Within the thymus, regulation of the cellular crosstalk directing T cell development depends on spatial interactions…
karnottOctober 14, 2024
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the pathogen responsible for tuberculosis (TB), is the leading cause of bacterial disease-related…
karnottOctober 11, 2024
In alpine and polar snow fields swaths of orange, green, or watermelon-red can appear across…
karnottOctober 11, 2024
The Bridge Research Consortium (BRC), based in the Faculty of Health Sciences, has received over…
karnottOctober 10, 2024
Stroke is the second most common cause of death globally, affecting about 15 million people…
karnottOctober 10, 2024
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) affect approximately 4 per cent of Canadians—double the prevalence of…
karnottOctober 9, 2024
Every summer, HLI hosts its annual Trainee Research Day, where students present the latest findings…
karnottOctober 9, 2024
“Symbiosis” means “living together”: sometimes the outcome of host-microbe associations is pathogenic, while in other…
pthomsonNovember 23, 2021
The COVID19 pandemic, caused by SARS-CoV-2, has infected more than 200 million people worldwide. Due…
pthomsonNovember 19, 2021
The Brumer group focusses on the dissection of the molecular systems in our symbiotic gut…
pthomsonNovember 17, 2021
The gut microbiome is a diverse network of bacteria which inhabit our digestive tract and…
pthomsonNovember 12, 2021
During pancreas development, endocrine progenitors differentiate into the islet cell subtypes, which undergo further functional…
pthomsonNovember 12, 2021
Sex differences in whole-body fat storage exist in many species. For example, Drosophila females store more fat…
pthomsonNovember 8, 2021
In addition to genetic predisposition, environmental determinants contribute to a complex etiology leading to onset…
pthomsonNovember 5, 2021
Dr. Jacobson’s and Dr. Vallance’s labs are focusing on the role of the epithelial barrier…
pthomsonNovember 2, 2021
Cancer patients affected by certain advanced leukemias and lymphomas now have better access to Chimeric…
karnottMarch 14, 2024
Drs. Nicole Quinn and Daylon James chat with Dr. Nika Shakiba, Allen Distinguished Investigator and…
karnottMarch 13, 2024
Dedicated to empowering scientists worldwide, STEMCELL Technologies provides innovative tools and technologies to advance research…
karnottMarch 12, 2024
The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is an academic competition that assists current graduate students with fostering effective…
karnottMarch 8, 2024
Results from an international clinical trial involving UBC faculty of medicine researchers are poised to…
karnottMarch 8, 2024
Derm-Biome Pharmaceuticals Inc, a Vancouver-based biopharmaceutical company developing novel topical therapies for inflammatory skin diseases…
karnottMarch 7, 2024
A recent study, led by the Canadian Immunization Monitoring Program ACTive (IMPACT) Network, has provided…
karnottMarch 6, 2024
Have you ever wondered how our immune system is intertwined with our oral health? More…
karnottMarch 5, 2024
My first attempt at publishing a paper was a breeze. A collaborator was asked to…
sciencecityMarch 14, 2017
Do Americans hate science? They certainly seem to hate it more than they used to,…
sciencecityMarch 10, 2017
This past summer, the future of our postdoctoral association’s Science Policy Committee was uncertain. We were…
sciencecityMarch 7, 2017
The initial stages of a PhD can be daunting. Fortunately, there are a few ways…
sciencecityMarch 2, 2017
Female first-year Ph.D. students in “bench” biology disciplines—such as molecular biology, cellular biology, and genetics—spend…
sciencecityFebruary 27, 2017
Congratulations to Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Sofia Graham, for receiving the prestigious Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship Award.…
pthomsonJune 1, 2023
Dr. Md Mahamud ur Rashid (pictured) at UBC received a CIHR Fellowship to investigate HIV…
pthomsonJune 1, 2023
We are pleased to announce CIFAR Fellow James Kronstad’s appointment as the Power Corporation Fellow.…
pthomsonMay 31, 2023
Clinical Trials BC is pleased to announce the recipients of two recognition awards: the Leadership…
pthomsonMay 29, 2023
Congratulations to Sasha McDowell, PhD student in the Department of Zoology (supervisor: Dr. Michael Gordon),…
pthomsonMay 18, 2023
Congratulations to Mohit Pandey (doctoral student in Dr. Artem Cherkasov's lab) on receiving the CIHR Canada Graduate…
pthomsonMay 18, 2023
This investment is the result of SCN’s second and final two funding competitions for the…
pthomsonMay 17, 2023
Ahmad Samara is a PhD student in Dr. Tamara Vanderwal‘s lab and one of UBC’s newest…
pthomsonMay 15, 2023
