Tag: UBC

We get by with a little help from our friends

We here at the BCCDC Foundation have often mentioned in blog posts and other platforms that we are indebted to our Board of Directors. The same is true for our advisors. While they don’t have the voting rights and responsibilities of the regular board members, they have been, and continue to be, a valuable part …

Call for Applications for Spring 2019 OAP Competition is Now Open!

Are you a faculty member at the BCCDC/BCPHL with a new research question that you’d like to pilot to see if it can be developed further or are you looking to help fund a workshop or for travel funding? If so, you’re in luck; the BCCDC Foundation Open Awards Program (OAP) competition for Spring 2019 …

Popcorn Kickoff for 2018-19 Grand Rounds a Success!

The BCCDC Foundation is pleased to play a role on the UBC BC CDC Grand Rounds committee and in supporting research and continuing education at the BC Centre for Disease Control. The UBC BC CDC Grand Rounds committee held its annual popcorn kick-off to the 2018-19 Grand Rounds schedule on Sept 11th in its temporary …

BCCDC Researcher, one of RBC’s Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award winners

Dr Muhammad Morshed, Clinical Microbiologist and Program Head of the BC Public Health Labs, Clinical Professor at UBC and busy researcher at BCCDC, has been named one of the RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrants Awards for 2017. The Award is a people’s choice that recognizes inspirational immigrants who have come to Canada, achieved success and …