Ruffs have long fascinated scientists for their three types of males, known as morphs, that…
karnottFebruary 4, 2025
Through its Ignite program, Innovate BC has awarded $1.5M across five B.C.-based R&D projects focused…
karnottFebruary 4, 2025
Would you be able to summarize your 80,000 word thesis in just three minutes? UBC…
karnottFebruary 3, 2025
Preterm babies (by definition any infant born before completing 37 gestational weeks) — particularly those…
karnottFebruary 3, 2025
Dr. Marco Marra (pictured) is a Professor of Medical Genetics at UBC, a UBC Canada…
karnottFebruary 3, 2025
When faced with a daunting challenge early in her PhD, Jennifer Kim, a graduate student…
karnottJanuary 31, 2025
Have you worn a waterproof garment recently or used a piece of non-stick cookware? Chances…
karnottJanuary 31, 2025
Read the Publication This week we profile a recent publication in Current Biology from the…
sciencecityDecember 14, 2017
Bacteria influence eukaryotic biology as parasitic, commensal or beneficial symbionts. Aside from these organismal interactions,…
sciencecityDecember 11, 2017
The VERO study is the first properly designed and powered clinical trial comparing antiresorptive with…
sciencecityDecember 8, 2017
We are interested in developing enrichment or cultivation approaches needed to directly test the hypotheses…
sciencecityDecember 7, 2017
In this paper we have generated and characterized a mouse model for Stargardt disease in…
sciencecityDecember 6, 2017
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are potent suppressors of immune responses and are currently being clinically…
sciencecityDecember 5, 2017
There are many scientific challenges to the design of a broadly effective HIV vaccine. One…
sciencecityDecember 4, 2017
Frogs play important ecological roles, and several species are important model organisms for scientific research.…
sciencecityNovember 30, 2017
Newly minted Simon Fraser University graduate Miranda Louwerse’s top marks have landed her the Dean…
sciencecityJune 15, 2023
People in B.C. will benefit from sustained cutting-edge research, especially focused on improving health care,…
sciencecityJune 15, 2023
I have always been fascinated by the intricate ways in which the brain uses visual…
sciencecityJune 14, 2023
This week, the largest-ever B.C. delegation is in Boston for BIO International, the annual preeminent…
pthomsonJune 14, 2023
COVID-19 infection is associated with a higher risk of developing diabetes, according to a new study published…
pthomsonJune 7, 2023
Dr. Genelle Lunken started running at age three. She leapt into track and field, kickball, as…
pthomsonJune 6, 2023
Renaissance BioScience Corp., a leader in bioengineering for the global agriculture and food industries, is…
pthomsonJune 1, 2023
When UBC mechanical engineering student Yi Yi Du came out of a two-month-long coma after…
pthomsonMay 30, 2023
A newly identified pathway has been piquing research interest around the world for its possible…
pthomsonJune 2, 2021
Dr. Florian Kuchenbauer (pictured) won Proteona's Single Cell Multiomics Grant for multiple myeloma, which includes…
pthomsonJune 1, 2021
A research project with the potential to revolutionize the opioid addiction recovery process won the…
pthomsonMay 27, 2021
Four faculty members and one graduate student are recognized with the 2020-2021 Killam Awards for their…
pthomsonMay 18, 2021
Dr. Nadine Caron, co-director of UBC’s Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health at the faculty…
pthomsonMay 14, 2021
Congratulations to Lorenzo Lindo (Hay Lab) who has been awarded a CIHR – Frederick Banting…
pthomsonMay 7, 2021
Congratulations to Charu Sankaran (Hay Lab) who has been awarded a UBC Faculty of Medicine…
pthomsonMay 7, 2021
