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Welcome to Pathology's Bi-Weekly Bulletin | April 28, 2023

PATHOLOGY PROVINCE-WIDE ROUNDS

 

Book off 12-1 pm for every Friday for the Pathology Province-Wide Rounds
Location: https://ubc.zoom.us (the same URL for all rounds) .
For Zoom information or any questions, please email Fiona Zhang. Rounds are recorded and available HERE

  • RESEARCH

    MODERATOR: Dr. Kirk Schultz | PRESENTER: Dr. David Malkin, MD, FRCPC; CIBC Children’s Foundation Chair in Child Health Research; Director, Cancer Genetics Program, The Hospital for Sick Children; Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics and Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto

    Topic: "Prediction and Prevention: Seeking the Holy Grail in Childhood Cancer Predisposition"

    Learning objectives: Define clinical features that characterize cancer predisposition syndromes (CPS) | Describe the relationship between genotype and phenotype that inform clinical heterogeneity in children with CPS | Explain the biologic/genetic rationale that guides strategies to early detection and cancer prevention in CPS

    This session will presented in-person at the Chan Centre for Family Health Education. Everyone is highly encouraged to join us in-person.Light refreshments will be provided. Zoom connection details above.

UBC MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY TRAINEES RECOGNIZED AT THE AMMI CANADA/CACMID ANNUAL CONFERENCE

 

Congratulations to Suefay Liu (PGY-4) and Emma Finlayson-Trick (UBC medical student, and incoming PGY-1) on winning awards at the national Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Conference. Suefay was awarded the 2022 JAMMI Trainee Published Manuscript Award for her manuscript “Epidemiology and associated risk factors for candidemia in a Canadian tertiary pediatric hospital: an 11-year review” (PMID: 37008577). Emma received the 2023 CACMID Student Poster Award for her abstract entitled “Effects of oral iron supplementation on gut bacterial composition in Cambodian women of reproductive age: A randomized controlled trial”.


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TRAINEE AWARDED CGS-D SCHOLARSHIP FOR PHD STUDIES

 

We're delighted to announce that Jen Cooper, a trainee at Wellington Lab, has been awarded the CGS-D scholarship for her doctoral studies, which will help her complete her PhD. Congratulations, Jen!👏👏

FUNDING RECEIVED

 

  • FEDERAL FUNDING SUPPORTS TRAINING FOR NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS - 📢 From AI to charged molecules, UBC Medicine researchers have received $3M from NSERC_CRSNG for two new training initiatives that will enable the next generation of Canadian scientists to tackle important health challenges. Congratulations to Dr. Ali Bashashati and Dr. Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu, the project leads for these initiatives, who will each receive a total of $1.65 million in federal funding over the next six years.
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  • BC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AWARDED FUNDING TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES - Congratulations to Dr. Stephen Yip on the funding of the project, "Accelerating comprehensive diagnosis of glioma patients in BC: the long and short of it," by Michael Smith Health Research BC. We wish you all the success in your important work and look forward to the advancements that your research will bring to the field of healthcare.
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS

 

  • Dr. Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu and his research group at UBC's Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and the UBC Centre for Blood Research have published their latest research on innovative treatment for preventing blood clots without increased bleeding risk. Their study, which introduces a new compound called MPI 8 that targets polyphosphate to prevent blood clots, has been published in Nature Communications. For more information, please visit the following links:
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  • Synoptic Reporting in Clinical Placental Pathology: A Preliminary Investigation Into Report Findings and Interobserver Agreement. David Grynspan, et al. | Pediatr Dev Pathol. | 2023 Apr 21.
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    • **SAVE THE DATE** PATHOLOGY RESIDENCY GRAD DINNER - MAY 30TH, 2023!

     

    Pathology Residency Grad Dinner will take place on Tuesday, May 30th, 2023 at the University Golf Club at 6.30pm. The event promises to be a fantastic evening filled with celebration and joy as we congratulate our graduates and fellows on their hard work and dedication.

    We would like to take this opportunity to recognize our graduates: Anatomical Pathology: Jonathan Lee, Taylor Salisbury, Hang Yang ; Hematopathology: Robert Guo (*Robert will be out of province for an elective, so unfortunately will not be in attendance); Fellows: Reem Abanamy (AMS) – Supervisor Dr Chris Lowe; Alicia Andrews (Peds Pathology) – Supervisor Dr Anna Lee; Jenny Chu (GI) – Supervisor Dr David Schaeffer; Edwin Ho (Dermpath) - Supervisor Dr Richard Crawford. During the dinner, we will also present the Resident Staff Awards to the staff from AP, HP, MM, and NP.

    An official invitation will follow, and we look forward to seeing you there.

    HIGHLIGHTED EVENTS

     

    PATHOLOGY DAY - JUNE 1, 2023 This year's Pathology Day will feature lectures and keynotes on artificial intelligence, with an emphasis on machine learning, deep learning and related approaches topic. Mark your calendars and get ready to connect with researchers in your community.

    Pathology day planning is fully underway and we need some volunteers again this year!

    Pathday will happen on Thursday June 1st 2023 and will take place at Diamond Healthcare Centre (DHCC) and ICORD.

    We would like volunteers for both locations so if you would like to help, please let me know which one.

    • At DHCC the day begins at 7:30am and runs until around 4pm (you can volunteer for part of the day)
    • We will need volunteers at ICORD from around 9 or 10am to put up posters and then again from 4pm for the networking/awards ceremony.

    The main volunteer tasks can include assisting in the lead up/the day before in setting up the event and on PathDay we will need help with the registration desk, support for the speakers and students in both lecture halls, timing presentations and a microphone runner. Plus extras for any general queries.

    The need for help during PathDay is minimal and does give you time to attend the presentations and meet with the students, trainees, faculty and staff.  If you are interested in volunteering for PathDay, please let us know.  Thanks for considering this request!

    Remember all volunteers get food and drink during the day and a free ticket to the evening event.

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