Local News BC-Led Clinical Trial Points to Safer Care for Critically Ill PatientsSFU News | May 20, 2026A B.C.-led clinical research team is behind a study that could help improve care for…karnottMay 20, 2026 Read More
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Featured Awards UBC Botanist Receives West Coast Teaching AwardUBC Science | May 19, 2026The award—from the British Columbia Teaching and Learning Council—recognizes Dr. Clarkston’s commitment to enhanced student…karnottMay 19, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Shelina Babul Honoured with 2026 YWCA Women of Distinction AwardUBC Faculty of Medicine | May 19, 2026UBC Medicine clinical professor Dr. Shelina Babul has been awarded a 2026 YWCA Women of…karnottMay 19, 2026 Read More
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Local News SFU Launches $20M Fund With InBC to Invest in Spin-off VenturesSFU News | May 18, 2026Leading SFU researchers, students and alumni looking to level up their emerging tech businesses can…karnottMay 18, 2026 Read More
Local News UBC Joins Eurolife Network, Strengthening International Collaboration on Biomedical Research and TrainingUBC Faculty of Medicine | May 18, 2026In a partnership facilitated by the Faculty of Medicine, UBC has joined the Eurolife Network,…karnottMay 18, 2026 Read More
Local News VoxCell BioInnovation and adMare BioInnovations Partner to Advance Novel Antibody Therapies in a Human-Relevant Vascularized Tissue PlatformadMare BioInnovations | May 15, 2026VoxCell BioInnovation Inc. (“VoxCell”), a developer of bioprinted vascularized human tissue models for preclinical drug…karnottMay 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
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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 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
Interesting Articles Apply for Venture Founder Fall 2026 — Innovation UBC’s 16-Week Entrepreneurship ProgramInnovation UBC | April 23, 2026Whether you're a researcher bridging the gap from lab to market, or a student ready…karnottApril 23, 2026 Read More
Interesting Articles CDL-Vancouver Applications Are Now OpenCreative Destruction Lab-Vancouver | April 13, 2026Ready to build something massive? If you’re a founder developing a science- or technology-based venture…karnottApril 13, 2026 Read More
Interesting Articles New Program to Fund AI and Digital Tools for Drug Discovery and DevelopmentConscience | April 6, 2026We’re pleased to announce the launch of our new AI-driven Medicines (AIM) program. This program…karnottApril 6, 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 UBC Botanist Receives West Coast Teaching AwardUBC Science | May 19, 2026The award—from the British Columbia Teaching and Learning Council—recognizes Dr. Clarkston’s commitment to enhanced student…karnottMay 19, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Shelina Babul Honoured with 2026 YWCA Women of Distinction AwardUBC Faculty of Medicine | May 19, 2026UBC Medicine clinical professor Dr. Shelina Babul has been awarded a 2026 YWCA Women of…karnottMay 19, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards SFU’s Canada Research Chairs to Advance Study of Stem Cells, Immune Function, and AI for Public GoodSFU News | May 14, 2026Announced today, the SFU chairs are Kyle Burrows, Faculty of Health Sciences; Wendy Chun, Faculty…karnottMay 14, 2026 Read More
Monthly Award Summaries April 2026 Award WinnersScience in Vancouver | May 14, 2026Dr. Nicole Krentz April showers bring May flowers and this past month, Vancouver researchers were…karnottMay 14, 2026 Read More
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Publications of the Week Toward Multi(radio)metalated DNA: Enzymatic Polymerization of Metal-Chelate-Modified Deoxyribonucleoside TriphosphatesWong, A., et al. | May 20, 2026We report the first enzymatic synthesis of precisely defined metal-oligonucleotide conjugates through template-directed polymerase-mediated primer…karnottMay 20, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Botanist Receives West Coast Teaching AwardUBC Science | May 19, 2026The award—from the British Columbia Teaching and Learning Council—recognizes Dr. Clarkston’s commitment to enhanced student…karnottMay 19, 2026 Read More