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Gina Ogilvie
Featured Awards

Terry Fox Research Institute Invests $10M in National Cancer Prevention Initiative

Terry Fox Research Institute | March 6, 2026
The Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI) has joined forces with the Canadian Institutes of Health…
karnottMarch 6, 2026
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stuart turvey
Local News

Asthma Doesn’t Start When Symptoms Appear; It Starts Much Earlier

Genome BC | March 5, 2026
For most families, asthma feels like it comes out of nowhere. A child starts coughing…
karnottMarch 5, 2026
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lab bench
Local News

VCHRI Phase 1 Clinical Trials Research Unit at UBC Hospital

Life Sciences BC | March 5, 2026
The Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI), in partnership with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) and…
karnottMarch 5, 2026
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Samuel Leung
Local News

Samuel Leung Discusses Advancing Heart Disease Treatment Through Drug Repurposing

Centre for Heart Lung Innovation | March 5, 2026
On February 23rd, HLI hosted another engaging session as part of its Seminar Series, featuring…
karnottMarch 5, 2026
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Isabella Tai
Awards

BC Cancer Researchers Receive CIHR Cancer Prevention Team Grants

Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre | March 4, 2026
Today, the Honourable Marjorie Michel, Minister of Health, announced that the Government of Canada and…
karnottMarch 4, 2026
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Alastair McAlpine
Local News

Prescribing Ice Cream and Countering Misinformation: Q&A With Dr. Alastair McAlpine

BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute | March 3, 2026
Born and raised in Johannesburg, Dr. Alastair McAlpine, a researcher with the Vaccine Evaluation Center…
karnottMarch 3, 2026
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Cell Culture
Local News

Vancouver-Based Eupraxia Announces Closing of $86.3 Million Public Share Offering

T-Net | March 3, 2026
Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biotechnology company leveraging Diffusphere technology to optimize local, controlled drug delivery…
karnottMarch 3, 2026
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Alvin Kimbowa
Local News

People in Profile: Alvin Kimbowa

Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | March 2, 2026
Meet Alvin — A biomedical engineering student who is using artificial intelligence to expand access…
karnottMarch 2, 2026
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Marc Horwitz
Publications of the Week

Age-Associated B Cells Are Long-Lasting Effectors That Impede Latent γHV68 Reactivation

Mouat, I. C., et al. | January 6, 2023
Age-associated B cells (ABCs; CD19+CD11c+T-bet+) are a unique population that are increased in an array…
mjoyJanuary 6, 2023
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Jibin Sadasivan and Eric Jan
Publications of the Week

Targeting Nup358/RanBP2 by a Viral Protein Disrupts Stress Granule Formation

Sadasivan, J., et al. | January 4, 2023
Cells have the remarkable ability to respond to stress. During stress conditions, the RNA and…
mjoyJanuary 4, 2023
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Kota Mizumoto lab
Publications of the Week

Channel-Independent Function of UNC-9/Innexin in Spatial Arrangement of GABAergic Synapses in C. elegans

Hendi, A., et al. | December 14, 2022
In the nervous system, nerve cells communicate with other cells via specialized interfaces called synapses.…
mjoyDecember 14, 2022
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Kim Chi
Publications of the Week

Towards Clinical Implementation of Circulating Tumor DNA in Metastatic Prostate Cancer: Opportunities for Integration and Pitfalls to Interpretation

Kwan, E. M., et al. | December 9, 2022
Plasma circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) represents short fragments of tumor-derived DNA released into the bloodstream…
mjoyDecember 9, 2022
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Will Lockwood lab
Publications of the Week

MEK Inhibitor Resistance in Lung Adenocarcinoma Is Associated with Addiction to Sustained ERK Suppression

Farnsworth, D. A., et al. | December 6, 2022
The Lockwood lab is focused on studying the biological basis of lung cancer initiation, progression…
mjoyDecember 6, 2022
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Dr. Cara Haney
Publications of the Week

Engineering Plant Microbiomes by Integrating Eco-Evolutionary Principles into Current Strategies

Moreira, Z. P. M., et al. | December 1, 2022
Engineering plant microbiomes has the potential to improve plant health in a rapid and sustainable…
mjoyDecember 1, 2022
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Publications of the Week

Synthetic Gene Circuits for Cell State Detection and Protein Tuning in Human Pluripotent Stem Cells

Prochazka, L., et al. | November 30, 2022
The Zandstra lab is focused on two main questions … understanding how organized tissue emerge…
mjoyNovember 30, 2022
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Publications of the Week

Patelet Factor 4 (CXCL4/PF4) Upregulates Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) in Gingival Fibroblasts

Le, H. T., et al. | November 25, 2022
Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by the release of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) from…
mjoyNovember 25, 2022
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Anna Blakney
Local News

From COVID to Cancer: Why Canada’s RNA Vaccine Leadership Matters More than Ever

UBC Magazine | September 4, 2025
World Immunization Week in April turned global attention once again to the lifesaving power of…
karnottSeptember 4, 2025
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life sciences institute
Local News

Building an Inclusive TA Training Program in the Life Sciences

UBC Life Sciences Institute | September 4, 2025
A growing number of Canadian universities are implementing teaching assistant (TA) training programs designed to…
karnottSeptember 4, 2025
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Local News

B.C. Healthy Longevity Company Molecular You Raises $5M to Expand Biomarker Testing

GeekWire | September 3, 2025
Molecular You, a Vancouver, B.C., healthy longevity company, announced today that it has raised $5…
karnottSeptember 3, 2025
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Aaron Beedle
Local News

Dr. Aaron Beedle Appointed as New Associate Dean, Academic

UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | September 2, 2025
The UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Aaron…
karnottSeptember 2, 2025
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Lungs
Local News

Legacy of Life – The Enduring Potential of a Donated Lung

Centre for Heart Lung Innovation | September 1, 2025
Holding a donor lung instantly educates. The delicate nature of the organ leads to an…
karnottSeptember 1, 2025
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Carl de Boer
Local News

Beyond AlphaFold: How AI Is Decoding the Grammar of the Genome

Nature | August 29, 2025
In 1862, Victor Hugo reportedly wrote to his publisher to ask how his newly published…
karnottAugust 29, 2025
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Research, Cell culture, scientist, lab
Local News

Call for Nominations Open: Mitacs Innovation Awards 2025

Mitacs | August 28, 2025
Mitacs is opening calls for nominations today for its prestigious national award celebrating Canadian research…
karnottAugust 28, 2025
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mice specimen visualized with tracer
Local News

New Tracer Could Enable Surgeons to See and Hear Prostate Cancer

UBC Science | August 27, 2025
A preclinical evaluation of a new ’dual-mode’ tracer agent shows promise in not only helping…
karnottAugust 27, 2025
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Microscope
Interesting Articles

Can Canada Continue to Foster Globally Important Research at Universities?

The Globe and Mail | November 8, 2018
Far from a classroom exercise happening behind the walls of the ivory tower, university research…
sciencecityNovember 8, 2018
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Ottawa Parliament
Interesting Articles

From Laboratory to Legislature: Fellowship Deploys 23 Researchers to Government

Mitacs | November 7, 2018
Mitacs fellows reinforce evidence-informed decision making in Ottawa and Victoria Ottawa, ON and Victoria, BC — Beginning…
sciencecityNovember 7, 2018
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Cannabis
Interesting Articles

What Legal Weed in Canada Means for Science

Nature News | October 24, 2018
Jonathan Page has been around cannabis all his life. Growing up on Canada’s Vancouver Island…
sciencecityOctober 24, 2018
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stacked paper
Interesting Articles

Assessing Research Impact: Perspectives from a Provincial Health Research Funding Agency

Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research | October 22, 2018
When people ask me what I do for work, I tell them that I do…
sciencecityOctober 22, 2018
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Interesting Articles

Stem Cell Clinics in B.C. and Elsewhere Need More Oversight by Health Canada, Researcher Says

Vancouver Sun | October 11, 2018
Stem-cell clinics across Canada, including eight in B.C., are marketing “unproven treatments” directly to health…
sciencecityOctober 11, 2018
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Stem cells
Interesting Articles

Unlicensed Clinics Charging Canadians Thousands for Unproven Stem Cell Therapies: Study

Montreal Gazette | October 4, 2018
Dozens of unlicensed clinics offering stem cell treatments for a wide variety of medical conditions…
sciencecityOctober 4, 2018
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Canadian flag
Interesting Articles

Science Advisor Appointed to the National Research Council

National Research Council Canada | October 3, 2018
The National Research Council’s (NRC) first Science Advisor and Chief Science Officer, Dr. Danial Wayner,…
sciencecityOctober 3, 2018
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Scientists
Interesting Articles

Documentary about Women in Science Puts Gender Issues under the Microscope

CBC News | September 10, 2018
Science is about knowledge. It involves the gathering of facts to help create predictions and provide…
sciencecitySeptember 10, 2018
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Miranda Meents
Featured Awards

SFU Science Announces Recipients of 2024 Excellence in Teaching Awards

SFU Faculty of Science | November 14, 2024
SFU Faculty of Science is proud to announce this year's recipients of the 2024 Faculty…
karnottNovember 14, 2024
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kayla king
Featured Awards

UBC Evolutionary Ecologist Awarded Arthur B McDonald Fellowship

UBC Science | November 12, 2024
UBC evolutionary ecologist Dr. Kayla King has been recognized as one of Canada’s top young…
karnottNovember 12, 2024
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Sofie Tolmeijer
Featured Awards

Congratulations to Sofie Tolmeijer for Receiving the 2024 Research Trainee Award

Vancouver Prostate Centre | November 11, 2024
Michael Smith Health Research BC is providing funding to 44 emerging researchers throughout British Columbia…
karnottNovember 11, 2024
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Kerim Yavuz and Sofia Graham
Featured Awards

Two Trainees Awarded Prostate Cancer Foundation Canada Research Grants

Vancouver Prostate Cancer | November 8, 2024
Each year, the Foundation provides funds to students and postdoctoral researchers to advance their contributions…
karnottNovember 8, 2024
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Francis Lynn
Featured Awards

JDRF and CIHR Announce New Grants to Accelerate Stem-Cell Based Therapies for T1D

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | November 7, 2024
To mark November’s National Diabetes Awareness Month, JDRF was thrilled to announce a new investment…
karnottNovember 7, 2024
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Mehwish Anwer
Featured Awards

DMCBH Trainees Receive Health Research BC Awards to Fuel Health Innovation

Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | November 5, 2024
Congratulations to the DMCBH trainees who are among the 44 emerging researchers being funded by…
karnottNovember 5, 2024
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Dr. Jessica Rosin and Dr. Kevin Wei
Monthly Award Summaries

October 2024 Award Winners

Science in Vancouver | November 1, 2024
UBC's Dr. Jessica Rosin (pictured, left) from the Deptartment of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences…
karnottNovember 1, 2024
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Drs. Brian Christie and Jodie Gawlyruk
Featured Awards

DMCBH Researchers Receive Funding from Brain Canada to Diagnose and Treat Concussions

Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | October 29, 2024
DMCBH associate members Drs. Brian Christie and Jodie Gawlyruk are among the research teams who…
karnottOctober 29, 2024
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