UBC alumni are committed to an exceptional UBC and a better world. This November, at…
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
CereCura Nanotherapeutics announced the successful closing of a $1.4 million seed financing round to accelerate…
karnottDecember 3, 2025
Global epidemiologists recently raised the alarm over ‘nightmare bacteria’—germs that respond to only one or…
karnottDecember 3, 2025
It didn’t look like the beginning of a global biotech company. In 2012, six scientists…
karnottDecember 2, 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
Researchers are developing an effective, affordable and more comfortable treatment to prevent upper airway obstruction…
karnottMay 1, 2025
CBC Vancouver broadcasted a story at the 6 PM news on April 9th about research…
karnottApril 29, 2025
Many people across Canada have problems accessing health care, from finding a family doctor to…
karnottApril 28, 2025
New research from the Centre for Heart Lung Innovation (HLI) has identified inflammation in the…
karnottApril 28, 2025
A newly published study in the Journal of Physiology, by co-first authors Dr. Martin Zaback…
karnottApril 25, 2025
The UBC Traveling Health Fair (UBC THF) has become a vital initiative that enhances the…
karnottApril 24, 2025
Simon Fraser University researchers are using cutting edge technology, in combination with artificial intelligence and…
karnottApril 23, 2025
When COVID-19 reached Canada in 2020, the Jean lab was ready. MBIM professor and virologist…
karnottApril 22, 2025
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
UBC is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 Faculty Research Awards. UBC’s Faculty Research…
karnottMarch 25, 2024
