Local News GUNS Trial Updates: Precision Neoadjuvant Approaches for High-Risk Prostate Cancer Vancouver Prostate Centre | April 10, 2026 Led by Dr. Martin E. Gleave, CM, MD, FRCSC, FACS, British Columbia Leadership Chair, Distinguished…karnottApril 10, 2026 Read More
Local News FHS Community Members Launch Podcast Series Centering Indigenous Health and Justice SFU Faculty of Health Science | April 10, 2026 Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) associate professor Lyana Patrick has released a new podcast, From…karnottApril 10, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Nicole Krentz Receives Breakthrough T1D Career Development Award to Advance Type 1 Diabetes Research UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | April 10, 2026 The UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences is proud to announce that Dr. Nicole Krentz, Assistant…karnottApril 10, 2026 Read More
Local News Meet the 12 UBC High Potential Startup Ventures Presenting at Innovation UBC’s 2026 Investor Showcase T-Net | April 9, 2026 UBC has announced that twelve UBC ventures will be taking the stage at Innovation UBC's…karnottApril 9, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Clonal Hematopoiesis After 177Lu-PSMA-617 Radioligand Therapy in Prostate Cancer Munzur, A., et al. | February 20, 2026 Background: Clonal hematopoiesis (CH) is a precursor state linked to risk of hematological neoplasms, and…karnottFebruary 20, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Direct Measurement of Free Glucocorticoids in Small Volumes of Mouse and Rat Serum Using Ultrafiltration and Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry Mazurenko, A., et al. | February 17, 2026 Glucocorticoids are critical steroid hormones secreted from the adrenal glands. In mice and rats, over…karnottFebruary 17, 2026 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
Publications of the Week GluN2B-Specific NMDAR Positive Allosteric Modulation Reverses Cognitive and Behavioral Abnormalities in Mecp2 and Disc1 Transgenic Mice Ge., Y., et al. | February 10, 2026 The GluN2B subunit of N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) plays a central role in synaptic development and…karnottFebruary 10, 2026 Read More
Local News Meet the 12 UBC High Potential Startup Ventures Presenting at Innovation UBC’s 2026 Investor Showcase T-Net | April 9, 2026 UBC has announced that twelve UBC ventures will be taking the stage at Innovation UBC's…karnottApril 9, 2026 Read More
Local News UBC Medicine Faculty Leading Research Excellence Clusters to Address Complex Health Challenges UBC Faculty of Medicine | April 9, 2026 UBC Medicine researchers are among the recipients of new funding to address some of the…karnottApril 9, 2026 Read More
Local News Appointment of Dr. Teresa Tsang as Executive Lead and Scientific Director, VCHRI AI Hub Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | April 8, 2026 I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Teresa Tsang as Executive Lead and…karnottApril 8, 2026 Read More
Local News The GAPP Genomics and Biotechnology Funding Opportunity is Open! Genome BC | April 8, 2026 The Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP) is Genome Canada’s flagship commercialization program supporting industry driven…karnottApril 8, 2026 Read More
Spotlight Dr. Louise Lund Talks Research and Scientific Recruiting Science in the City | October 4, 2017 Dr. Louise Lund is a recent graduate who studied in the laboratories of Drs. Leonard…sciencecityOctober 4, 2017 Read More
Spotlight Dr. Ying Tam Talks Academia, Industry, and Career Paths Science in the City | September 6, 2017 Dr. Ying Tam is the Director of Preclinical Development at Acuitas Therapeutics, a Vancouver-based pharmaceutical…sciencecitySeptember 6, 2017 Read More
Spotlight Dr. Davide Pellacani Talks Epigenetics and Cancer Research Science in the City | July 19, 2017 Dr. Davide Pellacani is a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Dr. Connie Eaves at…sciencecityJuly 19, 2017 Read More
Spotlight Alison McAfee Talks Honey Bees, Immunity, and Olfactory Proteins Science in the City | June 21, 2017 Alison McAfee is a PhD candidate working under the supervision of Dr. Leonard Foster at…sciencecityJune 21, 2017 Read More
Interesting Articles Undergraduate Summer Research Program Centre for Blood Research | February 2, 2026 Are you an undergraduate or medical student looking for summer research experience? The Centre for…karnottFebruary 2, 2026 Read More
Interesting Articles Request for Applications: BC Cancer 2026 Summer Research Studentship Competition BC Cancer Research | January 26, 2026 We are pleased to announce the BC Cancer 2026 Summer Research Studentship competition. Summer research…karnottJanuary 26, 2026 Read More
Interesting Articles Carraresi Foundation Early Career Clinician Investigator Award Providence Research | January 19, 2026 Providence Research is inviting applications for the Carraresi Foundation Early Career Clinician Investigator Award. This…karnottJanuary 19, 2026 Read More
Interesting Articles Medical Research & Practices Funding Opportunities Lotte & John Hecht Memorial Foundation | January 7, 2026 The Hecht Foundation prioritizes basic and applied medical research that is novel, innovative, and disruptive,…karnottJanuary 7, 2026 Read More
Your Voice Booze, Beakers, and Brains – The Rise of Vancouver’s Science Pub Nights Tara Fernandez | March 6, 2017 On a drizzly mid-week evening downtown, beer glasses clink as a roomful of people sit,…sciencecityMarch 6, 2017 Read More
Featured Awards DMCBH Researchers Receive Major Infrastructure Investments From CFI Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | March 25, 2026 The Government of Canada has invested more than $552 million in research infrastructure through the…karnottMarch 25, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Medicine Researchers Receive Federal Funding to Accelerate Genomic Solutions Through Industry Collaborations UBC Faculty of Medicine | March 24, 2026 The funded projects bring together UBC scientists and Canadian biotechnology companies to develop genomic solutions…karnottMarch 24, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards BC Researchers Receive $8 Million in Federal Funding to Fast-Track Genomic Solutions Genome BC | March 23, 2026 Eight research teams in British Columbia will receive a combined $8 million in federal funding…karnottMarch 23, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Faculty of Medicine Researchers Honoured with UBC’s 2025 Faculty Research Awards UBC Faculty of Medicine | March 20, 2026 Four Faculty of Medicine researchers have been honoured with UBC’s 2025 Faculty Research Awards. The…karnottMarch 20, 2026 Read More
Interesting Articles CDL-Vancouver Applications Are Now Open Creative Destruction Lab-Vancouver | April 13, 2026 Ready to build something massive? If you’re a founder developing a science- or technology-based venture…karnottApril 13, 2026 Read More
Local News Strand Seq: A New Way to Understand Our DNA BC Cancer | April 13, 2026 For years, scientists have been able to read pieces of DNA, but understanding how those…karnottApril 13, 2026 Read More
Local News GUNS Trial Updates: Precision Neoadjuvant Approaches for High-Risk Prostate Cancer Vancouver Prostate Centre | April 10, 2026 Led by Dr. Martin E. Gleave, CM, MD, FRCSC, FACS, British Columbia Leadership Chair, Distinguished…karnottApril 10, 2026 Read More