A new implantable tissue monitoring technology could be a gamechanger for complex head and neck…
karnottOctober 9, 2025
Better access to lifesaving medical research is coming with the opening of an eight-bed clinical…
karnottOctober 8, 2025
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an age-associated neurodegenerative disease marked by progressive cognitive deterioration and beta-amyloid…
karnottOctober 7, 2025
The biomanufacturing sector for advanced therapies is experiencing rapid growth and an escalating demand for…
karnottOctober 7, 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
The Zandstra lab is focused on two main questions … understanding how organized tissue emerge…
mjoyNovember 30, 2022
Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by the release of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) from…
mjoyNovember 25, 2022
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
As the world marks World Immunization Week, attention turns once again to the lifesaving power…
karnottMay 15, 2025
Researchers from the UBC faculty of medicine and BC Cancer have discovered that certain bacteria…
karnottMay 14, 2025
Since graduating last spring, Kelly Hrelja has made meaningful progress in her role as a…
karnottMay 14, 2025
We often think of cancer as a single disease, but many cancers — especially in…
sciencecityMay 14, 2025
Welcome to VCHRI Research Impact Series, celebrating the transformative power of health research. Through this…
karnottMay 13, 2025
On Tuesday, April 29, 2025, the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at UBC welcomed industry leaders,…
karnottMay 9, 2025
Biotech firm Jade Biosciences Inc. has completed its merger with Aerovate Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:AVTE), in…
karnottMay 8, 2025
Although they don’t produce the shiny, precious pearls of some of their mollusk family members,…
karnottMay 8, 2025
Affordability makes precision health more accessible The ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to health care is nearing an…
sciencecityNovember 9, 2018
Far from a classroom exercise happening behind the walls of the ivory tower, university research…
sciencecityNovember 8, 2018
Mitacs fellows reinforce evidence-informed decision making in Ottawa and Victoria Ottawa, ON and Victoria, BC — Beginning…
sciencecityNovember 7, 2018
Jonathan Page has been around cannabis all his life. Growing up on Canada’s Vancouver Island…
sciencecityOctober 24, 2018
Stem-cell clinics across Canada, including eight in B.C., are marketing “unproven treatments” directly to health…
sciencecityOctober 11, 2018
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
Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health Trainee Endowment…
karnottJuly 30, 2024
Congratulations to Dr. Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu, Dr. Kelly McNagny & Dr. Leonard Foster! UBC Faculty of…
karnottJuly 30, 2024
Louise Ramos a brilliant Ph.D student at the VPC (under the supervision of Drs Nada…
karnottJuly 29, 2024
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has announced the results of its Spring 2024…
karnottJuly 25, 2024
Congratulations to Dr. Jack Taunton, who was recently appointed to the Order of Canada. Dr.…
karnottJuly 24, 2024
Dr. Haifeng Zhang (Molecular Oncology), with the support of Dr. Poul Sorensen as mentor, received…
karnottJuly 23, 2024
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has announced the results of its Spring 2024…
karnottJuly 23, 2024
Dr. Poul Sorensen (Molecular Oncology), with co-investigator Dr. Wei Li (University of Pittsburgh), has been…
karnottJuly 22, 2024
