Featured Projects
Success Story
How genomic sequencing is changing BC’s health care policies
Each year in Canada, more than 15,500 people will be diagnosed with epilepsy – 55% of those before the age of ten. In 50-60% of the cases, the cause is unknown. Refractory epilepsy – described as that which cannot be controlled with two or more medications – is especially dangerous, because uncontrolled seizures interfere with […] more
Special Appeals
100 Years of Impact: Mapping Donor Support
If you take a walk around our campus, you will see the impact of our supporters everywhere. Click on the points below to find out more—where will you make a more
Community Engagement, Research Excellence, Student Learning
Special Appeals
Supporting Research into Psychiatric Disorders
Jehannine Austin PhD MSc (Genetic Counselling) CCGC/CGC is a research scientist at the BC Mental Health and Addictions Research Institute (BCMHARI) and a Centre Investigator at the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) Brain Research Centre. She is an Associate Professor at UBC’s Department of Psychiatry and Medical Genetics and is the Canada Research Chair […] more
Research Excellence
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Brain Research Centre
UBC’s Brain Research Centre is a partnership between Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute and the UBC Faculty of Medicine. It has more than 200 scientists and clinicians at institutions more
Research Excellence
Success Story
A daughter’s privilege: Advancing the arts, forestry and medical discoveries
For Dr. Irene Bettinger, the job of giving away money is a privilege, as she gets to choose projects of great consequence in keeping with her parents’ final wishes. Edwina and Paul Heller, a UBC pianist and BC lumber mill owner, were great supporters of music, education and Vancouver’s Jewish community. Having fled Europe shortly […] more
Research Excellence, Student Learning
