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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
Davis, Noelle Department of Surgery cancer surgery and surgical oncology, Surgical oncology, Head and neck cancer
de Boer, Carl School of Biomedical Engineering Gene regulation
Dedhar, Shoukat Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology molecular biology, molecular biology as it relates to disease; developing new theraputics for cancer; how brain cells (neurons)make connections, therapeutics for cancer; molecular genetics and cancer; medical research, cancer, inflammatory diseases, cariovascular diseases, Cellular proteins, extracellular martrix, integrins, signal transduction, calreticulin, protein kinase, gene expression, cell differentiation
Deering, Kathleen Division of Social Medicine Medical, health and life sciences
Dell, Sharon Department of Pediatrics Asthma in Children; Bronchial Disorders; Children's Health; Interstitial Lung Diseases; Rare diseases; Primary ciliary dyskinesia
Dennis, Brittany Division of Social Medicine Medical, health and life sciences; Substance Use; Harm reduction; novel treatments for opioid use disorder
Dennis, Jessica Department of Medical Genetics Bioinformatics; Genetic medicine; Complex Trait Genetics; genetic epidemiology; statistical genetics; Psychiatric conditions; neurodegenerative disease; Precision Health; Administrative health data; Electronic health records; Machine Learning
Devlin, Angela Department of Pediatrics Human nutrition and dietetics; Human reproduction and development sciences; Pathology (except oral pathology); cardiovascular disease; Children; developmental programming; Diabetes; Obesity
Diamond, Adele Department of Psychiatry executive functions; prefrontal cortex; dopamine; working memory; self-control; self-regulation; cognition; COMT gene; Sex differences; stress; ACEs (adverse childhood experiences); ELS (early life stress); resilience; social determinants of health; ADHD; depression; PTSD; Physical Activity; the arts; mindfulness
Doan, Quynh Department of Pediatrics Medical, health and life sciences; Health Services; Child and youth mental health; Emergency medicine work load modelling
Dong, Xuesen Department of Urologic Sciences Cancer progression and metastasis; Gene and molecular therapy; Prostate Cancer; Drug development; RNA splicing and Gene Regulation; Hormone Dependent Cancers; Endocrine Regulation
Dormuth, Colin Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics Clinical Outcomes and Patient Safety
Drew, Yvette Division of Medical Oncology
Duan, Kevin Division of Respiratory Medicine
Dummer, Trevor School of Population and Public Health health geography, cancer prevention, environmental exposures, health inequalities, geographic information science, obesity, risk factors, Environmental epidemiology and environment and health interactions, with specific emphasis on cancer etiology and cancer prevention
Duong, Franck Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Applied immunology (including antibody engineering, xenotransplantation and t-cell therapies); Medical molecular engineering of nucleic acids and proteins
Dutz, Jan Peter Department of Dermatology & Skin Science Immunity in Health & Disease, diabetes, dermatology
Dvorak, Marcel F S Department of Orthopaedics adult spine surgery; major adult deformity (scoliosis and kyphosis), traumatic injuries of the spine, and spinal cord injury.
Eddy, Rachel Department of Radiology, Department of Pediatrics Cardiorespiratory medicine and hematology; Medical and biomedical engineering; Artificial intelligence (AI); Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI); Hyperpolarized 129Xe; Computed tomography (CT); Pulmonary imaging; Lung structure-function; Lung health; Respiratory disease
Elango, Rajavel Department of Pediatrics, School of Population and Public Health Protein Nutrition, Maternal-Fetal Nutrition, Childhood Malnutrition, Amino Acid Metabolism, Human Nutrition
Elliott, Alison Department of Medical Genetics Other health sciences; rare disease; genomics; Congenital Malformations; Skeletal and limb anomalies; Genetic Counselling; Health services implementation science
Enfield, Katey Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Cancer progression and metastasis; Tumour immunology; Cancer genetics; Lung cancer; tumour microenvironment; B cell responses in cancer; Lung cancer genomics; cancer immunology; Spatial biology
Eng, Janice Department of Physical Therapy Medical, health and life sciences; Stroke Rehabilitation; Implementation Science; Wearable sensors; Recovery of walking after stroke; Recovery of upper extremity function after stroke
Eva, Kevin Division of General Internal Medicine Cognition; Adult Education and Continuing Education; Health Professions Education; Assessment and Selection; clinical reasoning; Implementation Science; Continuing Professional Development; Judgment and Decision-Making
Evgin, Laura Department of Medical Genetics

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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: Journal of Arthroplasty
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Pierre Guy (Orthopaedics / Faculty of Medicine), Kelly Lefaivre (Orthopaedics / Faculty of Medicine)
ISSN: 08835403
Volume: 40
Page Range: S322-S327.e3
Publication Date: August 2025

Publication: Psychiatry Research
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Raymond Lam (Psychiatry / Faculty of Medicine)
ISSN: 01651781
Volume: 350
Publication Date: August 2025

Publication: Life Science Alliance
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Ramon Klein Geltink (Pathology & Laboratory Medicine / Faculty of Medicine)
Volume: 8
Publication Date: 1 August 2025

Publication: NMR in Biomedicine
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Cornelia Laule (Radiology / Faculty of Medicine)
ISSN: 09523480
Volume: 38
Publication Date: August 2025

Publication: Pain Reports
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Stephan Schwarz (Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics / Faculty of Medicine)
Volume: 10
Page Range: e1303
Publication Date: 1 August 2025

Publication: Clinical Journal of Pain
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Stephan Schwarz (Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics / Faculty of Medicine)
ISSN: 07498047
Volume: 41
Publication Date: 1 August 2025

Publication: Pain
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Stephan Schwarz (Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics / Faculty of Medicine)
ISSN: 03043959
Volume: 166
Page Range: 1711-1716
Publication Date: 1 August 2025

Publication: Spine Journal
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Charles Fisher (Orthopaedics / Faculty of Medicine)
ISSN: 15299430
Volume: 25
Page Range: 1618-1629
Publication Date: August 2025

Publication: Drug and Alcohol Dependence
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Nadia Fairbairn (Division of Social Medicine / Faculty of Medicine), Seonaid Nolan (Division of Social Medicine / Faculty of Medicine)
ISSN: 03768716
Volume: 273
Publication Date: 1 August 2025

Publication: DNA Repair
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Peter Stirling (Medical Genetics / Faculty of Medicine)
ISSN: 15687864
Volume: 152
Publication Date: August 2025

Publication: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Global
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Stuart Turvey (Pediatrics / Faculty of Medicine)
Volume: 4
Publication Date: August 2025

Publication: Thorax
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Christopher Ryerson (Division of Respiratory Medicine / Faculty of Medicine)
ISSN: 00406376
Volume: 80
Page Range: 489-490
Publication Date: 1 August 2025

Publication: Academic Radiology
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Rachel Eddy (Radiology / Faculty of Medicine)
ISSN: 10766332
Volume: 32
Page Range: 4893-4902
Publication Date: August 2025

Publication: Paediatric Anaesthesia
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Matthias Goerges (Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics / Faculty of Medicine)
ISSN: 11555645
Volume: 35
Page Range: 635-642
Publication Date: August 2025

Publication: Journal of Arthroplasty
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Bassam Masri (Orthopaedics / Faculty of Medicine), Donald Garbuz (Orthopaedics / Faculty of Medicine)
ISSN: 08835403
Volume: 40
Page Range: S186-S189
Publication Date: August 2025

Publication: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Jan Peter Dutz (Dermatology & Skin Science / Faculty of Medicine)
ISSN: 01909622
Volume: 93
Page Range: 524-527
Publication Date: August 2025

Publication: Kidney Medicine
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Adeera Levin (Division of Nephrology / Faculty of Medicine)
Volume: 7
Publication Date: August 2025

Publication: Annals of Biomedical Engineering
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Peter Cripton (School of Biomedical Engineering / Faculty of Medicine)
ISSN: 00906964
Volume: 53
Page Range: 1931-1943
Publication Date: August 2025

Publication: Jhep Reports
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Graziano Oldani (Surgery / Faculty of Medicine)
Volume: 7
Publication Date: August 2025

Publication: Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal
ISSN: 08465371
Volume: 76
Page Range: 375-391
Publication Date: August 2025

Publication: International Journal of Gynecological Cancer
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Amy Jamieson (Obstetrics & Gynaecology / Faculty of Medicine)
ISSN: 1048891X
Volume: 35
Publication Date: August 2025

Publication: Journal of Medical Genetics
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Steven J Jones (Medical Genetics / Faculty of Medicine)
ISSN: 00222593
Volume: 62
Page Range: 502-507
Publication Date: 1 August 2025

Publication: Medical Image Analysis
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Zu-Hua Gao (Pathology & Laboratory Medicine / Faculty of Medicine)
ISSN: 13618415
Volume: 104
Publication Date: August 2025

Publication: Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Anthony Traboulsee (Division of Neurology / Faculty of Medicine), Shannon Kolind (Division of Neurology / Faculty of Medicine)
ISSN: 07403194
Volume: 94
Page Range: 602-614
Publication Date: August 2025

Publication: Journal of Arthroplasty
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Author(s): Donald Garbuz (Orthopaedics / Faculty of Medicine)
ISSN: 08835403
Volume: 40
Page Range: S1-S2
Publication Date: August 2025

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Recent Thesis Submissions

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  • (MDP9 - MDPHD)
  • (NRSC - PHD)
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  • (SPPH - MSC)
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  • (ONCO - PHD)
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  • (PALM - MSC)
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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
2025 Dr. Zhan studied biostatistical methods for improving clinical trial design in SPPH. He developed Bayesian adaptive approaches that allow trials to respond more effectively to accumulating data. His research enhances the efficiency and ethical conduct of trials, benefiting researchers and patients alike. Doctor of Philosophy in Population and Public Health (PhD)
2025 Dr. Sack studied how electrical activity develops in newly generated neurons as they mature in the brain. She found that critical features of their activity are shaped by proteins called calcium channels at key maturational stages. This provides insights into how calcium channels contribute to processes like memory and disorders like epilepsy. Doctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience (PhD)
2025 How do cells stick together and move around within embryos? Dr. Venkatesh used mouse embryos to study the processes that regulate cell adhesion as the embryo develops into an adult. Doctor of Philosophy in Cell and Developmental Biology (PhD)
2025 Dr. Holland studied the effect of electrophilic stress on macrophages. Their work led to the development of a novel compound, its cellular mechanism, and its demonstrated efficacy in a model of neurodegenerative disease. This provides the groundwork for the compound to be clinically translated to in-human use. Doctor of Philosophy in Cell and Developmental Biology (PhD)
2025 Dr. An investigated immune system dysfunction in life-threatening diseases such as sepsis and COVID-19. By analyzing gene expression changes, he developed algorithms that detect sepsis in newborns and risk stratify ICU patients with COVID-19. These tools can enable faster diagnosis and more personalized treatment for our most vulnerable patients. Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Philosophy (MDPhD)
2025 Dr. Loewen explored how genetic mutations contribute to the development of retinitis pigmentosa, an inherited eye disease that results in progressive blindness. His work used novel animal models to uncover a variety of mechanisms associated with the disease and offered new insights for developing targeted treatments. Doctor of Philosophy in Cell and Developmental Biology (PhD)
2025 Dr. Lee’s research revealed that pregnancy history has opposing effects on various biomarkers of brain health depending on genetic risk for late-onset sporadic Alzheimer’s disease. Her work advances our understanding of women’s health and underscores the importance of considering within-sex factors in research. Doctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience (PhD)
2024 Dr. Ghaffari investigated the properties of a ruthenium photosensitizer embedded in various implantable polymeric biomaterials which showed significant reduction in bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation. This is crucial for reducing catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) and dental plaque formation that leads to dental caries. Doctor of Philosophy in Experimental Medicine (PhD)
2024 Dr. Lauener optimally expanded and comprehensively characterized a rare cellular population of human regulatory natural killer cells. She deciphered multiple methods to obtain clinically relevant numbers, while harnessing their immunosuppressive properties as a novel therapy for chronic graft-versus-host disease, and other autoimmune conditions. Doctor of Philosophy in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (PhD)
2024 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, aka COPD, is the 3rd leading cause of death worldwide. Dr. Nwozor studied the interplay between ageing and cigarette smoke in the development and progression of COPD, showed that epithelial barrier function and lung fibroblast repair decrease with age and identified potential therapeutic interventions for COPD. Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology (PhD)

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