Author: Meg Hughes
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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World Obesity Day 2022
March 4, 2022
March 4 is World Obesity Day.Today we wish to shine a spotlight on Obesity Canada.Obesity Canada is the country’s leading obesity registered charity association for:Health professionals Researchers, trainees and...
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Type 1 diabetes (T1D) pressures the heart from the start
February 16, 2022
#Heart Month is important to people living with and at risk for diabetes.BC Children's Hospital researchers and BC Diabetes Research Network steering committee members Dr Angela Devlin and Dr Dina...
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Opportunity: Postdoctoral Fellow in Exercise, Nutrition and Metabolism
February 15, 2022
The School of Kinesiology in the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow in Exercise, Nutrition and Metabolism. The successful Postdoctoral...
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Building CAPACIty- Canadian Pediatric Diabetes Consortium
February 3, 2022
Canada's first national paediatric diabetes registry is being developed at the BC Children's Hospital with the aim of improving clinical care for children and youth living with diabetes across Canada. The...
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CIHR Team Grant: Diabetes Prevention and Treatment in Indigenous Communities: Resilience and Wellness
January 26, 2022
Congratulations to Rachel Dickens and Donna Kurtz who were successful at the LOI stage of the CIHR Team Grant competition: Diabetes Prevention and Treatment in Indigenous Communities: Resilience and Wellness....
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Live 5-2-1-0 App supporting children in building healthy habits
January 25, 2022
The BCDRN wants to highlight the great work being done by the BC Children's Hospital Live 5-2-1-0 team.The Live 5-2-1-0 team are excited to announce the launch of the Live...
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Indigenous Initiatives Speaker Series: Healing Our Spirit
January 11, 2022
Please join the Office of Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion on January 18, 2022 for an important conversation presented by the Indigenous Initiatives Speakers Series. We are honored to...
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UBC launches Canada’s first JDRF Centre of Excellence in Type 1 diabetes research
December 8, 2021
“The JDRF Centre of Excellence at UBC will transform Type 1 diabetes research in Canada, sparking new collaborations, removing barriers and accelerating progress toward a cure.” Dr. Bruce VerchereThe UBC Faculty...
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CIHR 100 Years of Insulin: Accelerating Canadian discoveries to defeat diabetes awardees at BC Children’s Hospital
December 2, 2021
Congratulations to the following BC Children’s Hospital investigators who received team grants through the 100 Years of Insulin: Accelerating Canadian Discoveries to Defeat Diabetes initiative from the Canadian Institutes of Health...
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BCDRN Trainee Spotlight: Dr Emily Wilts, PDF, UBC Vancouver
December 1, 2021
This quarter we shine a spotlight on BCDRN trainee Dr Emily Wilts. Emily is a Post Doctoral Research Fellow in the Kieffer Laboratory in the Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences...
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