News & Honours

Experimental Medicine Prizes

Experimental Medicine Prizes

Congratulations to our young researchers who have won prizes for their works at the recent UBC Experimental Medicine Research Day…

Top Forty under 40

Top Forty under 40

Dr. Sampath represents a new generation of critical thinking in surgery: the doctor who embraces the broad role of patient-centred caregiver ….

2014-Chung Research Day award winners

2014-Chung Research Day award winners

A great day showcasing research occurring throughout the department, followed by an awards reception dinner at the Vancouver Aquarium

New Investigator Award Winner- Dr. Sheina MacAdam

New Investigator Award Winner- Dr. Sheina MacAdam

The 2014 H W Johnson New Investigator Award was given to Dr. MacAdam, whose research focuses on multi-center study comparing patient outcomes

Senior Investigator Award Winner – Dr. Richard Simons

Senior Investigator Award Winner – Dr. Richard Simons

The 2014 R J Finley Senior Investigator Award was given to Dr. Simons, who has established one of the primary academic trauma programs in Canada supporting undergraduate, residency, fellowship and Canadian Forces Medical Services trauma training.

Excellent Teacher

Excellent Teacher

Congratulations to: Dr. Lucy Marzban (General Surgery) who has won a teaching award from the Faculty of Dentistry. She received her award at the Dentistry reception on September 20th. posted : 2014-September-30

Governing Council

Governing Council

Dr. Caron has made substantial contributions to the CIHR Governing Council for the last 3 years especially with her leadership in the community (particularly as it pertains to Aboriginal health) ……….

CIHR  Grant  – Preventing Hair Loss

CIHR Grant – Preventing Hair Loss

Team of researchers proposed to use dermal fibroblasts expressing IDO, a tryptophan-degrading enzyme, in preventing the progression of autoimmune diseases

CFRI Clinical Research Capacity Building Award for the PORU

CFRI Clinical Research Capacity Building Award for the PORU

Research Capacity Building Award aims to empower clinical research teams by providing salary support to clinical research program coordinators over a 5 year period

Don’t Choke

Don’t Choke

Dr. Jeffrey Ludemann ( Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery ) and his team launched a “Don’t Choke” educational website .