FACULTY PROMOTIONS

We are pleased to announce the well-deserved promotions of Dr. Kevin Bennewith to Professor and Dr. Philipp Lange to Associate Professor. Their outstanding contributions to the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at UBC continue to make a significant impact.

PATHOLOGY RESIDENCY PROGRAMS & AFC UPDATE

1. Medical Biochemistry Residency Program
The Medical Biochemistry Residency program is pleased to announce that Dr. Khash Hanjani (UBC PGY3 IM) has matched to the program, and will start on July 1, 2024. Welcome Khash!

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2. Pediatric and Perinatal AFC Program
Applications now being accepted for the Pediatric and Perinatal AFC program (more info)

• 📅 Join Us in July 2024
• ⏰ Deadline: Jan 15, 2024.
• Salary funding available.
• ✉️ Please send applications to: Dr. Anna Lee
• 💬 Please send all questions to: Lisa Scully

SEED GRANT WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT

📢 Join us for a hands-on workshop, led by Dr. Cheryl Wellington, Professor and Vice Chair Research of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of British Columbia. 🏫

This dynamic session will provide a deep dive into the art of crafting competitive grant proposals. ✍️💡 The program will culminate in the awarding of two collaborative seed grants, each valued at $15,000. 🌱💰

Workshop sessions will be a blend of in-person and virtual formats, spanning two hours each, and will cover the essential elements of constructing a compelling research grant proposal. 🖥️📊

Workshop Details:

📅 Dates: Jan 12, Jan 26, Feb 9, Feb 16, Mar 1, Mar 15, Apr 12, Apr 26, Apr 30

⏰ Time: Fridays, 9-11 am

📍 Location: UBC Hospital G226 Vassar Seminar Room/hybrid

To Register:

Please click on the following link to secure your spot: Register Here 🖱️✅

If you have any questions or need further information, please feel free to reach out to Dr. Cheryl Wellington at cheryl.wellington@ubc.ca.

More Info

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Dr. Park's latest research has been published! 🎉
Title: "Tree-structured topic modelling of single-cell gene expression data uncovers hierarchical relationships between immune cell types" ✍️
Authors: Patricia Er Ye, Yichen Zhang, Ramon I Klein Geltink, Yongjin Park 🔬
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.11.06.565879 🌐

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A new paper authored by Dr. Yip and Harriet Feilotter, shedding light on the future of genomic medicine in oncology. 🧬🔍
Title: "Health System Readiness for Genomic Medicine in Oncology"
Journal: Current Oncology
Issue: 2023, 30(11), 9660-9669
DOI: 10.3390/curroncol30110700

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Two new publications from Wellington Lab on age-specific reference intervals for neurological blood biomarkers! 🩸🧠
1. Plasma Aβ42/40, ptau181, NfL & GFAP in ages 3-79 led by @JenCooper49
Read the study 📖
2. Serum NfL & GFAP in pediatrics led by Dr. Sophie Stukas
Discover the findings 🧪

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Congratulations Veronica Restelli, the author team, and the entire CMPT team on this excellent work! Their paper about the first years of the COVID-19 EQA program was accepted at PLOS Global Public Health journal today!!

🏆 AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT

 

Congratulations to Mehwish Anwer! 🌟
Twitter: @mehwishanwer203 🐦
Thrilled to receive the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) 2023 SfN-Burroughs Wellcome Fund Trainee Professional Development Award (TPDA) for attending the annual meeting in Washington DC! 🧠
Looking forward to an amazing learning experience! 📚

HIGHLIGHTED EVENT(S)

 

Research Study Announcement

Our colleagues in Psychiatry at the UBC Hospital Mood Disorders Centre have embarked on an important study exploring light and ion therapy as maintenance treatments for depression, named LIMIT-D. They've recently initiated participant recruitment.

They reached out and asked if we could assist by sharing this opportunity within our network. This study represents a significant step in mental health research, and collaborating could greatly promote mental health awareness.

For more details, please see the social media announcements:

• Facebook: LIMIT-D Study on Facebook
• Twitter: LIMIT-D Study on Twitter
• Instagram: LIMIT-D Study on Instagram
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Take part in a series of webinars running Nov 27 to Dec 1 and enhance your disability inclusion literacy

CWA is hosting a week of online webinars in recognition of the UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities at the end of this month. All of the details are below:

• November 27th, 10-11am: Disability and Wellness: Hard of Hearing in the Workplace
• November 28th, 10-11am: Disability Inclusion in Hiring
• November 29th, 11am-12pm: Disability Inclusion in Teaching and Learning
• November 30th, 1-2pm: Deaf Culture in the Workplace
• December 1st, 10-11am: Shifting Our Perspective on Inclusion and Accessibility

Don't miss this opportunity to engage and learn more about inclusivity and accessibility. We hope to see you there!

Join these virtual workshops