Awards
June 10, 2016
Ravi Rungta receives Marlene Reimer Brain Star of the Year award
Former MacVicar lab post-doctoral student Dr. Ravi Rungta (pictured right, with Dr. Eric Marcotte)...
Research
Researchers find genetic cause of multiple sclerosis
Scientists at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, a partnership of University of...
Research
May 24, 2016
Newly discovered biomarker offers genetic predictor of dementia in Parkinson disease
For patients with Parkinson disease (PD), cognitive decline can be one of the most...
Research
May 16, 2016
Gut microbes associated with early onset pediatric MS
Bacteria in the guts of children who had recently developed multiple sclerosis (MS) differed...
Trainees
April 21, 2016
Trainee Profile: Dr. Simon Chen
“In Dr. Haas’ lab, we identified the involvement of the transcription factor MEF2 in...
Events
April 14, 2016
UBC showcases its strengths as neurologists meet in Vancouver
As 12,000 neurologists descend on Vancouver for the American Academy of Neurology’s 68th annual meeting this...
Research
April 11, 2016
APEC collaboration to address the economic burden of mental illness
On April 13, 2016, the World Bank and the World Health Organization will co-host...
People
April 8, 2016
New Medical Manager for Alzheimer and dementia clinic
The UBC Hospital Clinic for Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders (UBCH CARD) announced this...
March 21, 2016
Pathological protein found to trigger spread of ALS
A protein that was once thought to be involved in only hereditary cases of...
Research
March 16, 2016
Differences between MS clinic and non-clinic users indicate knowledge gaps and more, study finds
If most of what we know about multiple sclerosis (MS) patients comes from patients...
Research
March 14, 2016
New funding to shine a light on MS-related brain injury
With the help of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Dr. Alex Rauscher is finding...
Events
March 10, 2016
From Bugs to Brains: Event Recap
Dr. Helen Tremlett and her team brought together researchers from a variety of disciplines for...