The Government of Canada is firmly committed to supporting the adoption of cutting-edge technologies and…
sciencecityOctober 16, 2023
To Monitor or Not to Monitor? A Conversation on AI Health Surveillance with Bioethicist Dr. Anita Ho
The first known record introducing computer intelligence was at a public lecture given by Dr.…
sciencecityOctober 16, 2023
The distinction honours Canadians whose outstanding leadership and contributions to medicine and the health sciences…
sciencecityOctober 13, 2023
Three UBC Neuroscience graduate students have recently taken on the role of NeuroImaging and NeuroComputation…
sciencecityOctober 13, 2023
Epidemiological studies have reported discrepant findings on the relationship between folic acid intake during pregnancy…
sciencecityOctober 13, 2023
Psychological stress confers an increased risk for several diseases including psychiatric conditions. The susceptibility to…
sciencecityOctober 12, 2023
One in eight women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. But when detected early,…
sciencecityOctober 12, 2023
Variational AI, developer of state-of-the-art generative AI technology to redefine the economics of drug development…
pthomsonDecember 16, 2021
Dr. Connie Eaves is investigating two different organ systems. In both cases, they want to…
pthomsonDecember 15, 2021
GenXys Healthcare Systems Inc. (GenXys) is adding a new value dimension to Precision Genetics and…
pthomsonDecember 15, 2021
For difficult-to-treat cancers, like androgen receptor-positive prostate cancer that does not respond to anti-androgen therapy,…
pthomsonDecember 14, 2021
In a letter published in Gut, Dr. Kevan Jacobson, Dr. Pascal Lavoie and collaborators from the University…
pthomsonDecember 9, 2021
The UBC Faculty of Medicine is launching Canada’s first JDRF Centre of Excellence in Type…
pthomsonDecember 8, 2021
Globally, COVID-19 has challenged healthcare systems. In addition to medical laboratory supply shortages, proprietary diagnostic…
pthomsonDecember 8, 2021
Zymeworks Inc. (NYSE: ZYME), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing multifunctional biotherapeutics, today announced that Janssen Biotech, Inc. (“Janssen”)…
pthomsonDecember 3, 2021
Each year, the University of British Columbia Faculty of Science awards the Excellence in Service…
sciencecityApril 24, 2019
Dr. Sriram Subramaniam first met Dr. Gobind Khorana at MIT in 1987 where he joined Khorana's…
sciencecityApril 22, 2019
Dr. Julie Robillard, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology and Associate Director, Neuroethics Canada, has been awarded the Dr.…
sciencecityApril 11, 2019
Accel-Rx, Canada’s national health sciences accelerator, is pleased to announce that President and Chief Executive…
sciencecityApril 5, 2019
Eminent scientist and professor Dr. Connie Eaves is being recognized as one of the most…
sciencecityApril 4, 2019
BC Children’s Hospital and University of British Columbia researchers, Dr. Michael Kobor and Dr. Yvonne Lamers, are leading…
sciencecityApril 2, 2019
Dr. Rachel Murphy from the UBC School of Population and Public Health has been awarded…
sciencecityApril 1, 2019
The Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) was established in honour of BC’s first…
sciencecityMarch 26, 2019
