Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC), BC Cancer, Harvard Medical School and Memorial…
karnottJanuary 14, 2025
On November 13th, 2024, the Centre for Blood Research (CBR) held their 18th annual Earl…
karnottJanuary 13, 2025
The heterodimeric Rab3GAP complex is a guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) for the Rab18 GTPase…
karnottJanuary 13, 2025
Within the thymus, regulation of the cellular crosstalk directing T cell development depends on spatial interactions…
karnottJanuary 10, 2025
A recent study led by Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute researcher Dr. Ilker Hacihaliloglu is…
karnottJanuary 10, 2025
Each year, approximately 17 studentships are given to top ranked students based on scholarly achievement,…
karnottJanuary 10, 2025
Reflecting on the history of the Nobel Prize, many of the most impactful discoveries in…
karnottJanuary 9, 2025
Pancreatic islet transplantation has therapeutic potential in type 1 diabetes and is also an established…
pthomsonMay 18, 2022
Dopamine modulation is thought to underpin some of the therapeutic effects associated with repetitive transcranial magnetic…
pthomsonMay 13, 2022
Animal models are frequently used as a preclinical step to studying cancers such as B-cell…
pthomsonMay 6, 2022
Read the Publication This week we profile a recent publication in Nature Communications from first…
pthomsonMay 3, 2022
Previous studies of aging have revealed intrinsically determined alterations in the properties of the hematopoietic…
pthomsonApril 29, 2022
Dr. Chris Carlsten's lab is dedicated to revealing the effects of environmental exposures on human…
pthomsonApril 20, 2022
We are excited to announce the establishment of the Indigenous Health Research Unit at Vancouver…
karnottAugust 7, 2024
One of this year’s inductions into the BC Innovators Hall of Fame is unusual in…
karnottAugust 2, 2024
STEMCELL Technologies has commercially launched the CellPore™ Transfection System, providing a groundbreaking new technology with…
karnottAugust 1, 2024
A comprehensive injury prevention initiative developed by Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute researcher Dr. Babak…
karnottJuly 30, 2024
A new publication in Nature from the lab of Dr. Stephen Withers (Department of Chemistry,…
karnottJuly 26, 2024
Zymeworks Inc. (Nasdaq: ZYME), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a diverse pipeline of novel, multifunctional…
karnottJuly 26, 2024
Canada has a long history of global leadership on regenerative medicine and diabetes treatments, as…
karnottJuly 25, 2024
There is a very special brown mouse in a small plastic cage on the table…
sciencecityFebruary 8, 2018
The human brain is the most complex biological structure in the known universe, containing hundreds…
sciencecityFebruary 2, 2018
Women are underwhelmingly employed in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. Not only women…
sciencecityJanuary 17, 2018
2017 was a big year for the University of British Columbia, which conducted some extremely…
sciencecityJanuary 10, 2018
Over the last decade, biologic medicines have improved health outcomes in some of the most…
sciencecityJanuary 4, 2018
A team of Canadian researchers that studied so-called predatory journals is suggesting a “co-ordinated response”…
sciencecityDecember 14, 2017
Canada’s talented and skilled workforce is a competitive advantage for our country that attracts investment,…
sciencecityDecember 6, 2017
In the basement of McGill University's engineering building, Elizabeth O'Meara punches the word "engineer" into…
sciencecityNovember 30, 2017
The distinction honours Canadians whose outstanding leadership and contributions to medicine and the health sciences…
sciencecityOctober 13, 2023
The UBC Department of Orthopaedics proudly announces that two of our esteemed faculty members, Dr.…
sciencecityOctober 11, 2023
Dr Samuel Aparicio is a recipient for the 2022 Robert L. Noble Prize Dr Samuel Aparicio…
sciencecityOctober 10, 2023
Each year, UBC’s Faculty of Medicine recognizes faculty and staff members for excellence in teaching,…
sciencecityOctober 6, 2023
Seven UBC Faculty of Medicine doctoral students have been named to the 2023/2024 cohort of…
sciencecityOctober 5, 2023
Dr. Sruthi Purushothaman (she/her) has been fascinated by the mysteries and science behind tissue regeneration…
sciencecityOctober 5, 2023
Dr. Laura Evgin (pictured), Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical Genetics at UBC is…
sciencecityOctober 3, 2023
The UBC MATRIX-N (Multidisciplinary Alliance for Translational Research and Innovation in Neuropsychiatry) research excellence cluster…
sciencecitySeptember 28, 2023
