Featured Awards UBC Scientists Receive New Funding for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine ResearchUBC Faculty of Medicine | June 27, 2025UBC Faculty of Medicine scientists have been awarded more than $1.8 million from the Stem…karnottJune 27, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Douglas Allan Receives Co-Funded Grant from Alzheimer Society and Brain CanadaUBC Life Sciences Institute | June 27, 2025LSI researcher Dr. Douglas Allan has been awarded a Proof of Concept Grant through the…karnottJune 27, 2025 Read More
Local News New Research Reveals How Prostate Cancer Becomes More Aggressive — and How to Reverse ItM.H. Mohseni Institute of Urologic Sciences | June 27, 2025A 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 HealthUBC Faculty of Medicine | June 26, 2025Dr. Sharmila Anandasabapathy, a leading clinician-scientist whose work spans cancer detection, biomedical engineering and global health,…karnottJune 26, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Brain Pericytes and Perivascular Fibroblasts Are Stromal Progenitors With Dual Functions in Cerebrovascular Regeneration After StrokeBernier, L., et al. | March 10, 2025Functional revascularization is key to stroke recovery and requires remodeling and regeneration of blood vessels…karnottMarch 10, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Single Cell Approaches Define Neural Stem Cell Niches and Identify Microglial Ligands That Can Enhance Precursor-Mediated OligodendrogenesisWillis, A., et al. | March 6, 2025Here, we used single cell RNA sequencing and single cell spatial transcriptomics to characterize the…karnottMarch 6, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Melatonin Supplementation and Oxidative DNA Damage Repair Capacity Among Night Shift Workers: A Randomised Placebo-Controlled TrialZanif, U., et al. | March 4, 2025A decreased ability to repair oxidative DNA damage, due to melatonin suppression, is a compelling…karnottMarch 4, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Alzheimer’s Disease Modeling and Drug Screening Through hiPSC 3D BioprintingSorrentino, S., et al. | February 27, 2025Our current understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying amyloidogenesis in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is limited…karnottFebruary 27, 2025 Read More
Local News From Sri Lanka to Vancouver: UBC Alum Named to BC Business 30 Under 30 for Healthcare InnovationUBC News | June 13, 2025What started as a passion for helping others turned into a province-wide recognition of impact…karnottJune 13, 2025 Read More
Local News Behind the Lab Doors: Breaking Barriers With Assistive Technologies at MATTERS LabVancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | June 12, 2025In Canada, 10.6 per cent of individuals aged 15 and over have a mobility disability…karnottJune 12, 2025 Read More
Local News New Genomics Investments Expand eDNA Monitoring in BC’s Remote and Indigenous CommunitiesGenome BC | June 11, 2025On World Environment Day, Genome British Columbia (Genome BC) is proud to announce significant new…karnottJune 11, 2025 Read More
Local News Breakthrough Minimally Invasive and Accessible Kidney Stone TreatmentVancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | June 11, 2025The novel Break Wave lithotripsy (BWL) technology offers a game-changing alternative treatment for kidney stones.…karnottJune 11, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Call for Abstracts: Alberta-British Columbia Islet Workshop 2025The BC Diabetes Research Network | October 28, 2024We would like to extend an invitation to scientists and trainees to attend the Alberta-British…karnottOctober 28, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Notice of Upcoming Funding Opportunity: Pandemic Research Platforms Interim FundingCanadian Institutes of Health Research | October 28, 2024The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is pleased to announce the upcoming launch of…karnottOctober 28, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Science Fair Foundation BC Announces Semi-Finalists for the Sixth Annual Youth Innovation ShowcaseScience Fair Foundation BC | October 23, 2024Today, the Science Fair Foundation BC announced this year's outstanding Semi-Finalists for the Youth Innovation…karnottOctober 23, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Request for Application: Translate Research into Neurorestorative TreatmentsPraxis Spinal Cord Institute | October 18, 2024Praxis Spinal Cord Institute is a Canadian-based not-for-profit organization that leads global collaboration in spinal…karnottOctober 18, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards How Dr. Tillie Hackett is Shaping Science and MentorshipCentre for Heart Lung Innovation | May 16, 2025The 2025 Killam Teaching Prize recognizes HLI researcher Dr. Tillie Hackett for her commitment to…sciencecityMay 16, 2025 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Sofie Tolmeijer Receives 2024 PCF Young Investigator AwardVancouver Prostate Centre | May 15, 2025Dr. Sofie Tolmeijer, PhD, a researcher in the Wyatt Lab, has been awarded the 2024…sciencecityMay 15, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards SFU CGS-M RecipientsSFU Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry | May 12, 2025The CGS-M (Canada Graduate Scholarships — Master’s program) is awarded to outstanding students who have…karnottMay 12, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Medicine Members Receive 2025 YWCA Women of Distinction AwardsUBC Faculty of Medicine | May 9, 2025Two UBC Medicine community members – Dr. Jana-Lea Davidson and Dr. Cheryl Ho – have…karnottMay 9, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards 2025 FHS Undergraduate AwardsSFU Faculty of Health Sciences | July 2, 2025This award goes to the student whose activities and efforts support the FHS community, and…karnottJuly 2, 2025 Read More
Local News STEMCELL Technologies Introduces STEMprep™ Tissue Dissociator System to Accelerate Research DiscoveriesSTEMCELL Technologies | July 2, 2025To help scientists accelerate their workflows, STEMCELL Technologies has commercially launched the STEMprep™ Tissue Dissociator…karnottJuly 2, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards 2024–2025 William and Dorothy Gilbert Scholarship RecipientsUBC Michael Smith Laboratories | July 2, 2025We are excited to congratulate Credo Casmil and Ayşe Erdoğan for receiving the 2024-2025 William…karnottJuly 2, 2025 Read More