Featured Awards Dr. Poul Sorensen Receives Esteemed Doctors of BC Terry Fox MedalBC Cancer Research | December 3, 2024Dr. Poul Sorensen is the recipient of the 2024 Doctors of BC Terry Fox Medal,…karnottDecember 3, 2024 Read More
Local News Pneumonia and Malaria: Innovations Tackle Leading Threats to Children Under FiveBC Children’s Hospital Research Institute | December 3, 2024Globally, infectious diseases such as pneumonia and malaria are among the leading causes of death…karnottDecember 3, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Government of Canada Invests in Research on Avian Influenza A(H5N1)Government of Canada | December 2, 2024Avian influenza A(H5N1), commonly known as bird flu, is a viral disease that is typically…karnottDecember 2, 2024 Read More
Local News Dare to Step Outside Your Comfort Zone with Dr. Nika ShakibaUBC School of Biomedical Engineering | December 2, 2024Dr. Nika Shakiba, Assistant Professor at SBME, was recently appointed as a Canada Research Chair…karnottDecember 2, 2024 Read More
Monthly Award Summaries November 2024 Award WinnersScience in Vancouver | December 2, 2024This month, Drs. Nika Shakiba, Laura Evgin, and Lyndia Wu (pictured, left to right) were…karnottDecember 2, 2024 Read More
Local News Killing Cancer Cells with Alpha Particles Could Be the Next Frontier in TreatmentCBC News | November 29, 2024Canadian cancer researchers are part of global efforts to test targeted alpha therapy, a new…karnottNovember 29, 2024 Read More
Local News Transforming Health Symposium Charts a Path Forward for Translational MedicineCanada’s Immuno-Engineering and Biomanufacturing Hub | November 29, 2024On November 4, 2024, the inaugural Transforming Health Symposium brought together thought leaders, clinicians, researchers,…karnottNovember 29, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards Six UBC Medicine Researchers Among New and Renewed Canada Research ChairsUBC Faculty of Medicine | November 28, 2024Six researchers from the UBC Faculty of Medicine are among the new and renewed Canada…karnottNovember 28, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Microbial Intestinal Dysbiosis Drives Long-Term Allergic Susceptibility by Sculpting an ILC2-B1 Cell-Innate IgE AxisKabil, A., et al. | November 28, 2024The abundance and diversity of intestinal commensal bacteria influence systemic immunity with impact on disease…karnottNovember 28, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Luminal Breast Epithelial Cells of BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutation Carriers and Noncarriers Harbor Common Breast Cancer Copy Number AlterationsWilliams, M., et al. | November 27, 2024The prevalence and nature of somatic copy number alterations (CNAs) in breast epithelium and their…karnottNovember 27, 2024 Read More