The groundbreaking seventeen-year study involved researchers from UBC’s Faculty of Medicine as well as researchers…
karnottJune 16, 2025
Ten years ago, at the age of 16, Nivan was diagnosed with osteosarcoma. The bone-cancer…
karnottJune 16, 2025
Pharmacists play a vital role in the lives of Canadians, providing important public health services…
karnottJune 13, 2025
When commercially available behavioural testing equipment is out of reach, some researchers get creative and…
karnottJune 13, 2025
What started as a passion for helping others turned into a province-wide recognition of impact…
karnottJune 13, 2025
In Canada, 10.6 per cent of individuals aged 15 and over have a mobility disability…
karnottJune 12, 2025
Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are long-lived, tissue-resident cell analogs to T helper subsets that lack…
karnottJune 12, 2025
My lab’s current research focus is on defining genetic and epigenetic drivers of T-cell leukemogenesis…
mjoyNovember 21, 2022
Lipoprotein lipase (LPL)‐derived fatty acid is a major source of energy for cardiac contraction. Synthesized…
mjoyNovember 19, 2022
Public health emergencies like SARS, MERS, and COVID-19 have prioritized surveillance of zoonotic coronaviruses, resulting…
pthomsonNovember 18, 2022
The lung microbiome plays a crucial role in airway homeostasis, yet we know little about…
mjoyNovember 16, 2022
As the principal receptor that mediates both synaptic and tonic inhibition of neurons in the…
pthomsonNovember 9, 2022
How cell-to-cell copy number alterations that underpin genomic instability1 in human cancers drive genomic and phenotypic…
pthomsonNovember 8, 2022
The release of cytokines from various immune cells is known to be essential for successful…
pthomsonNovember 3, 2022
Mitochondria are major sources of cytotoxic reactive oxygen species (ROS), such as superoxide and hydrogen…
pthomsonNovember 3, 2022
The first study of its kind into low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on a…
karnottJanuary 28, 2025
In our ever-evolving world, science thrives not in isolation but through collaboration and outreach. Particularly…
karnottJanuary 27, 2025
AbCellera announced that it has expanded its existing collaboration with AbbVie Inc. to include the…
karnottJanuary 24, 2025
The Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health and the Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy…
karnottJanuary 24, 2025
Phillip Domeier wasn’t entirely sold on studying biology — until he found himself fascinated when…
karnottJanuary 23, 2025
Dr. Nicole Quinn is the Director of Brand and Scientific Communications at STEMCELL Technologies, where…
karnottJanuary 23, 2025
Sarah Ebert, a PhD candidate in the Miller lab at the Michael Smith Laboratories and…
karnottJanuary 22, 2025
As of January 1st, 2025, the Centre for Blood Research (CBR) is pleased to welcome…
karnottJanuary 21, 2025
Together with our partners at KPMG, we have released the latest installment of our BC…
sciencecityNovember 27, 2018
A Chinese scientist claims that he has helped make the world's first genome-edited babies —…
sciencecityNovember 27, 2018
In May of this year, a group of Swedish universities made the decision not to…
sciencecityNovember 26, 2018
It is one of this country's great scientific achievements. The first drug ever approved that…
sciencecityNovember 23, 2018
A prominent U.S. senator turned to genetic testing last month to try to prove her…
sciencecityNovember 21, 2018
A new medical test called genomic sequencing is a powerful way to test for many…
sciencecityNovember 16, 2018
A new medical test called genomic sequencing is a powerful way to test for many…
mjoyNovember 16, 2018
Everyone benefits when our labs and classrooms look more like the Canada we see today.…
sciencecityNovember 15, 2018
The Stem Cell Network (SCN) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Summer Studentships…
sciencecityJune 19, 2024
BC Cancer 2024 Summer Research Studentship competition, sponsored by the BC Cancer Foundation, supports senior…
karnottJune 18, 2024
Congratulations to Georgia Langdon (Terry Fox Lab) for receiving the Genome Science and Technology summer…
karnottJune 17, 2024
A total of 157 new programs and projects led by UBC researchers were awarded more than $36.2…
sciencecityJune 17, 2024
Dr. Peter Stirling (Stirling Lab) has received a one-year research grant through Brain Cancer Canada…
karnottJune 14, 2024
Fifteen Faculty of Medicine learners have received the prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Vanier CGS)…
karnottJune 12, 2024
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) is committed to fostering a culture of mentorship for…
karnottJune 11, 2024
We are pleased to share that Dr. Jörg Gsponer (Michael Smith Laboratories, Department of Biochemistry…
karnottJune 10, 2024
