A pair of British Columbian agritech startups have received funding from Genome British Columbia’s (Genome…
karnottSeptember 23, 2025
Three students at the Faculty of Health Sciences secured major awards from the Social Sciences…
karnottSeptember 23, 2025
Over the last 15 years, research into the gut microbiome — the ecosystem of microorganisms…
karnottSeptember 22, 2025
Genome BC is funding three projects that examine the genetic-level impacts of wildfire smoke exposure,…
karnottSeptember 22, 2025
This week, we profile a recent publication in Oncogene by Dr. William Lockwood's lab (pictured). Since…
karnottSeptember 19, 2025
A new clinical trials unit (CTU) will allow B.C. life sciences companies to test early-stage…
karnottSeptember 19, 2025
HER2 targeting is increasingly relevant in metastatic urothelial cancer (mUC) because of emerging antibody–drug conjugates,…
karnottSeptember 18, 2025
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
Age-associated B cells (ABCs) are a recently identified, unique B cell population that displays both…
pthomsonMarch 24, 2022
Prostate cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide and new estimates revealed prostate cancer…
pthomsonMarch 24, 2022
This article originally posted on the UBC Faculty of Medicine website and reposted here. Three…
karnottMarch 20, 2025
Canadian researchers have developed an effective new technique for identifying aggressive medulloblastoma—the most common type…
karnottMarch 20, 2025
STEMCELL Technologies Canada Inc. to build two new cutting-edge biomanufacturing facilities to produce critical inputs…
karnottMarch 19, 2025
The UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences was proud to participate in Life Sciences BC’s 10th…
karnottMarch 19, 2025
The GSC is proud to announce its collaboration on five groundbreaking projects as part of…
karnottMarch 19, 2025
Researchers from BC Cancer and the University of British Columbia (UBC) have discovered that certain…
karnottMarch 17, 2025
UBC researchers are embracing advances in MRI to bring new hope to people with multiple…
karnottMarch 14, 2025
It is estimated that there are more than 10,000 to 12,000 rare diseases affecting more…
karnottMarch 14, 2025
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
Last month, General Electric announced that by 2020 the company would not only have equal…
sciencecityMarch 28, 2017
Much anticipated initial results of the Canadian chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) clinical trial for…
sciencecityMarch 27, 2017
The latest update on the status of women in science offers some good news. The…
sciencecityMarch 23, 2017
After spending nearly 15 years in biomedical science laboratories in two different countries with publicly…
sciencecityMarch 21, 2017
CRISPR, a technique that allows for precise gene editing, is taking the research world by…
sciencecityMarch 16, 2017
My first attempt at publishing a paper was a breeze. A collaborator was asked to…
sciencecityMarch 14, 2017
Dr. Shaghayegh Nouruzi, a post-doctoral fellow in Dr. Zoubeidi's lab, has been honored with the…
karnottApril 16, 2024
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) facilitates clinician-scientists in their efforts to make new discoveries…
karnottApril 15, 2024
Dr. Verheyen, a professor in the Molecular Biology and Biochemistry department, is being recognized for…
karnottApril 15, 2024
The UBC Medical Alumni Association (MAA) will be celebrating the achievements of several faculty members…
karnottApril 12, 2024
UBC Faculty of Medicine researchers are part of a new national network that recently received…
karnottApril 9, 2024
In celebration of our 2023-2024 major award winners, we are pleased to share their accomplishments.…
karnottApril 9, 2024
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
