Michael John Page Postdoctoral Fellow Award Ceremony 2024: Dr. Yu (Seby) Chen
The Michael John Page Postdoctoral Fellow Award recognizes a postdoctoral fellow who reflects Dr. Page’s academic excellence and his passion for life. This year’s Michael John Page Award recipient is Dr. Yu (Seby) Chen, a Postdoctoral Fellow in Dr. Filip Van Petegem’s Lab.
Dr. Aly Karsan awarded funding from the CFI JELF and the Terry Fox New Frontiers Program Project Grant
Congratulations to Dr. Aly Karsan who has been awarded funding through the CFI John R. Evans Leads Fund and combined funding through the Terry Fox New Frontiers Program Project Grants.
CBR External Travel Awards: Norman Bethune Symposium 2024 – Fateme Babaha
Fateme Babaha, PhD Candidate from Queen’s University, shares her experience at the 2024 Norman Bethune Symposium.
Marie Johns awarded 2023-2024 William and Dorothy Gilbert Scholarship
Congratulations to Marie Johns (Jefferies lab), one of the recipients of the 2023-2024 William and Dorothy Gilbert Scholarship in Biomedical Sciences.
Three CBR scientists awarded CIHR project grants
Congratulations to Dr. Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu, Dr. Kelly McNagny & Dr. Leonard Foster! UBC Medicine researchers awarded more than $25 million in CIHR project grants.
Federal funding boosts 25 UBC Faculty of Medicine research projects including one CBR scientist
Congratulations to Dr. Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu! His project is one of 25 Faculty of Medicine research projects who are receiving federal funding from the NSERC Discovery Research Program.
Two CBR scientists are part of the interdisciplinary UBC team to train a new generation of immunoengineers
An interdisciplinary UBC team led by Dr. Peter Zandstra has received $1.65 million in federal funding to train a new generation of immunoengineers to innovate, develop and deliver new immunoengineering technologies for commercialization.
Lay Science Writing Competition 2024 – Open!
The 2024 Canadian Blood Services’ Lay Science Writing Competition has launched and is open for submissions until Friday, June 14, 2024 at 11:59pm PT.
Two CBR researchers awarded The CFI Innovation Fund
Dr. Leonard Foster & Dr. Natalie Strynadka are two UBC researchers that have been awarded The CFI Innovation Fund.
CBR External Travel Awards: Earl W. Davie Symposium 2023 – Megan Barney
Megan Barney, MS Medical Student from the Oregon Health & Sciences University School of Medicine shares her experience at the 2023 Earl W. Davie Symposium.