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VEC goes to South Africa!
By Ashley on April 1, 2014
VEC’s Phd/MD student, Gareth Mercer, and clinical trial unit manager, Arlene Kallos, have landed in Cape Town, South Africa this week to visit the research centre at Tygerberg Hospital. They will be assisting the Cape Town team in finalizing the database entries (first set of study analyses) of the Mother Infant Health Study (MIHS). The MIHS […]
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Dr. Scheifele answers your questions about vaccines (Videos)
By Ashley on March 25, 2014
CTV News interviewed Dr. David Scheifele, who runs the Vaccine Evaluation Center here at B.C. Children’s Hospital, about current hot topics regarding vaccines. “It’s challenging. It’s frustrating. We have to continually work at educating the public as to the risks that these diseases continue to pose, and the benefits of getting the vaccine,” said Dr. David […]
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VEC Student Spotlight: Gareth Mercer
By Ashley on March 3, 2014
Gareth is a UBC student in the combined MD/PhD program, offered jointly by the Faculty of Medicine and Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. He has been undertaking his thesis at the VEC since 2010 alongside his supervisor, Julie Bettinger.
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Congratulations Dr. Scheifele!
By erousseau on January 10, 2013
Congratulations to Dr. David Scheifele for his appointment as an Officer of the Order of Canada!
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