Local News UBC Medicine Startups Propel Global Health Innovations Through Venture Founder UBC Faculty of Medicine | March 13, 2026 Seven startup ventures founded by UBC Faculty of Medicine community members have joined the 51st…karnottMarch 13, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Self-Multimerization of mRNA LNP-Derived Antigen Improves Antibody Responses Despins, C., et al. | March 12, 2026 Background: mRNA LNP technology is now being widely applied as a highly effective vaccine platform.…karnottMarch 12, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Stephen MacDonald Recognized With Faculty of Science Excellence in Service Award UBC Michael Smith Laboratories | March 12, 2026 We’re excited to extend our congratulations to Stephen MacDonald, our MSL IT Director, for receiving…karnottMarch 12, 2026 Read More
Local News New Book Examines How COVID-19 Crisis Entrenched Inequality for Women Around the World SFU Faculty of Health Sciences | March 11, 2026 A newly released compendium, Feminism and COVID-19: How Women Fare in the Face of a…karnottMarch 11, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week CXCR4-LASP1-G9a-Snail Axis Drives NEPC Transdifferentiation via Induction of EMT and Downregulation of REST Liu, L., et al. | July 21, 2025 Phenotypic switching is an emerging driver of cancer treatment resistance, yet early signals regulating this…karnottJuly 21, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Drug Tolerance and Persistence to EGFR Inhibitor Treatment Are Mediated by an ILK-SFK-YAP Signaling Axis in Lung Adenocarcinoma Shi, R., et al. | July 16, 2025 Combating resistance to targeted therapy remains a major challenge to improving lung cancer care. Epithelial-mesenchymal…karnottJuly 16, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Widespread and Cell-Type-Specific Transcriptomic Reorganization Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Swaro, A., et al. | July 8, 2025 Knowledge of how traumatic brain injury (TBI) alters the brain is urgently needed. A major…karnottJuly 8, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Sensitivity of Diffusion Tensor Imaging to Regional Mixed Cerebrovascular Pathology Ferris, J., et al. | July 7, 2025 Diffusion tensor imaging is a candidate biomarker in cerebrovascular disease. Yet, little is known about…karnottJuly 7, 2025 Read More
Local News A New Chapter in Women’s Health UBC Faculty of Medicine | February 23, 2026 Dr. Lori Brotto dates her interest in researching menopause to an unlikely turning point: the…karnottFebruary 23, 2026 Read More
Local News SFU Women Research Chairs Share What It Takes to Close the Gender Gap in Science SFU News | February 20, 2026 IDWGS is the day established by the United Nations General Assembly to support full and…karnottFebruary 20, 2026 Read More
Local News Celebrating Women and Girls in Science: Alumni Catch-Up With Dr. Priye Iworima UBC Michael Smith Laboratories | February 20, 2026 Dr. Priye Iworima is a Michael Smith Laboratories alum from the lab of Dr. Jamie…karnottFebruary 20, 2026 Read More
Local News Genome BC and UBC Launch Biomining Innovation Partnership to Transform Mining Practices Genome BC | February 19, 2026 A new partnership between Genome British Columbia (Genome BC) and the University of British Columbia…karnottFebruary 19, 2026 Read More
Interesting Articles 2025 Research Trainee Competition: Call for Applications Michael Smith Health Research BC | November 21, 2024 Michael Smith Health Research BC’s 2025 Research Trainee competition is now open to applications. The…karnottNovember 21, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles NSERC Science Exposed Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | November 21, 2024 The wait is over! Discover the 2024 recipients of the People’s Choice Award and the…karnottNovember 21, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Finding Solutions for Women and Gender Diverse People’s Top Health Priorities Life Sciences BC | November 7, 2024 For decades, the health of women and gender diverse people has been under-researched, leading to…karnottNovember 7, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Scholar and Health Professional-Investigator Programs: 2025 Competitions Now Open Michael Smith Health Research BC | November 4, 2024 Michael Smith Health Research BC’s Scholar and Health Professional-Investigator (HP-I) awards provide funding to support…karnottNovember 4, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards UBC AI and Health Network Funds 11 New Projects Advancing Responsible AI-Powered Health Research for B.C. UBC AI and Health Network | December 2, 2025 Eleven research projects have been funded through the inaugural UBC AI and Health Network Fellows…karnottDecember 2, 2025 Read More
Monthly Award Summaries November 2025 Award Winners Science in Vancouver | December 1, 2025 Dr. Lalitha Raman-Wilms As November rains arrived, so did big wins for Greater Vancouver’s scientific…karnottDecember 1, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards DMCBH Researchers Receive Funding from UBC PhD Collab Pilot Program Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | November 27, 2025 Congratulations to DMCBH faculty members Drs. Naznin Virji-Babul (Physical Therapy, Neuroscience) and Scott Ramsay (Nursing),…karnottNovember 27, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. David Huntsman Awarded Doctors of BC Terry Fox Medal BC Cancer Research | November 25, 2025 The Doctors of BC Terry Fox Medal is awarded to outstanding individuals who have a…karnottNovember 25, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Faculty of Medicine Researchers Honoured with UBC’s 2025 Faculty Research Awards UBC Faculty of Medicine | March 20, 2026 Four Faculty of Medicine researchers have been honoured with UBC’s 2025 Faculty Research Awards. The…karnottMarch 20, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week A Long Noncoding RNA–Based Classifier for Identifying More Aggressive Low-Grade Ta Bladder Cancer with Elevated FGFR3 Activity Phung, T., et al. | March 20, 2026 Low-grade, stage Ta (TaLG) non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) is generally nonaggressive; yet, some patients experience…karnottMarch 20, 2026 Read More
Local News Marine Virologist, Astrophysicist Earn UBC’s Top Research Prizes UBC Science | March 20, 2026 Two of the university’s premier research prizes were awarded to UBC Science faculty members today,…karnottMarch 20, 2026 Read More