Jocelyn Conway
NGDI’s Mark Ansermino and Peter von Dadelszen’s Innovative Phone Oximeter (TM) Receives $2M Funding Boost
Smartphone app reads oxygen levels and could save lives of women and children in low-resource countries.
Tropical and Geographic Medicine, Intensive Short Course offered
This course is the first of its kind in Western Canada.
A New Vision for Planetary Health
The Lancet unveils it’s new Manifesto and Asks for Signatories
South African healthcare workers face greater risk for TB, HIV
UBC’s Annalee Yassi is helping South Africa implement World Health Organization occupational health guidelines. Photo: Martin Dee A large-scale survey of South African healthcare workers has revealed major gaps in workplace protection against tuberculosis, HIV and hepatitis, according to a University of British Columbia health researcher. Presenting findings today at the 2014 annual meeting […]
Dr. Kish Wasan appointed new Dean of School of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan
Media Release: February 11, 2014 Source: http://words.usask.ca/news/2014/02/11/new-dean-of-pharmacy-and-nutrition… Highly regarded pharmaceutical sciences researcher and educator Dr. Kishor Wasan has been selected as the new dean for the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Pharmacy and Nutrition. The university’s Board of Governors approved the appointment for a five-year term effective August 1, 2014. Due to his new appointment […]
NGDI Hosts Site Meeting with BIO Ventures for Global Health
UBC’s recent membership in WIPO Re:Search is subject of visit.
Dr. Kish Wasan part of UBC-VCH team to use drug to repair a rare birth defect
UBC MEDIA RELEASE | DEC. 20, 2013 UBC-VCH scientists use drug to repair a rare birth defect University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health scientists have developed a potential cure for a rare eye disease, showing for the first time that a drug can repair a birth defect. They formulated the drug Ataluren into […]
Oral Amphotericin B Project Receives Patent
Project also received ethics approval for first studies in HIV.
NGDI’s Olga Pena PhD Graduate Delivers Valedictory Address
NGDI Congratulate Olga on her graduation!