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
Prostate cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide and new estimates revealed prostate cancer…
pthomsonMarch 24, 2022
In yeast, at least seven proteins (Ice2p, Ist2p, Scs2/22p, Tcb1-Tcb3p) affect cortical endoplasmic reticulum (ER)…
pthomsonMarch 21, 2022
Proteoglycans are proteins that are modified with glycosaminoglycan chains. Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPGs) are currently…
pthomsonMarch 18, 2022
Dr. William Lockwood's lab is focused on studying the biological basis of lung cancer initiation,…
pthomsonMarch 14, 2022
Dr. Gregg Morin's group uses an instrument technology called mass spectrometry to measure the abundance…
pthomsonMarch 8, 2022
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a chronic condition affecting one quarter of the global…
pthomsonMarch 4, 2022
Read the Publication This week we profile a recent publication in Nature Communications from the…
pthomsonFebruary 28, 2022
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
The future of transformative health research depends on the ability to access and connect vast…
karnottMarch 13, 2025
Providence Research’s recent report explores how biobanks fuel scientific and medical discoveries, highlighting HLI’s unique…
karnottMarch 13, 2025
An innovation from BC Children's Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) could have a positive impact on…
karnottMarch 12, 2025
While science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) have historically been male-dominated fields, women are increasingly…
karnottMarch 11, 2025
Do Americans hate science? They certainly seem to hate it more than they used to,…
sciencecityMarch 10, 2017
This past summer, the future of our postdoctoral association’s Science Policy Committee was uncertain. We were…
sciencecityMarch 7, 2017
The initial stages of a PhD can be daunting. Fortunately, there are a few ways…
sciencecityMarch 2, 2017
Female first-year Ph.D. students in “bench” biology disciplines—such as molecular biology, cellular biology, and genetics—spend…
sciencecityFebruary 27, 2017
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
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
