Featured Awards DMCBH Researchers Receive Major Infrastructure Investments From CFI Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | March 25, 2026 The Government of Canada has invested more than $552 million in research infrastructure through the…karnottMarch 25, 2026 Read More
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Local News Unlocking the Secrets of a Healthy Brain – SFU Team Begins New Study SFU News | March 24, 2026 Simon Fraser University scientists are embarking upon a new study to discover what makes some…karnottMarch 24, 2026 Read More
Local News Lab Coats & Life: “Growing Talent: Creating Careers in the Life Sciences” Featuring Rob Henderson Lab Coats & Life Podcast | March 23, 2026 In this episode, co-hosts Drs. Nicole Quinn and Jason Goldsmith chat with Rob Henderson, President…karnottMarch 23, 2026 Read More
Local News Marine Virologist, Astrophysicist Earn UBC’s Top Research Prizes UBC Science | March 20, 2026 Two of the university’s premier research prizes were awarded to UBC Science faculty members today,…karnottMarch 20, 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 Applications Open for Cache Challenge #8: Finding Ligands Targeting GID4 Conscience | March 10, 2026 We’re pleased to launch the eighth CACHE Challenge, which is now accepting applications. The deadline…karnottMarch 10, 2026 Read More
Interesting Articles Second Call for Applications for Expanded DMOS Program Includes Clinical Research Conscience | February 24, 2026 We’re pleased to announce that applications are now open for the second round of our…karnottFebruary 24, 2026 Read More
Interesting Articles Wall Awards for Graduate Students UBC Graduate School | February 18, 2026 UBC is thrilled to announce the launch the third annual competition for the Wall Fellowships…karnottFebruary 18, 2026 Read More
Interesting Articles 25 for 25: SCN’s Silver Anniversary Awards Stem Cell Network | February 9, 2026 For 25 years, the Stem Cell Network has worked to transform lives through regenerative medicine…karnottFebruary 9, 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
Your Voice Brain Organoids: Progress and Prospects Tara Fernandez | June 6, 2018 Creamy 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 Arrhythmia Dr. Karolina Jones | October 19, 2017 The Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia (CPVT) Registry and Biobank is an international multi-centre study led…sciencecityOctober 19, 2017 Read More
Featured Awards DMCBH Researchers Receive Major Infrastructure Investments From CFI Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | March 25, 2026 The Government of Canada has invested more than $552 million in research infrastructure through the…karnottMarch 25, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Medicine Researchers Receive Federal Funding to Accelerate Genomic Solutions Through Industry Collaborations UBC Faculty of Medicine | March 24, 2026 The funded projects bring together UBC scientists and Canadian biotechnology companies to develop genomic solutions…karnottMarch 24, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards BC Researchers Receive $8 Million in Federal Funding to Fast-Track Genomic Solutions Genome BC | March 23, 2026 Eight research teams in British Columbia will receive a combined $8 million in federal funding…karnottMarch 23, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Faculty of Medicine Researchers Honoured with UBC’s 2025 Faculty Research Awards UBC Faculty of Medicine | March 20, 2026 Four Faculty of Medicine researchers have been honoured with UBC’s 2025 Faculty Research Awards. The…karnottMarch 20, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards DMCBH Researchers Receive Major Infrastructure Investments From CFI Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | March 25, 2026 The Government of Canada has invested more than $552 million in research infrastructure through the…karnottMarch 25, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Prospective Multicenter Study of ctDNA Versus Tumor Tissue Guiding FGFR-Targeted Therapy in Metastatic Urothelial Cancer Müller, D., et al. | March 25, 2026 Fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) alterations are targetable in metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC). Identifying FGFR…karnottMarch 25, 2026 Read More
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