News & Stories

People

Meet Dr. Jeff Dong, who is uncovering the immune system’s role in brain disease

Growing up, Dr. Jeff Dong always enjoyed science subjects at school, so he knew he wanted to pursue a career in STEM. In particular, he credits his high school biology teacher who inspired him to further study life sciences at UBC as an undergraduate student and later as a graduate student. This decision ultimately set him on a path to…

Read More

Join Our Mailing List

Keep updated with DMCBH news with our monthly Brain Matters email newsletter.






In the Media

Name Media Outlet Date Article
Judy Illes The Ubyssey 12/06/2025 Decolonizing neuroscience: Cross-cultural practice and reframing the field
Erik Pioro Global News 28/04/2025 Exploring UBC’s new ALS clinic
Brain MacVicar Global News 11/04/2025 UBC researchers create mini human brains to study Alzheimer’s
Catharine Winstanley The Tyee 10/04/2025 By Attacking Science, Poilievre Takes a Page from Trump’s Playbook

Events

Dr. John Lukens: Role of Innate Immune Dysfunction in Neurodegenerative Disease

September 11

2215 Wesbrook Mall
Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3 Canada

This talk will introduce emerging roles for microglia and discrete innate immune signaling pathways in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease, tauopathies, and brain injury.  

Read More