Researchers from BC Cancer and the University of British Columbia (UBC) have discovered that certain…
karnottMarch 17, 2025
UBC researchers are embracing advances in MRI to bring new hope to people with multiple…
karnottMarch 14, 2025
It is estimated that there are more than 10,000 to 12,000 rare diseases affecting more…
karnottMarch 14, 2025
The future of transformative health research depends on the ability to access and connect vast…
karnottMarch 13, 2025
Providence Research’s recent report explores how biobanks fuel scientific and medical discoveries, highlighting HLI’s unique…
karnottMarch 13, 2025
Latent infection with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a strong risk factor for the development of…
karnottMarch 13, 2025
The Terry Fox Research Institute has named five early-career scientists as the 2025 Terry Fox…
karnottMarch 12, 2025
The solvent-assisted active loading technology (SALT) was developed for encapsulating a water insoluble weak base…
sciencecityMarch 19, 2018
Heterochromatin Protein 1α Mediates Development and Aggressiveness of Neuroendocrine Prostate Cancer
NEPC research by Dr. Yuzhuo Wang group has led to the development of a unique…
sciencecityMarch 16, 2018
Low aqueous solubility is a major barrier to the clinical application of otherwise promising drug…
sciencecityMarch 12, 2018
The intestinal immune system must be able to respond to a wide variety of infectious…
sciencecityMarch 9, 2018
Primary mediastinal large B cell lymphoma (PMBCL) is a distinct subtype of diffuse large B…
sciencecityMarch 8, 2018
RNA viruses typically encode a limited number of proteins, yet during infection, these viral proteins…
sciencecityMarch 5, 2018
Hedgehog is a cell signalling pathway needed for normal embryonic development. Hyperactive Hedgehog in adult…
sciencecityFebruary 28, 2018
We have uncovered protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) as a critical therapeutic target in drug-resistant blood…
sciencecityFebruary 26, 2018
Nominations for the 2024 Clinical Trials BC Awards are now open! These awards honour individuals…
sciencecitySeptember 18, 2023
While people of Asian ancestry make up more than 16 per cent of Canada’s population,…
sciencecitySeptember 18, 2023
Congratulations to Drs. Tao Huan, Manu Madhav and Brett Hilton on being named 2023 Michael…
sciencecitySeptember 14, 2023
Mitacs has opened the call for nominations for the 13th Mitacs Awards. One of Canada’s…
sciencecitySeptember 12, 2023
BriaCell Therapeutics Corp. (TSX:BCT, Nasdaq: BCTX), a Vancouver-Philadelphia oncology immunotherapeutics company, is dividing. The company…
sciencecitySeptember 11, 2023
With great sadness, we share the news that Professor Emerita Dr. Edith (Edie) McGeer passed…
sciencecitySeptember 8, 2023
In this Q&A from Dr. Anna Blakney’s lab at the Michael Smith Laboratories and School…
sciencecitySeptember 7, 2023
Our research focuses on herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2), a sexually transmitted virus that causes…
pthomsonSeptember 4, 2023
Congratulations to Gerald Krystal (Krystal Lab) who has been awarded a Lotte & John Hecht…
pthomsonAugust 18, 2021
Substantial investments into research at UBC and beyond were announced this week, with recipients including…
pthomsonAugust 17, 2021
There are many ways to define research excellence: funding, papers published, outcomes and impact. By every measure,…
pthomsonAugust 17, 2021
The Brockman and Brumme labs and Centre for Infectious Disease Genomics and One Health are…
pthomsonAugust 17, 2021
What do biotechnology, food fermentation and biomedical advancements all have in common? Yeast. Tiny but…
pthomsonAugust 17, 2021
Faculty of medicine members have been awarded more than $6.5 million in funding from the…
pthomsonAugust 16, 2021
Dr. Ruth Grunau, a professor in the faculty of medicine’s department of pediatrics, has been…
pthomsonAugust 12, 2021
