Teresa Liu-Ambrose
Research Director, Falls Prevention Clinic
Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, UBC

Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose, PhD, PT, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, and directs the Aging, Mobility and Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory. She is also the Research Director of the Vancouver General Hospital Falls Prevention Clinic. Dr. Liu-Ambrose is an associate member of the UBC Brain Research Centre and the Centre for Hip Health and Mobility. 

Dr. Liu-Ambrose received her PhD from the University of British Columbia, Canada in 2004. She completed a 2-year post-doctoral fellowship in the area of cognitive science funded by both Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) and joined the UBC Department of Physical Therapy in April 2006 as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Liu-Ambrose is a recipient of the Royal Society of Canada’s Alice Wilson Award (2006), CIHR Institute of Aging Recognition Prize in Research in Aging (2005 & 2011), MSFHR Career Investigator Award (2006), and CIHR New Investigator Award (2011). Her research focuses on defining the role of exercise to promote healthy aging and prevent cognitive and mobility decline among seniors. Her research has been featured by the New York Times and in the Globe and Mail.

For more information on The Aging, Mobility and Cognitive Function Lab, please visit their website at http://cogmob.rehab.med.ubc.ca.

Karim Khan
Medical Director, Falls Prevention Clinic
Professor, Department of Family Practice, UBC

A clinician-scientist in the field of exercise medicine for health, Dr. Khan is a CIHR New Investigator and was a UBC Peter Wall Institute Early Career Scholar. He is internationally recognized for his randomized trials of exercise prescription in patients with osteoporosis and at high risk of hip fracture and for his research into the pathogenesis of tendinopathy.