A new study by researchers at Simon Fraser University is shedding light on how the…
karnottAugust 14, 2025
British Columbians know the stark realities of climate change, as wildfires surge across the province.…
karnottAugust 13, 2025
Congratulations to BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) and Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) investigators…
karnottAugust 12, 2025
Intracellular pathogens such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) evade host defence mechanisms to infect and survive…
karnottAugust 12, 2025
Three of our MSL faculty members are involved in projects recently funded through the Canadian…
karnottAugust 11, 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
Approved drugs for the treatment of osteoporosis can prevent further bone loss but do not…
pthomsonJune 29, 2022
Transmembrane protease, serine 2 (TMPRSS2) has been identified as key host cell factor for viral…
pthomsonJune 22, 2022
Dr. Robert Holt's lab's overall focus involves understanding and genetically manipulating the human immune system…
pthomsonJune 20, 2022
The highest morbidity and mortality from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection occurs in young infants.…
pthomsonJune 13, 2022
Cell surface calcium (Ca2+) channels permit Ca2+ ion influx, with Ca2+ taking part in cellular functions such…
pthomsonJune 13, 2022
Stem cells experience many selective pressures which shape their cellular populations, potentially pushing them to…
pthomsonJune 9, 2022
Lifelong production of the many types of mature blood cells from less differentiated progenitors is…
pthomsonJune 8, 2022
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are commonly treated with inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting ß2-agonist combination…
pthomsonJune 3, 2022
The Department of Microbiology and Immunology and the greater UBC community honour the life of…
karnottFebruary 25, 2025
Genome BC is funding a set of research projects to address the risk associated with…
karnottFebruary 25, 2025
A groundbreaking study led by UBC researchers sheds light on how the brain begins to…
karnottFebruary 24, 2025
Scientists at the University of British Columbia have discovered a new type of brain cell…
karnottFebruary 21, 2025
Iron is essential for life, but in excess, it can become toxic – especially for…
karnottFebruary 20, 2025
Black scientists are responsible for groundbreaking discoveries and advocacy work that have improved health care…
karnottFebruary 19, 2025
A recent Cell Reports paper by Grin et al. from the Overall Lab presents the…
karnottFebruary 18, 2025
University of B.C. researchers are working with Indigenous scholars and communities to bring Indigenous perspectives…
karnottFebruary 17, 2025
It’s one of the most exciting, and controversial, areas of health science today: new technology…
sciencecityNovember 13, 2017
Some postdoctoral researchers at public universities in the United States apparently work for fast-food wages…
sciencecityNovember 9, 2017
For his 2012 PhD thesis, the sociologist Chris Platts surveyed and interviewed more than 300…
sciencecityNovember 3, 2017
Scientists are altering a powerful gene-editing technology in hopes of one day fighting diseases without…
sciencecityOctober 30, 2017
From penicillin to the Tesla Model 3, every great modern invention that has solved a…
sciencecityOctober 27, 2017
“A lot of scientific writing can be … dry,” says Dr. James Kryklywy, a post-doctoral…
sciencecityOctober 26, 2017
Five leading German scientists have resigned from their editorial positions at journals published by Elsevier,…
sciencecityOctober 17, 2017
Forty years ago, two papers described the first tractable methods for determining the order of the…
sciencecityOctober 13, 2017
Internationally renowned evolutionary biologist Dr. Dolph Schluter has been elected to the newest class of…
karnottApril 30, 2024
Loujain Bilal (BSc Student, MISA President 2023-2024) - Faculty of Science Excellence in Service Award…
karnottApril 29, 2024
A number of UBC Faculty of Medicine members have been honoured with Killam teaching awards…
karnottApril 25, 2024
Dr Kishor Wasan, has been awarded the Outstanding Reviewer recognition for their exceptional contribution to…
karnottApril 23, 2024
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Yongjin Park has been named Canada Research Chair…
karnottApril 22, 2024
Dr Kishor Wasan, has been awarded the Outstanding Reviewer recognition for their exceptional contribution to…
karnottApril 19, 2024
Dr. Shaghayegh Nouruzi, a post-doctoral fellow in Dr. Zoubeidi's lab, has been honored with the…
karnottApril 16, 2024
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) facilitates clinician-scientists in their efforts to make new discoveries…
karnottApril 15, 2024
