Authors: Natalia Carranza, Tahereh Bozorgmehr, Dr. Lisa Osborne, and Dr. Carolina Tropini Laboratory mice have…
karnottMarch 26, 2026
Fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) alterations are targetable in metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC). Identifying FGFR…
karnottMarch 25, 2026
The funded projects bring together UBC scientists and Canadian biotechnology companies to develop genomic solutions…
karnottMarch 24, 2026
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is affecting a growing number of people worldwide, leading researchers to…
karnottMarch 24, 2026
Simon Fraser University scientists are embarking upon a new study to discover what makes some…
karnottMarch 24, 2026
In this episode, co-hosts Drs. Nicole Quinn and Jason Goldsmith chat with Rob Henderson, President…
karnottMarch 23, 2026
Eight research teams in British Columbia will receive a combined $8 million in federal funding…
karnottMarch 23, 2026
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
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are essential for immune homeostasis and suppression of pathological autoimmunity but…
pthomsonMarch 17, 2023
Loss of muscle mass is a common manifestation of chronic disease. We find the canonical…
pthomsonMarch 15, 2023
The major focus of Dr. Aly Karsan's lab is to understand the mechanisms of refractoriness…
pthomsonMarch 9, 2023
Over a decade of sequencing-based genomics research has unveiled a diverse somatic mutation landscape across…
pthomsonMarch 8, 2023
A new implantable tissue monitoring technology could be a gamechanger for complex head and neck…
karnottOctober 9, 2025
Each year in Canada, thousands of babies are born very prematurely — before 32 weeks…
karnottOctober 8, 2025
Better access to lifesaving medical research is coming with the opening of an eight-bed clinical…
karnottOctober 8, 2025
White Mold Fungi Split Their Genome Across Several Nuclei, with Implications for Future Gene Editing
Genomes contain the complete library of information required to build and maintain a living organism…
karnottOctober 6, 2025
British Columbia’s life sciences sector will benefit from an $8 million partnership between Mitacs, Michael…
karnottOctober 6, 2025
Central nervous system (CNS) tumours are growths of abnormal cells residing in either the brain…
karnottOctober 3, 2025
UBC has opened a $45 million expansion of the Beaty Biodiversity Centre, made possible by…
karnottOctober 2, 2025
In a national first, a team of top Canadian cancer researchers, including BC Cancer distinguished…
karnottOctober 1, 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
Dr. Marco Marra (pictured) is a Professor of Medical Genetics at UBC, a UBC Canada…
karnottFebruary 3, 2025
Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) Associate Dean, Research and Professor Robert Hogg was recognized for…
karnottJanuary 31, 2025
The Ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development announced funding to establish the National Invention…
karnottJanuary 28, 2025
Congratulations to Sofia Graham, Postdoctoral Fellow in Dr. Govind Kaigala’s Lab for receiving a $60,000…
karnottJanuary 22, 2025
We would like to extend our congratulations to Professor Marco Marra (Michael Smith Laboratories, Department…
karnottJanuary 15, 2025
It is with heartfelt congratulations that we share that Dr. Marco Marra has been appointed…
karnottJanuary 7, 2025
Three BC Cancer graduate students are 2024 recipients of Doctoral Research Awards from the Cancer…
karnottJanuary 6, 2025
Dr. Francesca Capon, a professor of medical genetics at the UBC Faculty of Medicine and…
karnottDecember 20, 2024
