A study published in Nature Medicine has uncovered biomarkers that could help select the most…
karnottNovember 19, 2025
A new study, led by St. Paul’s Hospital respirologist Dr. Alyson Wong and funded by…
karnottNovember 18, 2025
With support from a new $3-million Terry Fox Frontiers Program Project Grant, researchers from the…
karnottNovember 18, 2025
Impaired amyloid beta (Aβ) clearance contributes to sporadic Alzheimer's disease (AD). This study investigated retinal…
karnottNovember 17, 2025
Co-led by Dr. David Huntsman, professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at UBC and distinguished…
karnottNovember 17, 2025
On October 22, the federal government announced the CRC appointments of Angela Kaida, Dara Kelly-Roy,…
karnottNovember 14, 2025
Dr. Christian Steidl, senior scientist and Executive Director, Research at BC Cancer, is the recipient…
karnottNovember 14, 2025
The majority of genetic variants detected in genome wide association studies (GWAS) exert their effects…
pthomsonDecember 15, 2021
Cardiac muscle uses multiple sources of energy including glucose and fatty acid (FA). The heart…
pthomsonDecember 10, 2021
Direct cell-to-cell spreading of Listeria monocytogenes requires the bacteria to induce actin-based finger-like membrane protrusions in donor…
pthomsonDecember 6, 2021
Propionibacterium acnes, though generally considered part of the normal flora of human skin, is an…
pthomsonDecember 2, 2021
Seemingly redundant in function, melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5 (MDA5) and toll-like receptor- 3 (TLR3) both…
pthomsonNovember 29, 2021
The interplay between growth factors, signaling pathways and transcription factors during placental development is key…
pthomsonNovember 26, 2021
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 world’s climate is changing at an unprecedented rate, posing significant challenges to our natural…
karnottApril 21, 2025
By the early 1970s, Dr. Julia Levy had a well-established lab up and running at…
karnottApril 18, 2025
The Province is accelerating the future of patient care and advancing testing for cancer, heart…
karnottApril 17, 2025
Today, Acuitas Therapeutics, Inc. was named one of Canada’s Top Small & Medium Employers (2025).…
karnottApril 16, 2025
We are excited to announce the arrival of the Agilent Femto Pulse System at the…
karnottApril 15, 2025
A pan-Canadian team has developed a new way to quickly find personalized treatments for young…
karnottApril 15, 2025
In a recent study, the Tropini and Ciernia labs report how gut microbiome disruption influences…
karnottApril 11, 2025
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
UBC is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 Faculty Research Awards. UBC’s Faculty Research…
karnottMarch 25, 2024
Two LSI postdocs were recipients of the prestigious CIHR Research Excellence, Diversity, and Independence (REDI)…
karnottMarch 25, 2024
“The first pass through any life sciences experiment is always about learning – don’t be…
karnottMarch 20, 2024
UBC Faculty of Medicine-affiliated research projects have been awarded more than $18 million in federal…
karnottMarch 19, 2024
