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
Local News Variational AI and Oncocross to Collaborate on AI-Driven Drug Discovery ProgramT-Net | July 1, 2025Variational AI, developer of the Enki generative AI platform for drug discovery announced a co-development…karnottJuly 1, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards LSI Researchers Receive National Recognition for Stem Cell InnovationUBC Life Sciences Institute | June 30, 2025Two LSI researchers have been recognized in a recent national funding announcement by the Stem…karnottJune 30, 2025 Read More
Local News How Does a High Sugar Diet Affect the Developing Brain?Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | June 30, 2025The health risks of a high-sugar diet are well known: obesity, Type 2 diabetes, heart…karnottJune 30, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Characterization of a Two-Component Kinase That Initiates the Bacterial Catabolism of HydroxyphenylethanonesDexter, G.N., et al. | May 22, 2025The prodigious ability of bacteria to catabolize aromatic compounds has sparked considerable efforts to engineer…sciencecityMay 22, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week PI3K/AKT Signaling Mediates Stress-Inducible Amyloid Formation Through C-MycLacroix, E., et al. | May 12, 2025In response to environmental stress, eukaryotic cells reversibly form functional amyloid aggregates called amyloid bodies…karnottMay 12, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Bespoke Plant Glycoconjugates for Gut Microbiota-Mediated Drug TargetingMa, W., et al. | May 6, 2025The gut microbiota of mammals possess unique metabolic pathways with untapped therapeutic potential. Using molecular…karnottMay 6, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week A 3D Human iPSC-Derived Multi-Cell Type Neurosphere System to Model Cellular Responses to Chronic AmyloidosisWendt, S., et al. | April 30, 2025Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is characterized by progressive amyloid beta (Aβ) deposition in the brain, with…karnottApril 30, 2025 Read More
Local News Brain Canada Invests in ICORD’s SCI BiobankICORD | June 25, 2025Brain Canada announced its support for two pioneering neuroscience research platforms at UBC through its…karnottJune 25, 2025 Read More
Local News SFU Team Joins International Effort to Track and Monitor Infectious DiseasesSFU News | June 24, 2025Launched at the end of May, ARTIC-2 is extending a genome sequencing technique that was…karnottJune 24, 2025 Read More
Local News Delivering AI’s Promise of Better Health CareUBC AI and Health Network | June 20, 2025Time is everything in health care. Imagine a loved one with high-risk breast cancer being…karnottJune 20, 2025 Read More
Local News Improving CAR T-Cell Manufacturing: Findings From the Piret LabUBC Michael Smith Laboratories | June 19, 2025A study from Dr. James Piret (MSL, Chemical and Biological Engineering) and recent MSL and…karnottJune 19, 2025 Read More
Spotlight Dr. Louise Lund Talks Research and Scientific RecruitingScience in the City | October 4, 2017Dr. Louise Lund is a recent graduate who studied in the laboratories of Drs. Leonard…sciencecityOctober 4, 2017 Read More
Spotlight Dr. Ying Tam Talks Academia, Industry, and Career PathsScience in the City | September 6, 2017Dr. Ying Tam is the Director of Preclinical Development at Acuitas Therapeutics, a Vancouver-based pharmaceutical…sciencecitySeptember 6, 2017 Read More
Spotlight Dr. Davide Pellacani Talks Epigenetics and Cancer ResearchScience in the City | July 19, 2017Dr. Davide Pellacani is a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Dr. Connie Eaves at…sciencecityJuly 19, 2017 Read More
Spotlight Alison McAfee Talks Honey Bees, Immunity, and Olfactory ProteinsScience in the City | June 21, 2017Alison McAfee is a PhD candidate working under the supervision of Dr. Leonard Foster at…sciencecityJune 21, 2017 Read More
Interesting Articles 28 Graduate Students Compete in UBC’s Three Minute ThesisUBC Graduate School | March 14, 2025Nearly 30 graduate students are competing in the UBC 3MT (Three Minute Thesis) Semi-Finals -…karnottMarch 14, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Genome BC Is Embarking on a New Initiative for Biodiversity PreservationGenome BC | February 26, 2025Preventing biodiversity loss in British Columbia (BC) is a multifaceted challenge. It stems not only…karnottFebruary 26, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles BC Cancer 2025 Summer Research Studentship CompetitionBC Cancer Research | February 17, 2025We are pleased to announce the BC Cancer 2025 Summer Research Studentship competition. Summer research…karnottFebruary 17, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Synergy Research Program 2025UBC School of Biomedical Engineering | February 13, 2025The SBME Synergy Undergraduate Summer Research Program is a fantastic opportunity for students to gain…karnottFebruary 13, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Pamela Hoodless Receives NSERC Discovery GrantBC Cancer Research | June 24, 2025Congratulations to Dr. Pamela Hoodless for receiving a Discovery Grant from the Natural Sciences and…karnottJune 24, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Three MSL Members Receive 2025 Pathway to Independence AwardUBC Michael Smith Laboratories | June 23, 2025The Michael Smith Laboratories Pathway to Independence Award aims to support the research and career…karnottJune 23, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Researchers Awarded More Than $6.5 Million From Brain Canada to Advance Neuroscience ResearchDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | June 20, 2025UBC Faculty of Medicine researchers have been awarded more than $6.5 million from Brain Canada’s…karnottJune 20, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Nine SBME Research Projects Receive Major Funding from the Stem Cell NetworkUBC School of Biomedical Engineering | June 19, 2025We are proud to share that 9 research projects led by investigators from the UBC…karnottJune 19, 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