Leadership Committee

Dr. Silvia Stringhini, Associate Professor, School of Population and Public Health

Dr. Silvia Stringhini, Associate Professor, School of Population and Public Health

Silvia Stringhini, PhD Associate Professor, School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine Dr. Silvia Stringhini is an Associate Professor in the School of Population and Public Health. Previously, she served as Head of the Population Epidemiology Unit of the Department of Primary Care Medicine at the Geneva University Hospital as well as Assistant Professor […]

Dr. Jennifer Jakobi, Professor, School of Health & Exercise Sciences, UBC Okanagan

Dr. Jennifer Jakobi, Professor, School of Health & Exercise Sciences, UBC Okanagan

Co-Lead, Training & Mentoring – Jennifer Jakobi, PhD Professor, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Development, UBC Okanagan Dr. Jakobi teaches and researches in the area of neuromuscular and exercise physiology. The long term objective of her research program is to develop prehabilitation programs that focus on maintaining functional independence […]

Co-Lead, Community Engagement & Intersection – Dr. Eli Puterman, School of Kinesiology

Co-Lead, Community Engagement & Intersection – Dr. Eli Puterman, School of Kinesiology

Co-Lead, Community Engagement & Intersection – Eli Puterman, PhD Associate Professor, School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Education Dr. Puterman’s research seeks to understand the interplay among stress, aging, and exercise. It is unquestionable that habitual physical activity promotes health. His recent randomized controlled trial is the first to demonstrate that 6 months of exercise can […]

Co-Lead, Community Engagement & Intersection – Dr. Julia Henderson, Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy

Co-Lead, Community Engagement & Intersection – Dr. Julia Henderson, Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy

Co-Lead, Community Engagement & Intersection – Julia Henderson, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine Dr. Julia Henderson is an Assistant Professor in Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy.  Her program of research focusses on redressing ageism in North American culture. She uses qualitative and mostly arts-based methods […]

Dr. Kenneth Madden, Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine

Dr. Kenneth Madden, Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine

Kenneth Madden, MD, MSc Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Dr. Ken Madden is a Professor of Medicine and holds the Allan M. McGavin Chair in Geriatric Medicine at the University of British Columbia. He is the President of the Canadian Geriatrics Society and the Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Geriatrics Journal. His lab has […]

Dr. Lillian Hung, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing

Dr. Lillian Hung, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing

Lillian Hung, PhD Assistant Professor, Nursing, Faculty of Applied Science Dr. Lillian Hung is the founder and head of IDEA lab (Innovation in Dementia & Aging). Her research examines how technology and environment impact the care experiences of persons with dementia. She has expertise in patient-oriented research and knowledge translation. She is committed to facilitating connectivity between academia and […]

Dr. Nancy Sin, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology

Dr. Nancy Sin, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology

Nancy Sin, PhD Associate Professor, Psychology, Faculty of Arts Dr. Nancy L. Sin (she/her/hers) is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of British Columbia. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in health psychology, in addition to supervising undergraduate, MA, and PhD students. She serves on the Antiracism Task Force for the American Psychosomatic Society […]

Dr. Stefan Taubert, Professor, Department of Medical Genetics

Dr. Stefan Taubert, Professor, Department of Medical Genetics

Stefan Taubert, PhD Professor, Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine The Taubert lab is interested in the regulation of metabolism and of stress responses. In particular, they study how transcriptional regulators adapt genome transcription in response to nutritional cues and various types of stress and the consequences of this for health and aging. These […]

Chair and Centre Director – Dr. Michael Kobor, Department of Medical Genetics