The BC-CfE’s Laboratory Director, Dr. Zabrina Brumme, is this year’s winner of the Providence Health Care (PHC) Research and Mission award. The annual award recognizes a PHC scientist who exemplifies the mission and values of Providence Health Care while conducting outstanding research.
Simon Fraser University (SFU) Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) is pleased to announce assistant professor Graeme Koelwyn as its Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Public Health ‘Omics in Exercise and Disease. This chair is the fourth CRC held at the Faculty of Health Sciences. Koelwyn, who joined FHS in 2021, is concurrently appointed as a principal investigator at…
SFU Molecular Biology and Biochemistry student Cory Macklin never planned on coming to university. After leaving high school he took a job in the trades as a painter. “I felt like I could do something more,” he says. “I had a close friend with a similar story go back to school to be a lawyer and that was inspiring to…
Faculty of medicine professor Dr. Gina Ogilvie is among 15 UBC recipients of new and renewed Canada Research Chairs. Dr. Ogilvie, a professor in the faculty’s School of Population and Public Health, was announced as a renewed Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Global Control of HPV-Related Disease and Cancer. She is also Senior Public Health Scientist at BC Centre for Disease Control…
Dr. Cojocaru’s doctoral thesis, “In vitro evolution of a processive clamping RNA polymerase ribozyme with promoter recognition” examines the early evolution of life on Earth through RNA research. Additional to his Origin of Life work, Dr. Cojocaru helped develop a powerful RNA imaging and purification technology, collaborated on research in characterizing human RNA linked to Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma cancer and validated…
The UBC Medical Alumni Association will be celebrating the achievements of several members of the UBC medical community at its upcoming AGM & Awards Ceremony. Though their varied contributions, each of this year’s award recipient has helped build a more dynamic and robust community through their service and actions. The recipients will be recognized at a special in-person and virtual…
Three members of the UBC Medicine community — Dr. Andrea MacNeill, Cheyenne Johnson and Dr. Elizabeth Bryce — were recipients of the 2022 YWCA Women of Distinction Awards. The 39th annual YWCA Women of Distinction Awards winners and nominees were celebrated during a gala ceremony on May 26. Ten members of the UBC Faculty of Medicine were nominated for the awards across…
Congratulations to ECE PhD student Mohammad Jafari, who has been awarded the 2022 Governor General’s Gold Medal! This prestigious award goes to the graduating doctoral student who has achieved the most outstanding academic record in their year. Mohammad’s high-achieving studies took place under supervisor Purang Abolmaesumi at the Robotics and Control Laboratory, where he studied deep learning for medical imaging. After graduation,…
Neurology professor Dr. Judy Illes, CM, has been appointed the first UBC Distinguished Scholar in Neuroethics in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the field of neuroethics. A pioneer in her field, Dr. Illes — who is also a Distinguished University Scholar and director of Neuroethics Canada — has made ground-breaking contributions to the ethical, legal, social and policy challenges at the intersection of…
On May 19, members of the UBC Medicine community were recognized by Clinical Trials BC for outstanding contributions to clinical trials and health research in the province. Clinical Trials BC announced the recipients of two provincial clinical trials achievement awards: the Clinical Trials BC Leadership & Advocacy Award and the Clinical Trials BC Service & Support Award. The recipients were honoured at…