Born and raised in Johannesburg, Dr. Alastair McAlpine, a researcher with the Vaccine Evaluation Center…
karnottMarch 3, 2026
Meet Alvin — A biomedical engineering student who is using artificial intelligence to expand access…
karnottMarch 2, 2026
Pictured left to right: Drs. Brad Nelson, Gillian Hanley, and Ali Bashashati We’re excited to…
karnottMarch 2, 2026
A new risk prediction tool could help reduce the burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease…
karnottFebruary 27, 2026
Laboratory courses provide a valuable forum for transforming learning into hands-on experience. They also present…
karnottFebruary 27, 2026
With the support of Travel Awards provided by the Centre for Blood Research (CBR), numerous…
karnottFebruary 27, 2026
UBC researchers are part of an international team awarded $2 million to study how artificial…
karnottFebruary 26, 2026
One part of Dr. Stuart Turvey's lab focuses on research in inborn errors of immunity…
pthomsonJuly 25, 2022
The global spread of SARS-CoV-2 has proceeded at an unprecedented rate. Remarkably, characterization of the…
pthomsonJuly 22, 2022
Advanced-stage prostate cancer remains an incurable disease with poor patient prognosis. There is an unmet clinical need…
pthomsonJuly 19, 2022
Regulatory T cell (Treg) therapy is under clinical investigation for the treatment of transplant rejection,…
pthomsonJuly 15, 2022
Protein glycosylation, the attachment of carbohydrates onto proteins, is a fundamental process that alters the…
pthomsonJuly 12, 2022
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
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown virus in farmed Pacific oysters during a mass die-off…
karnottAugust 11, 2025
Behind every success and research breakthrough lies a story of curiosity, persistence, setbacks, and moments…
karnottAugust 8, 2025
‘Disease Detectives’ Discover Cause of Sea Star Wasting Disease That Wiped Out Billions of Sea Stars
Researchers have identified the cause of the wasting disease that has killed billions of sea…
karnottAugust 8, 2025
Genomics research is advancing science, helping doctors match patients with appropriate treatments, tracking the spread…
karnottAugust 7, 2025
UBC researchers find that people with MS increased their healthcare usage up to 15 years…
karnottAugust 7, 2025
Indigenous children are the fastest-growing population in Canada but still experience disproportionately negative health outcomes.…
karnottAugust 6, 2025
Climate change is challenging BC wine producers. Extreme weather events such as rising temperatures, changing…
karnottAugust 4, 2025
Dr. Ben Koop is a renowned genomics expert and Professor of Biology at the University…
karnottAugust 1, 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
Together, government and philanthropic support has helped to launch the new Biodevice Foundry at SBME—a…
karnottAugust 28, 2024
Funding Decisions Database for the Inflammation in Chronic Disease Phase II funding round from the…
karnottAugust 22, 2024
New research grants announced today by the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) are bringing together the…
karnottAugust 20, 2024
The Project Grant program funds research in all areas of health with the greatest potential…
karnottAugust 19, 2024
he awards recognize medical students across Canada with an established track record of community leadership,…
karnottAugust 16, 2024
Three Canadian scientists have been recognized by UBC’s Faculty of Medicine for their exceptional scientific…
karnottAugust 13, 2024
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research has announced the Government of Canada and partners are…
karnottAugust 12, 2024
Congratulations to all LSI researchers awarded funds in the CIHR Spring 2024 Project Grant competition!…
karnottAugust 9, 2024
