Featured Awards Dr. Marco Marra Receives 2025 Canadian Cancer Society Lifetime Contribution PrizeUBC Michael Smith Laboratories | June 22, 2026Dr Marra was selected for the Lifetime Contribution Prize thanks to his far-reaching contributions to…karnottJune 22, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Zachary Pennington Receives Banting Discovery AwardDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | June 22, 2026Congratulations to Dr. Zachary Pennington, an Assistant Professor in UBC’s Department of Psychology and researcher…karnottJune 22, 2026 Read More
Local News Jazz Pharmaceuticals and AbCellera Announce Collaboration to Discover Next-Generation T-Cell Engaging Multispecific AntibodiesLife Sciences British Columbia | June 19, 2026Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc and AbCellera announced a preclinical research collaboration, option and license agreement to…karnottJune 19, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards 2026 FHS Undergraduate AwardsSFU Faculty of Health Sciences | June 19, 2026Vandad Hazrati: FHS Award for Outstanding Service to the Faculty of Health Sciences Vandad Hazrati…karnottJune 19, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Genetic Engineering of Transfusable Platelets with mRNA-Lipid Nanoparticles Is Compatible with Blood Banking PracticesStrong, C., et al. | December 10, 2024Platelets contribute to a variety of physiological processes, including inflammation, sepsis, and cancer. However, because…karnottDecember 10, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Immune Regulatory and Anti-Resorptive Activities of Tanshinone IIA Sulfonate Attenuates Rheumatoid Arthritis in MicePanwar, P., et al. | December 9, 2024Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation and painful joint destruction.…karnottDecember 9, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Transcriptional Coactivator MED15 Is Required for Beta Cell MaturationKadhim, A., et al. | December 5, 2024Mediator, a co-regulator complex required for RNA Polymerase II activity, interacts with tissue-specific transcription factors…karnottDecember 5, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week The Glycosyltransferase ST3GAL4 Drives Immune Evasion in Acute Myeloid Leukemia by Synthesizing Ligands for the Glyco-Immune Checkpoint Receptor Siglec-9Krishnamoorthy, V., et al. | December 3, 2024Immunotherapy has demonstrated promise as a treatment for acute myeloid leukemia (AML). However, there is…karnottDecember 3, 2024 Read More
Local News Julia Levy: The Woman Who Helped Build B.C.’s Life Sciences IndustryBusiness in Vancouver | April 15, 2026Julia Levy held many titles—scientist, entrepreneur, educator, wife and mother. For many, she was known…karnottApril 15, 2026 Read More
Local News Genetic Tools Aren’t Just for Future Patients, but Cold Cases TooBC Children’s Hospital Research Institute | April 15, 2026The world of genomic sequencing has changed dramatically in the last few decades. When the…karnottApril 15, 2026 Read More
Local News Aspect Biosystems Lands $79M Investment From Canadian Government to Advance Development of Bioengineered Cellular MedicinesT-Net | April 14, 2026Aspect Biosystems, a biotechnology company pioneering a novel category of regenerative medicine, announced that it…karnottApril 14, 2026 Read More
Local News UBC Appoints Dr. Peter Zandstra as Vice-President, Research and InnovationUBC Today | April 14, 2026I am very pleased to announce that Dr. Peter Zandstra has been appointed as UBC’s…karnottApril 14, 2026 Read More
Interesting Articles New Agreement Fosters Canada-Taiwan Research CollaborationMitacs | September 29, 2023For the first time, Mitacs and the National Applied Research Laboratories of Taiwan (NARLabs) are…sciencecitySeptember 29, 2023 Read More
Interesting Articles Could a Dedicated Medical School for Family Doctors Solve the Shortage?Vancouver Sun | September 22, 2023Health researchers say B.C. could help alleviate the province’s family doctor shortage by following the…sciencecitySeptember 22, 2023 Read More
Interesting Articles Stem Cell Network Announces $1 Million in Funding to Further Support Graduate Students and Post-doctoral FellowsStem Cell Network | September 20, 2023The Stem Cell Network (SCN) announced $1 million in funding to support research trainees across…sciencecitySeptember 20, 2023 Read More
Interesting Articles Health Canada Authorizes Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Targeting the Omicron XBB.1.5 SubvariantHealth Canada | September 20, 2023Health Canada has authorized the use of the Moderna SPIKEVAX™ COVID-19 vaccine targeting the Omicron…sciencecitySeptember 20, 2023 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. David Huntsman Awarded Doctors of BC Terry Fox MedalBC Cancer Research | November 25, 2025The Doctors of BC Terry Fox Medal is awarded to outstanding individuals who have a…karnottNovember 25, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards 2025 Mitacs Innovation Awards Celebrate Ideas, Research, and Canadian Innovation TalentMitacs | November 24, 2025The 2025 Mitacs Innovation Awards, presented at National Arts Centre and streamed online to a…karnottNovember 24, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards 2025 Navigator Research ProgramHuntington Society of Canada | November 19, 2025Dr. Blair Leavitt is a full Professor in the Department of Medical Genetics & the…karnottNovember 19, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Personalizing Treatment of Bladder CancerUBC Faculty of Medicine | November 18, 2025With support from a new $3-million Terry Fox Frontiers Program Project Grant, researchers from the…karnottNovember 18, 2025 Read More
Local News Dr. Mary De Vera Appointed as New Associate Dean, Graduate and Postdoctoral StudiesUBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | July 9, 2026The UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences is pleased to welcome Dr. Mary De Vera into…karnottJuly 9, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Pharmaceutical Sciences Researchers Secure NSERC Discovery FundingUBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | July 9, 2026Two Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences researchers have been recognized in the latest round of NSERC…karnottJuly 9, 2026 Read More
Local News Billions of Doses Later: Global Review Confirms mRNA Vaccines Are Safe, Effective and Full of PromiseUBC Michael Smith Laboratories | July 8, 2026A sweeping global review led by researchers at the University of British Columbia has found…karnottJuly 8, 2026 Read More