Local News Improving Care for Kids with the Most Common Childhood Cancers: Q&A with New Investigator Dr. Sarah Alexander BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute | February 23, 2026 February 15 was International Childhood Cancer Day and to mark the occasion we spoke with…karnottFebruary 23, 2026 Read More
Local News A New Chapter in Women’s Health UBC Faculty of Medicine | February 23, 2026 Dr. Lori Brotto dates her interest in researching menopause to an unlikely turning point: the…karnottFebruary 23, 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
Local News SFU Women Research Chairs Share What It Takes to Close the Gender Gap in Science SFU News | February 20, 2026 IDWGS is the day established by the United Nations General Assembly to support full and…karnottFebruary 20, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Type-2 Innate Signals Are Dispensable for Skeletal Muscle Regeneration and Pathology Linked to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Messing, M., et al. | February 19, 2025 Immune responses play an integral role in skeletal muscle regeneration. In the genetically inherited muscle…karnottFebruary 19, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Apolipoprotein E Dysfunction in Alzheimer’s Disease: A Study on miRNA Regulation, Glial Markers, and Amyloid Pathology | February 11, 2025 Introduction: Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) plays a crucial role in lipid homeostasis, predominantly expressed in astrocytes…karnottFebruary 11, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Identification of an Early Subset of Cerebellar Nuclei Neurons in Mice Rahimi-Balaei, M., et al. | February 7, 2025 Cerebellar nuclei (CN) neurons serve as the primary output of the cerebellum and originate from…karnottFebruary 7, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Early-Life Gut Inflammation Drives Sex-Dependent Shifts in the Microbiome-Endocrine-Brain Axis Sullivan, O., et al. | February 6, 2025 Despite recent advances in understanding the connection between the gut microbiota and the adult brain,…karnottFebruary 6, 2025 Read More
Local News Specialized AI Could Elevate Diabetes-Related Blindness Risk Prevention Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | January 9, 2026 Sex differences could play a key role in diagnosing diabetic retinopathy, according to the results…karnottJanuary 9, 2026 Read More
Local News How To Hack Your Microbiome for Lifelong Health UBC Faculty of Medicine | January 8, 2026 From probiotic pills to skincare products to dedicated meal plans, the microbiome is all the…karnottJanuary 8, 2026 Read More
Local News Whole Genome Sequencing Launches To Advance Precision Medicine in British Columbia Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre | January 7, 2026 Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre (GSC) introduced clinical whole genome sequencing for hereditary cancer…karnottJanuary 7, 2026 Read More
Local News Breathing Easier: What the Microbiome Reveals About Asthma Risk Genome BC | January 7, 2026 When a child struggles to breathe, the fear is immediate and for families living with…karnottJanuary 7, 2026 Read More
Interesting Articles TFRI 2025 Funding Competitions Are Open! The Terry Fox Research Institute | April 25, 2024 The Terry Fox Research Institute is pleased to announce the launch of its 2025 cancer…karnottApril 25, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Canadian Science Gets Biggest Boost to PhD and Postdoc Pay in 20 Years Nature | April 17, 2024 Researchers in Canada got most of what they were hoping for in the country’s 2024…karnottApril 17, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Wall Legacy Fund Supports Graduate Student Research UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies | April 11, 2024 UBC has launched the inaugural competition for the Wall Fellowships and Wall Research Awards. These…karnottApril 11, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles TFRI–MOHCCN Technology Development Awards The Terry Fox Research Institute | April 5, 2024 The TFRI-MOHCCN Technology Development Awards provide funding to projects to develop additional profiling technologies that…karnottApril 5, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards New Projects Co-Led by Msl Faculty Will Help Build a Smarter, Faster Health Response UBC Michael Smith Laboratories | October 1, 2025 Genome BC has announced funding for four new UBC research projects associated with Canada’s Immuno-Engineering…karnottOctober 1, 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
Featured Awards New Projects at Canada’s Immuno-Engineering and Biomanufacturing Hub To Build a Smarter, Faster Health Response UBC Faculty of Medicine | September 26, 2025 Genome BC has announced funding for four new UBC research projects associated with Canada’s Immuno-Engineering…karnottSeptember 26, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards 2025 Faculty of Medicine Award Recipients UBC Faculty of Medicine | September 24, 2025 Each year, the Faculty of Medicine recognizes faculty and staff members for excellence in teaching,…karnottSeptember 24, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Terry Fox Research Institute Invests $10M in National Cancer Prevention Initiative Terry Fox Research Institute | March 6, 2026 The Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI) has joined forces with the Canadian Institutes of Health…karnottMarch 6, 2026 Read More
Local News Asthma Doesn’t Start When Symptoms Appear; It Starts Much Earlier Genome BC | March 5, 2026 For most families, asthma feels like it comes out of nowhere. A child starts coughing…karnottMarch 5, 2026 Read More
Local News VCHRI Phase 1 Clinical Trials Research Unit at UBC Hospital Life Sciences BC | March 5, 2026 The Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI), in partnership with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) and…karnottMarch 5, 2026 Read More