Trainee Spotlight: Tineke Dineen, PhD Program, UBCO
November 3, 2022
This fall the BC Diabetes Research Network is pleased to shine a spotlight on Tineke Dineen from the Jung Lab in the Department of Health & Exercise Science at the...
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Author: Meg Hughes
World Diabetes Day Vancouver premiere film screening of “The Human Trial”
October 21, 2022
Join us on World Diabetes Day for an evening celebrating the people in British Columbia who are committed to diabetes research, advocacy, and community building.The BC Diabetes Research Network and...
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Vancouver Diabetes Research Day 2022
September 24, 2022
Call for Abstracts Vancouver Diabetes Research Day 2022Diabetes Research in BC: from beta cells to bicycles University of British ColumbiaVancouver Diabetes Research Day 2022November 17, 202209:00-17:00Registration and Submission LinkOn behalf of...
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UBC launching a new Women+ and Children’s Health Sciences graduate student training program
July 22, 2022
UBC is launching a new Women+ and Children’s Health Sciences graduate student training program. The UBC Departments of Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Pediatrics are excited to announce a new interdisciplinary umbrella...
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BCDRN Trainee Spotlight: Heather Denroche, PhD
June 21, 2022
Our BCDRN trainee profile this summer is Heather Denroche, PhD. Heather describes herself as "Passionate diabetes researcher, mom, Vancouverite". Heather recently completed her Post Doctoral Fellowship and has moved into an exciting...
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Foundations of lifestyle medicine: An integrated approach to behaviour change in nutrition, exercise and sleep
June 15, 2022
The University of British Columbia Southern Medicine Program and the Faculty of Medicine's Centre for Health Behaviour Change held their inaugural 2022 Health Behaviour Change Summer Institute June 9 &...
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UBCO Diabetes Research Day reconnects diabetes research across BC
June 7, 2022
UBCO Diabetes Research Day 2022 was designed to gather and connect the diabetes research community in BC. After two years of only virtual meetings the academic diabetes research community reconnected...
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B.C. researchers launching clinical trial for first genetically engineered stem cell-based therapy for type 1 diabetes
May 12, 2022
Researchers from the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) have received $1 million from Canada’s Stem Cell Network to conduct research and a clinical trial for one...
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Novo Nordisk Helps Support Network Needs
April 22, 2022
The BC Diabetes Research Network (BCDRN) is building cross-discipline diabetes research excellence in British Columbia and enhancing its translation and communication with the public. Thanks to a recent grant of...
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Trainee Spotlight: Rachel Dickens-PhD program
April 1, 2022
This quarter we are grateful to share and introduce BCDRN trainee Rachel Dickens, RD, CDE. Rachel is not only a graduate trainee pursuing her PhD but she is also an accomplished...
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Call for Abstracts: UBCO Diabetes Research Day 2022
March 23, 2022
UBCO DIABETES RESEARCH DAY 2022 Academic Research Conference CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Abstract deadline: May 4, 2022, 11:59pm Join us for our 3rd UBCO Diabetes Research Day to be held in person on May 25...
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BC Diabetes Research Network secures funding
March 22, 2022
The BC Diabetes Research Network (BCDRN) has secured funding from the University of British Columbia to continue operating for two more years, The BCDRN is grateful for UBC's continued support...
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International Women’s Day 2022
March 9, 2022
In honour of International Women’s Day and the 2022 theme #BreakTheBias, we are grateful to the women like our graduate trainees Raelynn and Lindsay who are dedicated to research to...
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