The Department of Microbiology and Immunology and the greater UBC community celebrate the career and…
karnottJanuary 30, 2026
Pictured left to right: Dr. Michael Murphy, Marie Johns, Dr. Martin Hirst , Abishek Wadhwa,…
karnottJanuary 30, 2026
Androgen deprivation therapy is the primary treatment for advanced prostate tumors. While initially effective, tumor…
karnottJanuary 29, 2026
For Dr. Stefanie Blain-Moraes, joining the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (DMCBH) is the…
karnottJanuary 29, 2026
Aspect Biosystems and big pharma giant from Novo Nordisk announced they are entering a new…
karnottJanuary 28, 2026
As an MD/PhD student at the Non-Invasive Neurostimulation Therapies (NINET) laboratory, I aim to bridge…
karnottJanuary 28, 2026
Chronic graft-versus-host-disease (cGVHD) is the primary nonrelapse limitation to a successful hematopoietic cell transplantation and…
karnottJanuary 27, 2026
Fluorescent polymeric hydrogels are promising soft and wet media for information storage that are desirable…
pthomsonJuly 8, 2022
Read the Publication This week we profile a recent publication in Leukemia from the lab…
pthomsonJuly 5, 2022
Dietary salt detection and consumption are crucial to maintaining fluid and ionic homeostasis. To optimize…
pthomsonJune 30, 2022
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
Study Reveals That Sucrose May Not Reduce the Impact of Neonatal Pain Exposure on Long-Term Outcomes
Very preterm babies — infants born two to four months early — require specialized care.…
karnottJuly 7, 2025
From a young age, Dr. Huawei Li found himself curious about biodevices and how they…
karnottJuly 4, 2025
Encased in a tough bony skull and suspended in shock-absorbing fluid, the brain is protected…
karnottJuly 4, 2025
Jim Kronstad, a professor at the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, the Michael Smith Laboratories,…
karnottJuly 3, 2025
To help scientists accelerate their workflows, STEMCELL Technologies has commercially launched the STEMprep™ Tissue Dissociator…
karnottJuly 2, 2025
Variational AI, developer of the Enki generative AI platform for drug discovery announced a co-development…
karnottJuly 1, 2025
The health risks of a high-sugar diet are well known: obesity, Type 2 diabetes, heart…
karnottJune 30, 2025
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
While looking for a postdoctoral position, Michael Mitchell could have joined any number of small,…
sciencecityOctober 2, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has selected Ottawa heart researcher Mona Nemer to be the country's…
sciencecitySeptember 27, 2017
Almost half of Canadians – 43 per cent – believe scientific findings are ‘a matter…
sciencecitySeptember 25, 2017
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
Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health Trainee Endowment…
karnottJuly 30, 2024
Congratulations to Dr. Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu, Dr. Kelly McNagny & Dr. Leonard Foster! UBC Faculty of…
karnottJuly 30, 2024
Louise Ramos a brilliant Ph.D student at the VPC (under the supervision of Drs Nada…
karnottJuly 29, 2024
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has announced the results of its Spring 2024…
karnottJuly 25, 2024
Congratulations to Dr. Jack Taunton, who was recently appointed to the Order of Canada. Dr.…
karnottJuly 24, 2024
Dr. Haifeng Zhang (Molecular Oncology), with the support of Dr. Poul Sorensen as mentor, received…
karnottJuly 23, 2024
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has announced the results of its Spring 2024…
karnottJuly 23, 2024
Dr. Poul Sorensen (Molecular Oncology), with co-investigator Dr. Wei Li (University of Pittsburgh), has been…
karnottJuly 22, 2024
