Bringing innovative drugs for inflammatory bowel disease to patients | Dr. Laura Sly
Congratulations to Dr. Laura Sly and her team! They are accelerating the development of innovative new drugs for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) thanks to the support of a new grant from Crohn’s and Colitis Canada. The goal of Dr. Sly’s project is to develop a drug delivery system that allows for lower drug […]
2024 BC Pediatric Society Awards
This year, several members from the Department of Pediatrics were recipients of awards from the BC Pediatric Society. Let’s celebrate! Dr. Garth Meckler 2024 Dr. Parminder Singh Award Dr. Tommy Gerschman 2024 Dr. Judith Hall Award Drs. Sabine Lague, Jennifer Smitten, and Eiko Waida 2024 AAP – BC Chapter Special Achievement Awards Dr. Tanjot Singh […]
Congratulations to Dr. Lena Xiao!
Congratulations to Dr. Xiao! She was awarded a Focused Project Grant for Junior Investigators | Madeleine Grigg-Damberger Grant for Pediatric Sleep from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation for her project entitled, ‘The IPAD Cohort Study: Insomnia and Positive Airway Pressure Adherence in Children and Adolescents’. This grant is aimed at projects that address […]
2024 Faculty of Medicine Awards and 2023 Annual Awards & Significant Honours
Each year, the Faculty of Medicine recognizes faculty and staff members for excellence in teaching, research, administration, innovation and public service. From the Department of Pediatrics we celebrate: Dr. Mia Remington Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Leadership/Service – Early Career Awarded for excellence in leadership or service by clinical faculty members. Dr. Jennifer Balfour […]
Congratulations Dr. Horacio Osiovich!
Congratulations to Dr. Horacio Osiovich. He is the recipient of a ‘2024 10 Most Influential Hispanics Award’ from the TLN Media Group. This award celebrates the achievements of extraordinary individuals making a difference in the Hispanic Canadian community. Big thanks to the families from our NICU that nominated Dr. Osiovich for this recognition. Congratulations Dr. […]
Early-Life Brain Injury, Pathways Magazine Feature Story | ISSUE 8
Did you know that in Canada, 30% of preterm infants show signs of brain injury? Early-life brain injury affects thousands of newborns every year in Canada, often with serious consequences. In the latest issue of Pathways, discover how Drs. Thiviya Selvanathan, Steven Miller and Ruth Grunau are changing how we understand and treat these injuries […]
Congratulations Dr. Genelle Lunken!
Earlier this year, the Government of Canada announced nearly $86 million through the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to support 316 research infrastructure projects at 47 institutions across the country. In the 2024 competition, Dr. Genelle Lunken’s project was awarded a John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) grant from the Canada Foundation for Innovation. JELF […]
Congratulations to Drs. Catrina Loucks, Souvik Mitra and Fiona Muttalib!
Congratulations all! Dr. Loucks was the recipient of a Scholar Award and Drs. Souvik Mitra and Fiona Muttalib both received a Health Professional-Investigator Program Award. They are amongst fifteen UBC faculty of medicine researchers that were awarded new funding to advance transformational health research. Original post: https://www.med.ubc.ca/news/ubc-medicine-researchers-fostering-better-health-outcomes-through-2024-health-research-bc-awards/ More about the projects that got funded! Dr. […]
Asking difficult questions about fetal alcohol spectrum disorder | Drs. Anton Miller, Gurpreet (Preety) Salh and Nancy Lanphear
In September’s issue of The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, Drs. Anton Miller, Gurpreet (Preety) Salh and Nancy Lanphear’s article “Asking difficult questions about fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in the context of the child, the mother, and the systems in which they live” argue that the term fetal alcohol spectrum disorder has contributed to a […]
Dr. Manish Sadarangani | Royal Society of Canada (RSC)
This fall, Dr. Sadarangani was inducted as a new college member to the Royal Society of Canada (RSC). Manish Sadarangani is an international expert in translational vaccinology, whose work uniquely encompasses laboratory, clinical and epidemiologic research. His scientific expertise enables him to respond quickly to changing priorities to tackle diverse knowledge gaps rapidly and produce […]