Dr Josef Penninger (IMAGE) University of British Columbia Caption Dr. Josef Penninger, professor in UBC's faculty of medicine, director of the Life Sciences Institute and the Canada 150 Research Chair in Functional Genetics at UBC. Credit Paul Joseph/UBC Usage Restrictions Must provide credit License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.