The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) is pleased to congratulate BC-CfE Laboratory Director…
karnottAugust 27, 2025
The CAHS Fellowship recognizes members of the Canadian health sciences community who are elected on…
karnottAugust 26, 2025
This is the second article in our Past, Present and Future series, where we explore…
karnottAugust 25, 2025
Dr. Neil Reiner was an exceptional leader in the field of infectious diseases. He served…
karnottAugust 22, 2025
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Mieke Koehoorn as Dean pro tem,…
karnottAugust 22, 2025
The new study, "Compositional Flows for 3D Molecule and Synthesis Pathway Co-design", introduces an innovative…
karnottAugust 21, 2025
seed2STEM is a research summer program that aims to increase participation in science, technology, engineering,…
karnottAugust 21, 2025
Huntington disease (HD), a hereditary neurodegenerative disorder, manifests as progressively impaired movement and cognition. Although early…
pthomsonApril 19, 2022
Hundreds of genes have been implicated in neurodevelopmental disorders. Previous studies have indicated that some…
pthomsonApril 13, 2022
PRAME is a prominent member of the cancer germline antigen family of proteins, which triggers…
pthomsonApril 12, 2022
Cysteine, a thiol-containing amino acid, is crucial for the synthesis of sulfur-containing biomolecules that control…
pthomsonApril 11, 2022
The objective was to examine if the gut microbiota composition changes across repeated samples in…
pthomsonApril 7, 2022
The 1013–1014 microorganisms present in the human gut (collectively known as the human gut microbiota) dedicate…
pthomsonApril 4, 2022
The response to insufficient oxygen (hypoxia) is orchestrated by the conserved hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF). However,…
pthomsonMarch 31, 2022
Spinal cord injury chronically alters cardiac structure and function and is associated with increased odds…
pthomsonMarch 30, 2022
The Department of Microbiology and Immunology and the greater UBC community honour the life of…
karnottFebruary 25, 2025
Genome BC is funding a set of research projects to address the risk associated with…
karnottFebruary 25, 2025
A groundbreaking study led by UBC researchers sheds light on how the brain begins to…
karnottFebruary 24, 2025
Scientists at the University of British Columbia have discovered a new type of brain cell…
karnottFebruary 21, 2025
Iron is essential for life, but in excess, it can become toxic – especially for…
karnottFebruary 20, 2025
Black scientists are responsible for groundbreaking discoveries and advocacy work that have improved health care…
karnottFebruary 19, 2025
A recent Cell Reports paper by Grin et al. from the Overall Lab presents the…
karnottFebruary 18, 2025
University of B.C. researchers are working with Indigenous scholars and communities to bring Indigenous perspectives…
karnottFebruary 17, 2025
Imagine this: What if scientists had a tool that allowed them to edit genes directly,…
sciencecityApril 18, 2017
Supervisor phobia, as I call it, is an irrational fear that I have seen often…
sciencecityApril 14, 2017
To some of my students’ displeasure, I have my office hours on Friday afternoons. I…
sciencecityApril 13, 2017
Approximately one-third of Ph.D. students are at risk of having or developing a common psychiatric…
sciencecityApril 11, 2017
As information-sharing has become decentralized in our digital age, are traditional approaches to science communication…
sciencecityApril 10, 2017
You probably have heard during the past few months the general discontent of Canadian scientists…
sciencecityApril 6, 2017
Virginia Schutte says the March for Science won’t meet her goals or those set out…
sciencecityApril 4, 2017
The announcement to create the position of a chief science advisor (CSA) for Canada by…
sciencecityMarch 30, 2017
Faculty of medicine researchers are among the UBC recipients of funding through the B.C. Knowledge…
karnottApril 8, 2024
Three projects led by LSI researchers have been awarded funding in the latest round of…
karnottApril 3, 2024
Ziwei Cai, Sarina Saffarian, and Joslia Jose, who are students from Dr Syam Somasekharan's laboratory,…
karnottApril 2, 2024
The Michael Smith Laboratories Pathway to Independence Award aims to support the research and career…
karnottApril 1, 2024
UBC’s Michael Smith Labs and the School of Biomedical Engineering Dr. Anna Blakney (pictured) has…
karnottApril 1, 2024
Congratulations to BC Cancer researchers who were awarded federal grants through the 2023 Canada Foundation…
karnottMarch 27, 2024
Endometriosis remains largely understudied despite being a relatively common condition. Affecting about one in 10…
karnottMarch 26, 2024
UBC is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 Faculty Research Awards. UBC’s Faculty Research…
karnottMarch 25, 2024
