Research

CAR-T therapy offers new hope to multiple sclerosis patients
Meet Drs. Loucks and Ross

Meet Drs. Loucks and Ross

Drs. Catrina Loucks (left) and Colin Ross (right) are recipients of the 2021/2022 Precision Health Catalyst Grant award for this project entitled “Uncovering patient-specific genetic factors that can be used to optimize morphine-based pain relief while avoiding harm”. Read a summary of the project here. “We have conducted preliminary analyses assessing known genetic variants that […]

Meet Drs. Yuan and MacAulay

Meet Drs. Yuan and MacAulay

Drs. Ren Yuan (left) and Calum Mac Aulay (right) are recipients of the 2021/2022 Precision Health Catalyst Grant award for this project titled “An AI model to predict future lung cancers risk with low-dose screening CT”. Read a summary of the project here. “Our pilot project is to use AI tools to identify sub-visual changes […]

Meet Drs. Talhouk and Tinker

Meet Drs. Talhouk and Tinker

Drs. Aline Talhouk (left) and Anna Tinker (right) are recipients of the UBC Faculty of Medicine 2021/2022 Precision Health Catalyst Grant award for their project titled “Risk evaluation and omics screening for targeting prevention in endometrial cancer”.  Read a summary of the project here. “We are investigating precision health tools to help guide screening and prevention […]

Past Rounds

Past precision health catalyst grant funding projects Winter 2022 Round Seven proposals receive precision health catalyst grant funding  May 5, 2022  We were very pleased to receive 30 proposals across various precision health research areas for the Winter 2022 Precision Health Catalyst Grant Competition call. A committee comprised of 15 faculty members across different departments, […]

Meet Drs. Schrader and Yip

Meet Drs. Schrader and Yip

Drs. Kasmintan Schrader (left) and Stephen Yip (right), are recipients of the UBC Faculty of Medicine 2021/2022 Precision Health Catalyst Grant award for their project titled “Parent-of-Origin-Aware Hereditary Cancer Diagnostic and Cascade Genetic Testing”. Read a summary of the project here. “The future of precision health will be driven by constantly evolving technological advancement and the […]

Global Affairs Canada – Resilient Health Systems for All

Internal UBC deadline: Friday, June 2, 2023 (4:30pm) Sponsor application deadline: Thursday, June 29, 2023 Website: https://ors.ubc.ca/funding-opportunities/other-funding-opportunities The Resilient Health Systems for All Call is a 2-stage application process contributing to Canada’s 10-Year Commitment to Global Health and Rights. The total amount of funding available under this Call for proposals is up to $300 million […]

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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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