Local News Microbiology and Immunology Hosts High School Students Through Research Exploration Opportunity ProgramUBC Microbiology and Immunology | March 30, 2026For many high school students, spring break means spending time with friends, seeking out and…karnottMarch 30, 2026 Read More
Local News Comparing Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in B.C.Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | March 27, 2026Paramedics across B.C. attended to a record-breaking 256 drug poisoning calls on January 21, 2026…karnottMarch 27, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Seven Emerging Researchers Receive Terry Fox Funding to Advance Next Generation Cancer ResearchTerry Fox Research Institute | March 27, 2026Seven early career scientists across Canada are launching new cancer research programs thanks to $3.5…karnottMarch 27, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Medicine Researchers Awarded More Than $21M for Research Infrastructure to Accelerate Discovery and ImpactUBC Faculty of Medicine | March 26, 2026UBC Faculty of Medicine researchers have been awarded more than $21 million from the Government…karnottMarch 26, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Spatially Resolved Tumor Microenvironment Predicts Treatment Outcomes in Relapsed/Refractory Hodgkin LymphomaAoki, T., et al. | January 31, 2024About a third of patients with relapsed or refractory classic Hodgkin lymphoma (r/r CHL) succumb…karnottJanuary 31, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Histologic and Clinical Factors Associated with Kidney Outcomes in IgA Vasculitis NephritisBarbour, S., et al. | January 25, 2024Nephritis is a common manifestation of IgA vasculitis and is morphologically indistinguishable from IgA nephropathy.…karnottJanuary 25, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Development of an Immunosuppressed Orthotopic Hepatocellular Carcinoma Rat Model for the Evaluation of Chemo- and Radioembolization TherapiesCharles, L., et al. | January 24, 2024Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is widely known to be chemo-resistant and presents with significant liver disease…karnottJanuary 24, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week DPYSL5 Is Highly Expressed in Treatment-Induced Neuroendocrine Prostate Cancer and Promotes Lineage Plasticity via EZH2/PRC2Kaarijärvi, R., et al. | January 19, 2024Treatment-induced neuroendocrine prostate cancer (t-NEPC) is a lethal subtype of castration-resistant prostate cancer resistant to…karnottJanuary 19, 2024 Read More
Local News Acuitas Therapeutics and Partners Publish Comparative Study of AAV and mRNA-LNP Delivery with in Situ Sequencing for Spatial Genome EditingAcuitas Therapeutics | December 11, 2025Acuitas Therapeutics, a global leader in lipid nanoparticle (LNP) delivery systems, recently announced the publication…karnottDecember 11, 2025 Read More
Local News Increasing Survival From High-Risk Heart Attacks With EARLY SHOCKVancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | December 11, 2025Researchers identified eight indicators of cardiogenic shock to help emergency responders and health care teams…karnottDecember 11, 2025 Read More
Local News Fifteen Ways UBC Researchers Broke New Ground in 2025UBC News | December 10, 2025From breakthroughs in organ transplantation to alerting us to the risks of space junk, UBC…karnottDecember 10, 2025 Read More
Local News Study Aims To Amplify Indigenous Recommendations for Tailored Depression Care in BCGenome BC | December 8, 2025More than 1 in 10 people in Canada experience major depressive disorder (MDD) at some…karnottDecember 8, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Government of Canada Invests $140 Million, Appointing World-Class Researchers as New or Renewed Canada Research ChairsGovernment of Canada | August 18, 2020In its 20th year, the Canada Research Chairs Program continues to provide opportunities for researchers…sciencecityAugust 18, 2020 Read More
Interesting Articles What Does Success Look Like for Responsive And Responsible Research Funding?Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research | August 5, 2020In her most recent Forward Thinking post, Dr. Bev Holmes unpacked what it means to be a…eabramovichAugust 5, 2020 Read More
Interesting Articles Increased Support for Students, Trainees and Research Support Personnel Funded through NSERC Research GrantsNSERC | July 3, 2020Canada’s three federal research granting agencies—the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences…eabramovichJuly 3, 2020 Read More
Interesting Articles How Female Scientists Are Losing Out During the Pandemic and Why It MattersCTV News | June 23, 2020Many diseases, including COVID-19, can attack men and women in different ways. Why this is…eabramovichJune 23, 2020 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
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
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
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
Publications of the Week Single-Cell Spatial Atlas of the Aging Human BreastGupta, P., et al. | April 27, 2026Breast cancer can develop over a wide age range and tumors in younger women differ…karnottApril 27, 2026 Read More
Local News Earth Day 2026: Canadian BioGenome Project Celebrates New Sequencing Milestones in Canadian BiodiversityCanada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre | April 24, 2026In celebration of Earth Day, the Canadian BioGenome Project has released a new video highlighting…karnottApril 24, 2026 Read More
Local News Moving Towards Personalized Care to Improve Postsurgical Recovery for Pediatric PatientsBC Children’s Hospital Research Institute | April 24, 2026One in four children and adolescents take over three months to fully recover from their…karnottApril 24, 2026 Read More