Co-Lead, Age-associated Diseases – Dr. Silke Appel-Cresswell
Co-Lead, Age-associated Diseases – Silke Appel-Cresswell, MD Associate Professor, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine; Director, Pacific Parkinson’s Research Centre; Director, BC Brain Wellness Program Dr Silke Appel-Cresswell is a movement disorder neurologist, trained in Germany, London (UK) and Vancouver, BC. She is an Associate Professor (grant tenure) for Medicine/Neurology at the […]
Co-Lead, Prevention & Intervention – Dr. Heather McKay
Co-Lead, Prevention & Intervention – Heather McKay, PhD Professor Departments of Orthopaedics and Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine Professor McKay is known internationally for her study of: (i) myriad factors (e.g. physical activity) that influence the health of children and mobility, social connectedness and overall health of older adults; (ii) design, implementation/scale-up and evaluation at […]
Co-Lead, Society to Cell – Dr. Helen Tremlett
Co-Lead, Society to Cell – Helen Tremlett, PhD Professor, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Dr. Tremlett is the Canada Research Chair in Neuroepidemiology and Multiple Sclerosis and a Professor at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada in the Faculty of Medicine, Division of Neurology and Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health. Dr Tremlett’s research […]
Co-Lead, Geroscience – Dr. Parveen Bhatti
Co Lead, Geroscience, Parveen Bhatti, PhD Associate Professor, School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine; Distinguished Scientist, BC Cancer Research Agency Dr. Bhatti is a Distinguished Scientist at the BC Cancer Research Agency. He is an epidemiologist whose multidisciplinary research program focuses on using molecular technologies, in the context of population-based studies, to […]
Chair and Centre Director – Dr. Michael Kobor, Department of Medical Genetics
Dr. Michael Kobor, Program Director
Telepresence robot project
The UBC IDEAlab, an interdisciplinary team led by Dr. Lillian Hung, is exploring the feasibility of using telepresence robots to support virtual family visits in long-term care. The project applies a Collaborative Action Research (CAR) approach to work with stakeholders (frontline leaders, staff, patients, and family partners) to identify facilitators and barriers to implementation. Members involved: Dr. Lillian Hung, Nazia […]
Recent study finds that socioeconomic status is related to mortality risk in multiple sclerosis
A recent study led by researchers at the University of British Columbia determined that low socioeconomic status was associated with higher risk of mortality in individuals living with multiple sclerosis in British Columbia. The study was published in Multiple Sclerosis. Read full article