Dr Davide Cina MD, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow; Clinical Resident

Faculty of Medicine

University of British Columbia, Vancouver

Dr. Cina has a combined MD-PhD degree from Northwestern University in Chicago where his primary research interest was renal biology. Since completing his degrees there he has joined the Department of Urologic Sciences at UBC where he is a resident in Urology with a special interest in renal transplant.

While working on the clinical side, Dr. Cina was introduced to the multidisciplinary work of the Genome Canada Transplant Consortium team and has joined it to further develop his research interests in translational and discovery science in renal transplantation. He is currently working on a number of projects related to the characterization of existing and novel diagnostic tools in transplant work-up and monitoring. When he isn’t running around the hospital or doing research, Dr. Cina enjoys racing paddle boards, experimenting with fermentation, and trying to parent his dog Finnegan.

 

Research Area(s)
  • Solid Organ Transplantation, Translational Immunology

Precision Medicine in Transplantation Research Excellence Cluster

Vancouver General Hospital, 855 West 12th avenue
Vancouver, BC Canada

Research Excellence Clusters at UBC Vancouver is a joint initiative of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver and the Vice-President, Research and Innovation. Funding support for the clusters is provided by Academic Excellence Funds – UBC Vancouver.

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