UBC professor named YWCA Woman of Distinction

Deborah Money, a professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, received the 2013 Woman of Distinction Award in the Technology, Science and Research category from the YWCA Metro Vancouver. The award was presented at the 30th anniversary celebration of the Women of Distinction Awards on May 28 in Vancouver.

Money is internationally recognized for her ground-breaking work in reproductive infectious diseases. She led B.C.’s research to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission and through her leadership in patient care, transmission of HIV from the mother to newborn in B.C. has essentially been eradicated.

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