Wellington Lab hosts first-ever open house
March 5, 2026
On Saturday, September 6th, the Wellington Lab hosted its first-ever Friends and Family Open House at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health. This graduate student-led initiative was focused on providing trainees with an opportunity to practice their knowledge dissemination skills to a general audience in a relaxed and low-stress environment. Lab members were encouraged […]
B.C. doctors studying brain injuries in survivors of intimate partner violence
March 5, 2026
Multiple recent cases of fatal intimate partner violence in B.C. have advocates like Dr. Cheryl Wellington calling on the province to declare the violence a public health crisis. Watch segment ›
A Hidden Path to Alzheimer’s Disease for Women
March 5, 2026
Women who survive intimate partner violence may face long-term brain health risks—including a higher chance of developing Alzheimer’s.
COVID-19 Collaboration Saves Lives of ICU Patients
March 26, 2025
As a major collaborative effort between frontline healthcare and academia, a province-wide biobank would bring together the individual efforts of teams like Dr. Sekhon’s and Dr. Wellington’s who are racing to understand the effects of SARS-CoV-2 on the body to discover new treatments. Read article ›
UBC researchers receive $3.4M to address brain injuries in survivors of intimate partner violence
February 7, 2025
Dr. Cheryl Wellington (second from left) and members of her lab are studying the use of fluid biomarkers to enable early detection of brain injury and other neurological disorders
Wellington lab acquires Canada’s first ARGO HT System for advanced biomarker detection
February 7, 2025
Dr. Cheryl Wellington’s lab recently acquired Canada’s first Alamar ARGO HT System, an advanced, fully automated analyzer designed to detect and quantify biomarkers in biological samples with ultra-high sensitivity.