Featured Awards UBC AI and Health Network Funds 11 New Projects Advancing Responsible AI-Powered Health Research for B.C. UBC AI and Health Network | December 2, 2025 Eleven research projects have been funded through the inaugural UBC AI and Health Network Fellows…karnottDecember 2, 2025 Read More
Monthly Award Summaries November 2025 Award Winners Science in Vancouver | December 1, 2025 Dr. Lalitha Raman-Wilms As November rains arrived, so did big wins for Greater Vancouver’s scientific…karnottDecember 1, 2025 Read More
Local News Reclaiming Genomic Medicine Genome BC | December 1, 2025 What happens when the right test exists, but the relevant reference data doesn’t? For too…karnottDecember 1, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Molecular and Imaging Biomarker Responses to Brain Mutant HTT Lowering in a Mouse Model of Huntington Disease Caron, N., et al. | December 1, 2025 Therapies targeting mutant huntingtin (mHTT) reduction in the brain hold promise as disease-modifying treatments for…karnottDecember 1, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Targetable Lesions and Proteomes Predict Therapy Sensitivity Through Disease Evolution in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Lorentzian, A., et al. | November 23, 2023 Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) genomes show that relapses often arise from subclonal outgrowths. However,…karnottNovember 23, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Multiple Micronutrient Deficiencies in Early Life Cause Multi-Kingdom Alterations in the Gut Microbiome and Intrinsic Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Mice Littlejohn, P., et al. | November 22, 2023 Globally, ~340 million children suffer from multiple micronutrient deficiencies, accompanied by high pathogenic burden and…karnottNovember 22, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Identification of Multivariable microRNA and Clinical Biomarker Panels to Predict Imatinib Response in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia at Diagnosis Wu, A., et al. | November 17, 2023 Imatinib Mesylate (imatinib) was once hailed as the magic bullet for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)…sciencecityNovember 17, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Development of a Novel Human Triculture Model of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Identification of Berberine As Ameliorating Steatosis, Oxidative Stress and Fibrosis Rafiei, H., et al. | November 16, 2023 Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its progression to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and hepatocarcinoma is…sciencecityNovember 16, 2023 Read More
Local News New SFU Study Unveils AI That Designs Drugs—and Tells You How to Synthesize Them SFU School of Computing Science | August 21, 2025 The new study, "Compositional Flows for 3D Molecule and Synthesis Pathway Co-design", introduces an innovative…karnottAugust 21, 2025 Read More
Local News BCCHR Laboratories Hosting Indigenous Students for seed2STEM Program BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) | August 21, 2025 seed2STEM is a research summer program that aims to increase participation in science, technology, engineering,…karnottAugust 21, 2025 Read More
Local News How Chronic Heartburn Can Drive Esophageal Cancer UBC Faculty of Medicine | August 19, 2025 A new UBC Faculty of Medicine study has revealed how long-term, chronic heartburn can drive…karnottAugust 19, 2025 Read More
Local News Multiplex Imaging: A Closer Look at Human Atherosclerosis Centre for Heart Lung Innovation | August 19, 2025 Atherosclerosis is one of the main causes of heart disease, which is the leading cause…karnottAugust 19, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Government of Canada Invests Almost $500 Million in Science and Engineering Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | June 19, 2020 As the Government of Canada focuses on responding to the challenges of COVID-19, it also…eabramovichJune 19, 2020 Read More
Interesting Articles Increased Support for Students, Trainees and Research Support Personnel Funded through NSERC Research Grants Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | June 9, 2020 Canada’s three federal research granting agencies—the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences…eabramovichJune 9, 2020 Read More
Interesting Articles Alejandro Adem: Keeping Our Strength in Science Is Vital to Canada’s Recovery The Province | May 18, 2020 Opinion: In times like these it’s essential to keep our teams of research scientists and…eabramovichMay 18, 2020 Read More
Interesting Articles Prime Minister Announces Support for Research Staff in Canada Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada | May 18, 2020 From life-saving cancer treatments to clean technologies that protect our environment, thousands of research staff…eabramovichMay 18, 2020 Read More
Featured Awards 2024 SFU Newsmaker Award Winners Share Drive To Inspire Dialogue for Change SFU News | March 28, 2025 SFU’s 2024 Newsmaker award recipients are chosen for their dedication to informing discourse across media…karnottMarch 28, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards SFU Announces 2025 Honorary Degree Recipients SFU | March 26, 2025 Simon Fraser University is proud to bestow honorary degrees on nine outstanding individuals making lasting,…karnottMarch 26, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Medicine Researchers Sarah Hedtrich and Arun John Peter Among New Canada Research Chairs UBC Faculty of Medicine | March 25, 2025 The Canada Research Chairs Program enables Canadian universities to achieve the highest levels of research…karnottMarch 25, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards DMCBH Members Receive UBC’s 2024 Faculty Research Awards Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | March 21, 2025 Congratulations to the four DMCBH members who received UBC’s 2024 Faculty Research Awards. UBC’s Faculty…karnottMarch 21, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Drs. Florian Kuchenbauer and Peter Stirling Receive 2025 Cancer Research Society 2025 Operating Grants BC Cancer | January 9, 2026 Two BC Cancer researchers are recipients of 2025 Operating Grants from the Cancer Research Society.…karnottJanuary 9, 2026 Read More
Monthly Award Summaries December 2025 Award Winners Science in Vancouver | January 8, 2026 Pictured left to right: Angela Wang, Ruth Yu, and Catherine Ko As we wrap up…karnottJanuary 8, 2026 Read More
Local News How To Hack Your Microbiome for Lifelong Health UBC Faculty of Medicine | January 8, 2026 From probiotic pills to skincare products to dedicated meal plans, the microbiome is all the…karnottJanuary 8, 2026 Read More