Intracellular pathogens such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) evade host defence mechanisms to infect and survive…
karnottAugust 12, 2025
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
Enteric bacterial pathogens pose significant threats to human health; however, the mechanisms by which they…
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
Intracellular chloride ion concentration (i) homeostasis is critical for excitatory/inhibitory balance and volume regulation in…
pthomsonOctober 28, 2022
Microbes are by far the dominant biomass in the world’s oceans and drive biogeochemical cycles…
pthomsonOctober 21, 2022
Oncogenic KRAS mutations are absent in approximately 10% of patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (mPDAC) and…
pthomsonOctober 18, 2022
Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGvHD) is a major cause of morbidity after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation…
pthomsonOctober 13, 2022
Cognitive symptoms of major depressive disorder, such as negative cognitive bias, are more prevalent in…
pthomsonOctober 11, 2022
Artificial intelligence (AI) models based on deep learning now represent the state of the art…
pthomsonOctober 5, 2022
Endotoxins carried within LDL are cleared from the circulation via hepatic LDL receptor (LDLR)-mediated endocytosis.…
pthomsonOctober 3, 2022
SARS-CoV-2 anti-spike antibody concentrations and angiotensin converting enzyme-2 (ACE-2) inhibition have been used as surrogates…
pthomsonSeptember 29, 2022
While science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) have historically been male-dominated fields, women are increasingly…
karnottMarch 11, 2025
The novel approach improved mood and reduced suicidal ideation among research participants, laying the groundwork…
karnottMarch 11, 2025
Dr. Tanya Lazor began her postdoctoral fellowship at the CTN+ in 2023, under the supervision…
karnottMarch 7, 2025
When Carolina Tropini, Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, and Annie Ciernia, Assistant Professor of…
karnottMarch 7, 2025
Airway microbiome composition played a role in how study participants’ immune systems responded to diesel…
karnottMarch 5, 2025
A new study led by researchers at the UBC faculty of medicine has revealed that…
karnottMarch 4, 2025
B.C. biotech startup Reverb Therapeutics has raised $17 million in seed funding to develop a…
karnottMarch 3, 2025
The Department of Microbiology and Immunology and the greater UBC community honour the life of…
karnottMarch 3, 2025
Dozens of unlicensed clinics offering stem cell treatments for a wide variety of medical conditions…
sciencecityOctober 4, 2018
The National Research Council’s (NRC) first Science Advisor and Chief Science Officer, Dr. Danial Wayner,…
sciencecityOctober 3, 2018
Science is about knowledge. It involves the gathering of facts to help create predictions and provide…
sciencecitySeptember 10, 2018
The evolution and creation of new technologies, medications, and transformation of patient care continues to…
sciencecityAugust 31, 2018
Cell therapies are integral to regenerative medicine: a swiftly advancing sector bearing the long-standing promise…
sciencecityAugust 24, 2018
Putting research in the hands of those who use it to create and innovate leads…
sciencecityAugust 20, 2018
The head of the Canadian AIDS Society fears HIV rates will continue to rise because…
sciencecityAugust 16, 2018
Machine learning is augmenting human ability and drastically changing possibilities. It is restructuring businesses and…
sciencecityJuly 26, 2018
Each year, the Faculty of Medicine recognizes faculty members who have made exceptional contributions in…
karnottJuly 1, 2024
Neuroscientist John McDonald, archaeological scientist Michael Richards and computational chemist Samira Siahrostami’s appointments were announced…
karnottJuly 1, 2024
This award recognizes outstanding contributions in the area of equity, diversity and inclusion through research,…
karnottJune 26, 2024
Congratulations to Ninon Freidel, the first year UBC Neuroscience graduate student who was awarded the…
karnottJune 26, 2024
The Faculty of Health Sciences is pleased to highlight the work of four students who…
karnottJune 24, 2024
More than $554 million is being invested in research over five years through the Natural…
karnottJune 24, 2024
Researchers from the University of British Columbia (UBC) have been awarded $3.4 million to lead…
sciencecityJune 20, 2024
Three UBC Medicine researchers are leading projects recently awarded funding through the Government of Canada’s…
sciencecityJune 20, 2024
