Academy of Translational Medicine

COVID-19 has shown us what’s possible when boundaries blur and policy-makers, health professionals, researchers and industry come together to coordinate, collaborate, and accelerate the translation of medical research to the clinic. UBC and our partnering institutions have already established a powerful combination of scientific, clinical and technical infrastructure and expertise to push ideas and discoveries across boundaries and into clinical care.

The Academy of Translational Medicine is the connecting point for these capabilities that positions British Columbia as a fully integrated powerhouse to advance translational medicine on a worldwide scale.

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Affiliated UBC Faculty & Postdocs

Name Role Research Interests
Boerner, Katelynn Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) chronic pain; pediatric psychology; Qualitative research; intensive longitudinal methods; sex and gender based analysis; gender diversity; Autism; neurodiversity; clinical psychology; Health Equity; rehabilitation; chronic illness; eating disorders; medical trauma; Health Psychology; Development; adolescence ; chronic pain, pediatric psychology, qualitative research, intensive longitudinal methods, sex and gender based analysis, gender diversity, autism, neurodiversity, clinical psychology, health equity, rehabilitation, chronic illness, eating disorders, medical trauma, health psychology, development, adolescence
Nielsen, Torsten Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) 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; 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
Nislow, Corey Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) genomics; Genetics; drug discovery; Biotechnology; Space Biology; Genomics, genetics, Drug Discovery, Biotechnology, Space Biology
Subramaniam, Sriram Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Structural Biology; cryo-electron microscopy; drug discovery; Cryo-electron tomography; Antibody design; drug discovery; Protein therapeutics; COVID-19 therapeutic design; Infectious disease; Artificial Intelligence; Machine Learning ; Structural biology, Cryo-electron microscopy, Drug discovery, Cryo-electron tomography, Antibody design, Drug discovery, Protein therapeutics, COVID-19 therapeutic design, Infectious disease, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
Vanderwal, Tamara Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Functional Neuroimaging; child psychiatric disorders; depression in youth; functional neuroimaging, child psychiatric disorders, depression in youth