UBC’s Carolina Tropini, an Assistant Professor in the School of Biomedical Engineering and the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, has been named as one of fourteen inspiring early-career researchers named across five CIFAR research programs. The CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars program supports exceptional early-career researchers who show promise to be the research leaders of tomorrow. Through funding and mentorship, the…
T-cells, white blood cells that can trigger or suppress immune responses, have long been seen as a cell type that could provide life-changing immunotherapies. Contrary to using chemotherapy or immunosuppressive drugs that have many negative side-effects, T-cell therapies work by amplifying natural human mechanisms. Dr. James Piret, a Professor at the Michael Smith Laboratories and the Department of Chemical & Biological…
Dr. Deborah Money, MD, FRCSC, is the recipient of the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Infectious Diseases Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (IDSOG), a 46 year old US based scientific organization. The award recognizes Dr. Money for her outstanding contributions to scientific exchange, education and leadership in infectious diseases in women. In collaboration with colleagues at UBC, Dr. Money…
Dr. Edmond S. Chan, UBC clinical associate professor and head of the division of allergy & immunology in the department of pediatrics at UBC, is the winner of the 2019 Robyn Allen Leadership Award. The award recognizes an individual who has made a unique contribution to the lives of Canadians with food allergy through their efforts in education, advocacy, community building,…
Meeting the health care needs of dynamic patient populations requires forward-thinking innovators. From curing disease to improving quality of life, researchers are at the forefront of medical advances that support the health and happiness of patients and their families. Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) is proud to contribute to visionary research with our annual Innovation and Translational Research Awards.…
Five Simon Fraser University research projects—from personalized treatment for cancer patients, to advancing our ability to predict and mitigate geological hazards, such as earthquakes—have been awarded $840,000 from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF). The B.C. Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF) will double this funding, in addition to partner contributions for each project. JELF funding supports projects…
Crohn’s and Colitis Canada, one of the world’s leading non-governmental funders of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis research, announces over $2.8 million in grants to eleven Canadian investigators and their teams. These annual research grants, which are funded entirely by donors, fuel the most promising projects to deliver new therapeutic hope for the 270,000 Canadians living with Crohn’s disease and…
In a press release published today, Crohn’s and Colitis Canada, one of the world’s leading non-governmental funders of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis research, announced over $2.8 million in grants to eleven Canadian investigators and their teams. One of the recipients is Dr. Harry Brumer, Professor at the Michael Smith Laboratories and Department of Chemistry, who received a 2019 Innovation in…
The Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) recently announced the 58 recipients of its 2019 Scholar and Research Trainee awards, including several researchers from the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS). FHS assistant professor Ruth Lavergne was named one of the 20 Scholars, while Stephanie Harvard, Adam Raymakers and Elena Argento were part of the 38 Research Trainee awardees. The Scholar Program supports…
Members of the Faculty of Medicine research community have received 2019 Scholar and Research Trainee Awards from the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR). They are among a group of 58 B.C.-based health researchers who are recipients of this year’s awards. The researcher’s areas of of study range from support and treatment for people with mental health challenges, rehabilitation to improve…