Local News Time To Test: New Canadian-Led Review Supports Routine Lipoprotein(a) Testing Centre for Heart Lung Innovation | September 29, 2025 Doctors often use a routine lipid panel – a blood test that measures levels of…karnottSeptember 29, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Pharmaceutical Sciences’ Dr. Joel Finbloom Recognized for Nanomedicine Research UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | September 29, 2025 The University of British Columbia Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences is proud to announce that Assistant…karnottSeptember 29, 2025 Read More
Local News Repurposing Medications To Treat People With Rare Diseases Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | September 26, 2025 A new Coastal Program for Rare Inflammatory Diseases (Coastal Program) at Vancouver Coastal Health is…karnottSeptember 26, 2025 Read More
Publications of the WeekUncategorized Somatic IRF4 Mutations and Thymic Tropism in Primary Mediastinal Large B-Cell Lymphoma Rai, S., et al. | September 26, 2025 Disease-defining signatures in lymphomas, driven by intricate molecular mechanisms, have advanced molecular taxonomies, refined classification,…karnottSeptember 26, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week PI3K/AKT Signaling Mediates Stress-Inducible Amyloid Formation Through C-Myc Lacroix, E., et al. | May 12, 2025 In response to environmental stress, eukaryotic cells reversibly form functional amyloid aggregates called amyloid bodies…karnottMay 12, 2025 Read More
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Publications of the Week A 3D Human iPSC-Derived Multi-Cell Type Neurosphere System to Model Cellular Responses to Chronic Amyloidosis Wendt, S., et al. | April 30, 2025 Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is characterized by progressive amyloid beta (Aβ) deposition in the brain, with…karnottApril 30, 2025 Read More
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Local News Northern Centre for Clinical Research Launches First Clinical Trial UBC Faculty of Medicine | September 12, 2025 The Northern Centre for Clinical Research (NCCR) has launched its first clinical trial at the…karnottSeptember 12, 2025 Read More
Local News Genomic Research Solves Major Challenge Facing BC’s Blueberry Industry Genome BC | September 12, 2025 A Genome BC funded research collaboration between the BC Blueberry Council, Simon Fraser University (SFU)…karnottSeptember 12, 2025 Read More
Local News Q&A with Dr. Kerryn Matthews, Recipient of the 2025 Neil Mackenzie Mentorship Excellence Award UBC Centre for Blood Research | September 11, 2025 I was both surprised and deeply honoured. Mentorship has always felt like a natural extension…karnottSeptember 11, 2025 Read More
Local News Dr. David Bangsberg Appointed Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences SFU Faculty of Health Sciences | September 10, 2025 Simon Fraser University’s (SFU) Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) is pleased to announce that internationally…karnottSeptember 10, 2025 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
Interesting Articles Call for Abstracts: Alberta-British Columbia Islet Workshop 2025 The BC Diabetes Research Network | October 28, 2024 We would like to extend an invitation to scientists and trainees to attend the Alberta-British…karnottOctober 28, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards BC Researchers Pioneering New Strategies to Break Barriers in Hereditary Cancer Testing Genome BC | August 19, 2025 Genome BC recently funded two Society Issues Competition (SOC) projects to investigate improvements for genetic…karnottAugust 19, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Medicine Faculty Honoured with 2025 Order of British Columbia UBC Faculty of Medicine | August 18, 2025 Three UBC Faculty of Medicine community members—Drs. Ruth Grunau, Robin Love and John Yee—have been…karnottAugust 18, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Medical Student Rahnuma Sara Honoured with 2025 Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Award UBC Faculty of Medicine | August 15, 2025 UBC Faculty of Medicine medical student Rahnuma Sara has been awarded a 2025 Canadian Medical…karnottAugust 15, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards 2025 DMCBH Trainee Award Winners Announced Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | August 15, 2025 Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health Trainee Awards!…karnottAugust 15, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Congratulations to the 2025 Outstanding Achievement Recipients BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute | October 3, 2025 BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) is pleased to congratulate the recipients of the 2025…karnottOctober 3, 2025 Read More
Local News UBC Opens $45M Beaty Biodiversity Centre Expansion UBC News | October 2, 2025 UBC has opened a $45 million expansion of the Beaty Biodiversity Centre, made possible by…karnottOctober 2, 2025 Read More
Monthly Award Summaries September 2025 Award Winners Science in Vancouver | October 1, 2025 Dr. Joel Finbloom September's award summary brought recognition from some of Canada’s most prestigious health…karnottOctober 1, 2025 Read More