Announcing the Recipients of ELCHA’s Inaugural Catalyst Grant Competition
The Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging (ELCHA) is pleased to announce the recipients of our first-ever Catalyst Grant Competition. These awards support innovative, interdisciplinary projects that advance research on aging and generate new knowledge to improve the health and well-being of older adults. Three projects have been selected for funding: Dr. Lillian Hung […]
Welcome, Dr. Annie Ciernia!
Please join us in welcoming investigator Dr. Annie Ciernia to the Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging. Annie Ciernia, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, as well as an Investigator with the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, at the University of British Columbia. Prior to joining […]
ELCHA Investigators Receive Health Research BC Team Grant to Advance Social Prescribing Across British Columbia
The Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging (ELCHA) is pleased to share that Dr. Grace Park, an ELCHA Investigator, has received a Health Research BC Team Grant to support a new project titled Implementing and Evaluating the Province-Wide Scale-up of Social Prescribing to Improve Older Adults’ Well-Being in British Columbia. The project will examine […]
Data Analysis Career Opportunity at ELCHA
The Edwin S. H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging is pleased to announce a new career opportunity supporting the Canadian Microbiome Mapping Initiative (CMMI). We are currently seeking an outstanding candidate for a full-time role contributing to the development of an integrated multi-omics platform designed to investigate how the microbiome influences health and disease. CMMI […]
ELCHA to Host Film Screenings Celebrating Creativity, Leadership, and Aging
The Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging is pleased to announce two upcoming documentary film screenings that explore aging through the lenses of creativity, advocacy, and cultural participation. These events are part of the Centre’s ongoing commitment to fostering inclusive conversations about later life and highlighting the diverse ways individuals continue to contribute to […]
Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging Investigators Awarded CIHR Project Grants in Fall 2025 Competition
The Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging is pleased to announce that two of our investigators, Dr. Silvia Stringhini and Dr. Brent Page, have been awarded highly competitive Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grants in the Fall 2025 funding competition. These awards recognize outstanding research that advances our understanding of aging and […]
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 […]