National Research Prizes: Deadline extended

National Research Prizes: Deadline extended

The UBC Faculty of Medicine awards three national prizes to experts who demonstrate research excellence and innovation in the areas of cancer, brain disorders, and heart disorders.

The prizes, each with a value of $50,000, are awarded to experts who demonstrate research excellence and innovation in the areas of cancer, brain disorders, and heart disorders.

The nomination deadline for all prizes has been extended to March 17, 2023. Nominations can be made through the online submission portal until the deadline.


About the prizes

Dr. Chew Wei Memorial Prize in Cancer Research

The Dr. Chew Wei MBBS [HK] FRCOG [ENG] Memorial Prize in Cancer Research is awarded annually to a Canadian physician or scientist who makes outstanding contributions to the treatment, amelioration, or development of therapies for cancer.

Learn more: med.ubc.ca/chewwei

Margolese National Brain Disorders Prize

The Margolese National Brain Disorders Prize is awarded annually to a Canadian physician or scientist who makes outstanding contributions to the treatment, amelioration, or cure of brain disorders.

Based on the prize guidelines, nominations for the 2023 competition must be for individuals internal to the University of British Columbia.

Learn more: med.ubc.ca/margolese-brain

Margolese National Heart Disorders Prize (external)

The Margolese National Heart Disorders Prize is awarded annually to a Canadian physician or scientist who makes outstanding contributions to the treatment, amelioration, or cure of heart disorders.

Based on the prize guidelines, nominations for the 2023 competition must be for individuals external to the University of British Columbia.

Learn more: med.ubc.ca/margolese-heart

Join the International Freezer Challenge

Does your lab have refrigerators, freezers, or cold rooms for sample storage?

If so, join the International Laboratory Freezer Challenge. Compete with labs at UBC and around the world to improve sample accessibility and integrity, reduce costs, and improve energy efficiency for cold storage in your lab.

The Freezer Challenge is a free, annual competition designed to promote best practices in cold storage management, run by the non-profits My Green Lab and the International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL). In 2022, participating UBC labs chilled up 13 ULT freezers to -70C, and saved an estimated 422 kWh per day, the equivalent to 13 homes’ worth of electricity use!

UBC recognized as one of BC’s Top Employers in 2023

Celebrate Pink Shirt Day Feb. 22

A pink gradient background, an outline drawing of two hands holding hearts while a third holds up two fingers in a 'peace' sign, text above: Lift each other up. A small UBC crest is in one corner

Participate in Pink Shirt Day on February 22, 2023.

Now a global movement, Pink Shirt Day grew from an act of kindness in Nova Scotia when a group of students supported a fellow student being bullied for wearing a pink t-shirt to school.

UBC HR share ways you can get involved, resources for support and learning, and more.

Call for nominations for faculty representatives to the Senate

A message about the earthquake tragedy in Turkiye and Syria

2023 Bluma Tischler Postdoctoral Fellowship

The Bluma Tischler Postdoctoral Fellowship Award is for MD or PhD graduates in Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics, or associated disciplines carrying out research on the biochemical or genetic aspects of intellectual developmental disorders or other neurological disorders.

Submit your application online by Friday, March 31, 2023. For any submission-related queries, contact med.research@ubc.ca.

Seeking nominations for the Chancellor Search Committee

Seminar: Everything you need to know about occupational sensitization

Whether you work in a lab, animal facilities, workshop, museum — or even an office, you may come into contact with sensitizers at your workplace.

Sensitization is a health hazard caused by exposure to chemical or biological agents. People can experience allergy-like reactions, and each person’s experience with sensitizers can be different to the next.

UBC Safety & Risk Services invite you to an online seminar on March 10. Join industry and academia experts as they share why sensitization is an important workplace safety issue, and how you can protect yourself.

  • Who: Everyone (UBC and non-UBC members)
  • When: March 10, 2023 from 2–5 pm
  • Where: Online

UBC United Way Campaign raises over $500K for BC communities