Q4 Highlights 2014

Celebrating Excellence in Neonatal Research | Dr. Ruth Grunau, Member of the Order of British ColumbiaAug 08, 2025We are proud to share that Dr. Ruth Grunau has been awarded the Order of British Columbia, in recognition of her groundbreaking contributions to neonatal pain research. The Order of British Columbia recognizes outstanding achievement and lasting contributions that have made a meaningful difference in the lives of British Columbians and it represents the highest […] Read More >

LEADERSHIP UPDATE: Dr. Dawn Gano, Head, Division of Neurology | Department of Pediatrics, UBC & BCCHAug 01, 2025We are proud to welcome Dr. Dawn Gano as the new Head of the Division of Neurology. Dr. Gano joins us from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), where she led the Fetal Neurology Center of Excellence. An internationally recognized expert in fetal and neonatal neurology, she brings deep clinical expertise, a strong academic […] Read More >

2025 Global Citizenship Award | Dr. Shelina BabulJul 28, 2025Congratulations to Dr. Shelina Babul, BSc’91, PhD’01 — pioneering concussion researcher and advocate for injury prevention! Dr. Babul has been honoured with the 2025 Global Citizenship Award from alumni UBC, in recognition of her internationally acclaimed work. Dr. Shelina Babul is the Director of the BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit at BC Children’s Hospital, […] Read More >

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant: Spring 2025 competition resultsJul 24, 2025Researchers from UBC’s Faculty of Medicine have secured over $40 million through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant: Spring 2025 competition. These initiatives tackle some of Canada’s most urgent health challenges. From the Department of Pediatrics, we congratulate Drs. Rajavel Elango, Pascal Lavoie, Steven Miller, Souvik Mitra, Manish Sadarangani and Susan Samuel. […] Read More >