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Dr. Laura Arbour won the Genome BC Scientific Excellence.
Dr. Peter Zandstra was awarded Scientific Entrepreneurship.
Dr. Kasmintan Schrader, Assistant Professor, has won one of the Maud Menten New Principal Investigator Prizes in Genetics (2023).
Dr. Marco Marra is the Co-Chair of Council of Expert Advisors to support Canada’s life sciences ecosystem
Patricia Birch was recently awarded the 2022-2023 UBC Killam Teaching Prize. This teaching prize recognizes Ms. Birch for her outstanding achievement and enthusiasm as a teacher and mentor. It also reflects her deep commitment to enhancing the experience of learners in the Department and at UBC.
Congratulations to Dr. Suzanne Lewis who was recently invested within the Sovereign Order of St. John of Jerusalem on September 17, 2022. 

Congratulations to Dr. Suzanne Lewis who was recently invested within the Sovereign Order of St. John of Jerusalem on September 17, 2022. 

Since circa 1048, the Sovereign Order has focused on aiding the sick and the poor and developing methods to improve patient care; it honours those whom are dedicated charitably to improving the health and well-being of others in life, or via optimal palliative care, in death.

Dr. Connie Eaves was awarded the Bill and Marilyn Webber Lifetime Achievement Award.
Dr. Fabio Rossi is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

Dr. Fabio Rossi is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

Dr. Fabio Rossi, Professor, in the Dept of Medical Genetics and School of Biomedical Engineering was recently inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. 

Dr. Connie Eaves received 2023 YWCA Women of Distinction Award

Dr. Connie Eaves received 2023 YWCA Women of Distinction Award

Congratulations Dr. Connie Eaves on your 2023 YWCA Women of Distinction Award in the category of Research, Sciences & Technology!

Dr. Michael Kobor to lead new UBC research program in healthy aging

Dr. Michael Kobor to lead new UBC research program in healthy aging

As the inaugural Edwin S.H. Leong UBC Chair in Healthy Aging – a UBC President’s Excellence Chair, Dr. Kobor will build a permanent program focused on deepening understanding of the aging process and developing innovative, practical strategies to improve how people age. Read more https://www.med.ubc.ca/news/dr-michael-kobor-to-lead-new-ubc-research-program-in-healthy-aging/