Dr. Caron is co-director of the UBC Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health and a…
karnottOctober 15, 2024
Like whisky (smoky, fruity) or wine (bright, earthy), cannabis has a wide range of aromas.…
karnottOctober 15, 2024
Congratulations to Dr. Catharine Rankin on receiving the Pavlovian Society’s Gantt Medal for her impactful…
karnottOctober 14, 2024
Within the thymus, regulation of the cellular crosstalk directing T cell development depends on spatial interactions…
karnottOctober 14, 2024
Menstrual health serves as a key indicator of women’s overall well-being, and conditions like amenorrhea—characterized…
karnottOctober 11, 2024
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the pathogen responsible for tuberculosis (TB), is the leading cause of bacterial disease-related…
karnottOctober 11, 2024
The intestinal tract is the target organ of most parasitic infections, including those by helminths…
pthomsonNovember 26, 2021
“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
Five new Canada Research Chairs (CRC) are joining UBC Science, with foci that span gene…
karnottMarch 14, 2024
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
CRISPR, a technique that allows for precise gene editing, is taking the research world by…
sciencecityMarch 16, 2017
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 Dr. Gillian Vandekerkhove who received the Gilead Research Scholar Program Solid Tumor Award…
pthomsonJune 12, 2023
Since 2014, CHAIR, the Coalition for Community and Healthcare Acquired Infection Reduction, has recognized the…
pthomsonJune 8, 2023
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
