ELCHA Selected as a National Translational Geroscience Research Centre in Canada
The Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging (ELCHA) has received $335,000 from the Canadian Frailty Network and AGE-WELL to establish the ELCHA, in partnership with the Fraser Health Authority, as one of three national Translational Geroscience Research Centres across Canada, and the only such Centre in Western Canada. The growing field of geroscience posits […]
ELCHA Investigator Dr. Stefan Taubert Publishes Breakthrough Study on How Cells Survive Starvation
We are excited to share that Dr. Stefan Taubert, an Investigator at the Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging (ELCHA), has published a new study in Nature Communications on how cells survive when nutrients are scarce. How Do Cells Survive Starvation? When cells don’t get enough nutrients, they need to find ways to protect […]
Winners of the 2024/2025 Healthy Aging Postdoctoral Fellowship!
The Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging is delighted to announce the recipients of the 2024/2025 Healthy Aging Postdoctoral Fellowship. 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. See the 2 winners […]
Artists’ Night 2025: Celebrating the creativity of our finalists!
On January 10th, 2025, the Edwin S. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging (ELCHA) hosted Artists’ Night, an event that showcased the incredible creativity of local artists who were finalists of the Healthy Aging Visual Art Prize contest. The night was a celebration of art, community, and the power of creative expression to challenge perceptions of […]
Dr. Michael Kobor featured on CRAM Podcast!
What if your age has very little to do with your health and well being? Whether you’re 20, 40… or 80? Different kinds of epigenetic clocks can give us a window into our health and how old we biologically really are – and the future. Listen to Dr. Michael S. Kobor, the Edwin S.H. Leong […]
ELCHA Investigators Receive 2024 Michael Smith Health Research BC Awards!
Congratulations to Dr. Eli Puterman, recipient of the Michael Smith Health Research BC Reach Award! We are excited to announce that Dr. Eli Puterman, Associate Professor from the UBC School of Kinesiology and an Investigator at the Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging (ELCHA), has received a Michael Smith Health Research BC Reach Award […]
2024/2025 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 […]
Exploring the link between frailty, body composition, and glycemic control in older adults with diabetes
Authors: Kenneth Madden, Boris Feldman, Sarah Sy, Graydon Meneilly Title: Exploring the link between frailty, body domposition, and glycemic control in older adults with diabetes Summary: ELCHA Investigator Kenneth Madden, alongside UBC researchers Boris Feldman and Drs. Sarah Sy and Graydon Meneilly, recently published a paper in the Canadian Journal of Aging (Oct 2024), that […]
Integrating social prescribing in British Columbia: A new approach to supporting healthy aging
ELCHA Investigator Dr. Maureen C. Ashe and colleagues recently published a paper on a new approach to helping older adults stay healthier and happier by connecting them with community services through their healthcare providers.
Gut bacteria changes linked to Parkinson’s disease progression
Authors: Avril Metcalfe-Roach, Mihai S. Cirstea, Adam C. Yu, Hena R. Ramay, Olabisi Coker, Seti Boroomand, Faezeh Kharazyan, Davide Martino, Laura K Sycuro, Silke Appel-Cresswell, B. Brett Finlay Title: Metagenomic Analysis Reveals Large-Scale Disruptions of the Gut Microbiome in Parkinson’s Disease Summary: A recent research study by ELCHA Investigators Silke Appel-Cresswell and Brett Finlay, ELCHA PhD trainee Avril Metcalfe-Roach, and colleagues has found significant links between changes in […]