Local News Dr. Huawei Li Joins SBME to Lead the Conconi Family Biodevice FoundryUBC School of Biomedical Engineering | July 4, 2025From a young age, Dr. Huawei Li found himself curious about biodevices and how they…karnottJuly 4, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Cortical Effects of Dopamine Replacement Account for Clinical Response Variability in Parkinson’s DiseaseWiesman, A., et al. | July 4, 2025Individual variability in clinical response to dopamine replacement therapy (DRT) is a key barrier to…karnottJuly 4, 2025 Read More
Local News Dr. Shelina Babul on Concussions, Brain Injury Research, and Public AwarenessDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | July 4, 2025Encased in a tough bony skull and suspended in shock-absorbing fluid, the brain is protected…karnottJuly 4, 2025 Read More
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Publications of the Week Human De Novo Mutation Rates From a Four-Generation Pedigree ReferencePorubsky, D., et al. | June 23, 2025Understanding the human de novo mutation (DNM) rate requires complete sequence information1. Here using five…karnottJune 23, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week NOTCH1 Dimeric Signaling Is Essential for T-Cell Leukemogenesis and Leukemia MaintenanceTamiro, F., et al. | June 20, 2025T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is an aggressive malignancy that is characterized by an expansion…karnottJune 20, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Functional Targeting of ILC2s and ILC3s Reveals Selective Roles in Intestinal Fibrosis and HomeostasisKabil, A., et al. | June 12, 2025Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are long-lived, tissue-resident cell analogs to T helper subsets that lack…karnottJune 12, 2025 Read More
Local News Dr. Huawei Li Joins SBME to Lead the Conconi Family Biodevice FoundryUBC School of Biomedical Engineering | July 4, 2025From a young age, Dr. Huawei Li found himself curious about biodevices and how they…karnottJuly 4, 2025 Read More
Local News Dr. Shelina Babul on Concussions, Brain Injury Research, and Public AwarenessDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | July 4, 2025Encased in a tough bony skull and suspended in shock-absorbing fluid, the brain is protected…karnottJuly 4, 2025 Read More
Local News STEMCELL Technologies Introduces STEMprep™ Tissue Dissociator System to Accelerate Research DiscoveriesSTEMCELL Technologies | July 2, 2025To help scientists accelerate their workflows, STEMCELL Technologies has commercially launched the STEMprep™ Tissue Dissociator…karnottJuly 2, 2025 Read More
Local News Variational AI and Oncocross to Collaborate on AI-Driven Drug Discovery ProgramT-Net | July 1, 2025Variational AI, developer of the Enki generative AI platform for drug discovery announced a co-development…karnottJuly 1, 2025 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 Mitacs and NSERC Renew Partnership that Advances Research and DevelopmentMitacs | May 16, 2025Mitacs and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) have renewed their agreement to…sciencecityMay 16, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Strengthening Biomanufacturing Talent Development in BCUBC School of Biomedical Engineering | May 13, 2025The University of British Columbia’s School of Biomedical Engineering (SBME) is partnering to launch a…karnottMay 13, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles 2025 Science Exposed FinalistsNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | May 9, 2025Science Exposed is a contest organized by NSERC and devoted exclusively to images of scientific…karnottMay 9, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Are You an Aspiring Entrepreneur? Applications Are Open!Innovation UBC | May 2, 2025Ready to take your idea or invention to impact? Applications are open for Innovation UBC's…karnottMay 2, 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
Your Voice Children’s Heart Centre at BCCH Becomes Research Leader on a Rare Pediatric ArrhythmiaDr. Karolina Jones | October 19, 2017The Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia (CPVT) Registry and Biobank is an international multi-centre study led…sciencecityOctober 19, 2017 Read More
Your Voice The Nuts and Bolts of Peanut AllergiesDr. Tara Fernandez | June 14, 2017The humble peanut butter and jelly sandwich, once a common lunchbox favourite, now features on…sciencecityJune 14, 2017 Read More
Featured Awards Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Award Recipients 2025UBC Faculty of Medicine | July 3, 2025Each year, the Faculty of Medicine recognizes faculty members who have made exceptional contributions in…karnottJuly 3, 2025 Read More
Monthly Award Summaries June 2025 Award WinnersScience in Vancouver | July 2, 2025Dr. Tiam Heydari from UBC This month’s spotlight features Dr. Tiam Heydari (pictured), a postdoctoral…karnottJuly 2, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards 2025 FHS Undergraduate AwardsSFU Faculty of Health Sciences | July 2, 2025This award goes to the student whose activities and efforts support the FHS community, and…karnottJuly 2, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards 2024–2025 William and Dorothy Gilbert Scholarship RecipientsUBC Michael Smith Laboratories | July 2, 2025We are excited to congratulate Credo Casmil and Ayşe Erdoğan for receiving the 2024-2025 William…karnottJuly 2, 2025 Read More
Local News Dr. Huawei Li Joins SBME to Lead the Conconi Family Biodevice FoundryUBC School of Biomedical Engineering | July 4, 2025From a young age, Dr. Huawei Li found himself curious about biodevices and how they…karnottJuly 4, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Cortical Effects of Dopamine Replacement Account for Clinical Response Variability in Parkinson’s DiseaseWiesman, A., et al. | July 4, 2025Individual variability in clinical response to dopamine replacement therapy (DRT) is a key barrier to…karnottJuly 4, 2025 Read More
Local News Dr. Shelina Babul on Concussions, Brain Injury Research, and Public AwarenessDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | July 4, 2025Encased in a tough bony skull and suspended in shock-absorbing fluid, the brain is protected…karnottJuly 4, 2025 Read More