Molecular You, a Vancouver, B.C., healthy longevity company, announced today that it has raised $5…
karnottSeptember 3, 2025
The UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Aaron…
karnottSeptember 2, 2025
Drs. Robert Petrella (left) and Zabrina Brumme (right) This past month we turn our spotlight…
karnottSeptember 1, 2025
Evolutionary biologist Dr. Kayla King has been awarded the 2025 Francis Crick Medal and Lecture…
karnottSeptember 1, 2025
Holding a donor lung instantly educates. The delicate nature of the organ leads to an…
karnottSeptember 1, 2025
Each year, the UBC Faculty of Medicine (FoM) recognizes faculty members who have made exceptional…
karnottAugust 29, 2025
In 1862, Victor Hugo reportedly wrote to his publisher to ask how his newly published…
karnottAugust 29, 2025
The intestinal tract is the target organ of most parasitic infections, including those by helminths…
pthomsonNovember 26, 2021
“Symbiosis” means “living together”: sometimes the outcome of host-microbe associations is pathogenic, while in other…
pthomsonNovember 23, 2021
The COVID19 pandemic, caused by SARS-CoV-2, has infected more than 200 million people worldwide. Due…
pthomsonNovember 19, 2021
The Brumer group focusses on the dissection of the molecular systems in our symbiotic gut…
pthomsonNovember 17, 2021
The gut microbiome is a diverse network of bacteria which inhabit our digestive tract and…
pthomsonNovember 12, 2021
During pancreas development, endocrine progenitors differentiate into the islet cell subtypes, which undergo further functional…
pthomsonNovember 12, 2021
Sex differences in whole-body fat storage exist in many species. For example, Drosophila females store more fat…
pthomsonNovember 8, 2021
In addition to genetic predisposition, environmental determinants contribute to a complex etiology leading to onset…
pthomsonNovember 5, 2021
In a featured article published today in Frontiers in Science, researchers from leading Canadian institutions…
karnottFebruary 7, 2025
I am delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Martin Gleave as the inaugural Chief…
karnottFebruary 6, 2025
The sudden onset and severity of de novo metastatic prostate cancer makes it one of…
karnottFebruary 5, 2025
Ruffs have long fascinated scientists for their three types of males, known as morphs, that…
karnottFebruary 4, 2025
Preterm babies (by definition any infant born before completing 37 gestational weeks) — particularly those…
karnottFebruary 3, 2025
When faced with a daunting challenge early in her PhD, Jennifer Kim, a graduate student…
karnottJanuary 31, 2025
Have you worn a waterproof garment recently or used a piece of non-stick cookware? Chances…
karnottJanuary 31, 2025
Borealis Biosciences, a next-generation RNA medicines company, announced the appointment of Christian Hordo as CEO;…
karnottJanuary 29, 2025
UBC Faculty of Medicine’s Dr. Deborah Money (pictured) was recently appointed to the Order of…
karnottFebruary 1, 2024
The Terry Fox Research Institute has co-funded six Master’s and PhD students and one postdoctoral…
karnottFebruary 1, 2024
The Michael Smith Laboratories is pleased to highlight one of our outstanding graduate students, Heather…
karnottJanuary 29, 2024
Six UBC faculty of medicine community members have been honoured by the Canadian Association for…
karnottJanuary 25, 2024
Dr Artem Cherkasov's success in winning the worldwide drug discovery challenge is praiseworthy. The competition…
karnottJanuary 24, 2024
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Teresa Tsang has been appointed Executive Director, Vancouver…
karnottJanuary 23, 2024
UBC medical student Navjit Moore has received the BC Medal of Good Citizenship for her…
karnottJanuary 17, 2024
We would like to extend an enthusiastic congratulations to Dr. David Ng, Director of the…
karnottJanuary 16, 2024
