Dr. Erin Michalak recognized for CREST.BD and work in patient engagement
Dr. Michalak and research coordinator Caden Poh outside of the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for...
Research
CREST.BD Network Recognized by CIHR for Transformation in Patient Engagement
Pictured: Dr. Erin Michalak (left) and research coordinator Caden Poh (right) at the University...
Events
April 5, 2019
International leaders in biological psychiatry to convene in Vancouver in June
More than 1500 psychiatrists, clinician-investigators, basic scientists, leading interational experts in biological psychiatry, and...
Research
March 8, 2019
Popular smartphone apps may be selling your personal health information
According to Statistics Canada, 76 per cent of Canadians use smartphones, and almost every...
Research
November 28, 2018
Signature for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder suggests changes in the cellular makeup of the brain
Pictured: Dr. Paul Pavlidis. Image credit: Michael Smith Laboratories, UBC. Scientists have long studied...
Trainees
November 2, 2018
Motivation, decision-making, and telling our stories anyway
Pictured: Leili Mortazavi (left) and Sukhbir Kaur (right), research technician in Dr. Catharine Winstanley’s...
Research
October 29, 2018
Casino lights and sounds encourage risky decision-making
Are the blinking lights and exciting jingles ubiquitous on the casino floor just a...
Research
October 22, 2018
New book by UBC neuropsychiatrists aims to draw attention to modern medicine’s “elephant in the room”
Understanding and Managing Somatoform Disorders – A Guide For Clinicians is a new book...
Research
September 26, 2018
Neuroethics Canada awarded funds to develop strategy for evaluating new treatment options for pediatric epilepsy
A team led by Neuroethics Canada‘s Dr. Judy Illes (pictured) and Dr. Patrick McDonald will...
Research
August 30, 2018
EMBED project using digital tools to assist depression diagnosis and care
Pictured, left to right: Dr. Jun Chen, Dr. Erin Michalak, Dr. Jill Murphy, and...
Research
May 14, 2018
“Worker” and “slacker” rats show differences in decision-making processes
A team of researchers led by Dr. Catharine Winstanley has identified differences in the brains...
Research
April 26, 2018
Three-minute treatment gives hope for treatment-resistant depression
Pictured: Dr. Fidel Vila-Rodriguez. Researchers at UBC and in Toronto have shown that a...