Dr. Steven Jones Inducted into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
Dr. Steven Jones was among five Faculty of Medicine faculty members who were inducted as Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. This year, fifty new Fellows were inducted into the national body in recognition of their distinguished accomplishments and academic service. The induction ceremony was held on September 18 during the CAHS Forum and Annual General […]
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE – Friedman Lab, Child and Family Research Institute
Position: Research Associate Department: Medical Genetics Duration: 10 months Tenure: Part-time, 0.5 FTE; grant-funded Start Date: ASAP Job Posted: September 19, 2014 POSITON SUMMARY: The Friedman Lab is a research group in the Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia. We are affiliated with the Child and Family Research Institute and are located at the BC Children’s […]
Genetic Counselling – Back to School Series
It’s back to school: Meet Our Genetic Counselling Students As part of the Faculty of Medicine’s back-to-school series, we sat down with one of our MSc Genetic Counselling students — Sarah Predham — to talk about her interest in pursuing a career in genetic counselling, what excites her about the upcoming year and where she […]
Jehannine Austin elected President of National Society of Genetic Counsellors
Associate Professor Dr. Jehannine Austin has been elected as the next president of the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC), the largest professional organization for genetic counsellors in the world. Dr. Austin, a Canada Research Chair in Translational Psychiatric Genomics and a Research Scientist at the BC Mental Health and Addictions Institute, will be the first non-American president […]
Drs. Marco Marra and Steven Jones among “World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds”
The Department of Medical Genetics has received another boost in its profile, as Drs. Marco Marra and Steven Jones were recently named among seven UBC Faculty of Medicine members in Thomson Reuters’ “The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds 2014“, a list of 3,200 scientists at the forefront of their fields. The honour comes on the […]
Drs. Matt Lorincz and Steven Jones Receive 2014 Faculty of Medicine Awards
On June 30, the Department of Medical Genetics further established its reputation as a leading department in UBC’s Faculty of Medicine. Drs. Matt Lorincz and Steven Jones each received a Distinguished Achievement Award, for Basic Science Research and Overall Excellence respectively. Dr. Lorincz’s research focuses on the role of histone modifications, DNA methylation, and chromatin remodeling […]
Drs. Marco Marra and Steven Jones among “World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds”
The Department of Medical Genetics has received another boost in its profile, as Drs. Marco Marra and Steven Jones were recently named among seven UBC Faculty of Medicine members in Thomson Reuters’ “The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds 2014“, a list of 3,200 scientists at the forefront of their fields. The honour comes on the […]
2013/2014 Killam Teaching Prize and Department Teaching Award given to Elizabeth Conibear
Dr. Elizabeth Conibear is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medical Genetics. She led the restructuring of the Medical Genetics 420 course to enhance student engagement, and is consistently praised for promoting an open and active learning environment, for her creative use of multimedia approaches, and for her commitment to graduate mentorship. She has […]
Dr. Stefan Taubert discovers a new trigger for a stress pathway involved in diabetes
Scientists at the Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics and the Child and Family Research Institute have uncovered a new cellular trigger for a stress response that plays an important role in causing diabetes. The findings, published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, bring researchers one step closer to understanding how […]
Medical Genetics’ 100th Genetic Counsellor
Pictured: Serena Talcott Baughman (centre) with Tracey Oh (left) and Jenna Scott (right), Genetic Counselling Co-Directors. By virtue of the year she graduated and her place in the alphabetical order of graduates, Serena Talcott Baughman is a walking milestone for the Department of Medical genetics’ 18-year-old Genetic Counselling program. A “Top Ten” Career Serena’s path […]