A new clinical trials unit (CTU) will allow B.C. life sciences companies to test early-stage…
karnottSeptember 19, 2025
We are excited to welcome the incoming CBR Graduate Award Program (GAP) cohort for 2025-2026!…
karnottSeptember 18, 2025
Pathogenic variants in MECP2 commonly lead to Rett syndrome, where MECP2's function as a DNA…
karnottSeptember 17, 2025
Three exceptional Canadian scientists have been recognized by UBC’s Faculty of Medicine for their groundbreaking…
karnottSeptember 17, 2025
This past summer, the SBME Synergy Undergraduate Summer Research Program provided research opportunities for students…
karnottSeptember 17, 2025
The United States has long been one of the most popular destinations for international students…
karnottSeptember 16, 2025
This is the fourth and final article in our Past, Present and Future series, where…
karnottSeptember 16, 2025
Accurate and efficient folding of nascent protein sequences into their native states requires support from…
pthomsonAugust 12, 2022
COVID-19-associated coagulopathy (CAC) is a life-threatening complication of SARS-CoV-2 infection. However, the underlying cellular and…
pthomsonAugust 10, 2022
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has been identified as a putative trigger of multiple sclerosis (MS). Previously,…
pthomsonAugust 3, 2022
The Wyatt laboratory studies the genomics of lethal prostate and bladder cancer. Their overall objective…
pthomsonAugust 2, 2022
Imprinting is a critical part of normal embryonic development in mammals, controlled by defined parent-of-origin…
pthomsonJuly 31, 2022
One part of Dr. Stuart Turvey's lab focuses on research in inborn errors of immunity…
pthomsonJuly 25, 2022
The global spread of SARS-CoV-2 has proceeded at an unprecedented rate. Remarkably, characterization of the…
pthomsonJuly 22, 2022
Advanced-stage prostate cancer remains an incurable disease with poor patient prognosis. There is an unmet clinical need…
pthomsonJuly 19, 2022
2024 marked the 10th anniversary of the UBC Faculty of Medicine’s Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for…
karnottApril 7, 2025
Dr. Mark MacLachlan, Canada Research Chair in Supramolecular Materials and the new Dean of Science…
karnottApril 7, 2025
New research from the Centre for Heart Lung Innovation (HLI) at St. Paul’s Hospital has…
karnottApril 4, 2025
Your immune system protects you from infection, but it also helps your body with all…
karnottApril 3, 2025
The global average for countries to report genetic information about bird flu, crucial to tracking…
karnottApril 2, 2025
For UBC’s World University Service of Canada (WUSC) refugee award winners, those stories highlight their…
karnottApril 1, 2025
Dr. Marco Marra and the groundbreaking Personalized OncoGenomics (POG) program have been prominently featured in…
karnottMarch 31, 2025
Advancing Health’s Chief Clinical Research Officer, Erin Cherban, has begun her term as Chair of…
karnottMarch 28, 2025
More than half of government scientists in Canada—53%—do not feel they can speak freely to…
sciencecityFebruary 22, 2018
Canada’s research community has long yearned for a consequential funding boost for science — and…
sciencecityFebruary 13, 2018
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
Dr. Peter Stirling (Stirling Lab) has received a one-year research grant through Brain Cancer Canada…
karnottJune 14, 2024
Fifteen Faculty of Medicine learners have received the prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Vanier CGS)…
karnottJune 12, 2024
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) is committed to fostering a culture of mentorship for…
karnottJune 11, 2024
We are pleased to share that Dr. Jörg Gsponer (Michael Smith Laboratories, Department of Biochemistry…
karnottJune 10, 2024
The Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) Consortium will be led by Kelley Lee, professor in…
karnottJune 7, 2024
Taking innovative research from concept to application is critical for improving health care systems and…
karnottJune 6, 2024
Established in 2009, the Career Research Award is a biennial award that recognizes the career…
karnottJune 5, 2024
The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) is proud to announce that nine international researchers are the…
karnottJune 4, 2024
