For University of British Columbia life sciences researchers, new facilities and equipment to help them…
karnottJanuary 5, 2026
UBC clinical assistant professor Dr. Kevin Afra has been awarded the 2025 Sherrold Haddad Excellence…
karnottDecember 19, 2025
Provincial funding for Canada’s Immuno-Engineering and Biomanufacturing Hub (CIEBH) — a national initiative led by…
karnottDecember 19, 2025
Dr. Megan Levings and her team have recently published two papers on the very different…
karnottDecember 18, 2025
Drs. Marco Marra (Michael Smith Laboratories, Department of Medical Genetics) and Marco Todesco (Michael Smith…
karnottDecember 18, 2025
As genetic testing becomes part of routine health care, one question looms large: who helps…
karnottDecember 17, 2025
It has been estimated that 15-30% of the ∼20,000 genes in C. elegans are essential, yet many…
pthomsonSeptember 29, 2021
Although innate immunity is linked to metabolic health, the effect of leptin signaling in cells…
pthomsonSeptember 28, 2021
Cognitive decline leading to dementia, accompanied by the accumulation of amyloid-beta (Aβ) in neuritic plaques…
pthomsonSeptember 22, 2021
Klebsiella pneumoniae has been implicated in wide-ranging nosocomial outbreaks, causing severe infections without effective treatments due…
pthomsonSeptember 14, 2021
In land plants and algae, cellulose is important for strengthening cell walls and preventing breakage…
pthomsonSeptember 13, 2021
Huntington disease is an inherited neurodegenerative disorder that affects 1 in 7,500 individuals in the…
pthomsonSeptember 8, 2021
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
Blood transfusion and organ transplantation are cornerstones of modern medicine, saving millions of lives each…
karnottMay 7, 2025
Zacara Therapeutics, a Vancouver diabetes life science company developing the first once-daily therapeutic to prevent…
karnottMay 6, 2025
When Kayla King was growing up in Nanaimo, British Columbia, every day felt like Earth…
karnottMay 2, 2025
By 2050, it is projected that the number of people living with Parkinson’s disease will…
karnottMay 1, 2025
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
“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
Olivia Hunter, a UBC medical student, has been honoured as one of 20 Wesbrook Scholars…
karnottMarch 18, 2024
The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) today announced the 2023 Class of PCF Team Challenge Award…
karnottMarch 18, 2024
We are excited to share that Drs. Leonard Foster and Sabrina Leslie are among ten…
karnottMarch 13, 2024
The results of the CIHR Fall 2023 Project Grant Competition have just been announced. CTN…
karnottMarch 12, 2024
Two members of UBC’s faculty of medicine community have been honoured with 2024 Association of…
karnottMarch 11, 2024
SFU’s honourees this year are Kluane Adamek (Aagé), a visionary leader and the youngest woman…
karnottMarch 6, 2024
