Trainees
December 18, 2019
Undergraduate neuroscience degree program eyes 2021 start
Students interested in brain research have been eager for an undergraduate neuroscience program at...
New SickKids-CIHR award to fund research into rare form of ASD
New funding from a partnership of SickKids Hospital and the CIHR Institute for Human...
Research
December 16, 2019
Researchers discover fundamental principles linking brain and mind
An analysis of more than 1,000 brain scans from healthy individuals discovered fundamental rules...
A Brighter Future for Mental Health Research
Mental health research at UBC has received a significant boost for young investigators to...
Dr. Stan Floresco receives ACNP Daniel H. Efron Award
The American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) announced this week that Dr. Stan Floresco is...
Research
December 5, 2019
New research offers clarity for function of gene implicated in epilepsy and intellectual disability
Loss-of-function mutations in some genes have been identified in people with neurodevelopmental disorders. New...
People
December 3, 2019
First Canadian immunologist elected Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
An author of over 100 manuscripts and 60 patents worldwide, Professor Wilfred Jefferies is...
Research
December 3, 2019
One in two homeless people may have experienced a head injury in their lifetime
People who are homeless experience a disproportionately high lifetime prevalence of traumatic brain injury...
Community
November 28, 2019
Member news: November 2019
Congratulations Dr. Sophia Frangou was awarded the 2019 Colvin Prize for Outstanding Achievement in...
Fall 2019 Innovation Fund Trainee Award Recipients
Congratulations to the first round of Innovation Fund Trainee Award recipients! The Innovation Fund...
Community
November 27, 2019
Feeling the feeling and finding the funny on stage
Pictured: the Improv for Parkinson’s troupe practices onstage at Vancouver Theatresports. Image source: Dan...
Research
November 25, 2019
Mega-analysis finds consistency in gene dysfunction in models of Alzheimer’s disease
Pictured: Dr. Paul Pavlidis. Image source: Michael Smith Laboratories/UBC. By studying the changes in...