Saving Lives at Birth: Grant Winner Mark Ansermino
A Phone Oximeter invented by UBC Assistant Professor Mark Ansermino and his team is the winner of a $250,000 grant.
NGDI Member Ramon-Garcia Wins $100,000 Grant from Grand Challenges Canada
One of nineteen winners of Canadian Rising Stars in Global Health grant. Update: TB Champion
NGDI partners with Mitacs to provide Indian students a UBC summer experience
Students will work in microbiology with Dr. Robert Hancock and chemical engineering with Dr. Frank Ko.
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.
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.
NGDI Associate, Dr. von Dadelszen receives $7M Gates funding for PRE-EMPT
UBC researchers working at the Child & Family Research Institute will test new strategies for the monitoring, prevention, and treatment of pre-eclampsia.
UBC-developed formulation of leishmaniasis drug shown to be stable and effective in tropical temperatures
Visceral Leishmaniasis is a blood-born parasitic disease that afflicts 12 million people worldwide, mainly in developing countries and tropical regions.
Improving Maternal Health Worldwide
Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies A free public forum on maternal health was held on Thursday, October 21, 2010 at the Liu Institute for Global Issues. NGDI Associate, Dr. Farah Schroff was a panelist for the session. She was interviewed by Redeye Radio 102.7 about this issue. To listen to this 14 minute interview click here. […]
Call for Proposals: Muskoka Initiative Partnership Program
CIDA is launching a $75 million call for projects over $500,000 to address maternal, newborn, and child health under its Partners for Development Program.
CFRI Postdoctoral Fellowship – Vaccines against Neglected Global Diseases
The Kollmann laboratory, based at the Child and Family Research Institute (CFRI) invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. The application deadline is January 15, 2011.