Faculty of Medicine wins three Alzheimer’s grants
Hear James Johnson, Christian Naus and Neil Cashman describe their investigations.
Peter von Dadelszen awarded the 2014 APOG Excellence in Research Award
Peter von Dadelszen, Professor at the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology has been awarded the 2014 APOG Excellence in Research Award. This national award recognizes outstanding scientific leadership, research mentoring, creative effort and major research accomplishments of a Canadian reseacher (or research group) who is an active member of Association of Academic Professionals in Obstetrics and Gynaecology […]
Shelina Babul wins the Prevention and Awareness Award
Shelina Babul, Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and sports injury specialist at BC Children’s Hospital recently receives the 2014 Prevention and Awareness Award from the Brain Injury Association of Canada. This honour is awarded annually to an individual, group or organization to recognize the significant support of education and prevention programs to advance […]
Wan Lam wins 2014 UBC Killam Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring
Wan Lam, Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine receives the 2014 UBC Killam Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring in the senior award category. Presented at this week’s graduation ceremonies, the Killam Awards for Excellence in Mentoring recognize outstanding mentorship of numerous graduate students over many years. Two awards are given: one award […]
Michael Hayden receives Honourary Doctorate
Michael Hayden, Professor in the Department of Medical Genetics has been recognized with an Honourary Doctorate from the University of Gottingen in recognition of his landmark discoveries and science in genetics, neurodegeneration and personalized medicine. This is only the 28th Honourary Doctorate the University of Gottingen has given since 1945 and first since 2008. The University […]
UBC Master of Occupational Therapy class earns top spot in 2014 gOT Spirit Challenge
UBC’s Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT) class have earned first place in this year’s gOT Spirit Challenge, an annual, nation-wide competition that takes place as part of Occupational Therapy Month celebrations in October. The competition, which first started in 2009, calls upon occupational therapy students from across Canada to participate and help raise awareness of […]
Garey Mazowita named President of the College of Family Physicians of Canada
Garey Mazowita, clinical professor in the Department of Family Practice has been elected the next president of the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC). The announcement was made during the annual meeting held on November 14 at College’s Family Medicine Forum in Quebec City. The CFPC is the professional organization responsible for establishing standards […]
Parmjit Sohal named Family Physician of the Year for B.C.
Parmjit Sohal who completed his family medicine residency at UBC and is now a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Family Physician in Surrey, has been named the 2014 Family Physician of the Year in British Columbia by the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC). As one of Canada’s Family […]
Laura Magee and Peter von Dadelszen honoured for work on hypertension during pregnancy
The husband-and-wife team of Laura Magee and Peter von Dadelszen have won the Chesley Award from the International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy. The Chesley Award is given to a member of the society in recognition of her/his sustained and substantial contribution to research in preeclampsia, not only for her/his work but […]