Research

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Meet Drs. Tropini and Ciernia 

Meet Drs. Tropini and Ciernia 

Carolina Tropini
Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology and the School of Biomedical Engineering

Annie Ciernia
Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine

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CTV News screenshot of reporter Mi-Jung Lee announcing the 33.8M gift to UBC's MS Research Network
Dr. Megan Levings, Professor, Department of Surgery and SBME Lead, Childhood Diseases, BC Children's Hospital Research Institute

Wistem2D Scholar Award

The 2023 call for nominations for the WiSTEM2D Scholars Awards is expected to open in August, and in anticipation, VPRI is initiating an internal selection process. Nominations can be submitted directly to VPRI. Nomination Limits UBC is limited to six nominees: one woman assistant professor per STEM2D discipline – Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Manufacturing, and Design. Award Details […]

V Foundation For Cancer Research

The Faculty of Medicine is launching an internal selection process to nominate a single candidate to apply for the Translational Cancer Research Grant, offered by the V Foundation for Cancer Research. Self nominations for the internal competition are permitted, but nominations can be submitted to V Foundation for Cancer Research by invitation only. Adult Translational Cancer […]

University Killam Professors

UBC VP Research has recently announced its 2024 University Killam Professors (UKP) competition. The UKP designation is the highest honour that the University can confer on a member of faculty. It recognizes exceptional members of faculty who are extraordinary teachers and researchers, who are leaders in their academic fields, and who have received national and international […]

Susan G. Komen Career Catalyst Research Grant

The Faculty of Medicine has launched an internal selection process to nominate candidates for the Career Catalyst Research Grant, offered by the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Self nominations for the internal competition are permitted, but nominations can be submitted to Susan G. Komen by invitation only. Career Catalyst Research Grant Nomination Package Interested candidates should submit the […]

Seminar Series Fund

Deadline: The 2023 competition is now closed The Seminar Series Fund provides secondary support for interdisciplinary seminars of educational value with up to $1,500 per seminar series. Eligibility Up to $1,500 per seminar series is available to support seminar series within the UBC Faculty of Medicine that meet the following criteria: Application To complete your […]