Androgen receptor (AR) is a therapeutic target for prostate cancer. Despite effectively targeting its folded…
karnottApril 30, 2026
The COVID antiviral drug Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir-ritonavir) can help people recover faster, but does not reduce…
karnottApril 30, 2026
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has announced major new funding through its…
karnottApril 29, 2026
On a clear summer evening in August, the air buzzed with excitement as guests bustled…
karnottApril 29, 2026
Congratulations to BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) and Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) investigators…
karnottApril 28, 2026
Genetrack Biolabs, working in partnership with Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre as part of…
karnottApril 28, 2026
The study, published in Nature Metabolism, shows for the first time that healthy neurons in…
karnottApril 27, 2026
The generation of functional β-cells from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) for cell replacement therapy…
pthomsonJune 5, 2023
Genetic and epigenetic events have been implicated in the downregulation of the cellular antigen processing…
pthomsonJune 2, 2023
Long-read sequencing technologies have improved significantly since their emergence. Their read lengths, potentially spanning entire…
pthomsonMay 31, 2023
Immunotherapy has emerged as an efficient therapeutic approach for cancer management. However, stimulation of host…
pthomsonMay 26, 2023
The metabolic, digestive and homeostatic roles of the liver are dependent on proper crosstalk and…
pthomsonMay 23, 2023
Mycobacterium abscessus is a nontuberculosis mycobacterium (NTM) that has shown an exponential rise in its ability…
pthomsonMay 18, 2023
The transfection potency of lipid nanoparticle (LNP) mRNA systems is critically dependent on the ionizable…
pthomsonMay 17, 2023
Prenatal and early postnatal life represent key periods of immune system development. In addition to…
pthomsonMay 10, 2023
What happens when the right test exists, but the relevant reference data doesn’t? For too…
karnottDecember 1, 2025
UBC Medicine scientists have founded six new spinoff companies that build on their research to…
karnottNovember 28, 2025
Wastewater treatment plants are microbial jungles, with each site containing more than 10 million different…
karnottNovember 27, 2025
3D bioprinting, the process by which cells are combined with bioinks and printed into 3D…
karnottNovember 26, 2025
Since joining the UBC School of Kinesiology as a Scientific Engineer, Jeff Nickel has already…
karnottNovember 26, 2025
Developed at SFU’s School of Mechatronic Systems Engineering, the system features reusable dry 3D-printed electrodes…
karnottNovember 25, 2025
NervGen Pharma Corp. (“NervGen” or the “Company”) , a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing first-in-class neuroreparative…
karnottNovember 24, 2025
Glen was a Distinguished Professor at SFU with joint appointments in Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology…
karnottNovember 21, 2025
A recent study shows that a gamechanger drug called Fevipiprant promises to lower patients’ risks of suffering an…
sciencecityApril 4, 2019
From the anti-vaccine movement to the belief that the earth is flat, there seems to a growing distrust…
sciencecityApril 3, 2019
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
The Canadian Association for Graduate Studies (CAGS) is pleased to announce that Dr. Marina (Nina)…
karnottApril 1, 2025
SFU’s 2024 Newsmaker award recipients are chosen for their dedication to informing discourse across media…
karnottMarch 28, 2025
Simon Fraser University is proud to bestow honorary degrees on nine outstanding individuals making lasting,…
karnottMarch 26, 2025
The Canada Research Chairs Program enables Canadian universities to achieve the highest levels of research…
karnottMarch 25, 2025
Congratulations to the four DMCBH members who received UBC’s 2024 Faculty Research Awards. UBC’s Faculty…
karnottMarch 21, 2025
MSL faculty members Drs. Marco Marra and Peter Zandstra have been recognized for their impactful…
karnottMarch 20, 2025
The awards recognize medical students across Canada who have made significant contributions in supporting vulnerable…
karnottMarch 18, 2025
The Terry Fox Research Institute has named five early-career scientists as the 2025 Terry Fox…
karnottMarch 12, 2025
