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 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
Publications of the Week Genetic Engineering of Megakaryocytes from Blood Progenitor Cells Using mRNA Lipid Nanoparticles Leung, J., et al. | October 4, 2024 Platelets are an essential component of hemorrhage control and management, and engineering platelets to express…karnottOctober 4, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Immune Regulatory and Anti-Resorptive Activities of Tanshinone IIA Sulfonate Attenuates Rheumatoid Arthritis in Mice Panwar, P., et al. | September 27, 2024 Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation and painful joint destruction.…karnottSeptember 27, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Protein Is Expressed in All Major Organs After Intravenous Infusion of mRNA-Lipid Nanoparticles in Swine Ferraresso, F., et al. | September 19, 2024 In vivo delivery of mRNA is promising for the study of gene expression and the treatment…karnottSeptember 19, 2024 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
Local News From Code to Care: Decoding Sustainability in Digital Health Tool Design CIHR Pan-Canadian Network for HIV and STBBI Clinical Trials Research | July 29, 2025 Access to timely and stigma-free sexual health care remains a significant challenge for many people,…karnottJuly 29, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles NSERC Announces Improvements to Alliance Grants Program Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | December 13, 2023 NSERC is pleased to announce the launch of several improvements to its Alliance grants program.…karnottDecember 13, 2023 Read More
Interesting Articles NSERC Research Image Contest Now Open Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | December 7, 2023 Science Exposed is a contest organized by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of…karnottDecember 7, 2023 Read More
Interesting Articles Canadian Research Funders Join Forces with the International Research on Research Institute Michael Smith Health Research BC | November 22, 2023 The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), the Canadian Institutes of Health…karnottNovember 22, 2023 Read More
Interesting Articles Government of Canada Invests $15M in First-of-Its-Kind Pan-Canadian Genome Library BC Cancer Research Institute | November 13, 2023 Canada is a world-leader in genomic research—the study of all of a person’s or population’s…sciencecityNovember 13, 2023 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Pamela Hoodless Receives NSERC Discovery Grant BC Cancer Research | June 24, 2025 Congratulations to Dr. Pamela Hoodless for receiving a Discovery Grant from the Natural Sciences and…karnottJune 24, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Three MSL Members Receive 2025 Pathway to Independence Award UBC Michael Smith Laboratories | June 23, 2025 The Michael Smith Laboratories Pathway to Independence Award aims to support the research and career…karnottJune 23, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Researchers Awarded More Than $6.5 Million From Brain Canada to Advance Neuroscience Research Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | June 20, 2025 UBC Faculty of Medicine researchers have been awarded more than $6.5 million from Brain Canada’s…karnottJune 20, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Nine SBME Research Projects Receive Major Funding from the Stem Cell Network UBC School of Biomedical Engineering | June 19, 2025 We are proud to share that 9 research projects led by investigators from the UBC…karnottJune 19, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Calling All UBC Entrepreneurs: Join Our Spring 2026 Cohort of Venture Founder! Innovation UBC | September 24, 2025 Have a bold idea or research discovery? Transform your idea to impact with Innovation UBC’s…karnottSeptember 24, 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