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
Local News Pediatric Epigenetic Clock Can Be a Useful Tool in Assessing Neurodevelopment in Very Preterm Babies BC Children's Hospital | November 23, 2022 Babies who are born very preterm — 24 to 32 weeks’ gestation — have a…mjoyNovember 23, 2022 Read More
Local News Seeing the Impacts of Cleft Palate on Children and Families Leads Dentist to Pursue Orofacial Research Life Sciences Institute | November 23, 2022 Isra Ibrahim a doctoral student from Sudan, saw the negative effects of poorly managed orofacial…mjoyNovember 23, 2022 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Xin Li Nominated as Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Plant Immunity Michael Smith Laboratories | November 23, 2022 It is with great pleasure we announce Dr. Xin Li, long standing member of the…mjoyNovember 23, 2022 Read More
Local News Sophia Frangou Appointed UBC President’s Excellence Chair in Brain Health UBC Medicine | October 24, 2019 The Faculty of Medicine is proud to announce that Dr. Sophia Frangou, an internationally-prominent clinician…sciencecityOctober 24, 2019 Read More
Local News Systematic Review Identifies Consistencies and Gaps in MS Microbiome Studies Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | October 24, 2019 There is growing evidence across a range of neurological disorders that the gut microbiome has…sciencecityOctober 24, 2019 Read More
Local News A Team Effort: Mutations Work Collectively in Complex Networks to Shape Enzyme Evolution Michael Smith Laboratories | October 23, 2019 Without enzyme catalysts, many reactions would be too slow to be useful. Enzymes are highly…sciencecityOctober 23, 2019 Read More
Local News Canadian Breakthrough that Became the World’s Most Expensive Drug, Then Vanished, Gets Second Chance CBC News | October 22, 2019 A made-in-Canada medical breakthrough that disappeared from the market because it wasn't profitable is being revived…sciencecityOctober 22, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Hyperinsulinemia Acts via Acinar Insulin Receptors to Initiate Pancreatic Cancer by Increasing Digestive Enzyme Production and Inflammation Zhang, A., et al. | November 6, 2023 The rising pancreatic cancer incidence due to obesity and type 2 diabetes is closely tied…sciencecityNovember 6, 2023 Read More
Local News Cracking the Code of Sepsis: How SeptiSearch is Changing the Game for Diagnosis and Treatment UBC Action on Sepsis Research Cluster | November 3, 2023 Sepsis is a life-threatening disease that occurs when an infection damages the body's own tissues…sciencecityNovember 3, 2023 Read More
Local News Biological Fingerprints in Soil Show Where Diamond-Containing Ore Is Buried UBC Microbiology & Immunology | November 3, 2023 Researchers have identified buried kimberlite, the rocky home of diamonds, by testing the DNA of…sciencecityNovember 3, 2023 Read More