Featured Awards BFRC Trainee Awarded Mitacs Grant in Partnership with Lululemon UBC Balance and Falls Research Centre | August 6, 2025 We are thrilled to announce that Keara Sutherland, PhD student in Dr. Mark Carpenter’s Lab…karnottAugust 6, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Ly Vu Receives Journey Award Celebrating Canada’s Outstanding Immigrant Women in STEMM BC Cancer | August 5, 2025 Congratulations to Dr. Ly Vu for receiving a Journey Award from the Canada Centre for…karnottAugust 5, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Medicine Trainees Receive Federal Support to Shape Future of Canadian Research UBC Faculty of Medicine | August 5, 2025 More than 30 UBC Faculty of Medicine graduate students and postdoctoral fellows have been recognized…karnottAugust 5, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards FHS Students Secure National Research Awards SFU Faculty of Health Sciences | August 4, 2025 Several members of the Faculty of Health Sciences learning community received funding from the Canadian…karnottAugust 4, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Changes in the Tumour Microenvironment Mark the Transition from Serous Borderline Tumour to Low-Grade Serous Carcinoma Vallejos, R., et al. | August 2, 2024 Low-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (LGSC) is a rare and lethal subtype of ovarian cancer. LGSC…karnottAugust 2, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Small Molecule Targeting PPM1A Activates Autophagy for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Host-Directed Therapy | July 22, 2024 Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the infectious agent of tuberculosis (TB), causes over 1.5 million deaths globally…karnottJuly 22, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Interfacial Membranization of Regenerated Cellulose Nanoparticles and a Protein Renders Stable Water-in-Water Emulsion Zhu, Y., et al. | July 18, 2024 Pickering water-in-water (W/W) emulsions stabilized by biobased colloids are pertinent to engineering biomaterials with hierarchical…karnottJuly 18, 2024 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
Local News NC4 Touch: Affordable Open-Source Touchscreen Technology for Rodent Behavioural Research Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | June 13, 2025 When commercially available behavioural testing equipment is out of reach, some researchers get creative and…karnottJune 13, 2025 Read More
Local News From Sri Lanka to Vancouver: UBC Alum Named to BC Business 30 Under 30 for Healthcare Innovation UBC News | June 13, 2025 What started as a passion for helping others turned into a province-wide recognition of impact…karnottJune 13, 2025 Read More
Local News Behind the Lab Doors: Breaking Barriers With Assistive Technologies at MATTERS Lab Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | June 12, 2025 In Canada, 10.6 per cent of individuals aged 15 and over have a mobility disability…karnottJune 12, 2025 Read More
Local News New Genomics Investments Expand eDNA Monitoring in BC’s Remote and Indigenous Communities Genome BC | June 11, 2025 On World Environment Day, Genome British Columbia (Genome BC) is proud to announce significant new…karnottJune 11, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Landmark Report Published on the Status of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) in Canada’s Life Sciences Sector adMare Bioinnovations | July 20, 2023 Pfizer Canada, adMare BioInnovations, Shift Health and Life Sciences Ontario proudly announce the publication of…pthomsonJuly 20, 2023 Read More
Interesting Articles adMare BioInnovations Launches the adMare Institute adMare Bioinnovations | June 15, 2023 adMare BioInnovations, a leader in the Canadian life sciences sector, is pleased to announce the…sciencecityJune 15, 2023 Read More
Interesting Articles Canadian Life Sciences on Life Support? We Must Stem the Innovation Brain Drain The Globe and Mail | June 15, 2023 Our health research and commercialization systems are in trouble – they need our attention now.…pthomsonJune 15, 2023 Read More
Interesting Articles Governments of Canada and the United Kingdom Advance Partnership in Biomanufacturing and Quantum Science Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | June 9, 2023 Grounded in their shared history, Canada and the United Kingdom (U.K.) have a long tradition of strategic and…pthomsonJune 9, 2023 Read More
Featured Awards Research Excellence Clusters Funded in 2025/26 UBC Research + Innovation | April 22, 2025 A total of 47 Research Excellence Clusters led by researchers at UBC Vancouver are being…karnottApril 22, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Outstanding Faculty and Graduate Students Honoured With Killam Teaching Awards UBC Faculty of Medicine | April 21, 2025 A number of UBC Faculty of Medicine members have been honoured with Killam teaching awards…karnottApril 21, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Mark Cembrowski Wins 2025 CAN New Investigator Award for His Pioneering Memory Research Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | April 18, 2025 Congratulations to Dr. Mark Cembrowski, recipient of the 2025 Canadian Association for Neuroscience (CAN) New…karnottApril 18, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Engineering Faculty and Grad Students Recognized With Killam Teaching Awards UBC Engineering | April 18, 2025 The 2024/25 Killam Teaching Prize and Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award recipients have been announced,…karnottApril 18, 2025 Read More
Local News Honouring a Pioneer in ALS Research: Dr. Andrew Eisen’s Enduring Legacy Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | August 18, 2025 Dr. Andrew Eisen’s name is synonymous with progress in the field of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis…karnottAugust 18, 2025 Read More
Local News Genetic Pathway Discovery to Stop or Reverse Aggressive Prostate Cancer Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | August 15, 2025 In a breakthrough study co-led by Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute researchers, Drs. Christopher Ong…karnottAugust 15, 2025 Read More
Local News Personalized Treatment Approaches Needed for Female Heart Disease Risk Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | August 15, 2025 Heart disease risk may have more to do with genetic factors interacting with sex hormones…karnottAugust 15, 2025 Read More