Featured Awards Dr. Brett Finlay Recognized with John McNeill Excellence in Health Research Mentorship Award UBC Michael Smith Laboratories | July 7, 2025 Dr. Brett Finlay has been awarded the 2024 John McNeill Excellence in Health Research Mentorship…karnottJuly 7, 2025 Read More
Local News Dr. Huawei Li Joins SBME to Lead the Conconi Family Biodevice Foundry UBC School of Biomedical Engineering | July 4, 2025 From a young age, Dr. Huawei Li found himself curious about biodevices and how they…karnottJuly 4, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Cortical Effects of Dopamine Replacement Account for Clinical Response Variability in Parkinson’s Disease Wiesman, A., et al. | July 4, 2025 Individual variability in clinical response to dopamine replacement therapy (DRT) is a key barrier to…karnottJuly 4, 2025 Read More
Local News Dr. Shelina Babul on Concussions, Brain Injury Research, and Public Awareness Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | July 4, 2025 Encased in a tough bony skull and suspended in shock-absorbing fluid, the brain is protected…karnottJuly 4, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week A High-Throughput Screening Platform for Enzymes Active on Mucin-Type O-Glycoproteins Wardman, J. F., et al. | August 22, 2023 Mucin-type O-glycosylation is a post-translational modification present at the interface between cells where it has…pthomsonAugust 22, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Cleavage of 14-3-3ε by the Enteroviral 3C Protease Dampens RIG-I-Mediated Antiviral Signaling Andrews, D. D. T., et al. | August 15, 2023 Viruses have evolved diverse strategies to evade the host innate immune response and promote infection.…pthomsonAugust 15, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week A Novel Class of Broad-Spectrum Active-Site-Directed 3C-Like Protease Inhibitors with Nanomolar Antiviral Activity against highly Immune-Evasive SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Subvariants Pérez-Vargas, J., et al. | August 14, 2023 Antivirals with broad coronavirus activity are important for treating high-risk individuals exposed to the constantly…pthomsonAugust 14, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week ASCL1 Is Activated Downstream of the ROR2/CREB Signaling Pathway to Support Lineage Plasticity in Prostate Cancer Tabrizian, N., et al. | August 11, 2023 Lineage plasticity is a form of therapy-induced drug resistance. In prostate cancer, androgen receptor (AR)…pthomsonAugust 11, 2023 Read More
Local News Searching for the ‘Sweet Spot’ of Tissue Repair Research2Reality | April 3, 2025 Your immune system protects you from infection, but it also helps your body with all…karnottApril 3, 2025 Read More
Local News Canada Slowest in Reporting Bird Flu at 618 Days – but COVID Shows We Can Do Better UBC Science | April 2, 2025 The global average for countries to report genetic information about bird flu, crucial to tracking…karnottApril 2, 2025 Read More
Local News Refugee Scholars Making an Impact at UBC UBC News | April 1, 2025 For UBC’s World University Service of Canada (WUSC) refugee award winners, those stories highlight their…karnottApril 1, 2025 Read More
Local News POG and Dr. Marco Marra’s Killam Prize Featured in The Globe and Mail BC Cancer Research Institute | March 31, 2025 Dr. Marco Marra and the groundbreaking Personalized OncoGenomics (POG) program have been prominently featured in…karnottMarch 31, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Government of Canada Funds 49 Additional COVID-19 Research Projects Canadian Institutes of Health Research | March 23, 2020 Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Government of Canada has consulted with experts…sciencecityMarch 23, 2020 Read More
Interesting Articles Office of the Chief Science Advisor’s Youth Council Government of Canada | March 17, 2020 Canada’s Chief Science Advisor, Dr. Mona Nemer, was thrilled to receive 1,115 applications for her…sciencecityMarch 17, 2020 Read More
Interesting Articles Trudeau Announces $1B Package to Respond to COVID-19 CBC News | March 12, 2020 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a $1-billion package to help Canadians cope with the…sciencecityMarch 12, 2020 Read More
Interesting Articles Canada’s Stem Cell Network Investing in Advanced Research on Type 1 Diabetes, Heart Diseases & Vision Loss Stem Cell Network | March 6, 2020 The Stem Cell Network (SCN) announced today $6.9 million in funding for innovative stem cell…sciencecityMarch 6, 2020 Read More
Featured Awards Lorenzo Lindo receives CCS Research Training Award BC Cancer Terry Fox Laboratory Research | October 4, 2024 Congratulations to Lorenzo Lindo of Hay Lab (Terry Fox Laboratory) for receiving a Canadian Cancer…karnottOctober 4, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards FHS Assistant Professor Wins Michael Smith Scholar Award SFU Faculty of Health Sciences | October 3, 2024 Michael Smith Health Research BC has granted FHS Assistant Professor Lyana Patrick its prestigious Scholar…karnottOctober 3, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Ryan Hoiland Named a 2023 Brain Canada Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | October 1, 2024 Dr. Ryan Hoiland is one of 21 neuroscientists in Canada who have been awarded $100,000…karnottOctober 1, 2024 Read More
Monthly Award Summaries September 2024 Award Winners Science in Vancouver | October 1, 2024 Dr. Aly Karsan (pictured) from the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at UBC's Faculty…karnottOctober 1, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards UBC’s Dr. Paul Keown Honoured with Clinical Trials BC Award for Advocacy and Leadership UBC Faculty of Medicine | July 30, 2025 UBC Faculty of Medicine professor Dr. Paul Anthony Keown has been awarded the Clinical Trials…karnottJuly 30, 2025 Read More
Local News OPTIMISE Trial Seeks to Personalize Cancer Treatment for Children with High-Risk Tumours BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute | July 30, 2025 When standard cancer treatments fail or prove ineffective for patients, options for children and youth…karnottJuly 30, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles adMare Executive Institute Opens Applications for Eighth Cohort adMare Bioinnovations | July 29, 2025 The adMare Academy is now accepting applications for the eighth cohort of its exclusive Executive…karnottJuly 29, 2025 Read More