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Featured Awards Drs. Sabrina Leslie and Xin Tang Receive Funding Through Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters Program to Launch New Research Cluster UBC Michael Smith Laboratories | April 7, 2026 Drs. Sabrina Leslie and Xin Tang have been awarded funding through the 2026/27 Grants for…karnottApril 7, 2026 Read More
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Local News Powering Innovation: How CDL-Vancouver Turns Bold Ideas Into Impact for BC and Beyond Creative Destruction Lab-Vancouver | April 3, 2026 Emily Tang never expected to find herself in the world of startups. A former ER…karnottApril 3, 2026 Read More
Spotlight Cody Lo Talks Research, Medicine, and Science Communications Science in the City | July 4, 2018 Cody Lo is a first year medical student at the University of British Columbia working…sciencecityJuly 4, 2018 Read More
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Interesting Articles Wall Awards for Graduate Students UBC Graduate School | February 18, 2026 UBC is thrilled to announce the launch the third annual competition for the Wall Fellowships…karnottFebruary 18, 2026 Read More
Interesting Articles 25 for 25: SCN’s Silver Anniversary Awards Stem Cell Network | February 9, 2026 For 25 years, the Stem Cell Network has worked to transform lives through regenerative medicine…karnottFebruary 9, 2026 Read More
Interesting Articles 2026 ACPBC Scholarships Available for Chemistry Undergraduate and Graduate Students Association of the Chemical Profession of British Columbia | February 3, 2026 The Association of the Chemical Profession of British Columbia (ACPBC) is pleased to announce open…karnottFebruary 3, 2026 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
Your Voice Children’s Heart Centre at BCCH Becomes Research Leader on a Rare Pediatric Arrhythmia Dr. Karolina Jones | October 19, 2017 The Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia (CPVT) Registry and Biobank is an international multi-centre study led…sciencecityOctober 19, 2017 Read More
Your Voice The Nuts and Bolts of Peanut Allergies Dr. Tara Fernandez | June 14, 2017 The humble peanut butter and jelly sandwich, once a common lunchbox favourite, now features on…sciencecityJune 14, 2017 Read More
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Your Voice Canadian Health Research in the Trump Era Dr. Tamara Korolnek | March 24, 2017 Given the difficulties associated with Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR) grant applications in the…sciencecityMarch 24, 2017 Read More
Featured Awards Terry Fox Funding Recognizes Dr. Miffy Cheng as an Emerging Cancer Research Leader UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | April 1, 2026 Dr. Miffy Hok Yan Cheng, Assistant Professor in UBC's Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, has been…karnottApril 1, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Announcing the Winners of the 2026 Carraresi Foundation Early Career Clinician Investigator Award Providence Research | March 30, 2026 Providence Research is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 Carraresi Foundation Early Career…karnottMarch 30, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Seven Emerging Researchers Receive Terry Fox Funding to Advance Next Generation Cancer Research Terry Fox Research Institute | March 27, 2026 Seven early career scientists across Canada are launching new cancer research programs thanks to $3.5…karnottMarch 27, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Medicine Researchers Awarded More Than $21M for Research Infrastructure to Accelerate Discovery and Impact UBC Faculty of Medicine | March 26, 2026 UBC Faculty of Medicine researchers have been awarded more than $21 million from the Government…karnottMarch 26, 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
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