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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
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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
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Featured Awards Three DMCBH Members Named 2025 Brain Canada Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | October 5, 2026 Congratulations to DMCBH members Drs. Zachary Pennington, Jessica Rosin and Alexander Wiesman, who have been…karnottOctober 5, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Yusuke Shiraishi and Dr. Jan Vanwelkenhuyzen Receive Health Research BC Awards Vancouver Prostate Centre | October 2, 2026 Postdoctoral research fellows Dr. Yusuke Shiraishi and Dr. Jan Vanwelkenhuyzen of the Vancouver Prostate Centre…karnottOctober 2, 2026 Read More
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