Each year in Canada, thousands of babies are born very prematurely — before 32 weeks…
karnottOctober 8, 2025
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an age-associated neurodegenerative disease marked by progressive cognitive deterioration and beta-amyloid…
karnottOctober 7, 2025
The biomanufacturing sector for advanced therapies is experiencing rapid growth and an escalating demand for…
karnottOctober 7, 2025
White Mold Fungi Split Their Genome Across Several Nuclei, with Implications for Future Gene Editing
Genomes contain the complete library of information required to build and maintain a living organism…
karnottOctober 6, 2025
British Columbia’s life sciences sector will benefit from an $8 million partnership between Mitacs, Michael…
karnottOctober 6, 2025
Central nervous system (CNS) tumours are growths of abnormal cells residing in either the brain…
karnottOctober 3, 2025
Drs. Najib Ayas and Issy Laher collaborate to better understand the cardiovascular complications arising from…
pthomsonMay 17, 2021
Gregarines are an early-diverging lineage of apicomplexan parasites that hold many clues into the origin…
pthomsonMay 14, 2021
This week we profile a recent publication in Small from the laboratory of Drs. Dominik…
pthomsonMay 10, 2021
Premature termination codons (PTC) cause over 10% of genetic disease cases. Some aminoglycosides that bind…
pthomsonMay 7, 2021
The discovery of innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) has revolutionized our understanding of innate immunity and…
pthomsonMay 7, 2021
This week we profile a recent publication in Scientific Reports from Dr. Joannie Allaire (pictured)…
pthomsonMay 3, 2021
Normal skeletal muscle functions are affected following trauma, chronic diseases, inherited neuromuscular disorders, aging, and…
pthomsonApril 28, 2021
This week we profile a recent publication in the Journal of Thromosis and Haemostasis from…
pthomsonApril 27, 2021
The sudden onset and severity of de novo metastatic prostate cancer makes it one of…
karnottFebruary 5, 2025
Ruffs have long fascinated scientists for their three types of males, known as morphs, that…
karnottFebruary 4, 2025
Preterm babies (by definition any infant born before completing 37 gestational weeks) — particularly those…
karnottFebruary 3, 2025
When faced with a daunting challenge early in her PhD, Jennifer Kim, a graduate student…
karnottJanuary 31, 2025
Have you worn a waterproof garment recently or used a piece of non-stick cookware? Chances…
karnottJanuary 31, 2025
Borealis Biosciences, a next-generation RNA medicines company, announced the appointment of Christian Hordo as CEO;…
karnottJanuary 29, 2025
A pair of new research projects are unlocking nature’s potential to solve two critical issues:…
karnottJanuary 29, 2025
The School of Biomedical Engineering is pleased to welcome Dr. Yanpu He to our faculty…
karnottJanuary 28, 2025
The UBC Department of Orthopaedics proudly announced that two faculty members, Dr. Babak Shadgan (pictured,…
sciencecityOctober 31, 2023
he Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) today announced the Class of 2023 Young Investigator Award recipients…
sciencecityOctober 30, 2023
UBC’s Dr. Catrina Loucks is among the recipients of new funding from the B.C. government…
sciencecityOctober 26, 2023
Dr. Grace Cole is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Karsan Lab. Grace is researching…
sciencecityOctober 23, 2023
Dr. Melina Messing is the 2023 Michael John Page Postdoctoral Fellow Award recipient. The Michael…
sciencecityOctober 20, 2023
BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute is pleased to congratulate the recipients of the 2023 Outstanding…
sciencecityOctober 20, 2023
Congratulations to Dr. Pamela Hoodless (Hoodless Lab) for receiving the Canada Research Society & Canadian…
sciencecityOctober 17, 2023
The distinction honours Canadians whose outstanding leadership and contributions to medicine and the health sciences…
sciencecityOctober 13, 2023
