Jaques Courtade PhD Defence

Jaques Courtade PhD Defence

GRADUATE STUDIES THESIS

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PhD DEFENCE Monday, August 3th, 2016
Student Jaques Courtade
Title IMPAIRED PRO-ISLET AMYLOID POLYPEPTIDE PROCESSING PROMOTES BETA-CELL DYSFUNCTION IN DIABETES AND ISLET TRANSPLANTS
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Location Room 200 of the Graduate Student Centre (6371 Crescent Road), UBC Vancouver Point Grey Campus
Time 9:00am PDT
Supervisor Dr. Bruce Verchere

 

Nicholas Swyngedouw MSc

GRADUATE STUDIES THESIS

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MScDEFENCE Tuesday, July 26th, 2016
Student Nicholas Swyngedouw
Title THE INFLUENCE OF INTERLEUKIN-13 ON FORCE GENERATION IN AIRWAY SMOOTH MUSCLE TISSUE
Abstract
Location Gourlay Conference Room, UBC Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, St. Paul’s Hospital, 1081 Burrard St. Vancouver, BC
Time 2:00 pm PDT
Supervisor Drs. Chun Seow and Peter Paré

Adam Yu MSc Defence

GRADUATE STUDIES THESIS

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MSc DEFENCE Friday, July 8th, 2016
Student Adam Yu
Title NEUROINFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS MODULATE ARNT2 AND RME-8 EXPRESSION WITHIN THE CNS
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Location Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, Room 3402C, 2215 Wesbrook Mall, UBC
Time 1:00 pm PDT
Supervisor Dr. Jacqueline Quandt

 

Roscoe, Diane & Bryce, Elizabeth: DSperbug

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

Jacqueline Quandt for receiving the Excellence in Education

Dr. Helene Cote Excellence in Basic Science Research

David Huntsman Overall Excellence – Senior Faculty

Dr. Sohrab Shah: Killam Award 2016

Congratulations to Dr. Victor Leung, Dr. Christopher Lowe, Dr. Sylvie Champagne and Dr. Marc Romney who have been awarded ‘The Top Innovation – Affiliate Gold Apple

Dr. Dirk van Niekerk

PhD Exam: Gabriel Fung

GRADUATE STUDIES THESIS

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PhDDEFENCE Wednesday, June 22nd, 2016
Student Gabriel Fung
Title Interplay Between Stress Granules, Cellular Stress Response, and Coxsackievirus B3 Infection
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Location Gourlay Conference Room (CHLI), St. Paul’s Hospital, Burrard Building, 1081 Burrard St., Vancouver, BC
Time 12:30PM PDT
Supervisor Dr. Honglin Luo

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

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

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

Jacob Rozmus PhD Defence

GRADUATE STUDIES THESIS

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PhDDEFENCE Thursday, June 9th, 2016
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
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Location Room 200 of the Graduate Student Centre (6371 Crescent Road), UBC Vancouver Point Grey Campus
Time 9:00am PDT
Supervisor Dr. Kirk R. Schultz

 

Dr. David Hardwick Doctors of BC Award Recipients of 2016

Dr. Richard Crawford for receiving the 2016 Clinical Excellence Award

Dr. Blake Gilks for receiving the 2016 Scientific Achievement Award

teaching opportunities

Tissa Rahim MSc Defence

GRADUATE STUDIES THESIS

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MScDEFENCE Tuesday, May 31th, 2016
Student Tissa Rahim
Title INVESTIGATING THE REGULATION OF ARNT2, A NEUROPROTECTIVE PROTEIN, IN MODELS OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
Abstract
Location Ken Berry Reading Room in the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Pathology Education Centre, Room 3200, Jim Pattison Pavilion, VGH, 910 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC.
Time 1:30pm PDT
Supervisor Dr. Jacqueline Quandt

 

Pathology at a Glance 2015/16

Tyler Verdun

Ms. Debbie Conn Staff Service Award in the Technologist/Technician Category

Dr. Muhammad Morshed Excellence in Service

Dr. Stephen Yip Excellence in Education

Mr. Simon Dee Staff Service Award in the Administration Category

Dr. Marianne Sadar Excellence in Research and Discovery

Dr. Kevin Bennewith Early Career Excellence in Research and Discovery

Dr. Jacqueline Quandt Most Valuable Player

Dr. Morris Pudek David Hardwick Lifetime Achievement

Dr. Melvyn Bernstein Resident Teaching Awards

Dr. Roberta Miller Resident Teaching Awards

The Reid Memorial Cup

Graduates’ Choice for Teaching Excellence Awards

Dr. Phillip Lange

Pathology Newsletter Fall Winter 2015/16

Michael Allard takes on another role: alumni leader

Yulia Merkulova

GRADUATE STUDIES THESIS

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MScDEFENCE Wednesday, April 27th, 2016
Student Yulia Merkulova
Title GRANZYME B INHIBITS KERATINOCYTE MIGRATION BY DISRUPTING EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR (EGFR)-MEDIATED SIGNALING
Abstract
Location St. Paul’s Hospital, Conference Room 6, Providence Building, Vancouver, BC
Time 12:00 PM PDT
Supervisor Dr. David Granville

 

Matthew Budd

GRADUATE STUDIES THESIS

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MScDEFENCE Wednesday, April 13th, 2016
Student Matthew Budd
Title EXPLORING MITOCHONDRIAL DNA ABNORMALITIES IN HIV-EXPOSED UNINFECTED CHILDREN DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER: A CASE CONTROL STUDY
Abstract
Location UBC Pathology Education Centre, Room 3200, Vancouver General Hospital, Jim Pattison Pavilion North, 910 West 10th Ave, Vancouver, BC
Time 1:00 PM PDT
Supervisor Dr. Helene Cote

 

Stephen Yip award

Dr. Randy Gascoyne wins 2016 Aubrey J. Tingle Prize

Paul Hanson PhD

GRADUATE STUDIES THESIS

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PhD DEFENCE Thursday, March 31st, 2016
Student Paul Hanson
Title VIRAL PROTEASE DISRUPTION OF HOST TRANSCRIPTION AND TRANSLATION FACTORS IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF COXSACKIEVIRUS B3 INDUCED VIRAL MYOCARDITIS
 Abstract
Location Gourlay Conference Room, St. Paul’s Hospital, 1081 Burrard St, Vancouver, BC
Time 1:00pm PST
Supervisor Dr. Decheng Yang

Robert Kridel PhD Defence

GRADUATE STUDIES THESIS

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PhD DEFENCE Tuesday, March 29th, 2016
Student Robert Kridel
Title THE GENETIC BASIS OF TRANSFORMATION AND PROGRESSION IN FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA
 Abstract
Location Room 203, Graduate Student Centre, 6371 Crescent Road, UBC Campus
Time 9:00am PST
Supervisor Dr. Randy Gascoyne

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

Alistair Chenery Phd

GRADUATE STUDIES THESIS

PhD DEFENCE Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016
Student Alistair Chenery
Title REGULATION OF MUCOSAL T CELL RESPONSES BY INTESTINAL HELMINTHS AND RETINOIC ACID METABOLISM
Abstract
Location Room 226, Biomedical Research Centre, 2222 Health Sciences Mall, UBC Campus
Time 12:30pm PST
Supervisor Dr. Colby Zaph

Dr. Mari DeMarco Award

Dr. Victor Ling, TFRI’s President and Scientific Director, who has been honoured with the LifeSciences BC Dr. Don Rix Award for Lifetime Achievement

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

PhD DEFENCE Melissa Glier

GRADUATE STUDIES THESIS

PhD DEFENCE Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Student Melissa Glier
Title METHYL METABOLISM IN OBESITY-RELATED CARDIAC REMODELING
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Location Room 203, Graduate Student Centre, 6371 Crescent Road, UBC Campus
Time 9:00 am
Supervisor Dr. Angela Devlin