The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences is delighted to welcome Dr. Henry Kilgore, who joined us…
karnottJanuary 20, 2026
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Stirling Bryan as Interim Executive Director,…
karnottJanuary 19, 2026
Providence Research is inviting applications for the Carraresi Foundation Early Career Clinician Investigator Award. This…
karnottJanuary 19, 2026
A distinguished academic, visionary research leader and trusted mentor, Dr. Bernard H. (Bernie) Bressler played…
karnottJanuary 16, 2026
Beneath the coastal waters of British Columbia are vast, dense populations of algae integral to…
karnottJanuary 15, 2026
In the United States, an estimated 14 million colonoscopies are performed yearly, each requiring patients…
karnottJanuary 15, 2026
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
Vancouver Coastal Health has launched British Columbia’s first dedicated inpatient clinical trials unit for early-phase…
karnottMay 29, 2025
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
UBC Faculty of Medicine community members are among the recipients of funding from UBC’s Strategic…
karnottMay 10, 2024
Canada’s Immuno-Engineering and Biomanufacturing Hub Research Teams Awarded $140M in Federal Funding
Today, the Government of Canada announced an investment of $140 million in projects associated with…
karnottMay 8, 2024
Dr. Yongjin Park (pictured) has been named Canada Research Chair in Integrative Causality Inference of…
karnottMay 1, 2024
Internationally renowned evolutionary biologist Dr. Dolph Schluter has been elected to the newest class of…
karnottApril 30, 2024
Loujain Bilal (BSc Student, MISA President 2023-2024) - Faculty of Science Excellence in Service Award…
karnottApril 29, 2024
A number of UBC Faculty of Medicine members have been honoured with Killam teaching awards…
karnottApril 25, 2024
Dr Kishor Wasan, has been awarded the Outstanding Reviewer recognition for their exceptional contribution to…
karnottApril 23, 2024
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Yongjin Park has been named Canada Research Chair…
karnottApril 22, 2024
