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Naomi Maldonado-Rodriguez and Amanda Rowlands
Monthly Award Summaries

July 2026 Award Winners

Science in Vancouver | August 7, 2026
Dr. Naomi Maldonado-Rodriguez (pictured, left) and Dr. Amanda Rowlands (right) July brought major federal funding…
karnottAugust 7, 2026
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Dr. Jessica McAlpine
Featured Awards

Five Leading Cancer Research Teams Receive $33M to Drive Transformative Discoveries

Terry Fox Research Institute | August 7, 2026
Five Canadian cancer research teams have launched bold and innovative projects supported by $33 million…
karnottAugust 7, 2026
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Ananya Saraph
Local News

Vaginal Organoids May Unlock New Insight Into Sexually Transmitted Infections in Women

UBC Microbiology and Immunology | August 7, 2026
A team of UBC researchers has created new vaginal models grown from mouse or human…
karnottAugust 7, 2026
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Dustin King
Featured Awards

Announcing the 2026 Gairdner Early Career Investigators

The Gairdner Foundation | August 6, 2026
Annually, the Gairdner Foundation invites early career investigators across Canada to apply to present their…
karnottAugust 6, 2026
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Jennifer Whiteside, Minister of Labour, poses for a selfie with the first cohort of students, as well as SFU President Joy Johnson and David Price
Local News

First Students Begin Studies at SFU Stephens Family School of Medicine

SFU News | August 6, 2026
The school's first 48 students start their orientation on SFU's Surrey campus to become future…
karnottAugust 6, 2026
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parliament at night
Interesting Articles

NSERC Launches the Geoffrey Hinton Prizes

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | August 5, 2026
NSERC is pleased to announce the launch of the Geoffrey Hinton Prizes, recognizing Discovery Grant…
karnottAugust 5, 2026
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Lucia Nappi
Local News

Could a Blood Test Detect Cancer Recurrence in Patients Who Have Undergone Orchiectomy?

M.H. Mohseni Institute of Urologic Sciences | August 5, 2026
Initial findings from a clinical trial on the use of biomarkers for cancer detection in…
karnottAugust 5, 2026
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Marion Santos
Local News

People in Profile: Marion Santos

Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | August 4, 2026
Q: What is your role in health research? A: I am a clinical trial coordinator…
karnottAugust 4, 2026
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Louis-Philippe Bernier
Publications of the Week

Brain Pericytes and Perivascular Fibroblasts Are Stromal Progenitors With Dual Functions in Cerebrovascular Regeneration After Stroke

Bernier, L., et al. | February 21, 2025
Functional revascularization is key to stroke recovery and requires remodeling and regeneration of blood vessels…
karnottFebruary 21, 2025
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Melina Messing
Publications of the Week

Type-2 Innate Signals Are Dispensable for Skeletal Muscle Regeneration and Pathology Linked to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Messing, M., et al. | February 19, 2025
Immune responses play an integral role in skeletal muscle regeneration. In the genetically inherited muscle…
karnottFebruary 19, 2025
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Printha Wijesinghe
Publications of the Week

Apolipoprotein E Dysfunction in Alzheimer’s Disease: A Study on miRNA Regulation, Glial Markers, and Amyloid Pathology

| February 11, 2025
Introduction: Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) plays a crucial role in lipid homeostasis, predominantly expressed in astrocytes…
karnottFebruary 11, 2025
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Maryam Rahimi-Balaei
Publications of the Week

Identification of an Early Subset of Cerebellar Nuclei Neurons in Mice

Rahimi-Balaei, M., et al. | February 7, 2025
Cerebellar nuclei (CN) neurons serve as the primary output of the cerebellum and originate from…
karnottFebruary 7, 2025
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Annie Ciernia
Publications of the Week

Early-Life Gut Inflammation Drives Sex-Dependent Shifts in the Microbiome-Endocrine-Brain Axis

Sullivan, O., et al. | February 6, 2025
Despite recent advances in understanding the connection between the gut microbiota and the adult brain,…
karnottFebruary 6, 2025
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peter zandstra
Publications of the Week

Genetic Engineering of Megakaryocytes from Blood Progenitor Cells Using Messenger RNA Lipid Nanoparticles

Leung, J., et al. | January 30, 2025
Platelets are an essential component of hemorrhage control and management, and engineering platelets to express…
karnottJanuary 30, 2025
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Devin Schellenberg
Publications of the Week

Stereotactic Ablative Radiation for Oligoprogressive Cancers: Results of the Randomized Phase 2 STOP Trial

Schellenberg, D., et al. | January 24, 2025
We enrolled patients with 1 to 5 metastases progressing on systemic therapy, and after stratifying…
karnottJanuary 24, 2025
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Kha Nguyen
Publications of the Week

Biochemical and Structural Characterization of Rab3GAP Reveals Insights into Rab18 Nucleotide Exchange Activity

Fairlie, G., et al. | January 13, 2025
The heterodimeric Rab3GAP complex is a guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) for the Rab18 GTPase…
karnottJanuary 13, 2025
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Cheryl Wellington
Local News

New UBC Research Facility Aims to Transform Brain Health Using Blood Tests

Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | June 5, 2026
What if a simple blood test could help detect brain disorders like dementia, concussion and…
karnottJune 5, 2026
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Jan Lünemann
Local News

World-Renowned Multiple Sclerosis Expert Joins UBC to Advance Next-Generation Therapies

Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | June 4, 2026
Dr. Jan Lünemann, a world-renowned neurologist, neuroimmunologist and clinician-scientist, has joined UBC as the inaugural…
karnottJune 4, 2026
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Leah Lambert
Local News

BC Cancer Investigators Participate in CCTG VISION Leadership Program

BC Cancer Research | June 3, 2026
Three BC Cancer clinical investigators are participating in the Canadian Cancer Trials Group (CCTG) VISION…
karnottJune 3, 2026
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students in the SBME building
Local News

SBME Graduates Showcase Excellence in Research, Innovation, and Community Impact

UBC School of Biomedical Engineering | June 3, 2026
Congratulations to the graduates of the School of Biomedical Engineering! This year, we proudly recognize…
karnottJune 3, 2026
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Gavin Stuart
Local News

Opinion: Why Clinical Trials Matter to the Future of Health Care in B.C.

Vancouver Sun | June 2, 2026
For many patients, the future of health care begins with a question: What opportunities are…
karnottJune 2, 2026
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Theodore Cosco
Local News

From Personal Experience to Generational Impact

Michael Smith Health Research BC | May 28, 2026
Research with impact often starts at home. For Dr. Theodore Cosco, it began with his…
karnottMay 28, 2026
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Dr. Quynh Huong Doan
Local News

How Clinical Trials Shape Health Care

BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute | May 28, 2026
Clinical trials are the cornerstone of health care as we know it today. Nearly every…
karnottMay 28, 2026
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Fidel Vila-Rodriguez
Local News

New Brain Stimulation Therapy Shows Promise for Bipolar Depression

UBC Faculty of Medicine | May 27, 2026
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)—which intentionally induces a brief, controlled therapeutic seizure by stimulating the brain with…
karnottMay 27, 2026
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Ottawa Parliament
Interesting Articles

NSERC Announces Improvements to Alliance Grants Program

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | December 13, 2023
NSERC is pleased to announce the launch of several improvements to its Alliance grants program.…
karnottDecember 13, 2023
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colorectal cancer cells
Interesting Articles

NSERC Research Image Contest Now Open

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | December 7, 2023
Science Exposed is a contest organized by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of…
karnottDecember 7, 2023
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canadian flag flying over the rocky mountains
Interesting Articles

Canadian Research Funders Join Forces with the International Research on Research Institute

Michael Smith Health Research BC | November 22, 2023
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), the Canadian Institutes of Health…
karnottNovember 22, 2023
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Interesting Articles

Government of Canada Invests $15M in First-of-Its-Kind Pan-Canadian Genome Library

BC Cancer Research Institute | November 13, 2023
Canada is a world-leader in genomic research—the study of all of a person’s or population’s…
sciencecityNovember 13, 2023
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Interesting Articles

Government of Canada Invests in New Open Science Drug Discovery Network

Life Sciences BC | October 16, 2023
The Government of Canada is firmly committed to supporting the adoption of cutting-edge technologies and…
sciencecityOctober 16, 2023
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Bandaid
Interesting Articles

B.C. Biotechs Will Now Be Able to Do Phase 1 Trials in B.C.

Business Intelligence for B.C. | October 12, 2023
At a press conference, the B.C. government announced $4.2 million for the new six-bed clinical…
sciencecityOctober 12, 2023
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Interesting Articles

New Agreement Fosters Canada-Taiwan Research Collaboration

Mitacs | September 29, 2023
For the first time, Mitacs and the National Applied Research Laboratories of Taiwan (NARLabs) are…
sciencecitySeptember 29, 2023
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Interesting Articles

Could a Dedicated Medical School for Family Doctors Solve the Shortage?

Vancouver Sun | September 22, 2023
Health researchers say B.C. could help alleviate the province’s family doctor shortage by following the…
sciencecitySeptember 22, 2023
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Akash Manes
Featured Awards

UBC Faculty of Medicine Members Recognized With 2026 CAME Awards

UBC Faculty of Medicine | January 27, 2026
A number of UBC Faculty of Medicine community members have been honoured by the Canadian…
karnottJanuary 27, 2026
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Ann Marie Craig
Featured Awards

Dr. Ann Marie Craig Receives 2025 CLEAR Foundation Operating Grant

Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | January 26, 2026
Congratulations to Dr. Ann Marie Craig, Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at UBC, on…
karnottJanuary 26, 2026
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Ishana Lodina
Featured Awards

2026 PCFC Grant-In-Aid Winners Announcement

Prostate Cancer Foundation Canada | January 21, 2026
We are excited to announce the 2026 Prostate Cancer Foundation Canada Grant-in-Aid Award recipients and…
karnottJanuary 21, 2026
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Anna Blakney
Featured Awards

Dr. Anna Blakney and Team Receive $8.4 Million USD Grant for Immune Cell Engineering

UBC Michael Smith Laboratories | January 20, 2026
Dr. Anna Blakney’s team (Michael Smith Laboratories, School of Biomedical Engineering) has partnered with STRM.BIO…
karnottJanuary 20, 2026
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Judy Illes
Featured Awards

Three DMCBH Members Appointed To Order of Canada

Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | January 12, 2026
Three neuroscience researchers from the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health — Drs. Adele Diamond,…
karnottJanuary 12, 2026
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Magdalena Janus
Featured Awards

Dr. Magdalena Janus Named Sunny Hill BC Leadership Chair in Child Development

UBC Faculty of Medicine | January 12, 2026
The appointment is made possible through a partnership between the UBC Faculty of Medicine, Sunny…
karnottJanuary 12, 2026
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Dr. Peter Stirling
Featured Awards

Drs. Florian Kuchenbauer and Peter Stirling Receive 2025 Cancer Research Society 2025 Operating Grants

BC Cancer | January 9, 2026
Two BC Cancer researchers are recipients of 2025 Operating Grants from the Cancer Research Society.…
karnottJanuary 9, 2026
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Angela Wang, Ruth Yu, Catherine Ko
Monthly Award Summaries

December 2025 Award Winners

Science in Vancouver | January 8, 2026
Pictured left to right: Angela Wang, Ruth Yu, and Catherine Ko As we wrap up…
karnottJanuary 8, 2026
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