Local News Beyond AlphaFold: How AI Is Decoding the Grammar of the Genome Nature | August 29, 2025 In 1862, Victor Hugo reportedly wrote to his publisher to ask how his newly published…karnottAugust 29, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Biodegradable Polymers with Tertiary Amines Enhance mRNA Delivery of Lipid Nanoparticles via Improved Endosomal Escape Zhao, F., et al. | August 29, 2025 Messenger RNA (mRNA)-based therapy has become a promising and scalable approach for treating various diseases,…karnottAugust 29, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week SIRT1/DNMT3B-Mediated Epigenetic Gene Silencing in Response Tophytoestrogens in Mammary Epithelial Cells Ma, Y., et al. | August 28, 2025 We performed an integrated analysis of genome-wide DNA methylation and expression datasetsin normal cells and…karnottAugust 28, 2025 Read More
Local News Call for Nominations Open: Mitacs Innovation Awards 2025 Mitacs | August 28, 2025 Mitacs is opening calls for nominations today for its prestigious national award celebrating Canadian research…karnottAugust 28, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week An Alternative Broad-Specificity Pathway for Glycan Breakdown in Bacteria Amirhossein Nasseri, S., et al. | June 21, 2024 The vast majority of glycosidases characterized to date follow one of the variations of the…karnottJune 21, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Integrated Single Cell Analysis Reveals Co-Evolution of Malignant B Cells and Tumor Micro-environment in Transformed Follicular Lymphoma Sarkozy, C., et al. | June 13, 2024 Histological transformation of follicular lymphoma (FL) to aggressive forms is associated with poor outcome. Phenotypic…karnottJune 13, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week The Catabolism of Ethylene Glycol by Rhodococcus jostii RHA1 and Its Dependence on Mycofactocin Roccor, R., et al. | June 7, 2024 Ethylene glycol (EG) is a widely used industrial chemical with manifold applications and also generated…karnottJune 7, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Amyloidogenic Regions in Beta-Strands II and III Modulate the Aggregation and Toxicity of SOD1 in Living Cells McAlary, L., et al. | June 6, 2024 Mutations in the protein superoxide dismutase-1 (SOD1) promote its misfolding and aggregation, ultimately causing familial…karnottJune 6, 2024 Read More
Local News Variational AI and Oncocross to Collaborate on AI-Driven Drug Discovery Program T-Net | July 1, 2025 Variational AI, developer of the Enki generative AI platform for drug discovery announced a co-development…karnottJuly 1, 2025 Read More
Local News How Does a High Sugar Diet Affect the Developing Brain? Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | June 30, 2025 The health risks of a high-sugar diet are well known: obesity, Type 2 diabetes, heart…karnottJune 30, 2025 Read More
Local News New Research Reveals How Prostate Cancer Becomes More Aggressive — and How to Reverse It M.H. Mohseni Institute of Urologic Sciences | June 27, 2025 A new study led by Drs. Christopher Ong and Yuzhuo Wang has uncovered a key…karnottJune 27, 2025 Read More
Local News Internationally Renowned Clinician-Scientist to Lead Faculty of Medicine and UBC Health UBC Faculty of Medicine | June 26, 2025 Dr. Sharmila Anandasabapathy, a leading clinician-scientist whose work spans cancer detection, biomedical engineering and global health,…karnottJune 26, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Government of Canada Announces Major Investments to Support Scientists, Researchers and Students Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | November 24, 2022 Scientists and researchers play an integral role in helping to build a stronger, healthier and…mjoyNovember 24, 2022 Read More
Interesting Articles How Canadian Biotech Can Lead in the Solutions of the Future TheFutureEconomy.ca | October 20, 2022 Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, a core strength of the biotechnology sector was the solutions…pthomsonOctober 20, 2022 Read More
Interesting Articles How to Grow Canada’s Biotech Sector TheFutureEconomy.ca | September 26, 2022 Canada must invest adequately in the commercialization and talent development for the biotech sector or…pthomsonSeptember 26, 2022 Read More
Interesting Articles NSERC Initiatives Geared at Mobilizing Knowledge on a Global Scale Research Money | August 11, 2022 Science has a thoroughly global focus, exists within an interdisciplinary intellectual environment, and succeeds through…pthomsonAugust 11, 2022 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Mark Cembrowski Wins 2025 CAN New Investigator Award for His Pioneering Memory Research Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | April 18, 2025 Congratulations to Dr. Mark Cembrowski, recipient of the 2025 Canadian Association for Neuroscience (CAN) New…karnottApril 18, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Engineering Faculty and Grad Students Recognized With Killam Teaching Awards UBC Engineering | April 18, 2025 The 2024/25 Killam Teaching Prize and Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award recipients have been announced,…karnottApril 18, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Grant Recipients for Translational Research & Best Practice Implementation Open Funding Competitions Praxis Spinal Cord Institute | April 17, 2025 Praxis Spinal Cord Institute is proud to announce the grant recipients from its Translational Research…karnottApril 17, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Govind Kaigala Awarded the UBC Killam Accelerator Research Fellowship UBC School of Biomedical Engineering | April 9, 2025 Congratulations to Dr. Govind Kaigala, Director of Partnerships and Community Engagement at the School of…karnottApril 9, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Steven Hallam Named 2025 UBC Wall Research Award Recipient UBC Life Sciences Institute | September 15, 2025 LSI researcher Dr. Steven Hallam has been recognized with a Wall Research Award, one of…karnottSeptember 15, 2025 Read More
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