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Patricia Proudfoot

The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Life Building (the Old SUB) will be lowered on Friday, November 1, in remembrance. The Hon. Madam Justice Patricia Proudfoot, O.C. passed away on October 9, 2019. Dr. Proudfoot received an Honourary degree from UBC in 1994.

Edward Matte

The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Life Building (the Old SUB) will be lowered on Friday, November 1, in remembrance. Associate Professor Emeritus Edward Matte passed away on September 9, 2019. Dr. Matte taught French in the Faculty of Arts.

Alan Richardson

The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Life Building (the Old SUB) will be lowered on Friday, November 1, in remembrance. Associate Professor Emeritus Alan Richardson of the Faculty of Dentistry passed away on September 7, 2019.

Dr. Allison Eddy, MD, FRCPC

Dr. Allison Eddy, MD, FRCPC

Professor and Head, Department of Pediatrics Chief, Pediatric Medicine, BC Children’s Hospital & BC Women’s Hospital Dr. Allison Eddy is a graduate of McMaster University Medical School. After completing a Pediatric Residency at McGill University and a fellowship in Pediatric Nephrology at the University of Minnesota, she became a member of the faculty at the […]

Dr. Josef Penninger

Dr. Josef Penninger

  Director, Life Sciences Institute, UBC Professor, Dept of Medical Genetics, UBC Canada 150 Research Chair in Functional Genetics Professor of Genetics, University of Vienna Honorary Professor, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Guest Professor, Medical University of Vienna Adjunct Professor, Dept of Immunology, University of Toronto Josef Martin Penninger, born in Gurten, Austria, is an […]

Dr. Troy Grennan, MD, MSc, FRCPC

Dr. Troy Grennan, MD, MSc, FRCPC

Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases Physician Lead, Provincial HIV/STI Program, BC Centre for Disease Control Troy Grennan, MD MSc FRCPC, is an infectious diseases physician, and currently the Physician Lead, HIV/STI Program, at the BC Centre for DIsease Control. He is also a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at the […]

Dr. Roger Y.M. Wong, BMSc, MD, FRCPC, FACP, FCAHS

Dr. Roger Y.M. Wong, BMSc, MD, FRCPC, FACP, FCAHS

Executive Associate Dean, Education Clinical Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine Faculty of Medicine, UBC Dr. Roger Wong works tirelessly to advance academic and clinical health sciences related to geriatrics, and his work has made significant impact on the care for older people in Canada and the world. Dr. Wong received his M.D. degree with Honours […]

Dr. Poul Sorensen, MD, PhD

Dr. Poul Sorensen, MD, PhD

Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Faculty of Medicine, UBC Poul Sorensen is an anatomic pathologist specializing in the molecular pathology of pediatric cancers. Dr. Sorensen holds the Asa and Kashmir Johal Endowed Chair in Childhood Cancer Research at the University of British Columbia (UBC), and is a UBC Professor of Pathology and Laboratory […]

William Aiello

The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Life Building (the Old SUB) will be lowered on Thursday, October 10, in remembrance. Professor Willian Aiello, passed away on October 1, 2019. Prof. Aeillo was the current Academic Director of the UBC Academic Leadership Development Program at UBC and a Professor of Computer Science.

David Axen

The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Life Building (the Old SUB) will be lowered on Thursday, October 10, in remembrance. Professor Emeritus David Axen passed away on September 11, 2019. Dr. Axen taught in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and joined the Quarter Century Club in 1996.