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
Local News Top Citations and Online, Media Engagement Showcase SFU’s Exceptional Research Contributions in 2025 SFU News | January 21, 2026 Every day, SFU scholars engage in invaluable work that enhances the social, cultural, environmental, and…karnottJanuary 21, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards 2026 PCFC Grant-In-Aid Winners Announcement Prostate Cancer Foundation Canada | January 21, 2026 We are excited to announce the 2026 Prostate Cancer Foundation Canada Grant-in-Aid Award recipients and…karnottJanuary 21, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Control and Recalibration of Path Integration in Place Cells Using Optic Flow Madhav, M., et al. | June 28, 2024 Hippocampal place cells are influenced by both self-motion (idiothetic) signals and external sensory landmarks as…karnottJune 28, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Amyloidogenic Regions in Beta-Strands II and III Modulate the Aggregation and Toxicity of SOD1 in Living Cells McAlary, L., et al. | June 28, 2024 Mutations in the protein superoxide dismutase-1 (SOD1) promote its misfolding and aggregation, ultimately causing familial…karnottJune 28, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week An Alternative Broad-Specificity Pathway for Glycan Breakdown in Bacteria Amirhossein Nasseri, S., et al. | June 21, 2024 The vast majority of glycosidases characterized to date follow one of the variations of the…karnottJune 21, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Integrated Single Cell Analysis Reveals Co-Evolution of Malignant B Cells and Tumor Micro-environment in Transformed Follicular Lymphoma Sarkozy, C., et al. | June 13, 2024 Histological transformation of follicular lymphoma (FL) to aggressive forms is associated with poor outcome. Phenotypic…karnottJune 13, 2024 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
Local News Appointment of Dr. David A. Wood as Chief Scientific Officer, Dilwari Cardiovascular Institute Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | October 30, 2025 Dr. Wood is a national and international leader in interventional and structural cardiology. He serves…karnottOctober 30, 2025 Read More
Local News AI-Driven Disease Detection Levels-Up Prostate Cancer Surgery Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | October 28, 2025 A technology used in advanced brain and lung cancer surgery is now being explored in…karnottOctober 28, 2025 Read More
Local News Health Matters: Vancouver Surgeons Perform Life-Changing Surgery To Restore Night Vision Global News | October 28, 2025 B.C. teen Dominic Juillette can now see at night, thanks to a new gene therapy…karnottOctober 28, 2025 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
Interesting Articles Canada’s Stem Cell Network Makes Its Single Largest Investment in Regenerative Medicine Research Stem Cell Network | May 13, 2022 Canada’s Stem Cell Network (SCN) announced today $19.5 million for 32 stem cell and regenerative…pthomsonMay 13, 2022 Read More
Interesting Articles Canada Announces New Innovation Agency — And It’s Not Modelled on DARPA Nature News | April 29, 2022 The Canadian government has announced that it will invest Can$1 billion (about US$780 million) over…pthomsonApril 29, 2022 Read More
Interesting Articles Canada’s Stem Cell Network Launches a New Strategic Plan and Refreshed Branding As It Starts a New Chapter As Canada’s Regenerative Medicine Research Leader Stem Cell Network | April 10, 2022 Canada’s Stem Cell Network (SCN) announced today the launch of IGNITE 2022-2025, its three-year strategic plan funded…pthomsonApril 10, 2022 Read More
Featured Awards LSI Researchers Awarded Funding Through NSERC Discovery Research Program UBC Life Sciences Institute | July 18, 2025 The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) is investing $589.7 million in…karnottJuly 18, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows Supported with Government Funding UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies | July 17, 2025 UBC researchers supported through federal investments in Tri-Agency funding competitions More than 165 doctoral students…karnottJuly 17, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards DMCBH Researchers Receive Federal Funding Through 2025 NSERC Competition Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | July 17, 2025 This week, the Government of Canada announced $1.3 billion in federal research funding has been…karnottJuly 17, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Three MSL Faculty Awarded 2025 NSERC Discovery Grants UBC Michael Smith Laboratories | July 15, 2025 The Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC) announced today a total of $589.7…karnottJuly 15, 2025 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
Featured Awards UBC Medicine Researchers Awarded More Than $30 Million From CIHR UBC Faculty of Medicine | February 11, 2026 UBC Faculty of Medicine researchers were awarded more than $30 million in combined funding through…karnottFebruary 11, 2026 Read More