It has been estimated that 15-30% of the ∼20,000 genes in C. elegans are essential, yet many…
pthomsonSeptember 29, 2021
Sanne Janssen, a postdoctoral fellow in the Lorincz lab, has been named recipient of a…
pthomsonSeptember 27, 2021
Among her contributions to the field of infant pain and development, Dr. Grunau demonstrated that…
pthomsonSeptember 27, 2021
National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW) recognizes the significant contributions that postdoctoral scholars make to research and…
pthomsonSeptember 24, 2021
Last month, a 91-year old man wandered from his home in West Point Grey on…
pthomsonSeptember 24, 2021
A new study led by investigators at BC Children’s Hospital has identified a metabolic marker…
pthomsonSeptember 23, 2021
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) is proud to support tomorrow’s research leaders with the…
pthomsonSeptember 22, 2021
UBC scientists have scanned the genome of cannabis plants to find the genes responsible for…
sciencecityApril 3, 2017
Imagine if before taking a medication, you could walk into your local pharmacy and take…
sciencecityMarch 31, 2017
An epidemiological study by UBC Faculty of Medicine researchers has shown that repeated injections of…
sciencecityMarch 28, 2017
A simple compound is showing promise in limiting disease progression in multiple sclerosis (MS), reducing…
sciencecityMarch 24, 2017
Undergraduate students in Dr. Wyeth Wasserman’s cancer genetics class had a unique assignment: to write…
sciencecityMarch 23, 2017
Undergraduate students in Dr. Wyeth Wasserman’s cancer genetics class had a unique assignment: to write…
mjoyMarch 23, 2017
A vote in Canada’s Parliament to approve a genetic privacy bill is creating a self-inflicted…
sciencecityMarch 22, 2017
