For families facing a rare disease, the hardest part is often not knowing. What’s causing…
karnottJanuary 6, 2026
News and Articles
Mitochondrial protein import is required for maintaining organellar function1. Perturbations in this process are associated…
karnottJanuary 5, 2026
For University of British Columbia life sciences researchers, new facilities and equipment to help them…
karnottJanuary 5, 2026
The holiday season is here, and as research begins to slow towards the end of…
karnottDecember 22, 2025
To investigate the positive predictive value and false positive risk of copy number variations (CNV's)…
karnottMarch 14, 2024
To survive, cells must respond to changing environmental conditions. One way that eukaryotic cells react…
karnottMarch 11, 2024
The development of vascular networks in microfluidic chips is crucial for the long-term culture of…
karnottMarch 5, 2024
No consensus strategies exist for prognosticating metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Circulating tumor DNA fraction…
karnottMarch 4, 2024
UBC has opened a $45 million expansion of the Beaty Biodiversity Centre, made possible by…
karnottOctober 2, 2025
In a national first, a team of top Canadian cancer researchers, including BC Cancer distinguished…
karnottOctober 1, 2025
The seed2STEM Summer Research Program for Indigenous Youth seeks to improve representation of Indigenous students…
karnottSeptember 30, 2025
A unique initiative in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is bringing Indigenous patient partners and UBC experts…
karnottSeptember 30, 2025
The federal budget highlighted the vital role biotechnology innovation is playing in addressing the COVID-19…
pthomsonApril 23, 2021
From the H1N1 pandemic of 2009, Canada recognized it was not ready for a pandemic. “What…
pthomsonApril 13, 2021
Dr. Lakshmi Krishnan explains how increased investment will greatly benefit Canada’s prospects for a future…
pthomsonApril 8, 2021
Bioengineering and biomanufacturing are new ways of making products that we need and use every…
pthomsonMarch 26, 2021
Aniqa Shahid, a new Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) alumnus, was…
karnottJune 9, 2025
When humans, animals, plants and viruses interact with or live in water, they shed their…
karnottJune 4, 2025
Dr. Sofie Tolmeijer from UBC This month’s spotlight features Dr. Sofie Tolmeijer (pictured), a postdoctoral…
karnottJune 2, 2025
Dr. Gabriel Potvin, Associate Professor of Teaching in UBC Chemical and Biological Engineering, has been…
karnottJune 2, 2025
News and Articles
Androgen deprivation therapy is the primary treatment for advanced prostate tumors. While initially effective, tumor…
karnottJanuary 29, 2026
For Dr. Stefanie Blain-Moraes, joining the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (DMCBH) is the…
karnottJanuary 29, 2026
Aspect Biosystems and big pharma giant from Novo Nordisk announced they are entering a new…
karnottJanuary 28, 2026
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