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January 31, 2024Concordance Between Virtual Physician Advice and Subsequent Caller Health Service Use Varies: Better Access to Primary Care is Needed in B.C.
Congratulations to Dr. Kendall Ho for his contribution to the research study, "Concordance between 8-1-1 HealthLink BC Emergency iDoctor-in-assistance (HEiDi) virtual physician advice and subsequent health service utilization for callers to a nurse-managed provincial health information…
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January 30, 2024Call for Working Group Members: Vision Cluster Strategic Plan
OverviewThe UBC’s Research Excellence Cluster in Vision or “Vision Cluster” is embarking on the development of a strategic plan to help set a cohesive direction and priorities for the next 5 years. We believe a strategic plan will help give us a competitive edge in future large-scale…
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January 25, 2024Launch of the Vision Cluster Strategic Planning Process
Dear Research Excellence Cluster in Vision Members,The UBC’s Research Excellence Cluster in Vision or “Vision Cluster” is embarking on the development of a strategic plan to help set a cohesive direction and priorities for the next 5 years. We believe a strategic plan will help give us a…
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January 23, 2024Dual inhibitors: Insights to cancer targeted therapy via small molecules
Congratulations to Dr. Leonard Foster for his contribution to the new review, "Small-molecule dual inhibitors targeting heat shock protein 90 for cancer targeted therapy", published in Bioorganic Chemistry. This review highlights the development of dual inhibitors for heat shock…
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November 8, 2023New study sheds light on face processing in people with autism
Congratulations to first author Dr. Todd Kamensek and Dr. Ipek Oruç on their research article, "Are people with autism prosopagnosic?", published in Autism Research. The study sheds light on face processing for people living with autism spectrum disorder. Dr. Ipek Oruç is a…
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October 25, 2023Study Finds Gender Disparities in Ophthalmology Leadership in Canada
Congratulations to first author Mahraz Parvant and Dr. Sonia Yeung for their contributions to the study, "Closing the Gender Gap Among Canadian Ophthalmology Societies", published in Seminars in Ophthalmology. This study showed that males were more prevalent in executive positions,…