Local News UBC Enzyme Technology Clears First Human Test Toward Universal Donor Organs for Transplantation UBC Michael Smith Laboratories | October 10, 2025 The first successful human transplant of a kidney converted from blood type A to universal…karnottOctober 10, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Michael John Page Postdoctoral Fellow Award Ceremony 2025: Dr. MD Mohosin Rana UBC Centre for Blood Research | October 10, 2025 The Michael John Page Postdoctoral Fellow Award recognizes a postdoctoral fellow who reflects Dr. Page’s…karnottOctober 10, 2025 Read More
Local News Study at St. Paul’s Hospital Aims To Reduce Pain for Cardiac Surgery Patients Providence Research | October 10, 2025 Dr. Terri Sun, a cardiac anesthesiologist at St. Paul’s Hospital, is investigating a novel tactic…karnottOctober 10, 2025 Read More
Local News Join the Conversation and Explore Big Questions About Genomics and Society Genome BC | October 9, 2025 Genomics is transforming healthcare, the environment and natural resource management. The Genomics and Society (G&S)…karnottOctober 9, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Recent Advancements in Immunotherapy of Melanoma Using Nanotechnology-Based Strategies Bahreyni, A., et al. | February 2, 2023 Melanoma is a malignant tumor that accounts for the deadliest form of skin cancers. Despite…mjoyFebruary 2, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Synaptic Activity–Dependent Changes in the Hippocampal Palmitoylome Nasseri, G. G. & Matin, N., et al. | January 25, 2023 The primary focus of Dr. Shernaz Bamji's lab at present is to determine how the…mjoyJanuary 25, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Mapping the Iceberg of Autonomic Recovery: Mechanistic Underpinnings of Neuromodulation Following Spinal Cord Injury Samejima, s., et al. | January 24, 2023 Spinal cord injury leads to disruption in autonomic control resulting in cardiovascular, bowel, and lower…mjoyJanuary 24, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week A Universal Sequencing Read Interpreter Kijima, Y., et al. | January 19, 2023 Massively parallel DNA sequencing has led to the rapid growth of highly multiplexed experiments in…mjoyJanuary 19, 2023 Read More
Local News Discovery Offers New Insights to Understand and Treat Prostate Cancer Terry Fox Research Institute | May 21, 2025 A pioneering approach is offering researchers new insights into why some prostate cancers are more…sciencecityMay 21, 2025 Read More
Local News Cutting-Edge Genomic Technology to Help Improve Medication Safety for Children in New BC Children’s Led Study BC Children's Hospital Research Institute | May 21, 2025 For the past 20 years, the Canadian Pharmacogenomics Network for Drug Safety (CPNDS) has been working to…sciencecityMay 21, 2025 Read More
Local News AbCellera Receives Authorization from Health Canada to Initiate the Phase 1 Clinical Trial of ABCL635 for Vasomotor Symptoms Due to Menopause AbCellera | May 20, 2025 AbCellera today announced it has received a No Objection Letter (NOL) from Health Canada authorizing its…sciencecityMay 20, 2025 Read More
Local News Celebrating the Career and Retirement of Professor Pauline Johnson UBC Department of Microbiology and Immunology | May 20, 2025 The Department of Microbiology and Immunology and the greater UBC community celebrate the career and…sciencecityMay 20, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Crowdfunding Is Financing and Promoting ‘Worst-of-the-Worst’ Bogus Cancer Therapies: Study The Vancouver Sun | January 10, 2019 The 47-year-old mother from Tennessee had chosen to forgo traditional cancer treatments for her late…sciencecityJanuary 10, 2019 Read More
Interesting Articles Trudeau Wants Canada to Be a Global Leader in Science. So Why Is He Ending a Successful, Innovative Program? The Globe and Mail | January 7, 2019 The Globe and Mail recently reported a concerning decision made by the Trudeau government: Minister…sciencecityJanuary 7, 2019 Read More
Interesting Articles Tackling the Talent Gap in the Cell and Gene Therapy Industry Biotechnology Focus | January 4, 2019 For those of us who have been following and working in the cell and gene therapy (CGT) field…sciencecityJanuary 4, 2019 Read More
Interesting Articles Universities and Colleges across Canada Now Growing Marijuana on Campus CTV News | January 3, 2019 Marijuana, long snuck on to college and university campuses for use in bongs and joints,…sciencecityJanuary 3, 2019 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Peter Zandstra Awarded BIOTECanada’s Gold Leaf Leadership Award BIOTECanada | August 29, 2024 BIOTECanada’s Gold Leaf Awards recognize the remarkable individuals and companies who have made significant contributions…karnottAugust 29, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards SBME Awarded $5 Million from PacifiCan for a New Biodevice Foundry UBC School of Biomedical Engineering | August 28, 2024 Together, government and philanthropic support has helped to launch the new Biodevice Foundry at SBME—a…karnottAugust 28, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Results: Inflammation in Chronic Disease Phase II Canadian Institutes of Health Research | August 22, 2024 Funding Decisions Database for the Inflammation in Chronic Disease Phase II funding round from the…karnottAugust 22, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards New Canadian Cancer Society Research Program Aims to Decrease the 10,000 Annual Cancer Cases Caused by Workplace Exposures Canadian Cancer Society | August 20, 2024 New research grants announced today by the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) are bringing together the…karnottAugust 20, 2024 Read More
Local News NervGen Pharma Announces US$10 Million Non-Brokered Private Placement to Support Anticipated Nasdaq Listing and Advance NVG-291 Development Life Sciences BC | November 24, 2025 NervGen Pharma Corp. (“NervGen” or the “Company”) , a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing first-in-class neuroreparative…karnottNovember 24, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Science Exposed Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | November 21, 2025 The wait is over! Discover the 2025 recipients of the People’s Choice Award and the…karnottNovember 21, 2025 Read More
Local News In Memory of Professor Glen Tibbits SFU Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology | November 21, 2025 Glen was a Distinguished Professor at SFU with joint appointments in Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology…karnottNovember 21, 2025 Read More