Local News Closing the Gap Between Possibility and Reality Research2Reality | December 15, 2022 Spinal cord injury is a condition that has no cure. But a group of investigators…mjoyDecember 15, 2022 Read More
Local News From COVID-19 to the Common Cold: UBC Scientists Identify Broadly-Effective, Infection-Halting Compound UBC Faculty of Medicine | December 15, 2022 Researchers at UBC’s Life Sciences Institute have identified a compound that shows early promise at…mjoyDecember 15, 2022 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards BCCF Innovation Support Fund Awardees Terry Fox Laboratory | December 14, 2022 The BCCF Innovation Support Fund Awardees are: Ly Vu & Christian Steidl - equipment: Bio-Rad…mjoyDecember 14, 2022 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Kwangjin Park (Hoodless Lab) Awarded Michael Smith Health Research BC 2022 Research Trainee Award Terry Fox Laboratory | December 14, 2022 Kwangjin Park (Hoodless Lab) has been awarded the Michael Smith Health Research BC 2022 Research Trainee…mjoyDecember 14, 2022 Read More
Local News UBC iGem Wins Gold at MIT Competition The Ubyssey | November 29, 2019 A competition designed by MIT, international genetically engineered machinery (iGEM) is where teams across the…sciencecityNovember 29, 2019 Read More
Local News Mega-Analysis Finds Consistency in Gene Dysfunction in Models of Alzheimer’s Disease Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | November 28, 2019 By studying the changes in the brain in the early stage of Alzheimer’s disease (AD),…sciencecityNovember 28, 2019 Read More
Local News Genomics to Bring Cost Savings to the Pulp and Paper Industry Genome BC | November 28, 2019 The forest industry is a key economic sector in British Columbia (BC), providing 32% ($14.1…sciencecityNovember 28, 2019 Read More
Local News Large-Scale Analysis of Mutant Worms Reveals Functions of Autism Spectrum Disorder Risk Genes Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | November 27, 2019 Researchers around the world have recently had tremendous success in identifying genes that increase risk…sciencecityNovember 27, 2019 Read More
Local News Eleven UBC Science Researchers Featured on Global Highly Cited List UBC Science | November 16, 2023 Eleven UBC Science-affiliated researchers have been listed among the most highly cited investigators worldwide in…sciencecityNovember 16, 2023 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards BC Cancer Investigators Receive Support from the Osteosarcoma Institute BC Cancer Research | November 16, 2023 Congratulations to Drs. Poul Sorensen and Gregg Morin, at BC Cancer, and Dr. Wei Li,…sciencecityNovember 16, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Development of a Novel Human Triculture Model of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Identification of Berberine As Ameliorating Steatosis, Oxidative Stress and Fibrosis Rafiei, H., et al. | November 16, 2023 Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its progression to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and hepatocarcinoma is…sciencecityNovember 16, 2023 Read More