Research News & Events

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Latest Research News 


UBC Department of Medicine’s Data Science and Health (DASH) Research Cluster Receives GCRC Support in 2021/22
March 8, 2021A total of 35 emerging and established research excellence clusters led by researchers on the Vancouver campus will be supported in 2021/22. Read More >


International Women’s Day 2021 at UBC
March 8, 2021International Women’s Day takes place on March 8 to recognize and celebrate women’s achievements and advance efforts towards greater gender equality Read More >


UBC Department of Medicine Researchers Awarded over $3.2M in CIHR Fall 2020 Project Grant Competition
March 5, 2021The 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 >


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: 2017/2018/2019/2021/2022/2023/2024