AwardsFeatured Awards Congratulations CIHR Spring 2023 Project Grant RecipientsBC Children's Hospital Research Institute | August 2, 2023Congratulations to the BC Children's Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR), Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) and Vancouver Coastal Health…pthomsonAugust 2, 2023 Read More
AwardsMonthly Award Summaries July 2023 Award WinnersScience in Vancouver | August 1, 2023Dr. Sharon Gorski received a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Project Grant to investigate caspase…pthomsonAugust 1, 2023 Read More
Local News Identifying At-Risk Patients After Heart TransplantCentre for Heart Lung Innovation | August 1, 2023A heart transplant is a life-saving procedure for patients with end stage heart failure. During…pthomsonAugust 1, 2023 Read More
Local News Government of Canada Announces over $20.8 million for Businesses and Organizations in Burnaby, BC to Expand Operations and Create JobsPacific Economic Development Canada | August 1, 2023Throughout British Columbia, innovative organizations and businesses are propelling the economy forward. PacifiCan’s vision is…pthomsonAugust 1, 2023 Read More
Local News Faculty of Medicine Scientists, Spin-Off Companies Among Life Sciences BC 2023 Award WinnersUBC Faculty of Medicine | July 31, 2023A number of UBC Faculty of Medicine researchers and spin-off companies are among the recipients…pthomsonJuly 31, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Identification of an Optimized Receptor-Binding Domain Subunit Vaccine Against SARS-CoV-2Yu, H., et al. | July 28, 2023Current vaccine efforts to combat SARS-CoV-2 are focused on the whole spike protein administered as…pthomsonJuly 28, 2023 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards UBC Researchers Leading Projects Awarded $37 Million through CIHR Project Grants: Spring 2023 CompetitionUBC Research + Innovation | July 28, 2023A total of 50 projects led by UBC researchers were awarded $37 million in combined…pthomsonJuly 28, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Bi-Allelic Dicer1 Mutations in the Gynecologic Tract of Mice Drive Lineage-Specific Development of DICER1 Syndrome-Associated CancerWang, Y., et al. | July 27, 2023DICER1 is an RNase III enzyme essential for microRNA (miRNA) biogenesis through cleaving pre-miRNA hairpins.…pthomsonJuly 27, 2023 Read More
Local News A Promising Treatment for Terminal Cancer Patients May Be Just the BeginningBC Cancer | July 27, 2023In January 2020, on the day Camille Leahy was to start a new job at…pthomsonJuly 27, 2023 Read More
Local News People in Profile: Ana LuqueVancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | July 26, 2023Meet Ana — A biotechnology engineer who is dedicated to improving patient outcomes for those…pthomsonJuly 26, 2023 Read More