Research News & Events

Search through our latest news to find out about important medical breakthroughs, major announcements and research publications, events, industry partnerships, commercialization developments and more.


Latest Research News 


Congratulation to Dr. Jake Onrot (Division of General Internal Medicine) on your retirement!
March 1, 2021Dr. Jake Onrot, General Internist, Clinical Pharmacologist at St. Paul’s Hospital and Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of British Columbia is retiring after a 35-year career. Read More >


Department of medicine members awarded 2020 MSFHR C2 and Reach awards
February 25, 2021A number of department of medicine researchers have been awarded funding through the 2020 MSFHR Convening and Collaborating (C2) and Reach competitions. Read More >


ADVISORY: UBC is decommissioning Workspace 2.0
February 3, 2021ADVISORY: Workspace 2.0 is expected to be decommissioned in the near future. It is being replaced by Microsoft OneDrive, which is now available to the UBC Community. 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