The holiday season is here, and as research begins to slow towards the end of…
karnottDecember 22, 2025
Provincial funding for Canada’s Immuno-Engineering and Biomanufacturing Hub (CIEBH) — a national initiative led by…
karnottDecember 19, 2025
Dr. Megan Levings and her team have recently published two papers on the very different…
karnottDecember 18, 2025
Drs. Marco Marra (Michael Smith Laboratories, Department of Medical Genetics) and Marco Todesco (Michael Smith…
karnottDecember 18, 2025
As genetic testing becomes part of routine health care, one question looms large: who helps…
karnottDecember 17, 2025
On November 12, 2025, HLI PIs Drs. Pat Camp and Graeme Koelwyn and Science and…
karnottDecember 16, 2025
Estrogens and androgens are sex steroid hormones that are critical for animal development and homeostasis.…
pthomsonApril 28, 2023
Current treatments to prevent thrombosis, namely anticoagulants and platelets antagonists, remain complicated by the persistent…
pthomsonApril 28, 2023
Engineered T cells are at the leading edge of clinical cell therapy. T cell therapies…
pthomsonApril 21, 2023
A substantial fraction of metabolic features remains undetermined in mass spectrometry (MS)-based metabolomics, and molecular…
pthomsonApril 18, 2023
A polygenic risk score (PRS) is derived from a genome-wide association study and represents an…
pthomsonApril 13, 2023
Stem cells typically reside in a specialized physical and biochemical environment that facilitates regulation of…
pthomsonApril 12, 2023
The musculoskeletal system relies on the integration of multiple components with diverse physical properties, such…
pthomsonApril 11, 2023
Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) is a major cause of severe bloody diarrhea, with potentially lethal complications, such…
pthomsonApril 5, 2023
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown virus in farmed Pacific oysters during a mass die-off…
karnottAugust 11, 2025
Behind every success and research breakthrough lies a story of curiosity, persistence, setbacks, and moments…
karnottAugust 8, 2025
‘Disease Detectives’ Discover Cause of Sea Star Wasting Disease That Wiped Out Billions of Sea Stars
Researchers have identified the cause of the wasting disease that has killed billions of sea…
karnottAugust 8, 2025
Genomics research is advancing science, helping doctors match patients with appropriate treatments, tracking the spread…
karnottAugust 7, 2025
UBC researchers find that people with MS increased their healthcare usage up to 15 years…
karnottAugust 7, 2025
Indigenous children are the fastest-growing population in Canada but still experience disproportionately negative health outcomes.…
karnottAugust 6, 2025
Climate change is challenging BC wine producers. Extreme weather events such as rising temperatures, changing…
karnottAugust 4, 2025
Dr. Ben Koop is a renowned genomics expert and Professor of Biology at the University…
karnottAugust 1, 2025
At home DNA testing kits have made it easier than ever for the average person…
sciencecityMarch 29, 2019
What a difference a year makes. Canada’s 2019 budget, released on 19 March, includes modest…
sciencecityMarch 27, 2019
Through Budget 2019, the Government of Canada has signalled its continued confidence in Canadian stem…
sciencecityMarch 25, 2019
Through Budget 2019, the Government of Canada has signalled its continued confidence in Canadian stem…
mjoyMarch 25, 2019
In 2018, Ottawa brought down an impressive “science budget” for Canada. Most signals indicate that…
sciencecityMarch 19, 2019
You've probably heard of Stephen Hawking, Albert Einstein and Mark Zuckerberg. But can you name…
sciencecityMarch 18, 2019
Innovation Nation: We cannot afford or excuse this double-jeopardy for Canadian prosperity — jobs without…
sciencecityMarch 13, 2019
What is sex and gender? The consideration of sex and gender when designing and implementing…
sciencecityMarch 12, 2019
The first thing most doctors think about when one of their patients is diagnosed with…
karnottNovember 25, 2024
Dr. Yasir Mohamud is a postdoctoral fellow at HLI, the UBC Department of Pathology and…
karnottNovember 20, 2024
UBC Faculty of Medicine professor Dr. Laura Sly and her team are accelerating the development…
karnottNovember 19, 2024
The University of British Columbia Vancouver (UBC Vancouver) iGEM team successfully showcased nuCloud at the…
karnottNovember 19, 2024
Eight outstanding research teams from across the country will receive a total of $2.2M from…
karnottNovember 18, 2024
SBME will once again commemorate the remarkable achievements of Dr. Connie Eaves with a Memorial…
karnottNovember 15, 2024
SFU Faculty of Science is proud to announce this year's recipients of the 2024 Faculty…
karnottNovember 14, 2024
UBC evolutionary ecologist Dr. Kayla King has been recognized as one of Canada’s top young…
karnottNovember 12, 2024
