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September 22, 2025A shared vision for better health
A unique initiative in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is bringing Indigenous patient partners and UBC experts together to address barriers to eye care.Read More
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August 5, 2025UBC Interdisciplinary Research Team Awarded CIHR Grant to Use Artificial Intelligence in Uncovering Sex and Gender Differences in Diabetic Retinopathy
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant: Spring 2025 competition has approved 435 research grants for a total investment of approximately $411M. In addition, 46 priority announcement grants were funded for a total amount of $5,100,000 and 9 supplemental prizes were awarded…
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July 24, 2025
Vision Cluster Research Collaboration Receives CIHR Spring 2025 Project Grant to Advance Age-Related Macular Degeneration Research
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has announced the results of the Spring 2025 Project Grant competition, awarding a total of $411 million to support 444 research projects across the country. Among the recipients are Dr. Myeong Jin Ju and Dr. Joanne Matsubara, a…
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June 25, 2025Vision Cluster Collaboration Receives 2025 VCHRI Innovation and Translational Research Award
Members of the Vision Cluster have been recognized with a 2025 Innovation and Translational Research Award from the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI). This award supports research teams that are transforming scientific discoveries into practical health solutions…
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May 1, 2025Research Discoveries in April 2025
Check out the papers that were recently published by Vision Cluster membersSilke Appel-Cresswell: EEG dynamical features during variable-intensity cycling exercise in Parkinson's diseaseJournal: Frontiers in Human NeuroscienceBackground: Exercise is increasingly recognized as a beneficial…
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April 1, 2025
Research Discoveries in March 2025
Check out the papers that were recently published by Vision Cluster membersBlair Leavitt: Emerging roles of microglia and neuroinflammation in Huntington's disease: From pathophysiology to clinical trialsJournal: Journal of Huntington's DiseaseMicroglia, the resident immune cells of the central…