Join us for the 2025 Research Expo: an exciting showcase of innovation, collaboration, and academic excellence across the UBC Department of Medicine!
Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Time: 8:30am – 6:30pm
Location: UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 3B7
*Register by May 31, 2025
About the 2025 UBC Department of medicine Research Expo:
The UBC Department of Medicine Research Expo now brings together the 41st Annual Resident Research Day and the Experimental Medicine Research Expo.
Hosted by the Research Office, Postgraduate Medical Education Program, and Experimental Medicine Program, this annual event features cutting-edge research from our faculty, residents, and trainees through interactive poster sessions and inspiring keynote talks.
Celebrate the discoveries shaping the future of healthcare and connect with a community dedicated to advancing knowledge, improving care, and transforming health systems.
PROGRAM LINK
2025 Research Expo Program (coming soon!)
KEYNOTE SPEAKER BIO
Dr. Emily Brigham (Associate Professor, Division of Respiratory Medicine)
Dr. Emily Brigham is an associate professor in the Division of Respiratory Medicine at the University of British Columbia, a research scientist at the Centre for Lung Health in the Legacy for Airway Health program, as well as a practicing respirologist at Vancouver General Hospital. She received her professional degrees at the Johns Hopkins Schools of Medicine and Public Health, completing her residency in internal medicine and fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Dr. Brigham’s research is focused on: the impact of diet and other metabolic factors on respiratory health in airways disease; how these factors may augment or mitigate the symptomatic and inflammatory response to air pollution and other pro-inflammatory exposures; and ways to translate these findings into action to improve respiratory health, particularly within susceptible populations.
Event SCHEDULE
| Time | Schedule |
| 8:30am – 9:00am | Coffee and Poster Set-Up |
| 9:00am – 9:05am | Land Acknowledgement and Opening Remarks: Dr. Anita Palepu, Head and Eric W. Hamber Chair, UBC Department of Medicine |
| 9:05am – 9:15am | Research Strategy Update: Dr. Najib Ayas, Associate Head, Research, UBC Department of Medicine |
| 9:15am – 10:15am | Faculty Keynote Address: Dr. Emily Brigham, Associate Professor, Division of Respiratory Medicine, UBC Department of Medicine |
| 10:15am – 10:40am | Selected Faculty & Experimental Medicine Trainee Presentations |
| 10:40am – 11:00am | Break |
| 11:00am – 12:00pm | Selected Faculty & Experimental Medicine Trainee Presentations |
| 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Lunch & Poster Viewing |
| 1:00pm – 4:30pm | Resident Research Presentations (Auditorium & Lobby) |
| 1:00pm – 4:30pm | Experimental Medicine Research Presentations (Room C420) |
| 4:30pm – 6:30pm | Reception |
| 5:30pm – 6:30pm | Experimental Medicine & Resident Research Day Award Presentations |