Research

UBC Medicine researchers awarded more than $2.2 million to strengthen the health workforce

UBC Medicine researchers awarded more than $2.2 million to strengthen the health workforce

Three projects led by UBC Faculty of Medicine researchers have been awarded more than $2.2 million in federal funding as part of the Government of Canada’s Team Grant: Strengthening the Health Workforce for System Transformation.

UBC Medicine researchers awarded more than $25 million in CIHR project grants   

UBC Medicine researchers awarded more than $25 million in CIHR project grants   

UBC Faculty of Medicine researchers are leading 38 projects awarded more than $25 million in combined funding through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Project Grant: Spring 2024 competition.

Tailoring depression treatment

Tailoring depression treatment

UBC researchers are exploring how genetic testing could better match patients with effective medications and improve depression care across B.C. and beyond.

Scientists discover high-risk form of endometrial cancer — and how to test for it — using AI

Scientists discover high-risk form of endometrial cancer — and how to test for it — using AI

A discovery by researchers at the University of British Columbia promises to improve care for patients with endometrial cancer, the most common gynecologic malignancy.

Three UBC Medicine researchers among new and renewed Canada Research Chairs

Three UBC Medicine researchers among new and renewed Canada Research Chairs

Three researchers from the UBC Faculty of Medicine are among the new and renewed Canada Research Chairs recently announced by the Government of Canada.

Federal funding boosts 25 Faculty of Medicine research projects

Federal funding boosts 25 Faculty of Medicine research projects

UBC Faculty of Medicine researchers have been awarded more than $6 million in federal funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery Grants program.

UBC researchers lead world-first organ matching project

UBC researchers lead world-first organ matching project

British Columbia will become the first jurisdiction in the world to test an innovative method of matching donor organs to recipients, thanks to a new project being led by researchers at the UBC Faculty of Medicine.

Three UBC Medicine researchers awarded funding through New Frontiers in Research Fund

Three UBC Medicine researchers awarded funding through New Frontiers in Research Fund

Three UBC Medicine researchers are leading projects recently awarded funding through the Government of Canada’s New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF).

$140M for UBC-led research hub to accelerate drug development and biomanufacturing

$140M for UBC-led research hub to accelerate drug development and biomanufacturing

Federal investment in Canada’s Immuno-Engineering and Biomanufacturing Hub projects will bolster domestic biotech sector, readiness to respond to future health threats.

Aging well is connected to hearing well

Aging well is connected to hearing well

As Canada’s population ages—people 65 years and older are the fastest-growing age group in Canada—researchers and health-care providers continue to look for ways to keep seniors as healthy as possible.