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In a nutshell: What is genomics?
September 13, 2021Advances in genomics research have led to a new era of health and medicine that is more personalized than ever before. Read More >

Three faculty members inducted as Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
September 13, 2021Drs. Teresa Liu-Ambrose, Gina Ogilvie and Anita Palepu are among 74 new Fellows. Read More >

UBC Faculty of Medicine recognizes Canadian leading researchers in heart, brain and cancer research
September 10, 2021Drs. Sandra Black, Jean-Claude Tardif, and John Bell have been awarded the 2021 National Research Prizes for their outstanding scientific accomplishments. Read More >

Shannon Kolind and Tamara Vanderwal awarded $100K Brain Canada grants
September 9, 2021Drs. Kolind and Vanderwal are among 20 early-career researchers recently awarded these grants. Read More >

Chemotherapy drug puts young children with cancer at high risk of hearing loss
September 7, 202175 per cent of patients five years old and younger had experienced cisplatin-related hearing loss three years after starting therapy. Read More >

Back to School 2021
September 3, 2021Meet some new and returning learners at the Faculty of Medicine Read More >

How to ease back-to-school stress for school-age kids
September 2, 2021Dr. Tyler Black on the return to full-time schooling and children’s mental health Read More >

New study examines ‘Achilles’ heel’ of cancer tumours, paving the way for new treatment strategies
August 27, 2021UBC and BC Cancer researchers have uncovered a weakness in a key enzyme that solid tumour cancer cells rely on to adapt and survive. Read More >

UBC medical student Armaghan Alam receives 2021 Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Award
August 27, 2021The awards recognize second year medical students with a track record of community leadership and demonstrated interest in advancing knowledge. Read More >

Dr. Nadine Caron appointed Special Advisor on Indigenous Health
August 24, 2021Dr. Caron will provide vision, leadership and diplomacy in advancing both the Faculty’s and UBC Health's strategic focus on promoting an Indigenous lens on collaborative health education and research. Read More >