A first-of-its-kind study led by Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute researcher Dr. Helen Tremlett and…
karnottNovember 26, 2024
There is a legend that in the 1860s the huge 500-year-old oak beams holding up…
karnottNovember 25, 2024
Imagine, for a moment, that you’re walking to work or school on a crisp autumn…
karnottNovember 25, 2024
The first thing most doctors think about when one of their patients is diagnosed with…
karnottNovember 22, 2024
In the misty forests of British Columbia, the fuzzy leaves and pointed husks of beaked…
karnottNovember 22, 2024
Researchers at Dr. Silke Appel-Cresswell’s lab use music as a non-invasive intervention to enhance brain…
karnottNovember 22, 2024
Michael Smith Health Research BC’s 2025 Research Trainee competition is now open to applications. The…
karnottNovember 21, 2024
Read the Publication This week we profile a recent publication in Nature from the labs…
pthomsonOctober 12, 2021
Read the Publication This week we profile a recent publication in Current Biology from the…
pthomsonOctober 7, 2021
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is an age-related condition that is linked to cellular senescence…
pthomsonOctober 6, 2021
The Allan and Verheyen labs at UBC and SFU, respectively, use the fruit fly as…
pthomsonSeptember 29, 2021
It has been estimated that 15-30% of the ∼20,000 genes in C. elegans are essential, yet many…
pthomsonSeptember 29, 2021
Although innate immunity is linked to metabolic health, the effect of leptin signaling in cells…
pthomsonSeptember 28, 2021
Cognitive decline leading to dementia, accompanied by the accumulation of amyloid-beta (Aβ) in neuritic plaques…
pthomsonSeptember 22, 2021
Klebsiella pneumoniae has been implicated in wide-ranging nosocomial outbreaks, causing severe infections without effective treatments due…
pthomsonSeptember 14, 2021
The Centre for Blood Research (CBR) is excited to share the CBR Magazine: April 2024…
karnottMay 3, 2024
Policy and decision makers face a growing challenge: keeping up with the ever-increasing complexity and…
karnottMay 3, 2024
Suzano Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Suzano, the world’s largest market pulp producer,…
karnottApril 30, 2024
Earlier this month, B.C.’s Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation, the Honourable Brenda Bailey,…
karnottApril 30, 2024
Dr. Cheryl Peters, a senior scientist in cancer prevention at BC Cancer and the BC…
karnottApril 26, 2024
Parkinson disease not only affects movement but also profoundly impacts emotions and cognitive functions, which…
karnottApril 24, 2024
In the ongoing quest to understand the complexities of human biology, graduate student researcher Lucy…
karnottApril 24, 2024
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
This investment is the result of SCN’s second and final two funding competitions for the…
pthomsonMay 17, 2023
Ahmad Samara is a PhD student in Dr. Tamara Vanderwal‘s lab and one of UBC’s newest…
pthomsonMay 15, 2023
