Featured Awards Dr. Marco Marra Receives 2025 Canadian Cancer Society Lifetime Contribution PrizeUBC Michael Smith Laboratories | June 22, 2026Dr Marra was selected for the Lifetime Contribution Prize thanks to his far-reaching contributions to…karnottJune 22, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Zachary Pennington Receives Banting Discovery AwardDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | June 22, 2026Congratulations to Dr. Zachary Pennington, an Assistant Professor in UBC’s Department of Psychology and researcher…karnottJune 22, 2026 Read More
Local News Jazz Pharmaceuticals and AbCellera Announce Collaboration to Discover Next-Generation T-Cell Engaging Multispecific AntibodiesLife Sciences British Columbia | June 19, 2026Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc and AbCellera announced a preclinical research collaboration, option and license agreement to…karnottJune 19, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards 2026 FHS Undergraduate AwardsSFU Faculty of Health Sciences | June 19, 2026Vandad Hazrati: FHS Award for Outstanding Service to the Faculty of Health Sciences Vandad Hazrati…karnottJune 19, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week The Embryo Game Uncovers Hidden Cell BehavioursChakra, M., et al. | June 18, 2026While cells are driven to preserve their own survival, they must cooperate to ensure embryo…karnottJune 18, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Membrane Proteome Remodeling in Female APP/PS1 Mice Following M1 Muscarinic Receptor Modulation Revealed by Peptidisc-Enabled DIA-MSBhattacharya, A., et al. | June 9, 2026Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is associated with dysregulation of membrane proteins controlling amyloid processing, synaptic signaling,…karnottJune 9, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Single-Cell Spatial Atlas of the Aging Human BreastGupta, P., et al. | June 1, 2026Breast cancer can develop over a wide age range and tumors in younger women differ…karnottJune 1, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Reproducible Detection of Antigen-Specific T Cells and Tregs via Standardized and Automated Activation-Induced Marker Assay WorkflowsHalvorson, T., et al. | May 29, 2026Reliable detection of antigen-specific T cells is critical to understand immune responses to infection and…karnottMay 29, 2026 Read More
Local News Jazz Pharmaceuticals and AbCellera Announce Collaboration to Discover Next-Generation T-Cell Engaging Multispecific AntibodiesLife Sciences British Columbia | June 19, 2026Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc and AbCellera announced a preclinical research collaboration, option and license agreement to…karnottJune 19, 2026 Read More
Local News UBC MOSAIC and LifeLabs Unlock New Ways to Manage and Predict Heart HealthLifeLabs | June 18, 2026The University of British Columbia MOSAIC research team and LifeLabs have partnered on an initiative…karnottJune 18, 2026 Read More
Local News CTN+ at CAHR 2026: Overcoming ChallengesCIHR Pan-Canadian Network for HIV and STBBI Clinical Trials Research | June 16, 2026Every year, scientists from across the country gather for Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research (CAHR).…karnottJune 16, 2026 Read More
Local News What Do Cute Critters Have to Do With Genomics?Genome BC | June 15, 2026Pikas can tell us a lot about the health of an environment. As temperatures change,…karnottJune 15, 2026 Read More
Spotlight Dr. Govinda Sharma Talks T Cell Receptors and Cell TherapyScience in the City | February 26, 2020Dr. Govinda Sharma is a postdoctoral fellow working in the laboratory of Dr. Rob Holt…sciencecityFebruary 26, 2020 Read More
Spotlight Ruini Xiong and Crystal Zheng Talk Biodegradable Plastic AlternativesScience in the City | September 25, 2019Ruini Xiong and Crystal Zheng are recent graduates of Templeton Secondary, where they participated in…sciencecitySeptember 25, 2019 Read More
Spotlight Dr. Meaghan Jones Talks Epigenetics, Allergies, and the Immune SystemScience in the City | November 23, 2018Dr. Meaghan Jones recently completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the laboratory of Dr. Michael Kobor…sciencecityNovember 23, 2018 Read More
Spotlight Miguel Ramirez on Development and the CerebellumScience in the City | August 1, 2018Miguel Ramirez is a PhD candidate in the laboratory of Dr. Dan Goldowitz at the…sciencecityAugust 1, 2018 Read More
Interesting Articles BFRC Inaugural SymposiumUBC Balance and Falls Research Centre | June 11, 2026Registration is now open for the inaugural Balance and Falls Research Centre (BFRC) Symposium! Please…karnottJune 11, 2026 Read More
Interesting Articles “Stored in Canada” Isn’t Enough: The Need for Canadian-Controlled Digital InfrastructureRe$earch Money | June 4, 2026For years, the primary question about Canadian health data has been: where should it live?…karnottJune 4, 2026 Read More
Interesting Articles NSERC Invests More Than $10 Million in Science Promotion Across CanadaGovernment of Canada | May 29, 2026The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) is proud to announce new…karnottMay 29, 2026 Read More
Interesting Articles Government of Canada Invests Over $168 Million in Canada’s Research EcosystemGovernment of Canada | May 14, 2026On behalf of the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada…karnottMay 14, 2026 Read More
Local NewsYour Voice Celebrating One Year of Advancing Germ-Free ResearchNatalia Carranza, Tahereh Bozorgmehr, Dr. Lisa Osborne, and Dr. Carolina Tropini | March 26, 2026Authors: Natalia Carranza, Tahereh Bozorgmehr, Dr. Lisa Osborne, and Dr. Carolina Tropini Laboratory mice have…karnottMarch 26, 2026 Read More
Featured AwardsYour Voice $11.5M Study Aims to Bring Precision Heart Care to Every Corner of BCIsabelle Korchinski | December 4, 2025Dr. Teresa Tsang A new research effort at UBC is reimagining how heart disease is…karnottDecember 4, 2025 Read More
Your Voice Celebrating BC’s First Nobel Laureate Michael Smith: The Heart and Soul of Molecular GeneticsTara Fernandez | September 28, 2018Dr. Michael Smith accepting the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1993. In 1976, a couple…sciencecitySeptember 28, 2018 Read More
Your Voice Brain Organoids: Progress and ProspectsTara Fernandez | June 6, 2018Creamy white spheres, roughly the size of peas, immersed in a swirling pink solution. To…sciencecityJune 6, 2018 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Marco Marra Receives 2025 Canadian Cancer Society Lifetime Contribution PrizeUBC Michael Smith Laboratories | June 22, 2026Dr Marra was selected for the Lifetime Contribution Prize thanks to his far-reaching contributions to…karnottJune 22, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Zachary Pennington Receives Banting Discovery AwardDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | June 22, 2026Congratulations to Dr. Zachary Pennington, an Assistant Professor in UBC’s Department of Psychology and researcher…karnottJune 22, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards 2026 FHS Undergraduate AwardsSFU Faculty of Health Sciences | June 19, 2026Vandad Hazrati: FHS Award for Outstanding Service to the Faculty of Health Sciences Vandad Hazrati…karnottJune 19, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Ecaterina (Cathy) Cozma Awarded Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Doctoral ProgramBC Cancer Research | June 17, 2026Congratulations to Ecaterina (Cathy) Cozma from the Stirling lab (Terry Fox Laboratory) on receiving the…karnottJune 17, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Marco Marra Receives 2025 Canadian Cancer Society Lifetime Contribution PrizeUBC Michael Smith Laboratories | June 22, 2026Dr Marra was selected for the Lifetime Contribution Prize thanks to his far-reaching contributions to…karnottJune 22, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Zachary Pennington Receives Banting Discovery AwardDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | June 22, 2026Congratulations to Dr. Zachary Pennington, an Assistant Professor in UBC’s Department of Psychology and researcher…karnottJune 22, 2026 Read More
Local News Jazz Pharmaceuticals and AbCellera Announce Collaboration to Discover Next-Generation T-Cell Engaging Multispecific AntibodiesLife Sciences British Columbia | June 19, 2026Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc and AbCellera announced a preclinical research collaboration, option and license agreement to…karnottJune 19, 2026 Read More