Why does a sanitized environment protect us from infections but seem to increase the chances…
karnottJuly 15, 2025
Canada has developed a world-class life sciences sector, but without stronger domestic investment, much of…
karnottJuly 11, 2025
The new study, published in the journal Movement Disorders, looks at why levodopa – the…
karnottJuly 11, 2025
Congratulations to Victor Barrios from Dr. Xuesen Dong’s lab received the CHRI Doctoral Research Award:…
karnottJuly 11, 2025
A pioneering study led by Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) researcher Dr. Calvin Kuo…
karnottJuly 10, 2025
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) is proud to support future research leaders with the…
karnottJuly 10, 2025
Researchers have identified buried copper ore by testing the DNA of microbes in the surface…
karnottJuly 9, 2025
The authors found that a well-characterized DNA repair complex, called the MRN complex, had a…
sciencecitySeptember 30, 2019
All cells function by an intricate mechanism that converts information stored as nucleic acid sequences…
sciencecitySeptember 27, 2019
The authors identified the mechanism of action of B-Raf, a key enzyme that is mutated…
sciencecitySeptember 26, 2019
The authors found that type 1 T-regulatory (Tr1) cells have functions outside beyond their expected…
sciencecitySeptember 23, 2019
Solid tumors produce proteins that can induce the accumulation of bone marrow-derived cells in various…
sciencecitySeptember 19, 2019
The authors employed expertise in DNA sequencing and analysis to characterize the genetics of tumour…
sciencecitySeptember 16, 2019
It is increasingly evident that non–protein-coding regions of the genome can give rise to transcripts…
sciencecitySeptember 13, 2019
The authors show that, despite the surprisingly complex origin of apicomplexans from algae, the alga-parasite…
sciencecitySeptember 9, 2019
adMare BioInnovations is delighted to announce the location of its new wet laboratory facility to…
karnottJune 28, 2024
A discovery by researchers at the University of British Columbia promises to improve care for…
karnottJune 27, 2024
Life Sciences BC is delighted to provide companies with a unique opportunity to showcase their…
karnottJune 25, 2024
Burnaby based Kardium, a developer of the Globe Mapping and Albation System for the tratment…
karnottJune 21, 2024
By better matching donors and recipients, the project aims to prevent organ rejection and reduce…
sciencecityJune 18, 2024
Four out of five children diagnosed with cancer survive over the long term after treatment,…
sciencecityJune 18, 2024
Over the past few years, the province of British Columbia has been grappling with an…
karnottJune 14, 2024
A BC Cancer-authored paper in the Canadian Association Medical Journal (CAMJ) has concluded that, with…
karnottJune 14, 2024
UBC faculty of medicine and Centre for Blood Research scientists received $11.1 million for two new projects…
pthomsonOctober 13, 2022
Knowledge Translation (KT) activities aim to close the gap between research and implementation by improving…
pthomsonOctober 13, 2022
Acuitas Therapeutics announced that Dr. Thomas Madden, the company's President & CEO, has received BIOTECanada's…
pthomsonOctober 11, 2022
At a gala celebration in Toronto on 29 September 2022, NMIN Founding Director Dr. Pieter…
pthomsonOctober 7, 2022
The Rising Stars program was established to celebrate Dr. Connie Eaves’ Gairdner Wightman Award, her…
pthomsonOctober 6, 2022
Each year, the Faculty of Medicine recognizes faculty and staff members for excellence in teaching,…
pthomsonOctober 4, 2022
Dr. Jessica Dennis from UBC and BC Children's Hospital Research Institute received a Michael Smith…
pthomsonOctober 3, 2022
Dr. Michael Kobor has been awarded the 2022 Geoffrey L. Hammond Lectureship. The former, and inaugural,…
pthomsonSeptember 28, 2022
