Basic medicine and life sciences

This group comprises research and experimental development in basic medicine and life sciences.

Parent Category

Medical, health and life sciences

Sub-Categories

Immunology

Cancer

Medical microbiology

Neurosciences, medical and physiological and health aspects

Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences (except clinical aspects)

Human physiology

Musculoskeletal health and human movement

Other basic medicine and life sciences

Open Research Positions in Basic medicine and life sciences

Graduate Degree Programs in Basic medicine and life sciences

Doctor of Philosophy in Experimental Medicine (PhD)

Experimental Medicine is the study of the pathogenesis and treatment of disease. Modern experimental medicine represents a rapidly growing body of knowledge involving the determination of diseases processes and the development of appropriate therapies. The Experimental Medicine Program is intended...

Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Genetics (PhD)

The UBC Department of Medical Genetics is an inspiring and productive community of scholars of genetics and genomics. It is an outstanding provider of knowledge, technical expertise, and compassionate care for our patients. Faculty members in the Department of Medical Genetics are at the forefront...

Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology and Immunology (PhD)

The Microbiology and Immunology programme includes the study of bacteria, fungi, viruses, parasites as well as the immune system. Students can investigate the ecology, evolution and environments of microorganisms, the diseases they cause, the microbiome and its influence on the immune system and...

Doctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience (PhD)

The Graduate Program in Neuroscience strives to educate and support graduate students as they expand the breadth and depth of their knowledge about the brain through enriching research experiences. The program embraces principles of equity, diversity and inclusion and recognizes and accommodates...

Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences (PhD)

You're ready to work at the forefront of pharmaceutical sciences advancement. Take your education to the next level with a PhD at UBC Pharm Sci. It's where you'll work shoulder to shoulder with other leading experts in the field of pharmaceutical sciences, contributing knowledge, developing...

Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology (PhD)

The Deptment of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics has a long-standing reputation of excellence in the field of drug research that goes back to 1951. Facult members in the Department are engaged in researh in areas of neural, cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine and clinical...

Graduate Diploma in Pharmacy Leadership (GDPL)

The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Diploma in Pharmacy Leadership (GDPL) program is designed to prepare pharmacists with leadership aspirations to respond to the profession’s demand for outstanding leaders with a broad perspective of the healthcare system, and a solid understanding of...

Master of Science in Medical Genetics (MSc)

The UBC Department of Medical Genetics is an inspiring and productive community of scholars of genetics and genomics; an outstanding provider of knowledge, technical expertise, and compassionate care for our patients. The Department is composed of dozens of faculty members at the forefront of their...

Master of Science in Microbiology and Immunology (MSc)

Master of Science in Neuroscience (MSc)

Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences (MSc)

Our research-intensive MSc program offers students the opportunity to conduct outstanding research projects and receive training in a broad range of fields within pharmaceutical sciences. We provide you with exceptional mentors and supervisors, a rigorous learning environment, a customized...

Master of Science in Pharmacology (MSc)

The Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics has a long-standing reputation of excellence in the field of drug research that goes back to 1951. Faculty members in the Department are engaged in research in areas of neural, cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine and clinical...

UBC Researchers conducting research in Basic medicine and life sciences

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Abdelrahman, Khaled

Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Basic pharmacology; G protein-coupled receptor pharmacology; Neuropharmacology; Molecular Neuroscience

Anglesio, Michael

Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Obstetrics and gynecology; Premalignant disease (precursors); Cancer molecular targets; Cancer of the Reproductive System; Host-Tumour Interaction; Endometriosis; Cancer Diagnosis and Detection; animal models of endometriosis and cancer; Cancer prevention; early detection biomarkers; endometriosis associated cancers; gene-expression and transcriptomics; genomics; Immunology; microenvironment; ovarian cancer etiology

Auld, Vanessa

Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Neurosciences, biological and chemical aspects; Neurosciences, medical and physiological and health aspects; Zoology; Cell; Cell Biology; Development; Developmental Genetics; epithelia; Genetics; glia; in vivo imaging; Molecular Genetics; nervous system; Neurogenesis and Gliogenesis; permeability barriers

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Bamji, Shernaz

Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Medical and biomedical engineering; Neurosciences, biological and chemical aspects; Neurosciences, medical and physiological and health aspects; neurodevelopmental disease; primary neuronal cultures; synapse biology; transgenic mouse models

Bernatchez, Pascal

Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences (except clinical aspects); Cardiovascular diseases; Cardiovascular System; Genetic Diseases; Hypertension; atherosclerosis; angiogenesis; Muscular Diseases; Neuromuscular Diseases; Lipid/Lipoprotein analysis; Lipid Disorders; Pharmacokinetics; Cell Signaling and Infectious and Immune Diseases; endothelial dysfunction; endothelium; Inflammation; lipoproteins; Marfan syndrome; muscular dystrophy; nitric oxide; vascular disease

Boyd, Lara

Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Neurosciences, biological and chemical aspects; Neurosciences, medical and physiological and health aspects; Physical therapy; Rehabilitation medicine; Learning; Learning and Memory; Motor System; Motor learning; Neurophysiology; Physiology; Plasticity / Neuronal Regeneration; stroke

Brotto, Lori

Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Human reproduction and development sciences; Neurosciences, biological and chemical aspects; Neurosciences, medical and physiological and health aspects; Clinical psychology; mindfulness; Sexual Dysfunctions; sexual desire; treatment of sexual concerns; women's sexual health; asexuality; digital health interventions

Budzynski, Marek

Faculty of Medicine

Postdoctoral Fellow

Cell biology; Other basic medicine and life sciences; Transcription; Stem Cells; transcription factors; Cell division; Stress responses

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Cairns, Brian

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Neurosciences, biological and chemical aspects; Neurosciences, medical and physiological and health aspects; Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences (except clinical aspects); electrophysiology; headache; Neuropharmacology; Oro-Facial Pain; pain; pain mechanisms; peripheral analgesics; sex-related differences; temporomandibular disorders

Chang, Thomas

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences (except clinical aspects)

Chen, Sing-Young

Faculty of Medicine

Postdoctoral Fellow

Basic medicine and life sciences; Beta-cell biology; Protein synthesis; Metabolism

Chia, Stephen K.L.

Division of Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Cancer; translational research in breast cancer

Ciernia, Annie

Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Biochemistry; Neurosciences, biological and chemical aspects; Neurosciences, medical and physiological and health aspects; Autism; Brain development; Epigenetics; Gene-Environment Interactions; Neurodevelopmental disorders

Conibear, Elizabeth

Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Other basic medicine and life sciences; Protein trafficking in cell biology; Molecular genetics; Functional genomics; Membranes; Enzymes and Proteins; Vesicle Trafficking; Molecular Genetics; Neurodegenerative diseases; Protein Palmitoylation; Cell Signaling and Cancer

Conklin, Annalijn

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Public health nutrition policy; Other basic medicine and life sciences; Chronic Diseases in Elderly; Community Health / Public Health; disease management evaluation; food and nutrition policy; Gender Epidemiology; gender and health equity; Health Policies; healthcare quality improvement; healthy ageing; Indigenous health; Obesity; obesity & CVD risk factors; Professional Practices; Social Determinants of Dietary and Metabolic Disorders; social nutritional epidemiology; ethics of research and public health

Conway, Edward

Division of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Basic medicine and life sciences; coagulation; Innate immunity; Inflammation; vascular biologh

Cook, Laura

Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (non-G+PS member)

Cellular immunology; Regulatory T cells; CD4+ T cells; Immunology; Infectious disease; Immune memory; Immune tolerance

Coombs, Daniel

Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Mathematical biology; Cellular immunology; Complex physical systems; Epidemiology (except nutritional and veterinary epidemiology); Cell Signaling and Infectious and Immune Diseases; Cell biophysics; Disease models; Epidemiology; Immune cell signalling; Mathematics

Croy, Eloise

Faculty of Medicine

Postdoctoral Fellow

Neurosciences, medical and health and physiological aspects, n.e.c.; Behavioural neuroscience; Cognitive Neuroscience; Motivation; Decision-making

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Daugaard, Mads

Department of Urologic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Cancer progression and metastasis; Mechanisms of carcinogenesis; Cancer Diagnosis and Detection; Cancer biology; Cancer diagnostics; Cancer therapy; Cell Signaling and Cancer; Cell Therapy of Cancer; Chemotherapy; DNA damage response pathways; glycobiology; Immunotherapy; Radiotherapy; Cell stress and Cancer; Cell stress signalling in cancer

Ding, Jiarui

Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Bioinformatics; Basic medicine and life sciences; Computational Biology; Machine Learning; Probabilistic Deep Learning; single-cell genomics; visualization; Cancer biology; Computational Immunology; Food Allergy; neuroscience

Dong, Xuesen

Department of Urologic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Cancer progression and metastasis; Gene and molecular therapy; Prostate Cancer; RNA splicing and Gene Regulation; Drug development; Hormone Dependent Cancers; Endocrine Regulation; Premature Labour

Duong, Franck

Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Applied immunology (including antibody engineering, xenotransplantation and t-cell therapies); Medical molecular engineering of nucleic acids and proteins

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Eltis, Lindsay

Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Biochemistry; Genomics; Immunology; Microbiology; Bacterial catabolism of steroids and lignin; biocatalyst development; Enzymes and Proteins; Metabolism (Living Organisms); Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Finbloom, Joel

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Drug discovery, design and delivery; Biologically active molecules; Nanochemistry; Antimicrobial resistance; Nanomedicine; nanomedicine; Chemical Biology; drug delivery; Pharmaceutical Sciences; Infectious disease; Bacterial Biofilms; Microbiome; Probiotics; Antibiotic resistance

Fisher, Cynthia

Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (non-G+PS member)

Basic medicine and life sciences; Medical and biomedical engineering; Biological sciences; Health sciences; Stem cells and regenerative medicine; Epigenetics and chromatin level regulation of gene expression; Hematopoiesis and immunology

Forbes, Connor

Department of Urologic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Urology; Other basic medicine and life sciences; Drug discovery, design and delivery; Endourology; Minimally Invasive Surgery; Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia; Kidney stones; Translational research

Frankel, Adam

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Other basic medicine and life sciences; Enzymes (including kinetics and mechanisms, and biocatalyst); Protein Biochemistry; arginine methylation; Histones; Nucleosomes; post-translational modifications; Biological and Biochemical Mechanisms; Organic Molecules and Biomolecules; Bioactive Molecules; Proteins; Chemical Biology; drug discovery; Target Engagement; yeast; Amino acids

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Ge, Ruiyang

Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (non-G+PS member)

Neuropsychology; Mood Disorder; Big Data; mental illness

Giaschi, Deborah

Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Neurosciences, medical and physiological and health aspects; Neurosciences, biological and chemical aspects; amblyopia; reading; dyslexia; motion perception; binocular vision; visual development

Gordon, Michael

Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Neurosciences, biological and chemical aspects; Neurosciences, medical and physiological and health aspects; Zoology; Chemosensation; Drosophila; Feeding; Gustation; Neural circuits; Neuronal Systems; neuroscience; Sensory systems; Taste

Graf, Daniel

Faculty of Dentistry

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Bone, skin and cartilage science; Cell differentiation, proliferation and death; Developmental genetics (including sex determination); Developmental and degenerative pathologies associated with cartilage, bone, and teeth

Granville, David

Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Autoimmunity; Medical molecular engineering of nucleic acids and proteins; Proteases; Granzymes; Extracellular matrix; Chronic inflammation; Aging; Disease models; Autoimmune disease; Skin; Vascular biology

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Haas, Kurt

Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Medical and biomedical engineering; Neurosciences, biological and chemical aspects; Neurosciences, medical and physiological and health aspects; Autism; Brain Circuit Development; Dendritogenesis; Epilepsy; Genetics of Neurological and Psychiatric Diseases; Neurodevelopmental disorders; Neurological diseases; Neuronal Communication and Neurotransmission; Neuronal Computation; Neuronal Modeling; Neuronal Systems; Neuronal and Synaptic Activity; Plasticity / Neuronal Regeneration; Synaptic Plasticity

Hach, Faraz

Department of Urologic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Cancer; Algorithms and computational genomics; Computational Genomics; biomolecular sequence analysis

Hafeli, Urs

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences, n.e.c.

Hall, Liam

Faculty of Medicine

Postdoctoral Fellow

Human physiology; Diabetes; exercise; Metabolism

Hayden, Michael

Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Genetic medicine; Health counselling; Neurosciences, biological and chemical aspects; Neurosciences, medical and physiological and health aspects; Diabetes; Disease progression; Drug development; Gene Therapy; Genetic Diseases; Huntington disease; Neurodegenerative diseases; Neurodegenerative disorders

Hilton, Brett

Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Neurosciences, medical and physiological and health aspects; neuroscience; neuroplasticity; Axon regeneration; Spinal cord injury

Hirst, Martin

Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Michael Smith Laboratories, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Bioinformatics; Clinical oncology; Genomics; Immunology; Microbiology; Carcinogenesis; Cellular Differentiation; Epigenomics; Leukemia; Molecular Genetics

Hoiland, Ryan

Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Neurosciences, medical and health and physiological aspects, n.e.c.; Clinical and translational cardiovascular sciences; Human physiology, n.e.c.; cerebral vascular physiology; acute brain injury; Spinal cord injury

Hoodless, Pamela

Department of Medical Genetics, School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Computational cell biology; Cancer; Genomics; Medical and biomedical engineering; Nucleic acids studies; Developmental Genetics; Embryology; Embryonic Development; Epigenetics; Heart Valve / Valvular Diseases; Heart valve formation; Liver; Liver development; Stem Cells and Organogenesis; transcriptional regulation

Huan, Tao

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Bioinformatics, n.e.c.; Analytical spectrometry; Metabolomics; Separation science; Cancer progression and metastasis; Human nutrition and metabolism; Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; Machine Learning; Bioinformatics

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Janssen, Sanne

Faculty of Medicine

Postdoctoral Fellow

Other basic medicine and life sciences; Epigenomics

Jean, Francois

Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Medical virology; Protein trafficking in cell biology; Proteomics; Enzymes (including kinetics and mechanisms, and biocatalyst); Organelle function; Virology; Systems biology; Cellular virology; Emerging human viruses; COVID-19; Host-virus interactions; Broad-based antiviral agents; Antiviral agents; Natural products as antiviral agents; Lipid-modulating drugs; Cellular protease inhibitors; Viral protease inhibitors; Human coronaviruses; SARS-CoV-2; Human flaviviruses; Dengue virus; Zika virus; West Nile virus; Influenza A virus; Human microRNAs; Therapeutic microRNA; Viral and cellular biomarkers; Molecular diagnostics for detecting viral infection; Circulating exosomes; Exosomal microRNAs; Proteomics-based technologies; Multiplexed and Mass Spectrometric quantitation assays

Jiang, Xiaoyan

Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Cancer drug development and therapeutics

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Karsan, Aly

Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Hematological tumours; Cancer molecular targets; Leukemia; Hematopoiesis; Genomics and epigenomics; Noncoding RNAs; Aging

Kim, Hyosub

School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Education

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Sensorimotor control; Motor systems; Sensorimotor neuroscience; Sensory processes, perception and performance; Motor learning; motor control; Computational modeling; Bayesian Methods

Koehle, Michael

School of Kinesiology, Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Education

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Systems physiology; Other clinical medicine; Musculoskeletal biology and physiology; Exercise Physiology; air pollution; Sport and Exercise Medicine; Environmental Physiology; Altitude

Kolind, Shannon

Division of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Medical physics; Neurosciences, biological and chemical aspects; Neurosciences, medical and physiological and health aspects; brain; Imaging; MRI; medical physics; multiple sclerosis; myelin; Neurological Disease; spinal cord