2017 Alumni Achievement Awards

The Faculty of Medicine congratulates Dr. Karim Damji (MD’87) and Dr. Lianping Ti (PhD’15), 2 of the recipients honoured at the 2017 alumni UBC Achievement Awards held on November 30, 2017 at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver.

The alumni UBC Achievement Awards recognize members of UBC’s global community of alumni accomplishments in 7 categories: Alumni Award of Distinction, Research and Innovation, Faculty Community Service, Global Citizenship, Honorary Alumni, Volunteer Leadership and Young Alumni.

Dr. Karim Damji heads the University of Alberta’s Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and the Eye Institute of Alberta. Dedicated to global health — with strong links to East Africa, where glaucoma is a common blinding disease — he shares knowledge and skills with ophthalmologists, so they are empowered to find sustainable solutions and offer quality eye care in their own countries. His approach has enabled thousands of people to benefit from innovative training, detection, and treatment models.

Global Citizenship Award
This award is given to a UBC alumnus / alumna in recognition of significant community or voluntary service which has gained international recognition and made a global difference.

 

 

Dr. Lianping Ti is an outstanding young academic whose research focuses on the efficacy of healthcare systems for people suffering with drug addiction and related infectious diseases, with a focus on viral hepatitis and HIV. Her research has uncovered barriers to healthcare for these marginalized populations and has already played a role in shaping new hospital policies to address them. She is a generous mentor to other young researchers, and is admired for the quality, innovation, and exceptional productivity of her work.

Young Alumni Award
This award recognizes a young UBC alumnus / alumna (aged 35 or under) whose accomplishments are of such excellence that they provide inspiration and leadership to students and other young alumni. The recipient has shown significant leadership in either in their professional career and/or community, public or humanitarian service.

 

Congratulations to all the recipients of the alumni UBC Achievement Awards. To read more about all the accomplishments of the recipients visit the alumni UBC website.

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