Genome BC recently funded two Society Issues Competition (SOC) projects to investigate improvements for genetic…
karnottAugust 19, 2025
Dr. Andrew Eisen’s name is synonymous with progress in the field of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis…
karnottAugust 18, 2025
In a breakthrough study co-led by Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute researchers, Drs. Christopher Ong…
karnottAugust 15, 2025
Heart disease risk may have more to do with genetic factors interacting with sex hormones…
karnottAugust 15, 2025
UBC Faculty of Medicine medical student Rahnuma Sara has been awarded a 2025 Canadian Medical…
karnottAugust 15, 2025
Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health Trainee Awards!…
karnottAugust 15, 2025
The School of Biomedical Engineering (SBME) at the University of British Columbia has been selected…
karnottAugust 14, 2025
The Mizumoto lab studies the fundamental mechanisms of how our brain develops. In particular, they…
pthomsonSeptember 7, 2021
The claustrum is a brain region implicated in a wide variety of functions - from…
pthomsonSeptember 6, 2021
The Levings lab is working to understand the biological properties of regulatory T cells (Tregs)…
pthomsonAugust 30, 2021
Islet amyloid, formed by aggregation of human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP), contributes to β-cell death in type…
pthomsonAugust 27, 2021
Exposure of blood to a foreign surface in the form of a diagnostic or therapeutic…
pthomsonAugust 23, 2021
Plant cell walls are highly dynamic structures that are composed predominately of polysaccharides. As such,…
pthomsonAugust 20, 2021
Organ transplant is an important procedure, particular to those with end-stage organ failure. Currently, global…
pthomsonAugust 16, 2021
Signaling by the B cell antigen receptor (BCR) initiates actin remodeling. The assembly of branched…
pthomsonAugust 13, 2021
Vancouver-based Genevant Sciences, a leading nucleic acid delivery company with world-class platforms and an expansive…
karnottJanuary 15, 2025
Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC), BC Cancer, Harvard Medical School and Memorial…
karnottJanuary 14, 2025
A Vancouver life sciences firm is printing loads of venture capital, as well as organic…
karnottJanuary 14, 2025
On November 13th, 2024, the Centre for Blood Research (CBR) held their 18th annual Earl…
karnottJanuary 13, 2025
A recent study led by Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute researcher Dr. Ilker Hacihaliloglu is…
karnottJanuary 10, 2025
Reflecting on the history of the Nobel Prize, many of the most impactful discoveries in…
karnottJanuary 9, 2025
High levels of salt are killing fertilized coho eggs, raising concerns about excessive use of…
karnottJanuary 8, 2025
Our website states that the Michael Smith Laboratories is “where biotechnology research and educational outreach…
karnottJanuary 8, 2025
We extend our enthusiastic congratulations to Dr. Michael Skinnider for receiving the Bayer Foundation Early…
karnottNovember 23, 2023
Congratulations to Dr. Wilfred Jefferies for being this year’s UBC Department of Medical Genetics Teaching…
sciencecityNovember 21, 2023
We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Florian Kuchenbauer, distinguished scientist of Terry Fox Laboratory (Kuchenbauer…
sciencecityNovember 20, 2023
Congratulations to Drs. Poul Sorensen and Gregg Morin, at BC Cancer, and Dr. Wei Li,…
sciencecityNovember 16, 2023
Congratulations to SBME’s Dr. Govind Kaigala for being awarded the 2023 Analytical Chemistry Young Innovator…
sciencecityNovember 15, 2023
Congratulations to Dr. Amanda Amoah (Kuchenbauer Lab), for receiving the Walter Benjamin German Research Foundation…
sciencecityNovember 14, 2023
Dr. Lara Boyd, a professor in the UBC Faculty of Medicine’s department of physical therapy,…
sciencecityNovember 14, 2023
It is with great excitement we congratulate Dr. Emily Bordeleau on being awarded the Killam…
sciencecityNovember 10, 2023
