Why does a sanitized environment protect us from infections but seem to increase the chances…
karnottJuly 15, 2025
Canada has developed a world-class life sciences sector, but without stronger domestic investment, much of…
karnottJuly 11, 2025
The new study, published in the journal Movement Disorders, looks at why levodopa – the…
karnottJuly 11, 2025
Congratulations to Victor Barrios from Dr. Xuesen Dong’s lab received the CHRI Doctoral Research Award:…
karnottJuly 11, 2025
A pioneering study led by Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) researcher Dr. Calvin Kuo…
karnottJuly 10, 2025
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) is proud to support future research leaders with the…
karnottJuly 10, 2025
Researchers have identified buried copper ore by testing the DNA of microbes in the surface…
karnottJuly 9, 2025
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
Huntington disease (HD), a hereditary neurodegenerative disorder, manifests as progressively impaired movement and cognition. Although early…
pthomsonApril 19, 2022
Walking into the Robotics and Control Laboratory (RCL), you first notice the rows of computers,…
karnottJanuary 16, 2025
Vancouver-based Genevant Sciences, a leading nucleic acid delivery company with world-class platforms and an expansive…
karnottJanuary 15, 2025
Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC), BC Cancer, Harvard Medical School and Memorial…
karnottJanuary 14, 2025
A Vancouver life sciences firm is printing loads of venture capital, as well as organic…
karnottJanuary 14, 2025
On November 13th, 2024, the Centre for Blood Research (CBR) held their 18th annual Earl…
karnottJanuary 13, 2025
A recent study led by Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute researcher Dr. Ilker Hacihaliloglu is…
karnottJanuary 10, 2025
Reflecting on the history of the Nobel Prize, many of the most impactful discoveries in…
karnottJanuary 9, 2025
High levels of salt are killing fertilized coho eggs, raising concerns about excessive use of…
karnottJanuary 8, 2025
The federal government is spending over $42 million on science and engineering at the University…
sciencecitySeptember 18, 2017
When Canada’s scientists and engineers have the opportunity to succeed, they’re able to make the…
sciencecitySeptember 11, 2017
It’s easy to argue that our brains are our most important resource. One in three…
sciencecityAugust 30, 2017
With Canada’s 150th birthday squarely in the rear-view mirror, we should now look to our…
sciencecityAugust 22, 2017
In March, Canada’s federal government announced its 2017 budget with no increase in funding for…
sciencecityAugust 16, 2017
It was something like a flashback for Canadian scientists who gathered across the country Saturday…
sciencecityMay 2, 2017
In Steven Soderbergh’s classy television show The Knick, set in a New York City hospital…
sciencecityApril 27, 2017
The Michael Smith Laboratories Pathway to Independence Award aims to support the research and career…
karnottApril 1, 2024
UBC’s Michael Smith Labs and the School of Biomedical Engineering Dr. Anna Blakney (pictured) has…
karnottApril 1, 2024
Congratulations to BC Cancer researchers who were awarded federal grants through the 2023 Canada Foundation…
karnottMarch 27, 2024
Endometriosis remains largely understudied despite being a relatively common condition. Affecting about one in 10…
karnottMarch 26, 2024
UBC is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 Faculty Research Awards. UBC’s Faculty Research…
karnottMarch 25, 2024
Two LSI postdocs were recipients of the prestigious CIHR Research Excellence, Diversity, and Independence (REDI)…
karnottMarch 25, 2024
“The first pass through any life sciences experiment is always about learning – don’t be…
karnottMarch 20, 2024
UBC Faculty of Medicine-affiliated research projects have been awarded more than $18 million in federal…
karnottMarch 19, 2024
