Local News Meet the CBR Graduate Award Program (GAP) Cohort 2025-2026 The Centre for Blood Research | September 18, 2025 We are excited to welcome the incoming CBR Graduate Award Program (GAP) cohort for 2025-2026!…karnottSeptember 18, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Revealing Function-Altering MECP2 Mutations in Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder Using Yeast and Drosophila Chen, E., et al. | September 17, 2025 Pathogenic variants in MECP2 commonly lead to Rett syndrome, where MECP2's function as a DNA…karnottSeptember 17, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Medicine Honours Outstanding Canadian Researchers in Brain Health, Heart Disorders, and Cancer UBC Faculty of Medicine | September 17, 2025 Three exceptional Canadian scientists have been recognized by UBC’s Faculty of Medicine for their groundbreaking…karnottSeptember 17, 2025 Read More
Local News SBME Synergy 2025 Undergraduate Summer Research Highlights Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | September 17, 2025 This past summer, the SBME Synergy Undergraduate Summer Research Program provided research opportunities for students…karnottSeptember 17, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Predictive Gene Expression Signature Diagnoses Neonatal Sepsis Before Clinical Presentation An, A., et al. | November 5, 2024 Neonatal sepsis is a deadly disease with non-specific clinical signs, delaying diagnosis and treatment. There…karnottNovember 5, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week A Community Effort to Optimize Sequence-Based Deep Learning Models of Gene Regulation Muntakim Rafi, A., et al. | October 30, 2024 A systematic evaluation of how model architectures and training strategies impact genomics model performance is…karnottOctober 30, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Transient CAR T Cells with Specificity to Oncofetal Glycosaminoglycans in Solid Tumors Khazamipour, N., et al. | October 25, 2024 Glycosaminoglycans are often deprioritized as targets for synthetic immunotherapy due to the complexity of glyco-epitopes…karnottOctober 25, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Sex-Biased Human Thymic Architecture Guides T Cell Development Through Spatially Defined Niches Stankiewicz, L., et al. | October 14, 2024 Within the thymus, regulation of the cellular crosstalk directing T cell development depends on spatial interactions…karnottOctober 14, 2024 Read More
Local News Past, Present and Future: Academic Life from the Lens of Dr. Freda Miller UBC Michael Smith Laboratories | August 8, 2025 Behind every success and research breakthrough lies a story of curiosity, persistence, setbacks, and moments…karnottAugust 8, 2025 Read More
Local News ‘Disease Detectives’ Discover Cause of Sea Star Wasting Disease That Wiped Out Billions of Sea Stars UBC News | August 8, 2025 Researchers have identified the cause of the wasting disease that has killed billions of sea…karnottAugust 8, 2025 Read More
Local News Building Better Storage for Genomics Data Genome BC | August 7, 2025 Genomics research is advancing science, helping doctors match patients with appropriate treatments, tracking the spread…karnottAugust 7, 2025 Read More
Local News MS May Begin Far Earlier Than Previously Thought | August 7, 2025 UBC researchers find that people with MS increased their healthcare usage up to 15 years…karnottAugust 7, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Mobilize Grants 2024 Competition Now Open Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | January 29, 2024 The College and Community Innovation (CCI) program’s Mobilize grants 2024 competition, managed by the Natural…karnottJanuary 29, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Apply to MedTech Innovator 2024 Life Sciences BC | January 23, 2024 About MedTech Innovator MedTech Innovator is the largest and highest performing accelerator of medical technology…karnottJanuary 23, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Canadian Cancer Society/Lotte and John Hecht Memorial Foundation Disruptive Innovation Grants in Cancer Research Canadian Cancer Society | January 18, 2024 Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) and the Lotte and John Hecht Memorial Foundation (Hecht Foundation) have…karnottJanuary 18, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles New Lab to Market Grants Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | January 4, 2024 The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), in collaboration with the Canadian…karnottJanuary 4, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards 2025 FHS Undergraduate Awards SFU Faculty of Health Sciences | July 2, 2025 This 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 Recipients UBC Michael Smith Laboratories | July 2, 2025 We 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 Innovation UBC Life Sciences Institute | June 30, 2025 Two 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 Research UBC Faculty of Medicine | June 27, 2025 UBC Faculty of Medicine scientists have been awarded more than $1.8 million from the Stem…karnottJune 27, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Pharmaceutical Sciences’ Dr. Joel Finbloom Recognized for Nanomedicine Research UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | September 29, 2025 The University of British Columbia Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences is proud to announce that Assistant…karnottSeptember 29, 2025 Read More
Local News Repurposing Medications To Treat People With Rare Diseases Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | September 26, 2025 A new Coastal Program for Rare Inflammatory Diseases (Coastal Program) at Vancouver Coastal Health is…karnottSeptember 26, 2025 Read More
Publications of the WeekUncategorized Somatic IRF4 Mutations and Thymic Tropism in Primary Mediastinal Large B-Cell Lymphoma Rai, S., et al. | September 26, 2025 Disease-defining signatures in lymphomas, driven by intricate molecular mechanisms, have advanced molecular taxonomies, refined classification,…karnottSeptember 26, 2025 Read More