New Investigator Award Winner- Dr. Cathie Garnis
The 2013 H W Johnson New Investigator Award was given to Dr. Garnis, whose research focuses on cancer biology and biomarkers
A perfect score for Prostate Cancer research
The National Cancer Institute, a branch of the U. S. National Institutes of Health, has awarded an $11.3 million, five-year grant to the Pacific Northwest Prostate Cancer SPORE (SPORE is short for Specialized Programs of Research Excellence), group which consists of investigators from the Vancouver Prostate Cancer Centre of Excellence, and from the Fred Hutchinson […]
Recognition from NSQIP
The teams at Lions Gate Hospital and Victoria General Hospital.
Both have been recently recognized by NSQIP as meritorious for their quality scores for 2012.
Announcement by UBC’s Vancouver Senate
UBC’s Vancouver Senate has taken the extraordinary step of suspending classes on September 18, 2013. It has done so to allow students, staff and faculty to participate in activities related to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) final national event on the West Coast that day. UBC is committed to developing better awareness and understanding […]
Order of British Columbia
Congratulations to: Dr. Charles H. Scudamore (General Surgery) who has been appointed to the Order of British Columbia. The Order of British Columbia recognizes people who have served with the greatest distinction and excelled in any field of endeavour benefiting the people of the Province or elsewhere. The Order represents the highest form of recognition […]
Questionable or worthless tests and procedures
Congratulations to: Dr. Geoff Blair (Pediatric General Surgery) for his work on identifying unnecessary tests which was discussed in an article in the Vancouver Sun. Canada’s doctors will begin compiling lists of questionable or worthless tests and procedures that offer little benefit, and possible harm, in a move some doctors say could lead to a […]
$3 million donation to Pancreas Centre BC
Congratulations to: Dr. Charles Scudamore (General Surgery) pictured as the 2nd on left who was appointed as the Chair of the Jack and Darlene Poole Surgical ….
Another MSFHR fellowship awardee
Congratulations to: Dr. Francesco Crea (PDF with Dr. Cheryl Helgason, General Surgery) Dr. Crea’s work involves a largely overlooked epigenetic mechansism: gene expression regulation by long-non coding RNAs (lncRNAs). He is studying the role of those genes in the process of metastatic spreading, with the ultimate goal of developing novel therapies for aggressive tumors. We […]
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research fellowship
Congratulations to: Dr Reza Jalili a postdoctoral research fellow with Dr. Garth Warnock (General Surgery) and Dr. Aziz Ghahary (Plastic Surgery), who has received a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Resarch (MSFHR) post-doctoral fellowship award for his work developing novel cell-based therapies for treatment of type 1 diabetes. In this project, Dr. Jalili wants to […]
Branch for International Surgical Care online graduate courses
Looking to make a difference in low-income, under served communities of the world? The Branch for International Surgical Care is now offering three online graduate courses in global surgery. Surgery 510 – Surgical care in International Health Upon successful completion of this course learners will have: Increased understanding of the global status of unmet surgical […]