How Social Robots Are Supporting Patients Across the Lifespan: Interview with ELCHA Investigator Dr. Julie Robillard
The Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging is pleased to welcome Dr. Julie Robillard as a new Investigator. Dr. Robillard recently appeared in a CTV News Vancouver interview highlighting how social robots are being used to support comfort, engagement, and emotional well-being in healthcare settings. In the interview, Dr. Robillard discusses her team’s work […]
Welcome, Dr. Natasha Lane!
Please join us in welcoming investigator Dr. Natasha Lane to the Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging. Natasha Lane, MSc MD PhD FRCPC, is an Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia, Geriatric Medicine and Internal Medicine Physician at Providence Health, and a Research Fellow at ICES. She completed her PhD in Health […]
ELCHA Investigators featured in UBC Magazine Edition on Healthy Aging
The latest edition of The University of British Columbia Magazine, published by Alumni UBC, shines a spotlight on UBC’s growing strength in healthy aging research. Five of the nine featured stories highlight investigators from the Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging, whose work is advancing research, training, and knowledge mobilization in this rapidly evolving […]
Welcome, Dr. Julie Robillard!
Please join us in welcoming investigator Dr. Julie Robillard to the Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging. Julie Robillard, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of British Columbia and Scientist in Patient Experience at British Columbia Children’s and Women’s Hospitals. She is a faculty member with Neuroethics Canada, and an […]
Aging Across Cultures: Learnings from a Global Collaboration
As populations around the world grow older, societies are asking an important question: What does it mean to age well? To help answer this, ELCHA Investigator Dr. Lillian Hung, lead of the UBC IDEA Lab, and PhD Student Peter Zhao, participated in the inaugural study of the Intercontinental Alliance for Integrated Care (IAIC) — a […]
Announcing the winner of the 2025/2026 Healthy Aging Postdoctoral Fellowship
The Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging is delighted to announce the recipient of the 2025/2026 Healthy Aging Postdoctoral Fellowship, Cass Tinline-Goodfellow! This award supports outstanding postdoctoral researchers conducting innovative research relevant to healthy aging at UBC. By fostering early-career researchers, this fellowship contributes to advancing world-class aging research in British Columbia. Read more about […]
Welcome, Dr. Rosie Shrout!
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Rosie Shrout, who has recently joined the Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging as an investigator. Rosie Shrout, PhD, joined UBC as an Assistant Professor in the Psychology Department in July 2025. She also holds an adjunct appointment in Purdue University’s Human Development and Family Science Department, where […]
Celebrating Our Trainees: 2025 Michael Smith Health Research BC Award Recipients
We’re thrilled to celebrate two outstanding trainees affiliated with the Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging who have been named recipients of the 2025 Michael Smith Health Research BC Trainee Awards! These prestigious awards support the next generation of health researchers as they advance innovative, impactful work that improves health and well-being across British […]
2025/2026 UBC Healthy Aging Summer Student Research Award competition now open!
The UBC Healthy Aging Summer Student Research Awards are intended to support highly qualified undergraduate students from all disciplines and faculties who are interested in completing a research project that is relevant to the field of healthy aging. The award supports the student’s salary while they complete the research project over the summer (May to […]
Four CIHR Project Grants Awarded to ELCHA Investigators in Spring 2025 Competition
Congratulations to the members of the Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging (ELCHA) who were investigators or co-investigators on successful Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) project grants in the Spring 2025 grant competition. Four ELCHA Investigator-led projects were awarded $2.6M in funding over the next 5 years, advancing the study of aging across […]