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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
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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 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
Featured Awards Dr. Pauline Johnson Receives the 2026 Gillian E. Wu Mentorship AwardUBC Life Sciences Institute | May 12, 2026Congratulations to Dr. Pauline Johnson, recipient of the 2026 Gillian E. Wu Mentorship Award from…karnottMay 12, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Medicine Graduate Student and Faculty Honoured With Killam Teaching AwardsUBC Faculty of Medicine | May 11, 2026A number of UBC Faculty of Medicine members have been honoured with Killam teaching awards…karnottMay 11, 2026 Read More
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