Researchers in the News | Awards and Recognitions for Research
RESEARCHERS IN THE NEWS
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- Researchers in the News
- 2017/06
- CIHR Project Grants: "Five members of the Pathology Department received 2016 Fall CIHR Project Grants: Dr. Marcel Bally, Dr. Jay Kizhakkedathu, Dr. Calum E Macaulay, Dr. Chun Seow and Dr. Fumio Takei"
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- 2017/04
- 2017/03
- Dr. Jacqueline Quandt: "Radical approach limits disease progression in experimental models of MS"
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- 2017/03
- “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...
- 2017/02
- “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...
- 2017/01
- 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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- 2017/01
- Dr. Mari DeMarco: "New mass spectrometry machine brings research closer to patient care"
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- 2016/10
- Dr. Poul Sorensen In the News: “Jekyll and Hyde” enzyme has potential for countering cancer and Alzheimer’s.
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- 2016/07
- Dr. Diane Roscoe & Dr. Elizabeth Bryce, Global News: Angus the C. difficile sniffing dog fully trained to recognize dangerous superbug.
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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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- 2015/05
- 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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- 2015/04
- 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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- 2014/11
- 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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- 2014/07
- 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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- 2014/05
- Dr. Bruce McManus Media Release | May 12, 2014 UBC scientists find new way to mobilize immune system against viruses.
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- 2014/02
- 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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- Research Awards
- 2023/09
- 2022/11
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- 2022/10
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- 2022/08
- 2022/06
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- 2022/04
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- 2022/03
- 2021/08
- 2021/04
- 2021/02
- 2020/12
- 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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- 2020/10
- Congratulations to Dr. David Huntsman for being elected to fellowship in the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) 2020
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- 2020/10
- 2020/09
- 2020/09
- 2020/06
- Congratulations to Dr. David Schaeffer recipient of Junior Scientist Award - Canadian Association of Pathologists (CAP-ACP)
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- 2020/03
- 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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- 2020/02
- 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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- 2020/02
- Congratulations to Dr. Philipp Lange, recipient of a CIHR Early Career Investigator in Cancer Award!
- 2019/09
- Dr. Bruce Verchere: Congratulations to Dr. Verchere 2019 MSFHR Innovation to Commercialization award recipient.
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- 2019/08
- Championing forward-thinking innovators: Congratulations to Dr. Cheryl Wellington,, one of the 2019 Innovation and Translational Research Award recipients!
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- 2019/07
- 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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- 2019/07
- 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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- 2019/07
- 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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- 2019/07
- 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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- 2019/06
- 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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- 2019/05
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- 2019/05
- 2019/03
- 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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- 2018/12
- 2018/12
- 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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- 2018/12
- 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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- 2018/11
- 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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- 2018/11
- 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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- 2018/08
- 2018/07
- 2018/07
- 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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- 2018/06
- Dr. Elizabeth Bryce & Dr. Diane Roscoe: People First Awards, Excellence in Innovation, VCH
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- 2018/05
- 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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- 2018/04
- 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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- 2018/02
- 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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- 2017/12
- 2017/09
- 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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- 2017/09
- 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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- 2017/09
- 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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- 2017/09
- 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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- 2017/05
- 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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- 2017/05
- 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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- 2017/05
- 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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- 2017/02
- 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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- 2017/02
- 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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- 2017/02
- 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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- 2017/01
- 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. Read more...
- 2016/12
- Dr. Philipp Lange Dr. Lange was awarded the third annual Great Canadian Innovation Grant by the Canadian Cancer Society.
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- 2016/11
- 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...
- 2016/07
- 2016/06
- 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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- 2016/06
- Dr. Sohrab Shah Congratulations Dr. Sohrab Shah on being awarded a 2016 UBC Killam Research Prize.
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- 2016/06
- 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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- 2016/06
- 2016/06
- 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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- 2016/06
- 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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- 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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- 2016/04
- 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
- 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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- 2016/02
- 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. 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
- 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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- 2015/06
- 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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- 2015/04
- 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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- 2015/03
- 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
- 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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- 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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- 2014/09
- Dr. Victor Ling Dr. Victor Ling has been inducted into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.
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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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- 2014/04
- 2014/01
- Dr. Blake Gilks Congratulations to Dr. Blake Gilks on being awarded a 2014 UBC Killam Research Prize.
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- 2013/10
- 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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- 2013/10
- 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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- 2013/10
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- 2013/10
- 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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- 2013/10
- 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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- 2013/10
- 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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- 2013/10
