Fall 2019 Innovation Fund Trainee Award Recipients
Congratulations to the first round of Innovation Fund Trainee Award recipients! The Innovation Fund...
Community
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...
Research
November 21, 2019
Large-scale analysis of mutant worms reveals functions of Autism Spectrum Disorder risk genes
Pictured: Dr. Catharine Rankin. Image source: Department of Psychology/UBC. Researchers around the world have...
Research
November 14, 2019
Global perspective shapes future of UBC student mental health
Pictured: UBC students on Main Mall. Image credit: Martin Dee/UBC. A three-year, multi-centre, randomized...
Community
October 31, 2019
Member news: October 2019
Pictured: The team of staff, student, and faculty volunteers who worked to successfully launch...
Great grad students celebrate their Great Supervisors
Pictured, left to right (back row): Dr. Stefan Wendt, Dr. LP Bernier, Dr. Brian...
Dr. Sophia Frangou, new to UBC, finds consistencies in abnormal brain function across mood, anxiety disorders
An analysis of more than 9,000 brain scans shows that abnormalities in brain function...
Research
October 21, 2019
Systematic review identifies consistencies and gaps in MS microbiome studies
There is growing evidence across a range of neurological disorders that the gut microbiome...
Research
October 15, 2019
Exercise “rewires” the brain, may improve motor function and mood in PD
Pictured: graduate student Matthew Sacheli with a research participant. Image credit: Don Erhardt/UBC Faculty...
Community
September 30, 2019
A hub for brain wellness to launch at UBC this fall
Every so often, piano music fills the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health. From...
Community
September 26, 2019
Member news: September 2019
Congratulations Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose (pictured) was recognized by the Faculty of Medicine with a...