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 Polyphosphatases Have a Polyphosphate-Independent Influence on the Virulence of Cryptococcus neoformansBhalla, K., et al. | April 24, 2025Cryptococcus neoformans, an invasive basidiomycete fungal pathogen, causes one of the most prevalent, life-threatening diseases…karnottApril 24, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Antithrombotic Coating With Sheltered Positive Charges Prevents Contact Activation by Controlling Factor XII–Biointerface BindingJi, H., et al. | April 16, 2025Antithrombotic surfaces that prevent coagulation activation without interfering with haemostasis are required for blood-contacting devices.…karnottApril 16, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Exploring B7-H4’s Role in Prostate Cancer Dormancy After Androgen Deprivation Therapy: Extracellular Matrix Interactions and Therapeutic OpportunitiesKang, N., et al. | April 14, 2025Prostate cancer is mainly managed with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), but this often leads to…karnottApril 14, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week A Secreted Tapasin Isoform Impairs Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Recognition by Disrupting Exogenous MHC Class I Antigen PresentationSeipp, R., et al. | April 10, 2025Endogenous and exogenous antigen processing and presentation through the MHC class I peptide-loading complex (PLC)…karnottApril 10, 2025 Read More
Local News New Proposal Aims To Protect Patients With High-Risk Brain ImplantsDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | June 18, 2025A new proposal calls for a major change in how the U.S. handles injuries caused…karnottJune 18, 2025 Read More
Local News Meet the Researcher: Dr. Tanya Bennet, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Cheung LabThe Centre for Blood Research | June 17, 2025I’m working on the interdisciplinary collaborative project Mend the Gap (MtG), where we’re aiming to…karnottJune 17, 2025 Read More
Local News Inspiring the Next Generation of Scientists: Geneskool Field Trip at the GSCBC Cancer Research Institute | June 17, 2025The GSC was delighted to welcome a group of enthusiastic high school students as part…karnottJune 17, 2025 Read More
Local News Exercise Improves Survival for Colon Cancer PatientsUBC Faculty of Medicine | June 16, 2025The groundbreaking seventeen-year study involved researchers from UBC’s Faculty of Medicine as well as researchers…karnottJune 16, 2025 Read More
Spotlight Dr. Julienne Jagdeo Talks Poliovirus, Proteases, and Antiviral TherapiesScience in the City | May 31, 2017Dr. Julienne Jagdeo is a recent graduate and current postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of…sciencecityMay 31, 2017 Read More
Spotlight Austin Wang Talks Microbial Fuel Cells and Winning the Intel International Science and Engineering FairScience in the City | May 10, 2017An avid science enthusiast, Austin Wang began working in the laboratories of Dr. William Mohn,…sciencecityMay 10, 2017 Read More
Spotlight Listen to Jay Ingram Talk Science Communications … and a Contest!Science in the City | April 26, 2017Jay Ingram is the former co-host of CBC One’s Quirks and Quarks, as well as…sciencecityApril 26, 2017 Read More
Spotlight Dr. Catalina Lopez-Correa Talks Fortuitous Career Choices and Genome BCScience in the City | April 19, 2017Dr. Catalina Lopez-Correa is the Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) of Genome BC and former CSO…sciencecityApril 19, 2017 Read More
Interesting Articles Announcing the Dr. Rogers Prize for Advancing Health, Medicine, & HealingDr. Rogers Prize | February 12, 2025On behalf of the Lotte & John Hecht Memorial Foundation, we are excited to announce…karnottFebruary 12, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Participate in UBC’s Three Minute Thesis CompetitonUBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies | February 3, 2025Would you be able to summarize your 80,000 word thesis in just three minutes? UBC…karnottFebruary 3, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Mobilize Grants 2025 Competition Now OpenNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | January 27, 2025The College and Community Innovation (CCI) program’s Mobilize grants 2025 competition, managed by the Natural…karnottJanuary 27, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Undergraduate Summer Research ProgramThe Centre for Blood Research | January 16, 2025Are you an undergraduate or medical student looking for summer research experience? The Centre for…karnottJanuary 16, 2025 Read More
Awards From Lab Bench to National Honour: Nasseri Wins Governor General’s Gold MedalUBC Department of Chemistry | June 18, 2025When Seyed Amirhossein Nasseri began his graduate studies at UBC, the destination wasn’t entirely clear—but…karnottJune 18, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Graduate Dean’s Convocation Medal Awarded to Dedicated Health Sciences ResearcherSFU Faculty of Health Sciences | June 16, 2025Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) alumnus Amanda Rowlands aims to empower…karnottJune 16, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Passionate Research Mentor Receives Governor General’s Gold MedalSFU Faculty of Health Sciences | June 9, 2025Aniqa Shahid, a new Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) alumnus, was…karnottJune 9, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards SFU Researchers Awarded $2.88 Million To Strengthen Canadian Water Monitoring for Microbes and Other LifeSFU News | June 4, 2025When humans, animals, plants and viruses interact with or live in water, they shed their…karnottJune 4, 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