Congratulations to the winners of the UBC Health HIFI Awards Healthy Aging Stream!
Seven interdisciplinary teams receive funding through the UBC Health HIFI awards to address health challenges related to aging. The Health Innovation Funding Investment (HIFI) Awards by UBC Health are intended to catalyze collaborations in health research by supporting cross faculty and cross campus research at UBC’s Vancouver and Okanagan campuses. UBC Health has partnered with […]
UBC announces new Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging
A donor’s thoughtful philanthropy unites researchers across UBC to harness the science of healthy aging and help people grow older in good health. How do we help people to stay healthy as they grow older? That is the question the Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging aims to answer as it grows from a […]
Dr. Michael Kobor shares tips for healthy aging on CBC Live Radio
Dr. Michael Kobor – the Edwin S.H. Leong Chair in Healthy Aging, A UBC President’s Excellence Chair – recently appeared on CBC’s On the Coast with Gloria Macarenko to share what research says about aging and how we can add more good years to our lives. Dr. Kobor provides a definition of “healthy aging” and […]
Aging in Place Research Cluster launches pan-Canadian study with Native Women’s Association of Canada
The Aging in Place Research Cluster at UBC Okanagan recently launched a pan-Canadian study in partnership with the Native Women’s Association of Canada titled “Aging in Place; a perspective from Indigenous older adults and Elders”. They anticipate that information gathered in this study will be meaningful to Indigenous people and communities, and will be used […]
Winners of the 2022/2023 Edwin S.H. Leong Healthy Aging Program Postdoctoral Fellowship!
The Edwin S.H. Leong Healthy Aging Program is pleased to announce the winners of its 2022/2023 Postdoctoral Fellowship. This award provides financial support to exceptional postdoctoral researchers to conduct research relevant to healthy aging at UBC, with the goal of attracting, developing, and training promising researchers, early in their careers, to support the advancement of world-class […]
Winners of the 2022/2023 Edwin S.H. Leong Healthy Aging Program Summer Student Research Awards!
The Edwin S.H. Leong Healthy Aging Program is pleased to announce the winners of its 2022/2023 Summer Student Research Award. The award supports the salary of highly qualified undergraduate students while they complete a research project relevant to the field of healthy aging this summer under the supervision of a faculty member in the Edwin […]
National Post article on epigenetic clocks features Dr. Michael Kobor
A recent news article includes some guidance and insight from Dr. Michael Kobor – the Edwin S.H. Leong Chair in Healthy Aging, A UBC President’s Excellence Chair – on estimating biological age using epigenetic clocks. A recent article published in the National Post and written by Sharon Kirkey highlights recent advances in measuring a person’s […]
Recent study finds that calorie restriction can slow the pace of aging in adults
A first of its kind randomized controlled trial led by a team of researchers in the Butler Columbia Aging Center at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, in collaboration with Dr. Michael Kobor’s lab, has shown that calorie restriction can slow the pace of aging in adults. The study was published in Nature […]
Dr. Stefan Taubert receives funding from CIHR to delineate the “road map” of a new pro-longevity and multi-stress response pathway
Dr. Stefan Taubert recently received $818,000 from the Canadian Institute of Health Research to genetically map a stress response and pro-longevity network. Dr. Taubert is an Investigator and member of the Leadership Committee of the Edwin S.H. Leong Healthy Aging Program and an Associate Professor in the Department of Medical Genetics at the University of […]
Dr. Heather McKay and collaborators to tackle epidemics of inactivity and loneliness in older adults through new implementation science team grant
A team of researchers led by Dr. Heather McKay was recently awarded nearly $7 million funding to tackle the epidemics of physical inactivity and loneliness that plague older adults living in medium- and large-sized cities. Dr. McKay is an investigator and member of the Leadership Committee of the Edwin S.H. Leong Healthy Aging Program and […]