Local News A Year in Review: Celebrating Cutting-Edge Research and Milestones in 2025 Centre for Advancing Health Outcomes | January 23, 2026 January is a time of renewal. At Advancing Health, we’re reflecting on the key moments…karnottJanuary 23, 2026 Read More
Local News A Conversation with Dr. Stephen Wright, New Principal Investigator at the HLI Centre for Heart Lung Innovation | January 23, 2026 Dr. Stephen Wright joined the HLI as a new Principal Investigator (PI) in May, 2025.…karnottJanuary 23, 2026 Read More
Local News UBC Faculty of Medicine Creative and Communications Team Wins Top AAMC Award for Bringing Brain Science to Life UBC Faculty of Medicine | January 22, 2026 The award-winning issue of Pathways — which focuses on brain health across the lifespan —was…karnottJanuary 22, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week A Binary Self-Amplifying Expression Platform Enabling Lipid Nanoparticle-Free Vaccines and Nanomedicines Jefferies, W., et al. | January 22, 2026 Conventional mRNA vaccines played a crucial role in mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic but remain hampered…karnottJanuary 22, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Long-Term Prevention of Biofilm Formation by Polycatechol-Based Supramolecular Assemblies with Low Molecular Weight Polymers on Surfaces Yazdani-Ahmadabadi, H., et al. | July 12, 2024 Achievement of a stable surface coating with long-term resistance to biofilm formation remains a challenge.…karnottJuly 12, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Surface Topography Modulates Initial Platelet Adhesion to Titanium Substrata Yan Guo, C., et al. | July 11, 2024 The clinical success of implanted biomaterials such as dental implants is largely determined by the…karnottJuly 11, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Proteomic Predictors of Individualized Nutrient-Specific Insulin Secretion in Health and Disease Kolic, J., et al. | July 5, 2024 Population-level variation and mechanisms behind insulin secretion in response to carbohydrate, protein, and fat remain…karnottJuly 5, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week DDIT4L Regulates Mitochondrial and Innate Immune Activities in Early Life Michalski, C., et al. | July 4, 2024 Pattern recognition receptor responses are profoundly attenuated before the third trimester of gestation in the…karnottJuly 4, 2024 Read More
Local News Research Holds Out Hope for Improved Rett Syndrome Treatment BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute | November 5, 2025 October is Rett Syndrome Awareness Month, a time to foster understanding about this complex neurological…karnottNovember 5, 2025 Read More
Local News Survive and Thrive: Genomics Personalizes Cancer Care for Kids Genome BC | November 4, 2025 Led by Dr. Bruce Carleton, the GO-PGx project established a national precision medicine network with…karnottNovember 4, 2025 Read More
Local News Precision at the Point of Transplant Genome BC | November 3, 2025 Every year, hundreds of British Columbians receive a second chance at life through kidney transplantation.…karnottNovember 3, 2025 Read More
Local News DNA-Guided Platform Paves Way for More Precise Cancer Treatments Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | October 30, 2025 A collaborative team of researchers from the Department of Chemistry at the University of British…karnottOctober 30, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Clinical Trials: Lessons from the Pandemic and Time for Change Canadian Science Policy Centre | August 10, 2022 The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us many lessons about science and technology. It has underlined…pthomsonAugust 10, 2022 Read More
Interesting Articles Government of Canada Strengthens Canada’s Clinical Trials Environment Canadian Institutes of Health Research | June 28, 2022 Clinical trials are essential scientific studies that evaluate the safety, effectiveness, and outcomes of health…pthomsonJune 28, 2022 Read More
Interesting Articles Newly Funded Initiatives to Support Students and Postdoctoral Fellows NSERC | June 13, 2022 The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) is pleased to announce funding…pthomsonJune 13, 2022 Read More
Interesting Articles Pan-Canadian Genomics Strategy Consultation Launched Genome Canada | May 26, 2022 The Government of Canada has launched a public consultation to inform a new Pan-Canadian Genomics Strategy (PCGS), announced…pthomsonMay 26, 2022 Read More
Featured Awards Congratulations to Our Award-Winning Trainees! The Centre for Heart Lung Innovation | July 23, 2025 Congratulations to Hacina Gill, a fifth-year PhD candidate, and Alexandra Schmidt, a second-year Master’s student…karnottJuly 23, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Master’s Students Awarded Canada Graduate Scholarships for 2025 Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | July 22, 2025 Congratulations to our current Graduate Program in Neuroscience (GPN) students who have received awards through…karnottJuly 22, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Medicine Researchers Awarded Federal Funding for 35 Projects Addressing Key Health Priorities UBC Faculty of Medicine | July 21, 2025 The projects will advance new knowledge and scientific breakthroughs to address some of the most…karnottJuly 21, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Thibault Mayor and Collaborators Receive $1.65 Million for Mass Spectrometry Training Program Focused on Collaboration UBC Michael Smith Laboratories | July 18, 2025 Dr. Thibault Mayor (MSL, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology), together with a large team of collaborators…karnottJuly 18, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Multidimensional Characterization of Tumour–Immune Architecture Reveals Clinically Relevant Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma Subtypes Aoki, T., et al. | February 12, 2026 The tissue architecture of classic Hodgkin Lymphoma (CHL) is unique among cancers and characterized by…karnottFebruary 12, 2026 Read More
Local News First-Of-Its-Kind Pan-Canadian Trial to Treat Baby Brain Cancers Without Radiation BC Children's Hospital Research Institute | February 12, 2026 Pediatric centres nationwide have united to launch the DECRYPT-BABYBRAIN trial, a first-of-its-kind clinical trial that…karnottFebruary 12, 2026 Read More
Local News There’s Something in the Air… and That’s Not Good Research2Reality | February 11, 2026 It is well established that air pollution can adversely affect lung and heart health —…karnottFebruary 11, 2026 Read More