Monthly Award Summaries April 2026 Award Winners Science in Vancouver | May 14, 2026 Dr. Nicole Krentz April showers bring May flowers and this past month, Vancouver researchers were…karnottMay 14, 2026 Read More
Local News Alternative First-Line Treatment Proves Effective for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | May 13, 2026 A decades-long research journey led by Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute researcher Dr. Jason Andrade…karnottMay 13, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week TMPRSS2 Inhibitors With Broad-Spectrum Efficacy Against SARS-CoV-2 (JN.1) and Influenza A (H1N1) Viruses Protect Mice From Influenza A Infection Presley, L., et al. | May 13, 2026 Human TMPRSS2 is a type II transmembrane serine protease and an essential host factor for…karnottMay 13, 2026 Read More
Local News New Research Identifies a Promising Target in Multiple Fusion-Driven Cancers BC Cancer Research | May 12, 2026 A new multinational study led by Dr. Poul Sorensen, distinguished scientist at BC Cancer Research…karnottMay 12, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Pauline Johnson Receives the 2026 Gillian E. Wu Mentorship Award UBC Life Sciences Institute | May 12, 2026 Congratulations to Dr. Pauline Johnson, recipient of the 2026 Gillian E. Wu Mentorship Award from…karnottMay 12, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Medicine Graduate Student and Faculty Honoured With Killam Teaching Awards UBC Faculty of Medicine | May 11, 2026 A number of UBC Faculty of Medicine members have been honoured with Killam teaching awards…karnottMay 11, 2026 Read More
Local News SBME Welcomes Dr. Govind Kaigala as Director Pro Tem of the School of Biomedical Engineering UBC School of Biomedical Engineering | May 11, 2026 We are pleased to share the appointment of Dr. Govind Kaigala as Director pro tem,…karnottMay 11, 2026 Read More
Local News 2026 Vancouver Brain Bee Draws Record Turnout, Inspiring the Next Generation of Neuroscientists Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | May 8, 2026 On Saturday, March 28th, 97 high school students gathered at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for…karnottMay 8, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards FHS Professor Kelley Lee Receives SFU Research Excellence – Legacy Award SFU Faculty of Health Sciences | May 8, 2026 Simon Fraser University’s (SFU) Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation (VPRI) has recognized the…karnottMay 8, 2026 Read More
Local News Seaweed School Is in Session UBC Science | May 7, 2026 On a gloriously sunny day 11 schoolchildren scamper barefoot across a beach on Hornby Island…karnottMay 7, 2026 Read More