevention and Control at Vancouver Coastal Health, one of three researchers leading the work.
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10:15 am Bruce McManus receives 2015 Howard Morgan Award. Bruce McManus, Professor in the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine is the 2015 recipient of the Howard Morgan Award for Distinguished Achievements in Cardiovascular Research. Read more...
1:37 pm PhD DEFENCE - Student: Kevin Yang [TITLE: DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL SMALL MOLECULE INHIBITOR OF ANDROGEN RECEPTOR TO TREAT CASTRATION-RESISTANT PROSTATE CANCER] Read more...
11:34 am PhD DEFENCE - Student: Jithendra (Jay) Gunawardana [TITLE: IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NOVEL RECURRENT MUTATIONS IN PRIMARY MEDIASTINAL LARGE B CELL LYMPHOMA AND HODGKIN LYMPHOMA] Read more...
4:38 pm PhD DEFENCE - Student: Junyan Shi [TITLE: DISRUPTION OF SELECTIVE AUTOPHAGY IN COXSACKIEVIRUS B3 INFECTION] Read more...
4:41 pm Dr. David Hardwick was presented Dr. Cam Cody Medal of Excellence award at the Doctors of BC Annual General Meeting on June 12, 2015. The Dr. Cam Coady Award commemorates Dr. Coady’s great love of medicine and to ensure that his goals and objectives to achieve excellence in health care continue to be fostered. Read more...
11:46 am Dr. Andrew Churg received the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Pulmonary Pathology Society. Congratulations on this very well deserved recognition. Read more...
3:17 pm 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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2:40 pm Congratulations to Dr. Bruce McManus, winner of the 2015 Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Award. This award recognizes individuals whose performance during an assessment period (January 1 to December 31) was particularly meritorious. Read more...
2:30 pm Congratulations to Dr. Bruce Verchere, winner of the 2015 Faculty of Medicine Award for Excellence in Mentoring Early Career Faculty. This award recognizes faculty members who have formally been identified as mentors and who exemplify a deep commitment to fostering the professional and personal development of faculty members in the early stages of their academic careers. Read more...
2:22 pm Pathology at a Glance 2014 - Statistical Report Read more..
2:09 pm Dr. Poul Sorensen Research published in May by scientists at the BC Cancer Agency in medical journal Cancer Cell brings new hope for the treatment of high-risk childhood sarcomas.
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2:27 pm PhD DEFENCE - Student: Jaswinder Khattra [TITLE: CHARTING BREAST TUMOR HETEROGENEITY: FROM BULK TUMOR GENOMES TO SINGLE-CELL GENOTYPES] Read more...
3:02 pm 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...
2:46 pm The new issue of the Pathology Newsletter is now available. Pathology Magazine provides a wonderful overview of the Department and its people. Read more..
3:14 pm Dr. Jay Kizhakkedathu A big step closer to changing blood types
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4:17 pm PhD DEFENCE - Student: Jennifer Won [TITLE: CLINICAL PERFORMANCE OF DIAGNOSTIC, PROGNOSTIC AND PREDICTIVE IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL BIOMARKERS FOR HORMONE RECEPTOR-NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER] Read more...
4:40 pm 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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11:38 am PhD DEFENCE - Student: Qianli (Cherry) Ma [TITLE: FUNCTIONAL STUDIES OF PPP2R2A IN BREAST CANCER] Read more...
11:18 am PhD DEFENCE - Student: Melissa McConechy [TITLE: PPP2R1A MUTATIONS IN GYNAECOLOGIC CANCERS: FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION AND USE IN THE GENOMIC CLASSIFICATION OF TUMOURS] Read more...
10:27 am MSc DEFENCE - Student: Yuda Shih [TITLE: DIFFERENTIAL REGULATION OF OLIGODENDROCYTE DEVELOPMENT AND MYELINATION BY PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE ALPHA AND WNT SIGNALING] Read more...
1:41 pm MSc DEFENCE - Student: Vincent Leung [TITLE: INVESTIGATION OF COMPLEMENT SYSTEM ACTIVITY INDUCED BY HYPERBRANCHED POLYGLYCEROL GRAFTING TO RED BLOOD CELL MEMBRANES] Read more...
4:31 pm 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...
1:02 pm 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...
1:54 pm 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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11:03 am 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...
11:10 am 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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11:07 am 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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12:08 pm 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..
9:57 am 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...
8:51 am Dr. Mel Krajden VANCOUVER — The Globe and Mail: B.C. medical researchers offer treatment by prevention for hepatitis C.
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9:53 am 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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9:56 am PhD DEFENCE - Student: Dana (Kyluik) Price [TITLE: THE EFFECTS OF POLYMER-MEDIATED IMMUNOCAMOUFLAGE ON ALLORECOGNITION OF BLOOD CELLS]
9:27 am Congratulations to Dr. Wan Lam, this year’s recipients of UBC’s Killam Awards for Excellence in Mentoring. Read more...
10:59 am 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..
9:25 am 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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1:29 pm Dr. Evica Rajcan-Separovic has taken on the challenge of finding genetic causes for intellectual disabilities. Photo: Martin Dee
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1:40 pm 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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12:49 pm 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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2:35 pm 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.
10:34 am 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]
2:47 pm Dr. Victor Ling Dr. Victor Ling has been inducted into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.
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2:02 pm 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]
1:25 pm Dr. David Granville has been inducted into the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada
2:23 pm 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.
10:04 am 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]
9:20 am MSc DEFENCE - Student: Ivy Hsu [TITLE: Serpina3n accelerates wound closure in a murine model of diabetic wound healing]
10:42 am 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.
12:01 pm MSc DEFENCE - Student: Momir Bosiljcic [TITLE: Myeloid-derived suppressor cell accumulation in secondary target organs promotes metastatic growth in breast cancer ]
11:58 am PhD DEFENCE - Student: Emily Vucic [TITLE: Multi-omics Characterization of the Molecular Effects of Smoking and Chronic Inflammation on the Lung ]
11:06 am MSc DEFENCE - Student: Erica Osbourne [TITLE: EPI-002 and Enzalutamide Combination Therapy as a Potential Therapeutic Benefit for Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Patients]
11:00 am 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.
1:53 pm 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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4:56 pm Dr. Arun Garg recognized with Lifetime Achievement Award
4:17 pm Doyle, Patrick - Recipients of the 2014 Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching
1:12 pm 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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9:16 am Comprehensive Exam - Student: Rolinda Carter
11:16 am 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.
12:00 pm Hogg, James: 2014 Order of British Columbia
9:26 am PhD DEFENCE - Student: Anna Meredith
9:17 am PhD DEFENCE - Student: Seti Boroomand
1:44 pm Dr. Bruce McManus Media Release | May 12, 2014 UBC scientists find new way to mobilize immune system against viruses.
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4:01 pm The Dept of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is proud to announce that it has received the Peter Larkin Award in recognition for its Graduate Program.
5:01 pm Knowledge Translation Course 2014/2015 [First Workshop: APRIL 9 - 10, 2014]
9:27 am PhD DEFENCE - Student: Clara Westwell-Roper
9:24 am MSc DEFENCE - Student: Jason Hung
1:23 pm Dr. Mari DeMarco Congratulations to Dr. Mari DeMarco on receiving the 2014 Nelly Auersperg Award from the Women's Health Research Institute.
9:08 am MSc DEFENCE - Samantha Hansford
10:56 am BC Inherited Arrhythmia Program Hosts: Dr. Tero-Pekka Alastalo, MD, PhD; Pediatric Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Helsinki,University of Helsinki, Finland “Next Generation Genetic Diagnostics of Hereditary Cardiovascular Diseases: From Challenges to Solutions” [April 2, 2014]
9:23 am CBR Graduate Student Awards; $15,000 (non-renewable). This competitive award is available to 6 MSc or PhD students under the supervision of a CBR PI. Application Deadline: April 21, 2014
10:36 am Policy #81 (Use of Teaching Materials in a UBC Credit Course) We are pleased that the Board of Governors has recently approved a policy that we believe supports instructors in what is, and will continue to be, a rapidly changing learning environment. Policy #81 (Use of Teaching Materials in a UBC Credit Course) has four core elements: 1. It confirms that teaching materials are owned by the UBC instructors who create them. 2. It supports, but does not require, sharing and collaboration by enabling UBC instructors to use and revise the teaching materials developed by their UBC colleagues in UBC credit courses without the administrative burden of seeking and recording explicit permissions. 3. It encourages, but does not require, UBC instructors to share their teaching materials freely and openly beyond the borders of UBC using open source licensing. 4. It recognizes that, in certain situations, UBC instructors may prefer that their teaching materials not be used across UBC, and therefore enables them to restrict such use.
1:31 pm Canada’s largest integrated brain centre officially opens
8:25 pm Noble, Michael: Leadership in Quality
4:34 pm Dr. Elizabeth Bryce, a Clinical Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Dr. Yassi, are helping South Africa implement occupational health guidelines developed by the World Health Organization (WHO)
3:59 pm UBC helps expand diabetes clinical trial network; Dr. Rusung Tan will launch a clinical trial of a drug now used for psoriasis.
9:01 am Feb 18, 2014 - Vancouver Sun: Dr. Christian Steidl, a scientist at the BC Cancer Agency and a professor in the University of British Columbia’s Department of Pathology. New B.C. research lays the groundwork for personalized cancer treatment....
9:21 am Dr. Gerald Krystal Jane Macdougall: What does cancer eat? Sugar, mostly, and other lessons from my dinner with a professor of pathology.
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10:00 am Dr. David Vocadlo: "Chemical biology of the O-GlcNAc post-translational modification: from probes to Alzheimer disease." [Wednesday, January 29th; 12-1pm | LSC3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, B.C.]
9:57 am The 3rd Annual Norman Bethune Symposium, The Centre for Blood Research [Wednesday, April 9, 2014 | Segal Building, 500 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC]
10:23 am PhD DEFENCE - Student: Eugene Chu
10:19 am MSc DEFENCE - Student: Bryant Harbourne
4:50 pm Dr. Blake Gilks Congratulations to Dr. Blake Gilks on being awarded a 2014 UBC Killam Research Prize.
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4:50 pm PhD DEFENCE - Student: Xin Ye
4:43 pm PhD DEFENCE - Student: Lisa Shouning Ang
4:38 pm PhD DEFENCE - Student: Naniye Cetinbas
4:31 pm PhD DEFENCE - Student: Suzanne Yuen Shan Cheng
4:17 pm PhD DEFENCE - Student: Amal Mohammad El-Naggar
4:24 pm PhD DEFENCE - Student: Daven C H Tai
11:42 am MSc DEFENCE - Student: Sarah Neil
11:35 am MSc DEFENCE - Student: DeAnna Zanet
8:55 pm Yip, Stephen Congratulations to Dr. Stehpen Yip for his success in receiving the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute Mentored Clinical Scientist Award.
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8:51 pm Dr. Bruce Verchere Congratulations to Dr. Bruce Verchere on receiving a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for contributions to diabetes research.
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8:47 pm Dr. Christian Steidl Congratulations to Dr. Christian Steidl for receiving New Investigator Salary CIHR Award 2013!
8:44 pm Dr. Sohrab Shah Congratulations to Dr. Sohrab Shah for winning the UBC Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Award for Overall Excellence category for Early Career!
8:40 pm Dr. Sohrab Shah Congratulations to Dr. Sohrab Shah who were appointed as Canada Research Chair in Computational Cancer Genomics!
8:37 pm Dr. Jacqueline Quandt Congratulations to Dr. Jacqueline Quandt, the recipient of an MS Society of Canada Donald Paty Career Development Award!
8:34 pm Pudek, Morris: Teaching Excellence Award. BMLSc Program
8:30 pm Owen, David: International invited speaker at the !st annual Emirates Surgical Pathology Conference, Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates.
8:21 pm Nimmo, Michael: Killam Teaching Prize
8:18 pm Dr. Torsten Nielsen Congratulations to Dr. Torsten Nielsen on receiving the 2012 Bernard and Francine Dorval Prize by Canadian Cancer Society Young Investigator Award!
8:05 pm Dr. Jay Kizhakkedathu Dr. Jay Kizhakkedathu has been awarded the UBC Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Award for Excellence in Basic Research.
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7:54 pm Isaac-Renton, Judith: Gen-Probe Joseph Public Health Award, American Society for Microbiology
7:50 pm Dr. David Huntsman Congratulations to Dr. David Huntsman, this year’s recipient of the Canadian Cancer Society William E. Rawls Prize for excellence in cancer research.
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7:42 pm Hayes, Malcolm: Clinical Faculty award for career excellence in clinical teaching
7:36 pm Ford, Jason: UBC MUS Teaching Excellence Award
7:32 pm Ford, Jason: UBC MUS Undergraduate Society William A. Webber Award
7:27 pm Crawford, Richard: Clinical Faculty award for career excellence in clinical teaching
7:22 pm Duns, Gurben: Postdoctoral Trainee Fellowship
7:17 pm Chang, Linda: Postdoctoral Trainee Fellowship
7:12 pm Dr. Donald E. Brooks Dr. Donald E. Brooks, has won the inaugural 2013 Blood Safety Innovation Award from Terumo BCT, a Colorado-based maker of blood component and cellular technologies.
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1:01 am Dr. Sam Aparicio Congratulations to Dr. Sam Aparicio for receiving the Distinguished Achievement Award for Overall Excellence – Senior Faculty, from the UBC Faculty of Medicine.
11:24 am MSc DEFENCE - Student: Rick Ding
11:18 am MSc DEFENCE - Student: Matt Allard
7:39 pm Ford, Jason: Canadian Association of Pathologists Leadership in Education Award
7:45 pm Hogg, James: Canada Gairdner Wightman Award
10:34 am MSc DEFENCE - Student: Rika Aleliunas
4:09 pm PhD DEFENCE - Student: Alon Hendel
10:23 am MSc DEFENCE - Student: Alex Choi
4:02 pm PhD DEFENCE - Student: Kimberly C Wiegand
4:39 pm Leslie Trowski and Tony Lin: Staff Service Award
4:39 pm Graham Sinclair: Award for Excellence in Service
4:33 pm Carol Park : David Hardwick Lifetime Achievement Award (Golden Bow Tie Award)
4:27 pm Douglas Webber: Most Valuable Player Award
4:22 pm William Godolphin: Award for Excellence in Education
10:16 am MSc DEFENCE - Student: Vince Montoya
3:46 pm PhD DEFENCE - Student: Kasmintan A Schrader
3:32 pm PhD DEFENCE - Student: Zsuzsanna Hollander
3:09 pm PhD DEFENCE - Student: Paul Hiebert
10:06 am MSc DEFENCE - Student: Hayley Spencer
8:58 pm Dr. Sean Young: 2012 Jeremy Jass Prize for Research Excellence in Pathology (co -recipient)
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