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Mini Med School Vancouver
Thank you for joining us for Mini Med School 2025 — Exploring Rare Diseases: Discovery to Treatment, presented by co-deans Dr. Kelly Brown and Dr. Bruce Carleton. Together, we explored the world of rare diseases and examined the challenges in diagnosis, treatment, research, and patient support. We’ll also looked ahead to the future, uncovering how emerging technologies are…
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BCCHR laboratories hosting Indigenous students for seed2STEM program
seed2STEM is a research summer program that aims to increase participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) among Indigenous youth. The program, developed at UBC by the International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD), introduces students to careers in STEM through paid placements in research labs across Metro Vancouver and Kelowna. To reduce barriers to participation,…
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Bringing Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Ceremony to child health research
Indigenous children are the fastest-growing population in Canada but still experience disproportionately negative health outcomes. A 2020 report found that, compared to the non-Indigenous population, First Nations children were twice as likely to be born very preterm (at less than 32 weeks gestation), putting them at risk of lifelong health problems. During the same reporting period, First…
