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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.
Dr. Jan Friedman is now the Medical Genetics Department Interim Head.
Dr. Artem Babaian featured for RNA sequencing

Dr. Artem Babaian featured for RNA sequencing

Dr. Artem Babaian, a former trainee of Dr. Dixie Mager in Medical Genetics, was recently featured for his work in RNA sequencing.

Loryn Byres

Loryn Byres

Class of 2022

Jacob Coleman

Jacob Coleman

Class of 2022 I’m originally from Vancouver but spent several years living in Montreal where I completed my bachelor’s and master’s in biochemistry. My first real exposure to the field of medical genetics was during my graduate research at the Goodman Cancer Institute, and this experience played a major part in my decision to become […]

Emma Cunningham

Emma Cunningham

Class of 2022

Kiara Lowes

Kiara Lowes

Class of 2022 I grew up in Delta, British Columbia. In 2017, I graduated from Simon Fraser University with a degree in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. I discovered genetic counselling near the end of my undergraduate degree. Over the next three years, I volunteered as a crisis counsellor for Chimo Crisis Line. I also had the […]

Ann-Marie Peturson

Ann-Marie Peturson

Class of 2022 I grew up in Red Deer, Alberta and moved to Edmonton to start my undergraduate degree at the University of Alberta in 2014. I shifted between majors until I found the right fit and eventually graduated with a B.Sc. (Hons.) in Molecular Genetics in 2019. During my degree, I spent 12 months […]

Manraj Randhawa

Manraj Randhawa

Class of 2022

Natasha Lemiski

Natasha Lemiski

Class of 2016