VCHRI Rising Star Award Recipient – Kohle Merry
Join us in congratulating Kohle Merry, a recipient of VCHRI’s 2023 Rising Star Award! The Rising Star awards recognize outstanding efforts by VCHRI trainees for research excellence, service as role models and other contributions that each has made to benefit the Vancouver Coastal Health research community. You can read about Kohle’s accomplishments and research at […]
June Student of the Month: Atieh Yekta
Name: Atieh Yekta Program: PhD Supervisor: Dr. Suzanne Huot Tell us a little bit about your lab! As a researcher and PhD student at Dr. Suzanne Huot’s Lab, I have the privilege of collaborating with a diverse group of graduate students, all of whom bring unique academic and professional backgrounds to our research. This diversity […]
June Alumni of the Month: Faraz Damji
Name: Faraz Damji Program: Master of Science in Rehabilitation Sciences (MSc) Graduated: 2020 Thesis: “Using the VERT wearable device to monitor jumping loads in elite volleyball athletes”. How would you describe your research in the UBC Rehabilitation Sciences program? It was a labour of love! The program allowed me to grow my intellectual curiosity and […]
Keyara Brody Receives a 2023 Indigenous Graduate Fellowship
The Indigenous Graduate Fellowship (IGF) is offered by the University of British Columbia. The IGF is a multi-year fellowship offered to Master’s and doctoral Indigenous students. Several fellowships are awarded each year. Award winners are selected on the basis of academic merit through an annual competition administered by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. […]
MSc Student Avneet Dhillon Receives HRL Foundation & Chapman Grants
Congratulations to Avneet Dhillon for being awarded the HRL Foundation and Chapman grants! Find out more about Avneet’s award-winning research below and join us in congratulating Avneet on her stellar achievement. What award did you win, and how will this help your research? The HRL Foundation annually awards a grant to a graduate student studying […]
2023 Four Year Doctoral Fellowship (4YF) Recipients
Congratulations to this year’s recipients of the Four Year Doctoral Fellowship (4YF): Tanya Fawkes, Olivia Ferguson, Jasleen Grewal, Rebeca Hernandez Gamboa, and incoming student Brittany Pousett! The Four Year Doctoral Fellowship program ensures UBC’s best PhD students are provided with financial support of at least $18,200 per year plus tuition for a maximum of four […]
RSEC Presents: Parenting in Academia
Join the Rehabilitation Science Student Executive Council (RSEC) for a workshop on balancing and navigating the dual roles of being a parent and an academic. This Workshop is intended for Rehabilitation students. When: Monday June 26 at 11am Where: UBC Koerner Pavilion Lab4 T136D RSVP here Contact: Janna Griffioen rsec.med.ubc.ca Follow @RSECinfo