Affiliated Associate Professor,
Division of Medical Sciences and a clinical geneticist with the Vancouver Island Health Authority.
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Research area: exploration of the genetic conditions affecting the health of aboriginal people
in northern BC and the Canadian Arctic.
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Professor, Biochemistry/Microbiology Department
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Phone: (250) 721-8863
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Research area: chromatin assembly and transcription
Research profile:Deciphering the histone code
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Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Phone: 250-721-8616
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Research area: nanoscale materials, mechanics & transport, fluid and biomedical sensor development, energy and sustainable development
Research profile:
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Assistant Professor, Biochemistry/Microbiology Department
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Phone: (250) 721-7072
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Research area: structural basis of host-parasite interactions
Research profile: Structure of host-pathogen interactions the key to new drugs
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Assistant Professor, Division of Medical Sciences
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Phone: 250-853-3733
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Research area: cellular and molecular mechanisms of neuronal plasticity, diabetes and stroke research, investigation of higher-order information processing centers
Research profile: Brain, Heal Thyself: Understanding Brain Plasticity and its Role in Stroke Recovery
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Chair of the Biochemistry/Microbiology Department
Professor, joint appointment in Biochemistry/Microbiology and Biology departments
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Phone: (250) 721-7105
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Research area: cell signalling, developmental biology
Research profile:Sea urchin sequence accelerates discoveries
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Associate Professor, Biochemistry/Microbiology Department
Canada Research Chair in Molecular Pathogenesis
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Phone: (250) 853-3189
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Research area: host-bacteria interactions, spirochetes, syphilis and leptospirosis
Research profile: Syphilis expertise leads to whale research
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Assistant Professor, Biology Department
Canada Research Chair in Retinal and Early Eye Development
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Phone: (250) 472-5658
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Research area: retinal development and hereditary vision defects
Research profile:Regulating vision: the puzzle of Vsx1
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Professor, Biology departments
Gaucher Disease Coordinator for Western Canada
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Phone: (250) 721-7107
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Research area: genetics and enzymology of lysosomal storage diseases, Gaucher disease
Research profile: The heartbreak of tracking rare lethal mutations
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Associate Professor, Division of Medical Sciences and Limited Term Professor, Biology Department
Member of the Brain Research Centre, at the University of British Columbia
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Phone: (250) 472-4244
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Research area: neurogenesis
Research profile:Exercise reverses fetal alcohol syndrome
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Biology Department
member of the Consortium for Genomics Research on Atlantic Salmon Project (cGRASP)
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Phone: (250) 472-4079
Research area: DNA repair, prevention of cancer through diet, salmon genetics
Research profile: GRASP: Salmon transposons offer key to evolution, New Oncology and Nutrition group, Breast Cancer more than just genes
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Professor, Biology Department
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Phone: (250) 472-5657
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Research area: neurophysiology, animal behaviour, Rett Syndrome
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Associate Professor, Mathematics and Statistics
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Phone: (250) 721-7453
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Research area: mathematical biology, neuronal and gene networks, mathematical models of neuromotor control
Research Profile: Finding patterns in the noise of biological systems
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Senior Instructor, Division of Medical Sciences
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Phone: (250) 472-5543
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Research area: Cytogenetics, chromosome segregation and recombination, nondisjunction and reproductive genetics
Research Profile: Teaching doctors empathy
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Professor, Biology Department
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Phone: (250) 472-4068
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Research area: molecular genetics, toxicology, environmental mutagenesis, avian ecology, biotechnology and health, nano and bioethics
Research profile: CBR Founder is an expert on bioethics and risks
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Associate Professor, Biochemistry/Microbiology Department
Member of the BC Environmental and Occupational Health Network
Member of the BC Proteomics Network
Member of the Genome BC Environment Task Force
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Phone: (250) 721-6146
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Research area: amphibian metamorphosis, endocrine disruptors
Research profile: A better way to test for pollutants
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Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry
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Phone: (250) 721-7193
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Research area: at the intersection of supramolecular and medicinal chemistry
Research Profile: The promise of synthetic molecules for controlling proteins
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Professor, Department of Psychology
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Phone: (250) 472-4490
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Research area: neurobiological mechanisms of cognitive control
Research profile:The connection between learning, dopamine and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Associate Professor, joint appointment in Biochemistry/Microbiology and Biology departments
Member of the Centre for Drug Research and Development, University of British Columbia
Member of the Canadian Society of Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology
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Phone: (250) 472-4074
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Research area: cell signalling, cancer
Research profile: Listening to cells talk
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Assistant Professor, School of Exercise Science, Physical & Health Education
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Phone: (250) 721-8387
Research area: Neural control of human movement; motor rehabilitation after injury (e.g. neurotrauma) and with disease and aging. Neural coordination of limbs and trunk during rhythmic movement (e.g., walking or cycling) and implications for balance control during walking; assistive technologies for those with disability.
Research Profile: If you want to teach someone to walk, it helps to know how muscles are coordinated in rhythmic movement
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Phone: (250) 853-3170
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Research area: micro to millimeter-scale machine tools and manufacturing systems, and medical applications of solid freeform fabrication techniques
Research Profile: Building the right home for an in-vitro bone
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Research Director, Victoria Heart Institute Foundation (VHIF)
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Phone: (250) 595-1884
Research area: clinical trials for heart disease treatments
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Professor, Biology Department
Principal Investigator, Consortium on Genomics Research on All Salmon Project (cGRASP)
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Phone: (250) 472-4071
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Research area: genetics and evolution
Research profile: Bringing the power of genomics to aquaculture
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Adjunct Professor, Biology Department
Pathologist and Medical Geneticist, Vancouver Island Health Authority
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Phone: (250) 727-4461
Research area: genetic mechanisms of inherited diseases
Research profile: Vital link to patients
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Neuro-oncologist, Medical Oncology, BC Cancer Agency
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medical Oncology, UBC
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Phone: (250) 519-5572
Research area: cancer clinical trials, proteomic and genomic approaches to cancer biology
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Assistant Professor, Department of Biology
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Phone: (250) 721-6169
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Research area: neurobiology, synaptic transmission, nicotinic receptors, nicotine addiction
Research profile:Why nicotine is addictive, yet good for the brain
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Professor, Biochemistry/Microbiology Department
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Phone: (250) 721-7074
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Research area: Type VI secretion in gram negative bacteria, temperature-sensitive vaccines using Arctic genes.
Research profile: New secretion system discovered
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Director, Research Laboratories, Deeley Research Centre, BC Cancer Agency
Adjunct Associate Professor, joint appointment in Biology and Biochemistry/Microbiology departments
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Phone: (250) 519-5705
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Research area: immune-based strategies to prevent, detect and treat cancer
Research profile: Elegant strategy works against broad range of cancers
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Professor, Biochemistry/Microbiology Department
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Phone: (250) 721-7080
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Research area: immunochemistry of parasitic diseases, plasma proteomics, immunodiagnosis
Research profile: A new way to look for cancer biomarkers
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Adjunct Professor, Biology Department
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Phone: (250) 721-7143
Research area: molecular endocrinology of growth and reproduction
Research Profile:Hormones on the brain
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Assistant Professor, Division of Medical Sciences
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Phone: (250) 853-3723
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Research area: Bioelectric control of neural stem and progenitor cell biology; Neural stem cells in brain repair; Pannexins and voltage-gated sodium and calcium channel superfamily members: structure, function and regulation by protein-protein interactions
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Professor, Department of Psychology
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Phone: (250) 721-7541
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Research area: visual object and face recognition
Research Profile: Teaching kids with autism to become face experts
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Associate Professor, Biochemistry/Microbiology Department
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Phone: (250) 721-6507
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Research area: virology, poxvirus virulence factors, bioinformatics
Research Profile: Poxvirus expert creates bioinformatics tools
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Program Director, Post Graduate Medical Education, University of British Columbia
Medical Director, Department of Internal Medicine, Vancouver Island Health Authority
Internal Medicine Consultant & Oncologist, BC Cancer Agency
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Research area: personalized cancer treatments, effectiveness of remote access video-link care
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Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Phone: (250) 721-7303
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Research area: tissue engineering,regenerative medicine,biomaterials scaffolds for controlling stem cell differentiation
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Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry
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Phone: (250) 721-7179
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Research area: medicinal chemistry, protein-protein interactions
Research profile: Chemist’s approach to pancreatic cancer leads to new compounds, surprising results
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Director, Centre for Biomedical Research
Professor, Rehabilitation Neuroscience Laboratory, School of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education
Principal Investigator, Human Discovery Science, International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD)
Qualified Health Researcher, Centre on Aging, University of Victoria
Adjunct Professor, Centre for Neuroscience, University of Alberta
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Phone: (250) 472-4067
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Research area: neural control of human movement, role of reflexes in coordination of limbs, recovery from stroke and spinal chord injuries
Research profile: The Arm Bone is Connected to the Leg Bone
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