Dr. Kyriakis, postdoctoral fellow awarded a 3 year Michael Smith Health Research BC Research Trainee Award
Dr. Kyriakis, postdoctoral fellow awarded a 3 year Michael Smith Health Research BC Research Trainee Award: Postdoctoral Fellowship Congratulations to Dr. Efthymios Kyriakis (Postdoctoral Fellow in Dr. David Fedida’s laboratory) who was awarded a 3 year Michael Smith Health Research BC Postdoctoral Fellowship to support his research project entitled “ Cryo-EM studies of activators and […]
Dr. Lindsay Diana Rawling passed away
It is with profound sadness, mixed with a degree of disbelief, that we have to share the devastating news of the death of Dr Lindsay Rawling, friend, colleague and staff anesthesiologist at BC Children’s Hospital. Lindsay trained in the UK and first came to BCCH as a Clinical Fellow in 2014. She returned to join […]
Dr. Anshula Ambasta receives a Faculty of Medicine Strategic Initiative Fund (SIF) grant
August 26, 2022 Congratulations to Dr. Anshula Ambasta who recently received a Faculty of Medicine Strategic Initiative Fund (SIF) grant to support her project – RePORT – Re-purposing the ordering of ‘routine’ laboratory testing in health care systems. The goal of Dr. Ambasta’s project is to optimize laboratory testing in clinical medicine. Appropriate laboratory test […]
Vice-Provost International – Dr. Emmanuel Osei highlight
Dr. Emmanuel Osei, Dr. Hackett’s graduated joint PhD student and PCTH program were recently highlighted by the vice provost. You can find a link to the full article here.
Dr. Ken Turnbull passed away on July 3rd
Dear Colleagues I sadly must report the loss of another of our excellent ‘old guard’. Dr. Ken Turnbull passed away on July 3rd. Dr. Turnbull worked in the VGH Department of Anesthesia, and became upon retirement from clinical practice, one of our treasured early simulation program support faculty. He is survived by his wife, children […]
Faculty Promotion – Dr. Matthias Gorges
For more information, please see memo.
The 16th Annual APT Research Day
Welcome to the 16th Annual APT Research Day Details are as follows: • May 26, 2022 (Thursday) • 1030 to 1530 • St. Paul’s Hospital, Cullen Lecture Theatre (map attached) • APT research day program found here • Zoom Meeting ID 95272 854360, Passcode 854360 Directional instructions to the Conference Centre: • Thurlow Street Entrance: […]
APT Full Departmental Meeting – April 14, 2022
Meeting presentation can be found here.
Dr Morley Sutter passed away on December 19, 2021
It is with sadness that we announce Dr. Morley Sutter MD, PhD, Emeritus Professor and former (longstanding) Department Head of Pharmacology (& Therapeutics), passed away on Saturday December 19, 2021. Dr. Sutter had a long career in Pharmacology research and education, focusing on the cardiovascular system and atherosclerosis. Dr. Roanne Preston
Dr. Alana Flexman, Michael Smith Health Research BC – Health Professional-Investigator Award
Congratulations to Dr. Alana Flexman who was awarded a Michael Smith Health Research BC Health Professional-Investigator Award to support her research focussed on Perioperative stroke screening and outcomes in high-risk surgical patients. Up to two percent of patients will experience a stroke during or after surgery and these patients have a high chance of disability […]