Research News & Events

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Latest Research News 


Dr. Tricia Tang (Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism) awarded a JDRF – Brain Canada Addressing Mental Health in Type 1 Diabetes Team Grant
March 3, 2022The JDRF Canada – Brain Canada Addressing Mental Health in Type 1 Diabetes Team Grants provide up to $250,000 over two years to fund the development and testing of three sustainable, scalable projects which aim to improve support for people in Canada who live with T1D and are affected by mental health disorders. Read More >


UBC Department of Medicine Researchers Awarded over $4.4M in CIHR Fall 2021 Project Grant Competition
February 25, 2022The 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 >


Genome BC Info Session for UBC researchers for Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP)
February 25, 2022Genome BC will present a workshop/info session on their Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP) on Tuesday, March 1 at 10am. 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.

Click on the links to see previous Expo programs: 2017/2018/2019/2021/2022/2023