Dr. Blair Leavitt is a full Professor in the Department of Medical Genetics & the…
karnottNovember 19, 2025
News and Articles
A new study, led by St. Paul’s Hospital respirologist Dr. Alyson Wong and funded by…
karnottNovember 18, 2025
With support from a new $3-million Terry Fox Frontiers Program Project Grant, researchers from the…
karnottNovember 18, 2025
Impaired amyloid beta (Aβ) clearance contributes to sporadic Alzheimer's disease (AD). This study investigated retinal…
karnottNovember 17, 2025
Recent findings from infant cohort, animal, and in vitro studies suggest that human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) found…
pthomsonJuly 20, 2023
Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is the standard care for advanced prostate cancer (PCa) patients. Unfortunately,…
pthomsonJuly 14, 2023
Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are key molecules, produced by gut bacteria in the intestine, that…
pthomsonJuly 14, 2023
Carboxypeptidase E (CPE) facilitates the conversion of prohormones into mature hormones and is highly expressed…
pthomsonJuly 7, 2023
In a powerful demonstration of British Columbia’s leadership in innovation, Mitacs brought together around 120…
karnottJuly 25, 2025
A new Simon Fraser University-led study reveals interbreeding between humans and their ancient cousins, Neanderthals,…
karnottJuly 24, 2025
Two babies are born minutes apart. One is lethargic, has a fever and is breathing…
karnottJuly 23, 2025
Manny Chiquita will never forget the first time he experienced the symptoms of kidney stones.…
sciencecityJuly 23, 2025
For much of scientific history, the study of women’s health has been thought to be…
sciencecityAugust 1, 2019
There’s a federal election in Canada this Fall and all of the political parties are…
sciencecityJuly 26, 2019
We have all had those experiments that theoretically should work but don’t or those projects…
sciencecityJuly 24, 2019
Our government understands that when we give our budding researchers the opportunity to learn and…
sciencecityJuly 16, 2019
We are excited to extend our congratulations to Jorge Holguín Cruz, a recent Master’s graduate…
karnottDecember 11, 2024
The Rising Stars program was established to celebrate Dr. Connie Eaves’ Gairdner Wrightman Award, her…
karnottDecember 9, 2024
Congratulations to SBME postdoctoral researcher Dayag Sheykhkarimli from Dr. Nozomu Yachie’s lab for receiving $100,000/year…
karnottDecember 6, 2024
BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute is pleased to congratulate the recipients of the 2024 Outstanding…
karnottDecember 4, 2024
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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
UBC clinical assistant professor Dr. Kevin Afra has been awarded the 2025 Sherrold Haddad Excellence…
karnottDecember 19, 2025
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