Featured Awards Dr. Kim Chi Named a Highly Cited Researcher in 2025 BC Cancer Research | December 10, 2025 Dr. Kim Chi, medical oncologist and clinician-scientist with BC Cancer, has been named a highly…karnottDecember 10, 2025 Read More
Local News Fifteen Ways UBC Researchers Broke New Ground in 2025 UBC News | December 10, 2025 From breakthroughs in organ transplantation to alerting us to the risks of space junk, UBC…karnottDecember 10, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Congratulations to the 2025 Recipients of the Faculty of Science Research Awards SFU Faculty of Science | December 9, 2025 These awards recognize the excellence in research accomplishments in a broad range of areas, including,…karnottDecember 9, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards SFU Science Announces Recipients of 2025 Excellence in Teaching Awards SFU Faculty of Science | December 9, 2025 SFU Faculty of Science is proud to announce this year's recipients of the 2025 Faculty…karnottDecember 9, 2025 Read More
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Local News Building an Inclusive TA Training Program in the Life Sciences UBC Life Sciences Institute | September 4, 2025 A growing number of Canadian universities are implementing teaching assistant (TA) training programs designed to…karnottSeptember 4, 2025 Read More
Local News B.C. Healthy Longevity Company Molecular You Raises $5M to Expand Biomarker Testing GeekWire | September 3, 2025 Molecular You, a Vancouver, B.C., healthy longevity company, announced today that it has raised $5…karnottSeptember 3, 2025 Read More
Local News Dr. Aaron Beedle Appointed as New Associate Dean, Academic UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | September 2, 2025 The UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Aaron…karnottSeptember 2, 2025 Read More
Local News Legacy of Life – The Enduring Potential of a Donated Lung Centre for Heart Lung Innovation | September 1, 2025 Holding a donor lung instantly educates. The delicate nature of the organ leads to an…karnottSeptember 1, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Canadian COVID-19 Clinical Trial Scrapped after China Wouldn’t Ship Potential Vaccine CBC News | September 1, 2020 A collaboration between a Chinese company and a Halifax research team aiming to carry out…eabramovichSeptember 1, 2020 Read More
Interesting Articles Government of Canada Invests $140 Million, Appointing World-Class Researchers as New or Renewed Canada Research Chairs Government of Canada | August 18, 2020 In its 20th year, the Canada Research Chairs Program continues to provide opportunities for researchers…sciencecityAugust 18, 2020 Read More
Interesting Articles What Does Success Look Like for Responsive And Responsible Research Funding? Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research | August 5, 2020 In her most recent Forward Thinking post, Dr. Bev Holmes unpacked what it means to be a…eabramovichAugust 5, 2020 Read More
Interesting Articles Increased Support for Students, Trainees and Research Support Personnel Funded through NSERC Research Grants NSERC | July 3, 2020 Canada’s three federal research granting agencies—the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences…eabramovichJuly 3, 2020 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Govind Kaigala Awarded the UBC Killam Accelerator Research Fellowship UBC School of Biomedical Engineering | April 9, 2025 Congratulations to Dr. Govind Kaigala, Director of Partnerships and Community Engagement at the School of…karnottApril 9, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards BC Researchers Awarded Over $49 Million for Advancements in Hereditary Cancer Care, Child Drug Safety and Heart Health Genome BC | April 3, 2025 Genome BC has helped secure more than $49 million for research to be conducted in…karnottApril 3, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards SBME’s Mona Behrouzian Wins UBC’s Three Minute Thesis UBC School of Biomedical Engineering | April 2, 2025 Congratulations to SBME graduate student, Mona Behrouzian, for winning UBC’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) with…karnottApril 2, 2025 Read More
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Featured Awards Dr. Anna Blakney and Team Receive $8.4 Million USD Grant for Immune Cell Engineering UBC Michael Smith Laboratories | January 20, 2026 Dr. Anna Blakney’s team (Michael Smith Laboratories, School of Biomedical Engineering) has partnered with STRM.BIO…karnottJanuary 20, 2026 Read More
Local News Dr. Stirling Bryan Appointed Interim Executive Director, VCHRI & Associate Dean, Research, UBC Faculty of Medicine Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | January 19, 2026 We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Stirling Bryan as Interim Executive Director,…karnottJanuary 19, 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