Local News Ottawa Pledges $11.1M for UBC Projects Aiming to Advance mRNA Vaccine Technology CTV News | October 3, 2022 Millions of dollars in federal funding is coming to two new B.C. projects aiming to…pthomsonOctober 3, 2022 Read More
Local News BioVaxys Further Expands Vaccines Intellectual Property Portfolio BioVaxys | October 3, 2022 BioVaxys Technology Corp. announced today that in an action that further expands the value of…pthomsonOctober 3, 2022 Read More
AwardsMonthly Award Summaries September 2022 Award Winners Science in Vancouver | October 3, 2022 Dr. Jessica Dennis from UBC and BC Children's Hospital Research Institute received a Michael Smith…pthomsonOctober 3, 2022 Read More
Local News Not Just a Risk: Understanding Cancer Genes Can Reveal How Early Tumours Form BC Children's Hospital Research Institute | September 29, 2022 Mutations in the Breast Cancer 1 (BRCA1) gene or Breast Cancer 2 (BRCA2) gene are well-known to substantially increase…pthomsonSeptember 29, 2022 Read More
Local News Salmon Get a Major Athletic Boost via a Single Enzyme UBC Science | June 7, 2019 Salmon species, known for undertaking arduous upstream migrations, appear to owe a good deal of…sciencecityJune 7, 2019 Read More
Local News Aspect Biosystems Partners with Merck, GSK, and McGill University to Enable Development of Immuno-Oncology Therapeutics Aspect Biosystems | June 7, 2019 Aspect Biosystems is proud to announce a collaboration with Merck, GSK, and McGill University’s Goodman…sciencecityJune 7, 2019 Read More
Local News New Research Suggests Immunotherapy Could Help Nearly 50 Per Cent of Patients with Rare Mesothelioma The Terry Fox Research Institute | June 6, 2019 A team of scientists partly funded by the Terry Fox Research Institute has shown that…sciencecityJune 6, 2019 Read More
Local News New Discoveries towards Understanding the Genetic Causes of the Autism Spectrum Disorder Michael Smith Laboratories | June 5, 2019 Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a mental disorder affecting the development of the nervous system,…sciencecityJune 5, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Histone Deacetylase 3 Regulates Microglial Function Through Histone Deacetylation Meleady, L., et al. | September 21, 2023 As the primary innate immune cells of the brain, microglia respond to damage and disease…sciencecitySeptember 21, 2023 Read More
Awards Dr. Brett Hilton Named a 2022 Brain Canada Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | September 21, 2023 Dr. Brett Hilton is one of 28 neuroscientists in Canada who have been awarded $100,000…sciencecitySeptember 21, 2023 Read More
Local News Mourning the Loss of Dr. Ulrich Auf Dem Keller (1974 – 2023) The Centre for Blood Research | September 21, 2023 With great sadness, we share the announcement of the passing of Professor Dr. Ulrich auf…sciencecitySeptember 21, 2023 Read More