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Every day across British Columbia, trainees and researchers at the ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Faculty of Medicine are turning skills into jobs, investments into discoveries, and discoveries into solutions that are transforming health for everyone.

Ranked among the world’s top medical schools with the fifth-largest MD enrollment in North America, the ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Faculty of Medicine is a leader in both the science and the practice of medicine. Across British Columbia, more than 12,000 faculty and staff are training the next generation of doctors, health care professionals, and medical researchers, making remarkable discoveries to help create the pathways to better health for our communities at home and around the world.

The ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Faculty of Medicine offers a diverse array of training opportunities including cutting-edge research experiences in the biosciences, globally recognized population health education, quality health professional training, as well as several certificate and online training options. The Faculty of Medicine is home to more than 1,700 graduate students housed in 20 graduate programs (14 of which offer doctoral research options). Year after year, research excellence in the Faculty of Medicine is supported by investment from funding sources here at home and around the globe, receiving approximately more than $1.8B in total research funding since 2016.

We value our trainees and the creative input they have to scholarly activities at ÑÇÖÞÌìÌÃ. Our priority is to enable their maximum potential through flexible opportunities that provide a breadth of experiences tailored to their own individual career objectives. We maintain high standards of excellence, and work to create a community of intellectually and socially engaged scholars that work collaboratively with each other, the university, and the world, with the overarching goal of promoting the health of individuals and communities.

Mission
To transform health for everyone.
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  • 1348
    Master's Students
  • 634
    Doctoral Students
  • 479
    Graduate Degrees Awarded
  • 548
    Full-Time Faculty
  • 477.9
    million in Research Awards

Research Centres

Most Faculty research is conducted under the auspices of that are part of ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà or affiliated with it, in collaboration with our health partners.

Centres &ÌýInstitutes
  • Institute of Mental Health
Research Groups
  • OVCARE (BC’s Ovarian Cancer Research Team)

Research Facilities

ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Faculty of Medicine provides innovative educational and research programs in the areas of health and life sciences through an integrated and province-wide delivery model in facilities at locations .

The Life Sciences Centre is the largest building on the ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Vancouver campus. Completed in 2004, the $125 million, 52,165 sq metres building was built to accommodate the distributed medical educational program and the .

The (DMCBH), a partnership between the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health, unites under one roof research and clinical expertise in neuroscience, psychiatry and neurology in order to accelerate discovery and translate new knowledge into better treatment and prevention strategies. DMCBH has both laboratory and clinical research areas within the Centre proper and in the ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Hospital Koerner Pavilion. Our core facilities are essential to ongoing collaboration, teaching, and research.

The Ìýis it the largest research institute of its kind in Western Canada in terms of people, productivity, funding and size. With more than 350,000 square feet of space, the Institute has both 'wet bench' laboratory and 'dry lab' clinical research areas, and other areas to facilitate particular areas of research and training.

Research Highlights

New knowledge and innovation are crucial to successfully identifying, addressing and overcoming the increasingly complex health-related challenges that influence the lives of all of us – in British Columbia, in Canada, and in countries and communities around the globe.

The ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Faculty of Medicine is recognized nationally and internationally for research innovation that advances knowledge and translates new discoveries to improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities. Research opportunities feature extensive collaborations across other faculties, health institutions and health partners across British Columbia, Canada and internationally.

The Faculty provides and fosters research excellence across the full continuum, from basic science to applied science and then to knowledge implementation, with a focus on ; ; ; ; ; and .

Graduate Degree Programs

Research Supervisors in Faculty

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Name Academic Unit(s) Research Interests
Molday, Robert Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Proteins, cell structure, lipids, drug discovery, gene therapy
Money, Deborah Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Medical, health and life sciences; Reproductive Infectious Diseases,; Vaccine studies, vaginal microbiome, HIV, COVID in pregnancy
Moore, David Division of Infectious Diseases HIV prevention and control, HIV among men who have sex with men, HIV in sub-Saharan Africa; epidemiology; public health
Moore, Edwin D Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences Cardiovascular
Morgan, Steven School of Population and Public Health Health policy; Economics of health care; Health services and systems; Access to medicines; Health care policy; Pharmacare; Pharmaceutical pricing; Prescribing appropriateness; Comparative policy analysis; Health care financing
Morin, Gregg Department of Medical Genetics Basic medicine and life sciences; Proteomics; mass spectrometry; RNA processing; Ribonucleoproteins; Splicing; Cancer; RNA sequencing
Moritz, Orson Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Mechanisms underlying genetically inherited forms of blindness
Mortenson, Ben Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy Occupational therapy; Rehabilitation medicine; Accessibility; Assistive technology; Caregiving; Mobility; Outcome measures; Quality of Life and Aging; rehabilitation; Robotics; Social Aspects of Aging; Social participation; Spinal cord injury
Moukhles, Hakima Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences Muscle cells
Mui, Alice Department of Surgery, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Inflammatory Signalling Pathways
Mulpuri, Kishore Department of Orthopaedics Surgery; bone diseases; Cerebral Palsy; Connective Tissue Diseases; Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip; Joints (Articulations); Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease; Locomotor Activity / Movement Disorders; Methodological Research; Muscle; Muscular Diseases; Musculoskeletal Deformation; Musculoskeletal Lesions and Repair; Neuromuscular Diseases; Orthopaedic Engineering; Patient Quality Improvement and Quality Assurance; Pediatric Hip Conditions; Pediatric Orthopaedic Trauma; Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis; Trauma / Injuries
Munk, Peter Department of Radiology Radiologic techniques for pain management; Interventional radiologic management of bone metastases with thermal ablation techniques. Applications of dual energy CT to evaluation of the musculoskeletal system.
Murphy, Rachel School of Population and Public Health Clinical oncology; Health sciences; Human nutrition and dietetics; Public and population health; Aging; Cancer prevention; Community Health / Public Health; Nutrition; Nutrition and Cancer; Obesity
Murphy, Timothy Department of Psychiatry Neurosciences, biological and chemical aspects; Neurosciences, medical and physiological and health aspects; Autism; brain imaging; depression; Neuronal Systems; stroke
Nabi, Ivan Robert Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, School of Biomedical Engineering Medical, health and life sciences; Cancer cell biology; Membrane domains; Organelle contact sites; Super-resolution microscopy; Machine Learning
Nappi, Lucia Department of Urologic Sciences Drug discovery, Identification of new biomarkers - genitourinary malignancies, Genitourinary tumors
Naus, Monika School of Population and Public Health Communicable disease outbreak, control, vaccine, immunization, tuberculosis
Nelson, Brad Department of Medical Genetics Clinical oncology; Genetic medicine; Cancer immunology and immunotherapy; Cell Therapy of Cancer; Cell therapies; Clinical trials; Oncolytic viruses; T cell engineering
Newton, Christie Department of Family Practice design and implementation of a provincial interprofessional, professional development program
Nguan, Christopher Department of Urologic Sciences Urology; Computer engineering; Civil engineering, n.e.c.; Biomedical instrumentation (including diagnostics); Medical devices; Artificial tissues engineering; Biomedical robotics; Image guided surgery systems; Applied immunology (including antibody engineering, xenotransplantation and t-cell therapies); Transplantation immunology; kidney transplantation; patient reported outcomes; medical apps for mobile health; machine learning analytics of medical imaging; machine learning analytics of complex medical data outcomes; Robotics; quality in healthcare; environmental impact of healthcare; Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare; planetary health intersection with healthcare
Nicolaou, Savvakis Department of Radiology Radiology, nuclear medicine and medical imaging; Computed Tomography; Artificial Intelligence; Emergency Radiology; Trauma Radiology; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Nielsen, Torsten Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Clinical oncology; Pathology (except oral pathology); Biomarker development; Breast Cancer; Cancer Diagnosis and Detection; Cancer of the Musculoskeletal System; Clinical trials; Epigenomics; Experimental Therapeutics; Immuno-oncology; Tissue-based diagnostic technologies; Translational research; Genetically engineered mouse models
Nimmon, Laura Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy Health sciences; Qualitative research; medical education; Health Professions Education; Social network analysis; Human connection; Interdependence; Social theories; Social power; Palliative Care
Nolan, Seonaid Division of Social Medicine Substance use disorder; Access to evidence-based medications for incarcerated individuals
Norman, Wendy Department of Family Practice Health equity; Health care effectiveness and outcomes; Fertility and maternal health; Knowledge translation and implementation science in health; Population health interventions; Health services and systems, n.e.c.; Family planning; Health services and policy research; Contraception; Abortion; Population health equity research; Applied public health and population health intervention research; Health professional scope of practice research

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Recent Publications

This is an incomplete sample of recent publications in chronological order by ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà faculty members with a primary appointment in the Faculty of Medicine.

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Publication: Vaccine
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Julie Bettinger (Pediatrics / Faculty of Medicine)
ISSN: 0264410X
Volume: 55
Publication Date: 10 May 2025

Publication: Patterns
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Ivan Robert Nabi (Cellular & Physiological Sciences / Faculty of Medicine)
Volume: 6
Publication Date: 9 May 2025

Publication: BJPsych Open
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Sophia Frangou (Psychiatry / Faculty of Medicine)
Volume: 11
Publication Date: 9 May 2025

Publication: Nucleic Acids Research
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Mahmoud Pouladi (Medical Genetics / Faculty of Medicine)
ISSN: 03051048
Volume: 53
Publication Date: 8 May 2025

Publication: Primary Health Care Research and Development
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Morgan Price (Family Practice / Faculty of Medicine)
ISSN: 14634236
Volume: 26
Publication Date: 8 May 2025

Publication: Journal of the American Heart Association
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Thalia Field (Division of Neurology / Faculty of Medicine)
Volume: 14
Page Range: e038948
Publication Date: 6 May 2025

Publication: The Medical journal of Australia
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Stephen C Lam (Division of Respiratory Medicine / Faculty of Medicine)
Volume: 222
Page Range: 403-411
Publication Date: 5 May 2025

Publication: Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in medicine
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Tim Kieffer (Cellular & Physiological Sciences / Faculty of Medicine)
Volume: 15
Publication Date: 5 May 2025

Publication: CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Sarah Henderson (School of Population and Public Health / Faculty of Medicine)
Volume: 197
Page Range: E483-E484
Publication Date: 4 May 2025

Publication: BMJ Open
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Colin Dormuth (Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics / Faculty of Medicine)
Volume: 15
Publication Date: 2 May 2025

Publication: Alzheimer's research & therapy
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Cheryl Lea Wellington (Pathology & Laboratory Medicine / Faculty of Medicine)
Volume: 17
Page Range: 97
Publication Date: 2 May 2025

Publication: Placenta
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Mohamed Mohamed (Obstetrics & Gynaecology / Faculty of Medicine)
ISSN: 01434004
Volume: 164
Page Range: 41-48
Publication Date: 2 May 2025

Publication: Stroke
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Thalia Field (Division of Neurology / Faculty of Medicine)
ISSN: 00392499
Volume: 56
Page Range: 1169-1179
Publication Date: 1 May 2025

Publication: Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Thalia Field (Division of Neurology / Faculty of Medicine)
ISSN: 03171671
Volume: 52
Page Range: 353-369
Publication Date: 1 May 2025

Publication: Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Shannon Kolind (Division of Neurology / Faculty of Medicine)
ISSN: 10795006
Volume: 80
Publication Date: 1 May 2025

Publication: Journal of Clinical Investigation
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Adeera Levin (Division of Nephrology / Faculty of Medicine)
ISSN: 00219738
Volume: 135
Publication Date: 1 May 2025

Publication: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Aline Talhouk (Obstetrics & Gynaecology / Faculty of Medicine), Michael Anglesio (Obstetrics & Gynaecology / Faculty of Medicine)
ISSN: 10559965
Volume: 34
Page Range: 762-773
Publication Date: 1 May 2025

Publication: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Donald Sin (Division of Respiratory Medicine / Faculty of Medicine)
ISSN: 1073449X
Volume: 211
Page Range: 700-708
Publication Date: 1 May 2025

Publication: Arthritis and Rheumatology
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Kelly Brown (Pediatrics / Faculty of Medicine)
ISSN: 23265191
Volume: 77
Page Range: 606-614
Publication Date: May 2025

Publication: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Christopher Ryerson (Division of Respiratory Medicine / Faculty of Medicine)
ISSN: 1073449X
Volume: 211
Page Range: 709-728
Publication Date: 1 May 2025

Publication: Urogynecology
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Geoffrey Cundiff (Obstetrics & Gynaecology / Faculty of Medicine)
Volume: 31
Page Range: 482-495
Publication Date: 1 May 2025

Publication: Annals of the American Thoracic Society
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Sharon Dell (Pediatrics / Faculty of Medicine)
ISSN: 23296933
Volume: 22
Page Range: 724-731
Publication Date: 1 May 2025

Publication: Kidney International Reports
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Jagbir Gill (Division of Nephrology / Faculty of Medicine)
ISSN: 24680249
Volume: 10
Page Range: 1538-1547
Publication Date: May 2025

Publication: BJU International
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Alan So (Urologic Sciences / Faculty of Medicine)
ISSN: 14644096
Volume: 135
Page Range: 818-827
Publication Date: May 2025

Publication: CJC Open
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Stephanie Sellers (Divisions of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery / Faculty of Medicine), Jonathon Leipsic (Radiology / Faculty of Medicine), John Webb (Divisions of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery / Faculty of Medicine), Philipp Blanke (Radiology / Faculty of Medicine)
Volume: 7
Page Range: 657-659
Publication Date: May 2025

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Recent Thesis Submissions

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  • (MDP9 - MDPHD)
  • (NRSC - PHD)
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  • (MEDG - PHD)
  • (SPPH - MSC)
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  • (RPDS - PHD)
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  • (ONCO - PHD)
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  • (PALM - MSC)
  • (CELL - PHD)
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Doctoral Citations

A doctoral citation summarizes the nature of the independent research, provides a high-level overview of the study, states the significance of the work and says who will benefit from the findings in clear, non-specialized language, so that members of a lay audience will understand it.
Year Citation Program
2024 Dr. Saville characterized SARS-CoV-2 variants in real-time as they emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic. Collaborating with the BC - Centres For Disease Control, antibodies from patient sera were assessed for their ability to neutralize major viral variants to help inform future vaccination strategies. Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PhD)
2024 Dr. Musoke evaluated the impact of two interventions to improve access to medicines in Uganda. He found that the benefits of such interventions were maintained over a long duration when implemented nationally. This knowledge will aid in the design of future interventions to improve access to medicines in Uganda and other countries. Doctor of Philosophy in Population and Public Health (PhD)
2024 Dr. Nassrallah found that mice with the Huntington Disease (HD) gene have altered calcium signaling and decreased levels of a neuroprotective protein called Activin A. Increasing Activin A expression improves the performance of these mice on a motor task. This research presents Activin A as a new therapeutic avenue for HD. Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Philosophy (MDPhD)
2024 Dr. Bhasin investigated a novel drug target for breast cancer treatment, where his research revealed that this target is involved in poor patient survival, promotes pro-cancer signals, and drives treatment resistance. Further exploration confirmed its high druggability potential, paving the way for a new mechanism of action for anti-cancer drugs. Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Oncology (PhD)
2024 Dr. Molzahn characterized the composition of protein aggregates that form in brain tissue during aging, contributing new information to the mechanism of aggregate formation and neurodegeneration. Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PhD)
2024 Dr. Rahavi's work advances neuroblastoma (NB) research by refining mouse models for better real-time, non-invasive tracking of tumour progression. By integrating luciferase expression into TH-MYCN mice and human NB cell lines, it enables effective monitoring of potential treatments, offering insights into NB biology and therapy development. Doctor of Philosophy in Experimental Medicine (PhD)
2023 Dr. Radisavljevic investigated the role of gut bacteria in Parkinson's disease using a mouse model. This work helps with an understanding of which gut bacterial members may play a role in modulating non-motor symptoms of this disease. Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PhD)
2023 Dr. Moon developed enzyme-mediated cell surface engineering techniques that modify both major blood antigen A and minor blood antigen RhD to generate universal donor red blood cells. Doctor of Philosophy in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (PhD)
2023 Dr. Dziurdzik investigated a protein family implicated in different neurological disorders that hold together cellular compartments and shuttle lipids between them. Her work uncovered how these proteins target various compartments, improved our understanding of the disease pathogenesis, and also identified novel proteins with related functions. Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Genetics (PhD)
2023 Dr. Zhang studied the effect of non-invasive stimulation therapies on brain neurobiology. Stimulation therapies are critical for the treatment of psychiatric disorders and her work showed that stimulation therapies can affect the generation of new neurons in the brain to potentially mediate therapeutic and side-effects. Doctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience (PhD)

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