Research Community News

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The British Columbia-led Digital Technology Supercluster is one of the funding recipients for the Government of Canada’s Innovation Supercluster Initiative, announced my Minister Navdeep Bains on February 15, 2018.

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2018 George W. Beadle Award recognizes Hieter's outstanding contributions to the genetics research community

 

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When: Wednesday, February 14th 10am-11am PSTWhere: Online Webinar 

Register here. 

This webinar will include information on how structural variants can arise, their importance in cancer, and how they are detected at the Genome Sciences Centre. 

Speakers:  Karen Mungall, Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre 

 

 

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UBC is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2017 Faculty Research Awards. Winners were selected by UBC’s Faculty Research Awards Committee and will be honoured at a reception in April. 

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Two new internal awards are available to build or strengthen collaborative research partnerships by enabling researchers to move between UBC campuses or between UBC and the University of Washington.

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Made possible through a generous gift from Microsoft, a total of $100,000 is available as seed funding to catalyze collaborative projects between UBC and University of Washington researchers pertaining to transportation, housing, public health, and law. 

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Funding to support 65 projects at UBC and affilaited health authority research institutes.

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Ten projects receieving funding through Genome Canada and Genome BC in collaboration with CIHR, provincial government and project co-funding partners

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On December 29, 2017, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, announced 125 new appointments to the Order of Canada.

These appointments include six current and former UBC faculty members and two members of UBC advisory councils. Congratulations to all new appointees.

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UBC Faculty Members

Michael Anthony Church, O.C.

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BCIC Ignite provides funding to accelerate commercialization of new technologies and innovations in the natural resources and applied sciences in British Columbia.

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As a member of UBC's research community, your input into the continuing development of province-wide, harmonized ethics review processes is valued. BCEHI is very excited by its recent accomplishments. The attached Update for Researchers illustrates its success and provides you with current information.

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CUES is a one-time fund to be allocated upfront to not-for-profit community partners. A total of $150,000 is available across three streams.

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Top computer scientist and entrepreneur will join UBC from Harvard University in September.

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UBC has been invited to nominate world-leading researchers for two new Canada Excellence Research Chairs (national total of 11) in Forest Bioproducts and Precision Cancer Drug Design.

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$3-million Breakthrough Prize recognizes the work of Hinshaw’s NASA WMAP team to create what he describes as the universe’s baby picture.

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Drs. Mark Gilbert and Jean Shoveller leading two projects receiving $4m through CIHR's HIV Implementation Science – Component 2 Grants.

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UBC researchers are to receive more than $21m in funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) through scholarships, fellowships and grants. 

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The following update was released by the NIH in November 2018. Visit the ORS Compliance Requirements page for information and guidance on registering clinical trials. 

NIH has broadened its definition of clinical trial, and it may impact your future applications (new, resubmission, or revision) and awards.

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