Featured Awards VCHRI Researchers Awarded CIHR Project Grants to Support Health ResearchVancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | July 28, 2026The CIHR Spring 2026 competition has approved 439 research grants, 19 priority announcement grants and…karnottJuly 28, 2026 Read More
Local News Geography Influences Early Programming of the Immune SystemUBC Microbiology and Immunology | July 28, 2026An international team of researchers has found that programming of the immune system in the…karnottJuly 28, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Functional Segregation in Parkinson’s DiseaseSu, D., et al. | July 27, 2026The basal ganglia are characterized by somatotopic representation and are organized in parallel, functionally segregated…karnottJuly 27, 2026 Read More
Local News Researchers Discover the Eye’s Hidden Cleanup SystemUBC News | July 27, 2026Many of the world’s leading causes of irreversible blindness, including glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration,…karnottJuly 27, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Divergent Delivery and Expression Kinetics of Lipid and Polymeric Nanoparticles Across mRNA ModalitiesCasmil, I., et al. | October 23, 2025This week, we profile a recent publication in Advanced Science by Dr. Anna Blakney’s lab…karnottOctober 23, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week CAR Treg Cells Mediate Linked Suppression and Infectious Tolerance in Islet Transplantation in MiceWardell, C., et al. | October 21, 2025Islet transplantation represents an attractive therapeutic approach for type 1 diabetes; however, it can also…karnottOctober 21, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase 2A Study Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of Felzartamab for IgA NephropathyFloege, J., et al. | October 15, 2025Felzartamab is a fully human anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody under investigation for treatment of IgA nephropathy…karnottOctober 15, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Positive Allosteric Modulation of M1 mAChRs with VU0486846 Reverses Cognitive Deficits in Male APPswe/PSEN1ΔE9 Alzheimer’s MiceIbrahim, K., et al. | October 7, 2025Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an age-associated neurodegenerative disease marked by progressive cognitive deterioration and beta-amyloid…karnottOctober 7, 2025 Read More
Local News Celebrating Excellence: Life Sciences BC Announces 2026 Award WinnersLife Sciences BC | June 25, 2026Life Sciences BC (LSBC) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 28th Annual Life…karnottJune 25, 2026 Read More
Local News Making It Faster and Easier to Assess VitiligoVancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | June 24, 2026Vitiligo is a painless but often psychologically distressing autoimmune condition that causes the loss of…karnottJune 24, 2026 Read More
Local News From Blueprint to Black Box: Dr. Troy McDiarmid Is Turning DNA Into a Record of Brain HealthDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | June 24, 2026Dr. Troy McDiarmid grew up in rural Ontario watching people he loved change in ways…karnottJune 24, 2026 Read More
Local News adMare Executive Institute Opens Applications for Ninth CohortadMare BioInnovations | June 23, 2026adMare BioInnovations, Canada’s life sciences company creation engine, today announced that applications for Cohort IX…karnottJune 23, 2026 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
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
Monthly Award Summaries April 2026 Award WinnersScience in Vancouver | May 14, 2026Dr. Nicole Krentz April showers bring May flowers and this past month, Vancouver researchers were…karnottMay 14, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Pauline Johnson Receives the 2026 Gillian E. Wu Mentorship AwardUBC Life Sciences Institute | May 12, 2026Congratulations to Dr. Pauline Johnson, recipient of the 2026 Gillian E. Wu Mentorship Award from…karnottMay 12, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Medicine Graduate Student and Faculty Honoured With Killam Teaching AwardsUBC Faculty of Medicine | May 11, 2026A number of UBC Faculty of Medicine members have been honoured with Killam teaching awards…karnottMay 11, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards FHS Professor Kelley Lee Receives SFU Research Excellence – Legacy AwardSFU Faculty of Health Sciences | May 8, 2026Simon Fraser University’s (SFU) Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation (VPRI) has recognized the…karnottMay 8, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Announcing the 2026 Gairdner Early Career InvestigatorsThe Gairdner Foundation | August 6, 2026Annually, the Gairdner Foundation invites early career investigators across Canada to apply to present their…karnottAugust 6, 2026 Read More
Local News First Students Begin Studies at SFU Stephens Family School of MedicineSFU News | August 6, 2026The school's first 48 students start their orientation on SFU's Surrey campus to become future…karnottAugust 6, 2026 Read More
Interesting Articles NSERC Launches the Geoffrey Hinton PrizesNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | August 5, 2026NSERC is pleased to announce the launch of the Geoffrey Hinton Prizes, recognizing Discovery Grant…karnottAugust 5, 2026 Read More