SPOTLIGHT STORY: UBC Faculty of medicine members honoured with killam teaching awards

Congratulations to the outstanding Faculty of Medicine members who received Killam teaching awards this year! The awards are presented annually to faculty nominated by students, colleagues and alumni in recognition of excellence in teaching.

Research Funding Opportunities

French Ministry of Higher Education and Research (MESR) and Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED): In2novation HealthTech program
- Eligibility: see details
- Deadline: April 30
UBC Vancouver-Okanagan Collaborative Research Mobility Awards
- Eligibility: Faculty
- Deadline: May 5
Mitacs: Globalink Research Award Allocation stream NEW
- Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows
- Deadline: May 19 (UBC internal deadline)
NRC Dorothy Killam Fellowships
- Eligibility: Faculty
- Deadline: May 22 (applicants to submit abstracts by April 30)
New Frontiers in Research Fund: Transformation
- Eligibility: Faculty
- Deadline: June 9 (LOI FoM internal deadline)
UBC Faculty of Medicine Awards
- Eligibility: see award categories
- Deadline: June 13

Call for Nominations

Gretener-Thurlemann Prize NEW
- Deadlline: May 9 (UBC internal selection); May 30 (sponsor deadline)
The Taylor International Prize in Medicine NEW
- Deadline: May 15
NRC Killam Prize
- Deadline: May 29
Dr. Rogers Prize for Advancing Health, Medicine & Healing
- Deadline: May 30
Canadian Medical Hall of Fame NEW
- Deadline: June 9

Events

Global Health Spotlight Series: In Conversation with Srinivas Murthy
Date & Time: April 29, 12:00-1:00pm
Location: BCCHRI Room 2108 (registration requied)
Website: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/global-health-spotlight-series-in-conversation-tickets-1254746513599

other

Engage in reconcili-ACTION: host an Indigenous student this summer!
seed2STEM is a unique summer reserach program for Indigenous high school students created as a way to address underrepresentation of Indigenous people in STEM fields, and encourage Indigenous youth to consider STEM education and careers. The program offers paid 6-week internships with wraparound supports.

Host supervisors are needed for this summer (July 7 to August 15), if interested, please contact summer@icord.org or check out the supervisor information page.

Call for Early Career Researchers to be Featured in Research Roundup and MedNet
If you'd like to nominate any post-doctoral fellows or researchers to be featured in Research Roundup and/or on MedNet through a short Q&A-style interview, please email us at medresearch.admin@ubc.ca.

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