Local News It’s Prime Time: Can New Gene Editing Technologies Re-Write the Future of Health? Genome BC | October 19, 2026 Many rare genetic diseases are caused by a “typo” in our DNA. For most, fixing…karnottOctober 19, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Miles Mannas Receives 2026 PCF Young Investigator Award to Study Aggressive Prostate Cancer Vancouver Prostate Centre | October 16, 2026 Dr. Miles Mannas, Senior Research Scientist at the Vancouver Prostate Centre and Assistant Professor in…karnottOctober 16, 2026 Read More
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Featured Awards Graduate Students Awarded 2025 Canada Graduate Scholarships Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | October 15, 2026 Congratulations to our current Graduate Program in Neuroscience (GPN) students who have received awards through…karnottOctober 15, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week CSF1R+ Macrophages and Osteoclasts Are Essential for Limb Bone Development During Embryogenesis Ma, F., et al. | October 12, 2026 Colony-stimulating factor-1 receptor (CSF1R) provides essential signals for macrophage and osteoclast proliferation, differentiation, and survival,…karnottOctober 12, 2026 Read More
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Publications of the Week Diminished Sialoside Binding in Novel H5N1 Influenza Hemagglutinin Variants Identified in a Human Patient Ni, J., et al. | October 2, 2026 In 2024, an adolescent female in British Columbia was hospitalised presenting with severe symptoms including…karnottOctober 2, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Loss of Interruption in the HTT CAG Repeat Is Associated With Somatic Expansion and Loss of Medium Spiny Neurons in Huntington’s Disease Kay, C., et al. | September 23, 2026 Synonymous loss-of-interruption variants in the expanded CAG repeat sequence of Huntingtin (HTT) accelerate the clinical…karnottSeptember 23, 2026 Read More
Local News It’s Prime Time: Can New Gene Editing Technologies Re-Write the Future of Health? Genome BC | October 19, 2026 Many rare genetic diseases are caused by a “typo” in our DNA. For most, fixing…karnottOctober 19, 2026 Read More
Local News BC Sees Development of Specialized Space for Life-Sciences Sector Life Sciences BC | October 16, 2026 British Columbia’s growing life-sciences sector is creating a new commercial real estate opportunity, but the…karnottOctober 16, 2026 Read More
Local News Putting a Spotlight on Malnutrition in Canada: Alumni Catch-up With Dr. Paula Littlejohn UBC Michael Smith Laboratories | October 15, 2026 Dr. Paula Littlejohn is a former member of the lab of Dr. Brett Finlay (MSL…karnottOctober 15, 2026 Read More
Local News Finding New Treatment Targets for Childhood Cancers: Q&A With Dr. Poul Sorensen BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute | October 14, 2026 For children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer, treatment can involve surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. Each…karnottOctober 14, 2026 Read More
Spotlight Dr. Govinda Sharma Talks T Cell Receptors and Cell Therapy Science in the City | February 26, 2020 Dr. 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 Alternatives Science in the City | September 25, 2019 Ruini 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 System Science in the City | November 23, 2018 Dr. 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 Cerebellum Science in the City | August 1, 2018 Miguel Ramirez is a PhD candidate in the laboratory of Dr. Dan Goldowitz at the…sciencecityAugust 1, 2018 Read More
Interesting Articles Carraresi Foundation Early Career Clinician Investigator Award Providence Research | September 16, 2026 The Carraresi Foundation Early Career Clinician Investigator Award supports early career clinician investigators affiliated with…karnottSeptember 16, 2026 Read More
Interesting Articles Applications Reopen for NSERC Alliance International Collaboration Grants Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | September 8, 2026 Canadian university researchers can once again access funding to collaborate with international research teams through…karnottSeptember 8, 2026 Read More
Interesting Articles Canada Recruits Dozens of Foreign Scientists and Researchers, Many From U.S. Global News | September 4, 2026 Canadian universities have recruited dozens of foreign scientists and researchers, many of them poached from…karnottSeptember 4, 2026 Read More
Interesting Articles Life Sciences BC Brings Investors and Strategic Partners to Vancouver for Life Sciences Investment Week Life Sciences BC | August 31, 2026 Life Sciences British Columbia (LSBC) is excited for the continued evolution of Invest in BC…karnottAugust 31, 2026 Read More
Your Voice UBC-Spinout ScopeSys Aims to Transform Genetic Medicine Development with Single-Molecule Analytics ScopeSys | July 17, 2026 Vancouver-based ScopeSys is working to change how the next generation of genetic medicines are developed…karnottJuly 17, 2026 Read More
Local NewsYour Voice Celebrating One Year of Advancing Germ-Free Research Natalia Carranza, Tahereh Bozorgmehr, Dr. Lisa Osborne, and Dr. Carolina Tropini | March 26, 2026 Authors: 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 BC Isabelle Korchinski | December 4, 2025 Dr. 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 Genetics Tara Fernandez | September 28, 2018 Dr. Michael Smith accepting the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1993. In 1976, a couple…sciencecitySeptember 28, 2018 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Miles Mannas Receives 2026 PCF Young Investigator Award to Study Aggressive Prostate Cancer Vancouver Prostate Centre | October 16, 2026 Dr. Miles Mannas, Senior Research Scientist at the Vancouver Prostate Centre and Assistant Professor in…karnottOctober 16, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Graduate Students Awarded 2025 Canada Graduate Scholarships Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | October 15, 2026 Congratulations to our current Graduate Program in Neuroscience (GPN) students who have received awards through…karnottOctober 15, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Khaled Abdelrahman Receives Funding to Investigate Relationship Between Blood Flow and Alzheimer’s Disease Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | October 13, 2026 Congratulations to Dr. Khaled Abdelrahman on receiving funding from the Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation of…karnottOctober 13, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Setting up for Interdisciplinary Success UBC Engineering | October 7, 2026 The world moves fast, and UBC Faculty of Applied Science students deserve an educational experience…karnottOctober 7, 2026 Read More
Local News It’s Prime Time: Can New Gene Editing Technologies Re-Write the Future of Health? Genome BC | October 19, 2026 Many rare genetic diseases are caused by a “typo” in our DNA. For most, fixing…karnottOctober 19, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Miles Mannas Receives 2026 PCF Young Investigator Award to Study Aggressive Prostate Cancer Vancouver Prostate Centre | October 16, 2026 Dr. Miles Mannas, Senior Research Scientist at the Vancouver Prostate Centre and Assistant Professor in…karnottOctober 16, 2026 Read More
Local News BC Sees Development of Specialized Space for Life-Sciences Sector Life Sciences BC | October 16, 2026 British Columbia’s growing life-sciences sector is creating a new commercial real estate opportunity, but the…karnottOctober 16, 2026 Read More