Statins are the most prescribed class of drugs and inhibit a key enzyme in the…
karnottDecember 8, 2025
More than 1 in 10 people in Canada experience major depressive disorder (MDD) at some…
karnottDecember 8, 2025
UBC alumni are committed to an exceptional UBC and a better world. This November, at…
karnottDecember 5, 2025
British Columbia has made remarkable progress in reducing HIV transmission and researchers now believe the…
karnottDecember 5, 2025
Dr. Teresa Tsang A new research effort at UBC is reimagining how heart disease is…
karnottDecember 4, 2025
As ocean temperatures continue to rise, the stress of climate change is affecting marine life…
karnottDecember 4, 2025
We are pleased to announce the new Distinguished University Scholars at UBC for 2025. The…
karnottDecember 4, 2025
Read the Publication This week we profile a recent publication in Nature Communications from first…
pthomsonMay 3, 2022
Previous studies of aging have revealed intrinsically determined alterations in the properties of the hematopoietic…
pthomsonApril 29, 2022
Dr. Chris Carlsten's lab is dedicated to revealing the effects of environmental exposures on human…
pthomsonApril 20, 2022
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
New Ventures BC announced that twelve allumni from its annual New Ventures BC Competition will…
karnottMay 29, 2025
Groundbreaking treatments like targeted cancer therapies and mRNA-based vaccines would not have been possible without…
karnottMay 28, 2025
ME Therapeutics Holdings, a publicly listed preclinical biotechnology company working on novel cancer fighting drugs…
sciencecityMay 26, 2025
Acuitas Therapeutics, a global leader in lipid nanoparticle (LNP) delivery systems for the acceleration of…
sciencecityMay 26, 2025
The lab of Dr. Sabrina Leslie (MSL, Physics and Astronomy; SBME affiliate member) brings together researchers and approaches from physics…
sciencecityMay 23, 2025
Cheek swabs — they’re painless, simple, and commonly used in pediatric research. But how reliable…
sciencecityMay 22, 2025
A pioneering approach is offering researchers new insights into why some prostate cancers are more…
sciencecityMay 21, 2025
For the past 20 years, the Canadian Pharmacogenomics Network for Drug Safety (CPNDS) has been working to…
sciencecityMay 21, 2025
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
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
Congratulations to Georgia Langdon (Terry Fox Lab) for receiving the Genome Science and Technology summer…
karnottJune 17, 2024
A total of 157 new programs and projects led by UBC researchers were awarded more than $36.2…
sciencecityJune 17, 2024
Dr. Peter Stirling (Stirling Lab) has received a one-year research grant through Brain Cancer Canada…
karnottJune 14, 2024
Fifteen Faculty of Medicine learners have received the prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Vanier CGS)…
karnottJune 12, 2024
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) is committed to fostering a culture of mentorship for…
karnottJune 11, 2024
We are pleased to share that Dr. Jörg Gsponer (Michael Smith Laboratories, Department of Biochemistry…
karnottJune 10, 2024
The Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) Consortium will be led by Kelley Lee, professor in…
karnottJune 7, 2024
Taking innovative research from concept to application is critical for improving health care systems and…
karnottJune 6, 2024
