Faculty of medicine researchers are among the UBC recipients of Research Excellence Clusters funding for 2023/24.
These clusters are inter-departmental networks of researchers at UBC who collectively represent leaders in a particular field of study.
The 38 clusters funded in 2023/24 on the Vancouver campus includes 15 clusters in the second year of their current award. Funding is awarded through Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters (GCRC) competitions.
Clusters are recognized as either established or emerging depending on multiple factors relating to their developmental stage and funding requirements.
Faculty of medicine recipients:
Established clusters and their leads
Action on Sepsis
Mark Ansermino, Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
BC Diabetes Research Network
Bruce Verchere, Departments of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine and Surgery
BCREGMED
Mike Underhill, Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences
Data Science and Health
Anita Palepu, Department of Medicine
Dynamic Brain Circuits in Health and Disease Research Excellence Cluster
Tim Murphy, Department of Psychiatry
Resuscitating More Patients from Sudden Unexpected Death: Transformative Research
Jim Christenson, Department of Emergency Medicine
The Social Exposome Cluster
Michael Kobor, Department of Medical Genetics
Women’s Health Research Cluster
Elizabeth Rideout, Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences
Emerging clusters and their leads
AATHEN – The UBC Advanced Angiotensin Therapeutics Network
Pascal Bernatchez, Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
BC Pediatric Eating Disorders Research Cluster
Jennifer Coelho, Department of Psychiatry
Cancer Prevention Research Cluster (CPRC)
Trevor Dummer, School of Population and Public Health
Centre for Research on Equity and Justice in Perinatal Services
Saraswathi Vedam, Midwifery Program, Department of Family Practice
Collaborative Entity for ceREBrovasculaR Ischemia (CEREBRI)
Mypinder Sekhon, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine
Climate Change Health Effects, Adaptation, and ResiLience (HEAL)
Chris Carlsten, Respiratory Medicine Division, Department of Medicine
Immunotherapeutics Cluster
Kelly McNagny, Department of Medical Genetics, School of Biomedical Engineering
MATRIX-N: Multidisciplinary Alliance for Translational Research and Innovation in Neuropsychiatry
Anthony Phillips, Department of Psychiatry
The Cluster in Vision Research: From Molecules to Behavior to Society
Joanne Matsubara, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences