Jocelyn Conway
NGDI Distinguished Lectureship Seminar Series continues with Dr. Julio Montaner
Date: May 13, 2011 Time: noon – 1:00 pm (Seminar), 1:00 – 2:00 pm (reception) Location: Michael Smith Laboratories Auditorium, 2185 East Mall, Vancouver Campus.
Help choose Canada’s next Rising Stars in Global Health!
Watch Canadian innovators explain their Bold Ideas for solving global health challenges and rate your favorite videos.
NGDI Associate Annalee Yassi’s work named as top achievement in Canadian Health Research
Dr. Elizabeth Bryce and Dr. Annalee Yassi, who developed a collaborative research and training team whose work has changed practice and policy in infection control in Canada and many other countries.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation seeks proposals for Round 7 of Grand Challenges Explorations
$100,000 Grants Available for Unconventional Ideas to Address Global Health Issues.
World TB Day – March 24, 2011
The Centre for TB Research, the BC Centre for Disease Control, the Department of Microbiology & Immunology and the Life Sciences Centre invite you to attend World TB Day, 2011.
CDRD Partners with NGDI ‐ UBC to Develop New Interventions for Neglected Global Diseases
The Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD) and the Neglected Global Diseases Initiative (NGDI-UBC) announced that they will collaborate on developing interventions for neglected global diseases and ensuring their delivery to those in need.
Dr. Kishor Wasan invited to present on the Neglected Global Diseases Initiative at major U.S. Universities
Dr. Kishor M. Wasan has been invited to present a series of invited seminars on the Neglected Global Diseases Initiative at Cornell University, Harvard/MIT and Central Michigan University in April 2011.
BIO Ventures Global Health Primer
The primer connects the capable innovators that drive research and development for new drugs, vaccines, and diagnostics to the neglected tropical diseases where innovation is desperately needed.
Saving Lives at Birth – Grand Challenges Canada Announcement
Saving Lives at Birth seeks to improve maternal and newborn health in the developing world. Deadline extended to May 6, 2011.
Celebrate Research Week at UBC: Creating Change – Creating Impact
Judge and speaker Dr. Peter von Dadelszen pauses over a poster on the opening day of Celebrate Research Week. Creating Change – Creating Impact attracted over 50 students and faculty from across campus.