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Latest Research News
UBC Department of Medicine Researchers Awarded $4.5M in CIHR Fall 2019 Project Grant Competition
February 13, 2020The Project Grant program is designed to capture ideas with the greatest potential to advance health-related fundamental or applied knowledge, health research, health care, health systems, and/or health outcomes. Read More >
Department of Medicine’s Dr. Teresa Tsang & UBC ECE to Partner in Supercluster’s Project
January 20, 2020On January 16, 2020 the Digital Technology Supercluster announced 14 new projects with a total investment of $25 million; including one collaboration between the UBC Department of Medicine and the UBC Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Read More >
As seen on CBC’s The National: Epidural Stimulation for Spinal Cord Injuries feat. Dr. Andrei Krassioukov (UBC Division of PMR)
January 20, 2020CBC News’ Vik Adhopia looks at Epidural Stimulation as an emerging treatment for Spinal Cord Injuries and the push to make it available in Canada. Read More >
UBC Department of Medicine Research Expo
The annual UBC Department of Medicine Research Expo was founded in 2011 and is a collaboration between the Department of Medicine Research Office and the UBC Experimental Medicine Program.
The UBC Department of Medicine Research Expo features keynote speakers from the Department of Medicine who are the driving forces behind topical issues garnering considerable public attention. Each year, we invite an external faculty member to share with us their research work, and insights that have a significant impact on our lives. You will also hear about the latest developments in the UBC Experimental Medicine Program and have an opportunity to see the outstanding research work of our trainees.