| 2016/05 |
Pathology at a Glance 2015/16 (PDF) Read more... |
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| 2016/05 |
Congratulations to Dr. Tyler Verdun, our newest General Pathologist! Congratulations on passing your Royal College exams, and wishing you success in your future career. |
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| 2016/05 |
Ms. Debbie Conn Staff Service Award in the Technologist/Technician Category |
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| 2016/05 |
Dr. Muhammad Morshed Excellence in Service |
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| 2016/05 |
Dr. Stephen Yip Excellence in Education |
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| 2016/05 |
Mr. Simon Dee Staff Service Award in the Administration Category |
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| 2016/05 |
Dr. Marianne Sadar Excellence in Research and Discovery |
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| 2016/05 |
Dr. Kevin Bennewith Early Career Excellence in Research and Discovery |
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| 2016/05 |
Dr. Jacqueline Quandt Most Valuable Player |
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| 2016/05 |
Dr. Morris Pudek David Hardwick Lifetime Achievement |
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| 2016/05 |
RESIDENCY PROGRAM: Dr. Sylvie Champagne (Medical Microbiology) Dr. Melvyn Bernstein Resident Teaching Awards |
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| 2016/05 |
RESIDENCY PROGRAM: Dr. Tom Thomson (Anatomical Pathology) Dr. Roberta Miller Resident Teaching Awards |
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| 2016/05 |
BMLSc PROGRAM: Ms. Jennifer Xenakis The Reid Memorial Cup |
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| 2016/05 |
BMLSc PROGRAM: Dr. Morris Pudek, Dr. Michael Nimmo and Ms. Brenda Smith Graduates’ Choice for Teaching Excellence Awards |
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| 2016/05 |
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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| 2016/05 |
The latest edition of our newsletter Read more... |
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| 2016/04 |
Dr. Michael Allard takes on another role: alumni leader Read more... |
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| 2016/04 |
MSc DEFENCE - Student: Yulia Merkulova [TITLE: GRANZYME B INHIBITS KERATINOCYTE MIGRATION BY DISRUPTING EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR (EGFR)-MEDIATED SIGNALING] Read more... |
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| 2016/04 |
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... |
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| 2016/04 |
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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| 2016/04 |
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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| 2016/03 |
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...
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| 2016/03 |
PhD DEFENCE - Student: Robert Kridel [TITLE: THE GENETIC BASIS OF TRANSFORMATION AND PROGRESSION IN FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA] Read more... |
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| 2016/03 |
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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| 2016/03 |
PhD DEFENCE - Student: Alistair Chenery [TITLE: REGULATION OF MUCOSAL T CELL RESPONSES BY INTESTINAL HELMINTHS AND RETINOIC ACID METABOLISM] Read more... |
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| 2016/02 |
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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| 2016/02 |
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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| 2016/02 |
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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| 2016/02 |
PhD DEFENCE - Student: Melissa Glier [TITLE: METHYL METABOLISM IN OBESITY-RELATED CARDIAC REMODELING] Read more... |
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| 2016/02 |
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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| 2016/02 |
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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| 2015/12 |
PhD DEFENCE - Student: Emma Conway [TITLE: CISPLATIN PARTIALLY IMPEDES LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA-MEDIATED M2 MACROPHAGE POLARIZATION] Read more... |
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| 2015/12 |
PhD DEFENCE - Student: Chansonette Badduke [TITLE: FUNCTIONAL GENOMIC ANALYSIS OF NOVEL MICRODELETIONS AND MICRODUPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY] Read more... |
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| 2015/11 |
PhD DEFENCE - Student: Lynn (Yu-Hsuan) Huang [TITLE: THE ROLE OF SAP IN ANTIGEN PRIMING AND DIFFERENTIATION OF T LYMPHOCYTES] Read more... |
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| 2015/10 |
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... |
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| 2015/10 |
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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| 2015/10 |
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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| 2015/10 |
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... |
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| 2015/07 |
PhD DEFENCE - Student: Kevin Yang [TITLE: DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL SMALL MOLECULE INHIBITOR OF ANDROGEN RECEPTOR TO TREAT CASTRATION-RESISTANT PROSTATE CANCER] Read more... |
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| 2015/07 |
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... |
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| 2015/06 |
PhD DEFENCE - Student: Junyan Shi [TITLE: DISRUPTION OF SELECTIVE AUTOPHAGY IN COXSACKIEVIRUS B3 INFECTION] Read more... |
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| 2015/06 |
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... |
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| 2015/06 |
Dr. Andrew Churg received the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Pulmonary Pathology Society. Congratulations on this very well deserved recognition. Read more... |
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| 2015/06 |
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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| 2015/06 |
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... |
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| 2015/06 |
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... |
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| 2015/05 |
Pathology at a Glance 2014 - Statistical Report Read more.. |
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| 2015/05 |
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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| 2015/05 |
PhD DEFENCE - Student: Jaswinder Khattra [TITLE: CHARTING BREAST TUMOR HETEROGENEITY: FROM BULK TUMOR GENOMES TO SINGLE-CELL GENOTYPES] Read more... |
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| 2015/05 |
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... |
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| 2015/04 |
The new issue of the Pathology Newsletter is now available. Pathology Magazine provides a wonderful overview of the Department and its people. Read more.. |
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| 2015/04 |
Dr. Jay Kizhakkedathu A big step closer to changing blood types
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| 2015/04 |
PhD DEFENCE - Student: Jennifer Won [TITLE: CLINICAL PERFORMANCE OF DIAGNOSTIC, PROGNOSTIC AND PREDICTIVE IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL BIOMARKERS FOR HORMONE RECEPTOR-NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER] Read more... |
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| 2015/04 |
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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| 2015/04 |
PhD DEFENCE - Student: Qianli (Cherry) Ma [TITLE: FUNCTIONAL STUDIES OF PPP2R2A IN BREAST CANCER] Read more... |
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| 2015/03 |
PhD DEFENCE - Student: Melissa McConechy [TITLE: PPP2R1A MUTATIONS IN GYNAECOLOGIC CANCERS: FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION AND USE IN THE GENOMIC CLASSIFICATION OF TUMOURS] Read more... |
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| 2015/03 |
MSc DEFENCE - Student: Yuda Shih [TITLE: DIFFERENTIAL REGULATION OF OLIGODENDROCYTE DEVELOPMENT AND MYELINATION BY PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE ALPHA AND WNT SIGNALING] Read more... |
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| 2015/03 |
MSc DEFENCE - Student: Vincent Leung [TITLE: INVESTIGATION OF COMPLEMENT SYSTEM ACTIVITY INDUCED BY HYPERBRANCHED POLYGLYCEROL GRAFTING TO RED BLOOD CELL MEMBRANES] Read more... |
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| 2015/03 |
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... |
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| 2015/03 |
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... |
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| 2015/03 |
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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| 2015/02 |
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... |
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| 2015/02 |
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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| 2015/02 |
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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| 2015/01 |
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.. |
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| 2015/01 |
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... |
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| 2015/01 |
Dr. Mel Krajden VANCOUVER — The Globe and Mail: B.C. medical researchers offer treatment by prevention for hepatitis C.
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| 2014/12 |
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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| 2014/12 |
PhD DEFENCE - Student: Dana (Kyluik) Price [TITLE: THE EFFECTS OF POLYMER-MEDIATED IMMUNOCAMOUFLAGE ON ALLORECOGNITION OF BLOOD CELLS] |
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| 2014/11 |
Congratulations to Dr. Wan Lam, this year’s recipients of UBC’s Killam Awards for Excellence in Mentoring. Read more... |
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| 2014/11 |
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.. |
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| 2014/11 |
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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| 2014/11 |
Dr. Evica Rajcan-Separovic has taken on the challenge of finding genetic causes for intellectual disabilities. Photo: Martin Dee
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| 2014/10 |
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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| 2014/10 |
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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| 2014/10 |
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. |
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| 2014/09 |
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] |
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| 2014/09 |
Dr. Victor Ling Dr. Victor Ling has been inducted into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.
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| 2014/09 |
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] |
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| 2014/09 |
Dr. David Granville has been inducted into the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada |
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| 2014/09 |
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. |
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| 2014/09 |
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] |
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| 2014/09 |
MSc DEFENCE - Student: Ivy Hsu [TITLE: Serpina3n accelerates wound closure in a murine model of diabetic wound healing] |
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| 2014/08 |
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. |
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| 2014/07 |
MSc DEFENCE - Student: Momir Bosiljcic [TITLE: Myeloid-derived suppressor cell accumulation in secondary target organs promotes metastatic growth in breast cancer ] |
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| 2014/07 |
PhD DEFENCE - Student: Emily Vucic [TITLE: Multi-omics Characterization of the Molecular Effects of Smoking and Chronic Inflammation on the Lung ] |
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| 2014/07 |
MSc DEFENCE - Student: Erica Osbourne [TITLE: EPI-002 and Enzalutamide Combination Therapy as a Potential Therapeutic Benefit for Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Patients] |
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| 2014/07 |
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. |
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| 2014/07 |
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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| 2014/07 |
Dr. Arun Garg recognized with Lifetime Achievement Award |
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| 2014/06 |
Doyle, Patrick - Recipients of the 2014 Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching |
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| 2014/06 |
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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| 2014/06 |
Comprehensive Exam - Student: Rolinda Carter |
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| 2014/06 |
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. |
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| 2014/05 |
Hogg, James: 2014 Order of British Columbia
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| 2014/05 |
PhD DEFENCE - Student: Anna Meredith |
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| 2014/05 |
PhD DEFENCE - Student: Seti Boroomand |
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| 2014/05 |
Dr. Bruce McManus Media Release | May 12, 2014 UBC scientists find new way to mobilize immune system against viruses.
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| 2014/04 |
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. |
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| 2014/04 |
Knowledge Translation Course 2014/2015 [First Workshop: APRIL 9 - 10, 2014] |
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