We are proud to celebrate Asli Munzur and Ali Balapour, who have been recognized with Rising Star Awards from the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) for 2026. The Rising Star Award recognizes the outstanding efforts of VCHRI trainees whose pursuit of research has made them exceptional role models and valued contributors to the Vancouver Coastal Health and University of British Columbia research community.
We’re pleased to share a recently published Q&A with Dr. Morgan Roberts from the Department of Microbiology and Immunology. Dr. Roberts earned her PhD in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at UBC and is now an Assistant Professor in the Department of Urologic Sciences and a Senior Research Scientist at the Vancouver Prostate […]
We are pleased to announce the establishment of the Faculty Development Committee (FDC), which will support faculty across the Department of Urologic Sciences (DUS) and the centres of the Mohseni Institute of Urologic Sciences (MIUS)! The FDC will play a key role in strengthening faculty development across research, clinical practice, and education. The committee will […]
We are pleased to welcome our new incoming residents to the Department of Urologic Sciences at UBC 🎉. They will begin their residency training on July 1, 2026. Please join us in welcoming: • Corey Fletcher • Justin Hampole • Aparna Kuchibhatla • Sareen Singh We look forward to having them join the department and […]
A novel approach to profiling bladder cancers uncovers new biological subtypes of the disease, paving the way for enhanced personalized medicine. A research team led by Dr. Peter Black has taken an important step toward more personalized treatment for aggressive bladder cancer. In a new study published in Nature Communications, the team examined the complete proteome […]
