Featured Awards UBC Professor Nozomu Yachie Among Renewed Canada Research Chairs UBC Faculty of Medicine | October 30, 2025 UBC professor Dr. Nozomu Yachie is among the new and renewed Canada Research Chairs recently…karnottOctober 30, 2025 Read More
Local News DNA-Guided Platform Paves Way for More Precise Cancer Treatments Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | October 30, 2025 A collaborative team of researchers from the Department of Chemistry at the University of British…karnottOctober 30, 2025 Read More
Local News Appointment of Dr. David A. Wood as Chief Scientific Officer, Dilwari Cardiovascular Institute Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | October 30, 2025 Dr. Wood is a national and international leader in interventional and structural cardiology. He serves…karnottOctober 30, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Prof. Niranjan ‘Tex’ Kissoon To Receive Honorary Doctorate at the University of the West Indies BC Children's Hospital Research Institute | October 29, 2025 Every year the University of the West Indies (UWI) in Kingston, Jamaica recognizes extraordinary individuals…karnottOctober 29, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week The Cell Envelope of Thermotogae Suggests a Mechanism for Outer Membrane Biogenesis Sexton, D. L., et al. | May 4, 2023 The presence of a cell membrane is one of the major structural components defining life.…pthomsonMay 4, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Beyond Sex Differences: Short- and Long-Term Effects of Pregnancy on the Brain Puri, T. A., et al. | May 3, 2023 Female-specific experiences, including pregnancy, can influence brain health and disease risk. Studies in humans and…pthomsonMay 3, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Microbial Endocrinology: The Mechanisms by Which the Microbiota Influences Host Sex Steroids Cotton, S., et al. | April 28, 2023 Estrogens and androgens are sex steroid hormones that are critical for animal development and homeostasis.…pthomsonApril 28, 2023 Read More
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Local News Inspiring the Next Generation of Scientists: Geneskool Field Trip at the GSC BC Cancer Research Institute | June 17, 2025 The GSC was delighted to welcome a group of enthusiastic high school students as part…karnottJune 17, 2025 Read More
Local News Exercise Improves Survival for Colon Cancer Patients UBC Faculty of Medicine | June 16, 2025 The groundbreaking seventeen-year study involved researchers from UBC’s Faculty of Medicine as well as researchers…karnottJune 16, 2025 Read More
Local News Could AI and Lab-Grown Sperm Solve Male Infertility? UBC Faculty of Medicine | June 16, 2025 Ten years ago, at the age of 16, Nivan was diagnosed with osteosarcoma. The bone-cancer…karnottJune 16, 2025 Read More
Local News Prescription for Inclusive Healthcare UBC Magazine | June 13, 2025 Pharmacists play a vital role in the lives of Canadians, providing important public health services…karnottJune 13, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Final Decision on the Foundation Grant Program Canadian Institutes of Health Research | April 19, 2019 When CIHR created the Foundation Grant program, it was with the intent to support health…sciencecityApril 19, 2019 Read More
Interesting Articles Influencing Science Policy at the Canadian Science Policy Conference The Centre for Blood Research | April 17, 2019 Academics are often billed as top-notch problem solvers; however, the task of translating their work…sciencecityApril 17, 2019 Read More
Interesting Articles Inspired by Terry Fox’s Legacy, Canadian Cancer Centres Join Forces for the First Time The Terry Fox Research Institute | April 16, 2019 Inspired by the legacy of Terry Fox, today the Terry Fox Research Institute and partners…sciencecityApril 16, 2019 Read More
Interesting Articles 6 Lessons from a PhD That Have Nothing to Do with Science Michael Smith Laboratories | April 5, 2019 When working in a research lab we tend to focus on our projects, experiments, and…sciencecityApril 5, 2019 Read More
Featured Awards DMCBH Trainees Receive Health Research BC Awards to Fuel Health Innovation Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | November 5, 2024 Congratulations to the DMCBH trainees who are among the 44 emerging researchers being funded by…karnottNovember 5, 2024 Read More
Monthly Award Summaries October 2024 Award Winners Science in Vancouver | November 1, 2024 UBC's Dr. Jessica Rosin (pictured, left) from the Deptartment of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences…karnottNovember 1, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards DMCBH Researchers Receive Funding from Brain Canada to Diagnose and Treat Concussions Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | October 29, 2024 DMCBH associate members Drs. Brian Christie and Jodie Gawlyruk are among the research teams who…karnottOctober 29, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards Michael John Page Postdoctoral Fellow Award Ceremony 2024: Dr. Yu (Seby) Chen The Centre for Blood Research | October 22, 2024 The Michael John Page Postdoctoral Fellow Award recognizes a postdoctoral fellow who reflects Dr. Page’s…karnottOctober 22, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards 2025 Alumni UBC Achievement Awards Recipients UBC Magazine | December 5, 2025 UBC alumni are committed to an exceptional UBC and a better world. This November, at…karnottDecember 5, 2025 Read More
Local News New Genome BC Funded Project Aims to Bring BC Closer to Ending HIV Transmission Genome BC | December 5, 2025 British Columbia has made remarkable progress in reducing HIV transmission and researchers now believe the…karnottDecember 5, 2025 Read More
Featured AwardsYour Voice $11.5M Study Aims to Bring Precision Heart Care to Every Corner of BC Isabelle Korchinski | December 4, 2025 Dr. Teresa Tsang A new research effort at UBC is reimagining how heart disease is…karnottDecember 4, 2025 Read More