Featured Awards Dr. Kiran Soma Elected as 2025 Royal Society of Canada Fellow Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | September 15, 2025 We are thrilled to announce Dr. Kiran Soma, a Professor in UBC’s Department of Psychology,…karnottSeptember 15, 2025 Read More
Local News Northern Centre for Clinical Research Launches First Clinical Trial UBC Faculty of Medicine | September 12, 2025 The Northern Centre for Clinical Research (NCCR) has launched its first clinical trial at the…karnottSeptember 12, 2025 Read More
Local News Genomic Research Solves Major Challenge Facing BC’s Blueberry Industry Genome BC | September 12, 2025 A Genome BC funded research collaboration between the BC Blueberry Council, Simon Fraser University (SFU)…karnottSeptember 12, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Targeted Splicing Approach for Alleviation of a Neurexin 1 Haploinsufficiency Model Lu, H., et al. | September 11, 2025 NRXN1 encoding the synaptic organizing protein neurexin 1 (Nrxn1) is among the strongest risk genes…karnottSeptember 11, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week A Community Effort to Optimize Sequence-Based Deep Learning Models of Gene Regulation Muntakim Rafi, A., et al. | October 30, 2024 A systematic evaluation of how model architectures and training strategies impact genomics model performance is…karnottOctober 30, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Transient CAR T Cells with Specificity to Oncofetal Glycosaminoglycans in Solid Tumors Khazamipour, N., et al. | October 25, 2024 Glycosaminoglycans are often deprioritized as targets for synthetic immunotherapy due to the complexity of glyco-epitopes…karnottOctober 25, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Sex-Biased Human Thymic Architecture Guides T Cell Development Through Spatially Defined Niches Stankiewicz, L., et al. | October 14, 2024 Within the thymus, regulation of the cellular crosstalk directing T cell development depends on spatial interactions…karnottOctober 14, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Discovery of Benzo[c]phenanthridine Derivatives with Potent Activity Against Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Liang, Y., et al. | October 11, 2024 Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the pathogen responsible for tuberculosis (TB), is the leading cause of bacterial disease-related…karnottOctober 11, 2024 Read More
Local News Helping the BC Wine Industry Beat the Heat: Scientists Seek Genomic Solutions to Grapevine Heat Stress Genome BC | August 4, 2025 Climate change is challenging BC wine producers. Extreme weather events such as rising temperatures, changing…karnottAugust 4, 2025 Read More
Local News Welcoming Dr. Ben Koop to Genome BC’s Board of Directors Genome BC | August 1, 2025 Dr. Ben Koop is a renowned genomics expert and Professor of Biology at the University…karnottAugust 1, 2025 Read More
Local News SFU Teams Up with Fraser Health to Launch New Health Research Institute SFU News | July 31, 2025 Simon Fraser University is partnering with Fraser Health to launch a new health research institute…karnottJuly 31, 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 Mobilize Grants 2024 Competition Now Open Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | January 29, 2024 The College and Community Innovation (CCI) program’s Mobilize grants 2024 competition, managed by the Natural…karnottJanuary 29, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Apply to MedTech Innovator 2024 Life Sciences BC | January 23, 2024 About MedTech Innovator MedTech Innovator is the largest and highest performing accelerator of medical technology…karnottJanuary 23, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Canadian Cancer Society/Lotte and John Hecht Memorial Foundation Disruptive Innovation Grants in Cancer Research Canadian Cancer Society | January 18, 2024 Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) and the Lotte and John Hecht Memorial Foundation (Hecht Foundation) have…karnottJanuary 18, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles New Lab to Market Grants Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | January 4, 2024 The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), in collaboration with the Canadian…karnottJanuary 4, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards LSI Researchers Receive National Recognition for Stem Cell Innovation UBC Life Sciences Institute | June 30, 2025 Two LSI researchers have been recognized in a recent national funding announcement by the Stem…karnottJune 30, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Scientists Receive New Funding for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research UBC Faculty of Medicine | June 27, 2025 UBC Faculty of Medicine scientists have been awarded more than $1.8 million from the Stem…karnottJune 27, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Douglas Allan Receives Co-Funded Grant from Alzheimer Society and Brain Canada UBC Life Sciences Institute | June 27, 2025 LSI researcher Dr. Douglas Allan has been awarded a Proof of Concept Grant through the…karnottJune 27, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Innovation and Translational Research Awards 2025 Recipients Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | June 25, 2025 Taking innovative research from concept to application is critical for improving health care systems and…karnottJune 25, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards 2025 Faculty of Medicine Award Recipients UBC Faculty of Medicine | September 24, 2025 Each year, the Faculty of Medicine recognizes faculty and staff members for excellence in teaching,…karnottSeptember 24, 2025 Read More
Local News Genome BC’s I² Fund Supports Local Agritech with $3.25M Investment in Maia Farms and Verdi Genome BC | September 23, 2025 A pair of British Columbian agritech startups have received funding from Genome British Columbia’s (Genome…karnottSeptember 23, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Recipients of BC Cancer Foundation 2025 Rising Stars Graduate Awards Competition Announced BC Cancer Research Institute | September 23, 2025 Congratulations to the recipients of the BC Cancer Foundation (BCCF) Rising Stars Graduate Awards competition!…karnottSeptember 23, 2025 Read More