Research

$3 million Breakthrough Prize goes to multiple sclerosis researchers
The Gordon B. Shrum Building
Dr. Amit Bar-Or, Awarded the 2025 John Dystel Prize for Multiple Sclerosis Research

New Faculty Research Award

Funding is available for new recruits in the Faculty of Medicine. Up to $10,000 may be awarded. Application deadline: June 16, 2025 at 5 PM Eligibility Applicants must be within two years of their first eligible Faculty appointment in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia as of the application deadline. Eligible […]

CAR T Cell Therapies With Autoimmune Readouts
Dr. Shannon Kolind showing an MRI scan of a brain on her phone screen to students
World-first autoimmune disease treatment using donor cells – Dr. Huji Xu

Sherrold Haddad Excellence in Medicine Award Program Open Call: Faculty of Medicine

Competition Overview The Sherrold Haddad Excellence in Medicine Award Program is pleased to announce an Open Call competition to support up to one clinician who holds a faculty position in the Faculty of Medicine at UBC and performs clinical duties at one or more of the following institutions: Surrey Memorial Hospital, Czorny Alzheimer Centre or […]

Meet Dr. Rachel Murphy

Meet Dr. Rachel Murphy

Drs. Rachel Murphy (pictured) and Andrew Roth (not pictured) are recipients of the 2022/2023 Precision Health Catalyst Grant award for their project entitled “Improving Breast Cancer Screening Efficiency with Administrative Health Data” Read a summary of the project here. “This project aims to use administrative health data to a) develop individualized risk assessment models that […]

Meet Drs. Wang & Dubland

Meet Drs. Wang & Dubland

Drs. Ying Wang (left) and Joshua Dubland (right) are recipients of the 2022/2023 Precision Health Catalyst Grant award for their project entitled “Who will benefit from colchicine to reduce heart attacks? Characterizing the baseline inflammation status of patients with coronary atherosclerosis” Read a summary of the project here. “This project aims to provide molecular insights […]