Achievements: Grants, Awards, Publications
June 2019:
Congrats to Rachel Crockett who successfully defended her PhD proposal. She is now officially a PhD Candidate!
Congrats to Rachel Crockett who successfully defended her PhD proposal. She is now officially a PhD Candidate!
May 2019:
Congrats to Mary Zhao for gaining admissions to the UBC Medical School program!
Congrats to Mary Zhao for gaining admissions to the UBC Medical School program!
May 2019:
Congrats to Lauren Barnett for gaining admission to the UBC MPT program!
Congrats to Lauren Barnett for gaining admission to the UBC MPT program!
May 2019:
Congrats to Patrick Chan for gaining admissions to the UBC Bachelor of Computer Science program!
Congrats to Patrick Chan for gaining admissions to the UBC Bachelor of Computer Science program!
February 2019:
Ryan Falck and Dr. Jennifer Davis recently had a paper published in Neurobiology of Aging ("Impact of exercise training on physical and cognitive function among older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis") Congrats Ryan and Dr. Davis!
Ryan Falck and Dr. Jennifer Davis recently had a paper published in Neurobiology of Aging ("Impact of exercise training on physical and cognitive function among older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis") Congrats Ryan and Dr. Davis!
February 2019:
Deb Jehu received the 2019 ISPGR Emerging Scientist Award. Congrats Deb!
Deb Jehu received the 2019 ISPGR Emerging Scientist Award. Congrats Deb!
November 2018:
Cindy Barha was awarded a 2018 Catalyst Grant from the Women’s Health Research Institute. She will examine the neural basis for reduced cognitive performance across pregnancy. Congrats Cindy!
Cindy Barha was awarded a 2018 Catalyst Grant from the Women’s Health Research Institute. She will examine the neural basis for reduced cognitive performance across pregnancy. Congrats Cindy!
January 2018:
Liang Hsu recently had a paper accepted by Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences ("Functional neural correlates of slower gait among older adults with mild cognitive impairment"). Congrats Liang!
Liang Hsu recently had a paper accepted by Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences ("Functional neural correlates of slower gait among older adults with mild cognitive impairment"). Congrats Liang!
November 2017:
Congratulations to Liang Hsu for his successful defence on November 24!
Congratulations to Liang Hsu for his successful defence on November 24!
October 2017:
Dr. John Best had his paper (“Longitudinal Associations Between Walking Speed and Amount of Self-reported Time Spent Walking Over a 9-Year Period in Older Women and Men”) published by the Journal of Gerontology! Congrats, Dr. Best!
Dr. John Best had his paper (“Longitudinal Associations Between Walking Speed and Amount of Self-reported Time Spent Walking Over a 9-Year Period in Older Women and Men”) published by the Journal of Gerontology! Congrats, Dr. Best!
October 2017:
Ryan Falck had his paper (“Cross-Sectional Relationships of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior With Cognitive Function in Older Adults With Probable Mild Cognitive Impairment”) published by the Physical Therapy Journal! Congrats, Ryan!
Ryan Falck had his paper (“Cross-Sectional Relationships of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior With Cognitive Function in Older Adults With Probable Mild Cognitive Impairment”) published by the Physical Therapy Journal! Congrats, Ryan!
September 2017:
Congratulations to Dr. Jennifer Davis who will be starting as a faculty member with University of British Columbia, Okanagan on November 1, 2017. We wish her the best of luck in her new position!
Congratulations to Dr. Jennifer Davis who will be starting as a faculty member with University of British Columbia, Okanagan on November 1, 2017. We wish her the best of luck in her new position!
July 2017:
Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose was promoted to Full Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of British Columbia. Congratulations!
Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose was promoted to Full Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of British Columbia. Congratulations!
June 2017:
Lisanne ten Brinke successfully proposed her thesis and has started her PhD candidacy! Congrats and great work!
Lisanne ten Brinke successfully proposed her thesis and has started her PhD candidacy! Congrats and great work!
May 2017:
Dr. John Best had his paper (“Long-term changes in time spent walking and subsequent cognitive and structural brain changes in older adults”) accepted for publication by Neurobiology of Aging! Congratulations Dr. Best!
Dr. John Best had his paper (“Long-term changes in time spent walking and subsequent cognitive and structural brain changes in older adults”) accepted for publication by Neurobiology of Aging! Congratulations Dr. Best!
May 2017:
Ryan Falck just had his paper accepted by the Physical Therapy Journal, titled “Cross-sectional Relationships of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour with Cognitive Function among Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment." Great work Ryan!
Ryan Falck just had his paper accepted by the Physical Therapy Journal, titled “Cross-sectional Relationships of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour with Cognitive Function among Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment." Great work Ryan!
May 2017:
Liang Hsu recently received a 2017 Top Doctoral Student Award by the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute! Congratulations on your outstanding work!
Liang Hsu recently received a 2017 Top Doctoral Student Award by the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute! Congratulations on your outstanding work!
May 2017:
Congratulations to our Work Learn Students Casey Legault and Wyatt Lew, as well as our Research Assistant Serena Midttun for their acceptance into the UBC Master of Physical Therapy Program!
Congratulations to our Work Learn Students Casey Legault and Wyatt Lew, as well as our Research Assistant Serena Midttun for their acceptance into the UBC Master of Physical Therapy Program!
May 2017:
Dr. Cindy Barha was just awarded a 3-year Alzheimer's Association Research Fellowship Program (AARF) with joint funding from Brain Canada! Congratulations Cindy and well done!
Dr. Cindy Barha was just awarded a 3-year Alzheimer's Association Research Fellowship Program (AARF) with joint funding from Brain Canada! Congratulations Cindy and well done!
April 2017:
Tracy Dignum successfully defended her MSc thesis! Congrats on all your hard work Tracy!
Tracy Dignum successfully defended her MSc thesis! Congrats on all your hard work Tracy!
March 2017:
Ryan Falck passed both his comprehensive exam and successfully proposed, he is now a PhD candidate!
Ryan Falck passed both his comprehensive exam and successfully proposed, he is now a PhD candidate!
July 2016:
Glenn Landry won the AAIC 2016 postdoc poster competition! Great work, Glenn!
Glenn Landry won the AAIC 2016 postdoc poster competition! Great work, Glenn!
June 2016:
Lisanne ten Brinke passed her comprehensive exams! Great job Lisanne!
Lisanne ten Brinke passed her comprehensive exams! Great job Lisanne!
June 2016:
John Best, Glenn Landry, and Cindy Barha are all presenting their latest research at the 2016 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Toronto, Canada!
John Best, Glenn Landry, and Cindy Barha are all presenting their latest research at the 2016 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Toronto, Canada!
June 2016:
Bryan Chiu was successful in acquiring a 14-month long internship with IBM! We will miss you Bryan!
Bryan Chiu was successful in acquiring a 14-month long internship with IBM! We will miss you Bryan!
May 2016:
Mahshid Hosseini recently received the 2016 Summer Student Research Program. Congrats Mahshid!
Mahshid Hosseini recently received the 2016 Summer Student Research Program. Congrats Mahshid!
April 2016:
Tracy Dignum recently received the 2016 NSD-PFC Joint Award for Physiotherapy Research in the Neurosciences. Congrats Tracy!
Tracy Dignum recently received the 2016 NSD-PFC Joint Award for Physiotherapy Research in the Neurosciences. Congrats Tracy!
April 2016:
Glenn Landry has been invited to present at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in Toronto (July 24-28th). He was selected as a post-doc poster competition finalist for his poster titled "Disruption of the Presumed Circadian Sleep Maintenance Zone Predicts Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults". Congrats Glenn!
Glenn Landry has been invited to present at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in Toronto (July 24-28th). He was selected as a post-doc poster competition finalist for his poster titled "Disruption of the Presumed Circadian Sleep Maintenance Zone Predicts Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults". Congrats Glenn!
April 2016:
Jennifer Davis had her paper ("Agreement Between Patient and Proxy Assessments of Quality of Life Among Older Adults with Vascular Cognitive Impairment Using the EQ-5D-3L and ICECAP-O") accepted for publication in PLOS ONE. Congrats Jen!
Jennifer Davis had her paper ("Agreement Between Patient and Proxy Assessments of Quality of Life Among Older Adults with Vascular Cognitive Impairment Using the EQ-5D-3L and ICECAP-O") accepted for publication in PLOS ONE. Congrats Jen!
April 2016:
Liang Hsu just had his paper accepted by the Journal of Experimental Gerontology, titled "Structural neural correlates of impaired mobility and subsequent decline in executive functions: a 12-month prospective study ". Congrats, Liang!
Liang Hsu just had his paper accepted by the Journal of Experimental Gerontology, titled "Structural neural correlates of impaired mobility and subsequent decline in executive functions: a 12-month prospective study ". Congrats, Liang!
March 2016:
John Best just had his paper accepted by the Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, titled "An evaluation of the longitudinal, bidirectional associations between gait speed and cognition in older women and men". Congrats, John!
John Best just had his paper accepted by the Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, titled "An evaluation of the longitudinal, bidirectional associations between gait speed and cognition in older women and men". Congrats, John!
March 2016:
Elizabeth Dao successfully passed her comps and proposal. We knew you'd be amazing, Liz!
Elizabeth Dao successfully passed her comps and proposal. We knew you'd be amazing, Liz!
November 2015:
Tracy Dignum successfully passed her MSc proposal. Congrats Tracy!
Tracy Dignum successfully passed her MSc proposal. Congrats Tracy!
August 2015:
Ryan Falck recently had two papers accepted, by British Journal of Sports Medicine and Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience ("Physical activity measurement in older adult interventions: a systematic review." and "Measuring physical activity in older adults: calibrating cut-points for the MotionWatch 8.", respectively).
Ryan Falck recently had two papers accepted, by British Journal of Sports Medicine and Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience ("Physical activity measurement in older adult interventions: a systematic review." and "Measuring physical activity in older adults: calibrating cut-points for the MotionWatch 8.", respectively).
August 2015:
John Best recently had a paper accepted by Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society ("Long-term effects of resistance exercise training on cognition and brain volume in older women: Results from a randomized controlled trial.")
John Best recently had a paper accepted by Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society ("Long-term effects of resistance exercise training on cognition and brain volume in older women: Results from a randomized controlled trial.")
August 2015:
Elizabeth Dao recently received the CIHR Travel Award. Congrats Liz!
Elizabeth Dao recently received the CIHR Travel Award. Congrats Liz!
April 2015:
Lisanne ten Brinke and Liang Hsu received the CIHR Travel Award!
Lisanne ten Brinke and Liang Hsu received the CIHR Travel Award!
March 2015:
Niousha Bolandzadeh finished her PhD defence with flying colours! Congrats Dr. Bolandzadeh!
Niousha Bolandzadeh finished her PhD defence with flying colours! Congrats Dr. Bolandzadeh!
March 2015:
Jennifer Davis had her paper ("Mobility is a key predictor of changes in wellbeing among older fallers: Evidence from the Vancouver Falls Prevention Cohort") accepted for publication in Archives of PMR. Congrats Jen!
Jennifer Davis had her paper ("Mobility is a key predictor of changes in wellbeing among older fallers: Evidence from the Vancouver Falls Prevention Cohort") accepted for publication in Archives of PMR. Congrats Jen!
March 2015:
Niousha Bolandzadeh just had her last PhD paper ("Resistance Training and White Matter Lesion Progression in Older Women: Exploratory Analysis of a 12-Month Randomized Controlled Trial") accepted for publication in JAGS. Congrats Niousha!
Niousha Bolandzadeh just had her last PhD paper ("Resistance Training and White Matter Lesion Progression in Older Women: Exploratory Analysis of a 12-Month Randomized Controlled Trial") accepted for publication in JAGS. Congrats Niousha!
December 2014:
Liang Hsu passed his proposal with flying colours and is entering his PhD candidacy AND received the CIHR prize in aging award (worth $1000). Congrats on the many successes!
Liang Hsu passed his proposal with flying colours and is entering his PhD candidacy AND received the CIHR prize in aging award (worth $1000). Congrats on the many successes!
November 2014:
Liang Hsu placed one of the top three in the clinical category at the recent Neuroscience Extravaganza. Well done, Liang!
Liang Hsu placed one of the top three in the clinical category at the recent Neuroscience Extravaganza. Well done, Liang!
November 2014:
Glenn Landry's paper was recently accepted by Frontiers! Keep an eye out for "Buying time: A rationale for examining the use of circadian rhythm and sleep interventions to delay progression of Mild Cognitive Impairment to Alzheimer's disease". Congrats Glenn!
Glenn Landry's paper was recently accepted by Frontiers! Keep an eye out for "Buying time: A rationale for examining the use of circadian rhythm and sleep interventions to delay progression of Mild Cognitive Impairment to Alzheimer's disease". Congrats Glenn!
October 2014:
Lisanne ten Brinke received a 3-year Mitacs Accelerate PhD Fellowship! Congrats Lisanne!
Lisanne ten Brinke received a 3-year Mitacs Accelerate PhD Fellowship! Congrats Lisanne!
October 2014:
Glenn Landry was featured in the recent VCHRI Research Insider!
Glenn Landry was featured in the recent VCHRI Research Insider!
September 2014:
Niousha Bolandzadeh was accepted for a 12-week internship at eBay inc. organization, where she had a dual role as a Data Scientist and Product Manager. As a Data Scientist, she built a category relationship model on eBay MarketPlaces and PayPal post-purchase data. In this role, she processed big datasets on Hadoop using Apache Pig and Java UDFs. As a Product Manager, she investigated customers' shares of wallet on eBay and PayPal transaction data. In this role, she worked with Teradata. On both roles, she developed communications and interpersonal skills. Due to her technical and business expertise, she was called a Ninja Intern by her manager on the PM side!
Niousha Bolandzadeh was accepted for a 12-week internship at eBay inc. organization, where she had a dual role as a Data Scientist and Product Manager. As a Data Scientist, she built a category relationship model on eBay MarketPlaces and PayPal post-purchase data. In this role, she processed big datasets on Hadoop using Apache Pig and Java UDFs. As a Product Manager, she investigated customers' shares of wallet on eBay and PayPal transaction data. In this role, she worked with Teradata. On both roles, she developed communications and interpersonal skills. Due to her technical and business expertise, she was called a Ninja Intern by her manager on the PM side!
August 2014:
John Best was featured by VCHRI. Read the article!
John Best was featured by VCHRI. Read the article!
August 2014:
Liang Hsu passed with flying colours on his comps. Congratulations, Liang!
Liang Hsu passed with flying colours on his comps. Congratulations, Liang!
April 2014:
John Best is an invited speaker for the 1st International Congress on Executive Functions in Stuttgart, Germany. It is being organized by an interdisciplinary team of researchers at the Transfer Center for Neuroscience and Learning at the University of Ulm in Germany. His invited talk on executive function across the lifespan and its relation to critical outcomes, ranging from academic achievement to obesity. He will also talk about experiential and environmental factors that may promote executive function, including physical activity, environmental enrichment, and a nurturing family environment.
John Best is an invited speaker for the 1st International Congress on Executive Functions in Stuttgart, Germany. It is being organized by an interdisciplinary team of researchers at the Transfer Center for Neuroscience and Learning at the University of Ulm in Germany. His invited talk on executive function across the lifespan and its relation to critical outcomes, ranging from academic achievement to obesity. He will also talk about experiential and environmental factors that may promote executive function, including physical activity, environmental enrichment, and a nurturing family environment.
April 2014:
Glenn Landry was awarded a 3-year CIHR Postdoctoral Award. Congratulations, Glenn!
Glenn Landry was awarded a 3-year CIHR Postdoctoral Award. Congratulations, Glenn!
Feb 2014:
Liang Hsu's manuscript was accepted to PLOS ONE.
Title: Disruptions in brain networks of older fallers are associated with subsequent cognitive decline: A 12-month prospective exploratory study
Liang Hsu's manuscript was accepted to PLOS ONE.
Title: Disruptions in brain networks of older fallers are associated with subsequent cognitive decline: A 12-month prospective exploratory study
Dec 2013:
Liang Hsu was a recipient of CIHR Travel Award.
Liang Hsu was a recipient of CIHR Travel Award.
May 10, 2013:
Lisanne ten Brinke was a recipient of International Internship Award from Alzheimer Netherlands.
Lisanne ten Brinke was a recipient of International Internship Award from Alzheimer Netherlands.
May 1, 2013:
Liang Hsu was a recipient of Alzheimer Society Research Program (ASRP) Doctoral Award.
Liang Hsu was a recipient of Alzheimer Society Research Program (ASRP) Doctoral Award.
April 26, 2013:
Elizabeth Dao was a recipient of Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) Doctoral Award.
Elizabeth Dao was a recipient of Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) Doctoral Award.
April 2013:
Niousha Bolandzadeh was a recipient of CIHR Travel Award.
Niousha Bolandzadeh was a recipient of CIHR Travel Award.