We’re pleased to launch the eighth CACHE Challenge, which is now accepting applications. The deadline…
karnottMarch 10, 2026
Viruses exist at the boundary between living and non-living matter, making them ideal experimental probes…
karnottMarch 9, 2026
Zymeworks and Royalty Pharma announced an agreement for $250 million in funding from Royalty Pharma…
karnottMarch 9, 2026
Self-amplifying RNA (saRNA)-lipid nanoparticle (LNP) therapeutics represent a transformative advance in nucleic acid medicine, enabling…
karnottMarch 6, 2026
The Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI) has joined forces with the Canadian Institutes of Health…
karnottMarch 6, 2026
For most families, asthma feels like it comes out of nowhere. A child starts coughing…
karnottMarch 5, 2026
The Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI), in partnership with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) and…
karnottMarch 5, 2026
Despite the effectiveness of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) against chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), they are…
pthomsonAugust 26, 2022
Intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) serve as both a physical and an antimicrobial barrier against the…
pthomsonAugust 25, 2022
The transcription factor SOX9 is activated at the onset of endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndMT) during embryonic…
pthomsonAugust 19, 2022
Dr. Calvin Yip's lab is interested in understanding how cells establish and maintain its gene…
pthomsonAugust 17, 2022
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
A new UBC Faculty of Medicine study has revealed how long-term, chronic heartburn can drive…
karnottAugust 19, 2025
Atherosclerosis is one of the main causes of heart disease, which is the leading cause…
karnottAugust 19, 2025
Dr. Andrew Eisen’s name is synonymous with progress in the field of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis…
karnottAugust 18, 2025
In a breakthrough study co-led by Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute researchers, Drs. Christopher Ong…
karnottAugust 15, 2025
Heart disease risk may have more to do with genetic factors interacting with sex hormones…
karnottAugust 15, 2025
The School of Biomedical Engineering (SBME) at the University of British Columbia has been selected…
karnottAugust 14, 2025
Genomics is no longer just about mapping DNA. Today, it’s powering new ways to fight…
karnottAugust 14, 2025
A new study by researchers at Simon Fraser University is shedding light on how the…
karnottAugust 14, 2025
In the basement of McGill University's engineering building, Elizabeth O'Meara punches the word "engineer" into…
sciencecityNovember 30, 2017
The Trudeau government’s decision last month to name a federal science adviser should come as…
sciencecityNovember 15, 2017
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
Meet the incoming CBR Graduate Award Program (GAP) Cohort for 2024-25! Over the next year,…
karnottSeptember 16, 2024
UBC Faculty of Medicine scientists Drs. Torsten Nielsen, Gina Ogilvie and Manish Sadarangani have been…
karnottSeptember 12, 2024
Membership in the RSC is Canada’s highest academic honour. "Research is a foundational component of…
karnottSeptember 11, 2024
On August 27, 2024, in a joint ceremony with the Lieutenant Governor of BC, BC…
karnottSeptember 10, 2024
The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) and its Members have elected this year’s new Fellows…
karnottSeptember 5, 2024
This month, we're highlighting the 2023-2024 William and Dorothy Gilbert Scholarships Awardees, PhD candidates Karol…
karnottSeptember 3, 2024
Kevin Seo is the recipient for this year’s Peter Paré Studentship, an eight-week summer internship…
karnottSeptember 3, 2024
BIOTECanada’s Gold Leaf Awards recognize the remarkable individuals and companies who have made significant contributions…
karnottAugust 29, 2024
