2017-18 Annual Report now available
DA Boyes Memorial Research Award
We received 8 applications for the DA Boyes Memerial Research award for Trainees. The Awards Committee reviewed the applications and as per the terms of reference for the award “Applications addressing questions encountered by trainees and others in front-line practice, and projects that will be primarily executed by trainees” were prioritized. The Committee felt that the trainee applications were all interesting and several […] Read More
Marianne Vidler – Nominated for YWCA Metro Vancouver Women of Distinction for 2019
Recognized nationally, the YWCA Women of Distinction Awards honours individuals and organizations whose outstanding activities and achievements contribute to the well-being and future of our community. For those of you who don’t know Marianne she is the Pre-eclampsia and Eclampsia Monitoring, Prevention and Treatment (PRE-EMPT) Research Program Manager, Faculty of Medicine at UBC and Acting Program Manager of […] Read More
Highlights from the 9th Annual Fred Bryans Faculty Forum
The 9th Annual Dr. Fred Bryans Faculty Forum took place on Thursday, January 31, 2019 at the SFU Harbour Centre in downtown Vancouver. We started the Forum with a workshop on grant proposal development co-led by Amber Hui (WHRI/BCCHR) and Dawn McArthur (BCCHR). Amber and Dawn led 30 department members through the grant development process. […] Read More
2018 Staff Service Award Recipients
We are happy to announce the recipients of the 2018 Staff Service Awards: CUPE 2950 – Natalie Twohey Non Union Technician – Ellen Zhu M&P – Michelle Woo Non UBC – Kerrie Glover Congratulations to all award winners and thanks to all of you who put the time and effort into the nomination packages this year. […] Read More
Congratulations to Alex Beristain, Gillian Hanley and Regina Renner on their CIHR project grants!
Three of our department members were successful in obtaining CIHR Project Grant funding from the fall 2018 competition cycle. Alexander G Beristain for his project “Cellular dynamics at the maternal-placental interface” – a five year project to examine the effects of obesity in altering the cell make-up of the fetal-maternal environment in early human pregnancy. Gillian […] Read More
The Fred Bryans Leadership Development Program
The Department ran its first cohort of the Leadership Development Program in 2018. We received funding from the Faculty of Medicine to run a wellness initiative for one year and the Leadership Program was part of that. We have now been lucky enough to have the support of Jane Bryans through an education initiative through […] Read More
Dr. Jennifer Hutcheon awarded a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Perinatal Population Health.
Dr. Jennifer Hutcheon, an Associate Professor in the Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, was recently awarded a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair. Her program of research “Using ‘Big Data’ to Improve the Health of Mothers and Their Babies” aims to identify pregnancies at risk and to understand impacts of maternity care policies with the ultimate […] Read More
D. A. Boyes Memorial Award
The D. A. Boyes Society, in honor, and memory, of Dr. David Alexander Boyes’ lifetime commitment to teaching and engagement announce the second year of the Memorial Research Award. This is a grant competition designed to provide critical review, with rapid turn-around, and funding for proposals that would not be eligible to receive funding at […] Read More
Celebrate our Great Supervisors
Each year in May Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies at UBC organizes ‘Great Supervisor Week’ during which graduate students are encouraged to give kudos to their supervisors through social media and our website. The annual UBC Great Supervisor Week was first held on Nov 1st 2018 to celebrate outstanding mentors. This year Dr Mohamed Bedaiwy, Professor and […] Read More
Geoff Cundiff Elected President of the American Urogynecologic Society
On October 13, at the annual PFD Week congress, Professor Cundiff accepted the gavel and began his term as the President of the American Urogynecologic Society. Read More