| A Celebration of Life |
Professor James Anthony (Tony) Pearson, A Celebration of his Life
Cecil Green Park House, The University of British Columbia
Sunday March 27, 3-6 pm
You are cordially invited to attend a celebration honouring the life and career of Professor Tony Pearson who passed away on January 6, 2011. Friends, colleagues, students and family will gather to pay tribute to a man who was widely respected and is sadly missed by all. A number of people will share their thoughts with those present, and this will be followed by an informal gathering during which afternoon tea will be served.
For catering purposes you are respectfully asked to RSVP by March 23rd 2011 to Ms. Naz Khan (nazk@exchange.ubc.ca or telephone 604-827-4302). If you are unable to attend you are invited to send your written comments for inclusion in the Book of Condolence. Alternatively, please contact Dr. Kenneth Baimbridge (baim@interchange.ubc.ca) if you would like him to read out a few words on your behalf.
Cecil Green Park House can be found off Cecil Green Park Road, just north of Chancellor Boulevard and opposite the University Rose Garden. Limited pay parking is available on Cecil Green Park Road, or in the nearby Rose Garden parkade on the south side of Chancellor Boulevard. A map is attached for your convenience. |
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| CPS Departmental Awards 2010-2011 |
Researcher of the Year: Tim Kieffer
Postdoctoral and Research Scientist Award: Yukihiro Fujita, Barry Young
Graduate Student Research Award: John Shin, Simon Chen |
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| In Memorium |
| On January 6, 2011, we lost our dear friend and colleague Dr. Tony Pearson. |
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| CAME Award |
| Claudia Krebs has been honoured with this year's Canadian Association for Medical Education (CAME) Certificate of Merit. |
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| CPS Departmental Awards 2009-2010 |
Teaching Award: Karen Pinder
Researcher of the Year: Kurt Haas
Postdoctoral and Research Scientist Award: Wun Chey Sin
Graduate Student Research Award: Derek Dunfield, Scott B. Widenmaier |
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| Graduate Student Awards |
Parisa Asghari, a Masters student in the lab of Ed Moore, has been awarded an NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship.
Geoffroy Noel, a PhD student in the lab of Hakima Moukhles, has been awarded the Laura Jasch Memorial Prize for outstanding research and teaching.
Several MSc and PhD students in the department have recently been honored with prestigious scholarships and fellowships. Visit the Awards webpage for details. |
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| Faculty Teaching Awards |
Majid Doroudi, Instructor in the Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, is the proud recipient of the UBC Killam Teaching Award and the UBC Medical Undergraduate Society Award for Teaching Excellence.
Majid Alimohammadi, Instructor in the Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, has been presented with the Outstanding Educator Award by the medical undergraduate class of 2011. |
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| CPS Researcher of the Year Award 2008-2009 |
| Presented to Jim Johnson by the CPS Research Committee in recognition of outstanding productivity over the past year. |
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| Applegarth Staff Service Award |
| Alan Jay, Graduate Secretary in the Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, has been honoured in recognition of excellence in personal achievements and outstanding contributions to the Faculty of Medicine. |
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| Inaugural Department Teaching Award |
| Majid Alimohammadi, Instructor in the Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, has been chosen as the recipient of the inaugural departmental award for oustanding quality of teaching. |
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| British Medical Association Book Award |
| William K Ovalle, Professor of Cellular & Physiological Sciences at UBC, and co-author Patrick C Nahirney, Assistant Professor of Anatomy & Histology, Island Medical Program have won the British Medical Association's 2008 Award for Best Illustrated Book. Netter's Essential Histology was also cited as 'highly commended' in the Basic and Clinical Sciences category of the BMA. |
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| New Canada Research Chair |
| Susanne Clee, Assistant Professor in the Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, has been awarded the Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in the Genetics of Obesity and Diabetes. Her research focuses on the identification of new genetic factors that increase the risk of developing obesity and diabetes. |
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| New Link Discovered Between Obesity & Type 2 Diabetes |
| Jim Johnson, Assistant Professor in the Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences and the Department of Surgery, is the senior author of this significant paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. "Using a powerful new technology called proteomics, we were the first to show that fats can dramatically reduce the levels of Carboxypeptidase E, thereby linking one of the most important diabetes risk factors to this important protein that controls beta-cell function and survival." |
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| Type 1 Diabetes Breakthrough |
| Timothy Kieffer, Professor in the Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, and his lab have discovered how to cure Type 1 diabetes in laboratory mice, by genetically engineering cells in the animal’s gut to produce insulin at meal times. The researchers altered K cells so that instead of producing glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide, they produced insulin. |
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