On November 6th, 2025, the Centre for Blood Research held its 19th annual Earl W.…
karnottApril 21, 2026
Androgen deprivation therapy is the primary treatment for advanced prostate tumors. While initially effective, tumor…
karnottApril 20, 2026
A team of researchers based at the Faculty of Health Sciences will develop resources to…
karnottApril 20, 2026
Growing up in a small town in Ontario, Dr. Milan Valyear always enjoyed tinkering and…
karnottApril 17, 2026
Dr. Nienke van Houten – a university lecturer and the director of undergraduate education at…
karnottApril 17, 2026
Despite a wealth of knowledge on the mechanisms underlying craniofacial morphogenesis during gestation, the roles…
karnottApril 16, 2026
For patients undergoing breast radiotherapy to treat their cancer, receiving a high-quality standard of care…
karnottApril 16, 2026
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
Infertility affects 10–15% of couples, with half attributed to male factors. An improved understanding of…
pthomsonApril 3, 2023
Beta cells control glucose homeostasis via regulated production and secretion of insulin. This function arises…
pthomsonMarch 31, 2023
There is emerging evidence about the predictive role of homologous recombination deficiency (HRD), but this…
pthomsonMarch 29, 2023
RNA modifications play an important role in various cancers including blood cancers by controlling gene…
pthomsonMarch 23, 2023
Read the Publication This week we profile a recent publication in Nature Biotechnology from Dr.…
pthomsonMarch 20, 2023
On October 24, 2025, Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre (GSC) hosted our second annual,…
karnottNovember 10, 2025
For Dr. Sharmila Anandasabapathy, the future of medicine is full of promise — and collaboration…
karnottNovember 7, 2025
Simon Fraser University hosted its inaugural Innovation Week celebrating the innovators, researchers and students creating…
karnottNovember 6, 2025
October is Rett Syndrome Awareness Month, a time to foster understanding about this complex neurological…
karnottNovember 5, 2025
Led by Dr. Bruce Carleton, the GO-PGx project established a national precision medicine network with…
karnottNovember 4, 2025
Every year, hundreds of British Columbians receive a second chance at life through kidney transplantation.…
karnottNovember 3, 2025
A collaborative team of researchers from the Department of Chemistry at the University of British…
karnottOctober 30, 2025
Dr. Wood is a national and international leader in interventional and structural cardiology. He serves…
karnottOctober 30, 2025
Mark Taylor has a front-row seat to the development and launch of some of Canada’s…
sciencecityFebruary 18, 2019
Canada’s greatest potential can only be realized when all people are welcomed into the laboratory,…
sciencecityFebruary 15, 2019
Female health scientists in Canada face a significant disadvantage when competing for federal research dollars…
sciencecityFebruary 14, 2019
There is a call for more funding for research into chronic diseases at B.C. Women’s…
sciencecityFebruary 11, 2019
Defining what is science and who are scientific researchers may initially seem like an easy…
sciencecityFebruary 6, 2019
A revolutionary new cancer treatment is now available in Canada, but provinces are being advised…
sciencecityJanuary 22, 2019
While many Canadian academics were enjoying a bit of time off over the holidays, some…
sciencecityJanuary 17, 2019
Karen Osborn was supposed to be exploring hidden worlds in the Turks and Caicos, cataloguing…
sciencecityJanuary 14, 2019
Congratulations to all LSI researchers awarded funds in the Fall 2024 CIHR Project Grant competition!…
karnottFebruary 18, 2025
The funding, awarded through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant: Fall 2024…
karnottFebruary 18, 2025
Two collaborative research projects by Drs. Leonard Foster and Wilfred Jefferies have received priority announcement…
karnottFebruary 17, 2025
Simon Fraser University (SFU) Faculty of Science researchers have received $3 million in funding from…
karnottFebruary 12, 2025
We are excited to extend our congratulations to Dane Sands and Xianya Qu, the 2024-25…
karnottFebruary 11, 2025
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has announced the results of its Fall 2024…
karnottFebruary 10, 2025
Congratulations to Dr. Terry Snutch and Dr. Robin Hsiung on receiving 2025 Operating Grants from…
karnottFebruary 6, 2025
Bacterial infections such as pneumonia, life-threatening infection (sepsis), and other severe infections, are leading causes…
karnottFebruary 5, 2025
