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Local News Cancer-Derived Lactic Acid as a Potential Upstream Contributor to Tumor Hypoxia Kang, N., et al. | October 22, 2026 Hypoxia contributes to tumor progression, abnormal blood vessel formation, immune suppression, and therapeutic resistance. Although…karnottOctober 22, 2026 Read More
Local News Lactation Drug Could Reduce Breast Cancer Risk After Childbirth, Study Suggests UBC News | October 20, 2026 An international team of scientists has found that a lactation drug could reduce the risk…karnottOctober 20, 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
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
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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 Hanwei Sudderuddin Awarded Killam Pre-Doctoral Scholarship BC Centre for Excellence | October 23, 2026 The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) is proud to announce that Graduate Researcher…karnottOctober 23, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Asli Munzur Receives 2026 PCFC Grant-in-Aid Research Award Vancouver Prostate Centre | October 20, 2026 Asli Munzur, a PhD candidate at the Vancouver Prostate Centre, has received a 2026 Prostate…karnottOctober 20, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Shaghayegh Nouruzi Receives CRS 2026 Next Generation of Scientists Award Vancouver Prostate Centre | October 19, 2026 Congratulations to Dr. Shaghayegh Nouruzi, a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Zoubeidi’s lab, on receiving a…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
Featured Awards Hanwei Sudderuddin Awarded Killam Pre-Doctoral Scholarship BC Centre for Excellence | October 23, 2026 The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) is proud to announce that Graduate Researcher…karnottOctober 23, 2026 Read More
Local News How Curiosity Shaped Dr. Callista Yee’s Path to Neuroscience Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | October 23, 2026 As a child, Dr. Callista Yee wanted to become an oncologist. Her older brother had…karnottOctober 23, 2026 Read More
Local News Cancer-Derived Lactic Acid as a Potential Upstream Contributor to Tumor Hypoxia Kang, N., et al. | October 22, 2026 Hypoxia contributes to tumor progression, abnormal blood vessel formation, immune suppression, and therapeutic resistance. Although…karnottOctober 22, 2026 Read More