AwardsFeatured Awards Dr Somasekharan’s Students Awarded the CIHR Travel Award 2024Vancouver Prostate Centre | April 2, 2024Ziwei Cai, Sarina Saffarian, and Joslia Jose, who are students from Dr Syam Somasekharan's laboratory,…karnottApril 2, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Four MSL Postdoctoral Fellows Receive Pathway to Independence Award | April 1, 2024The Michael Smith Laboratories Pathway to Independence Award aims to support the research and career…karnottApril 1, 2024 Read More
Local News From Poop to Proof: GEMSTONE Project Aims to Flush Out Source of Marine Fecal PollutionGenome BC | April 1, 2024Fecal pollution in BC’s marine waters can lead to prolonged closures of shellfish harvesting areas…karnottApril 1, 2024 Read More
AwardsMonthly Award Summaries March 2024 Award WinnersScience in Vancouver | April 1, 2024UBC’s Michael Smith Labs and the School of Biomedical Engineering Dr. Anna Blakney (pictured) has…karnottApril 1, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Development of a Novel Human Triculture Model of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Identification of Berberine As Ameliorating Steatosis, Oxidative Stress and FibrosisRafiei, H., et al. | November 16, 2023Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its progression to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and hepatocarcinoma is…sciencecityNovember 16, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Ki67 Assessment Protocol as an Integral Biomarker for Avoiding Radiotherapy in the LUMINA Breast Cancer TrialNielsen, T., et al. | November 13, 2023The LUMINA trial demonstrated a very low local recurrence rate in women ≥55 years with…sciencecityNovember 13, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Semaphorin 3C Promotes De Novo Steroidogenesis in Prostate Cancer CellsYenki, P., et al. | November 10, 2023Intratumoral androgen biosynthesis contributes to castration-resistant prostate cancer progression in patients treated with androgen deprivation…sciencecityNovember 10, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Subclonal p53 Immunostaining in the Diagnosis of Endometrial Carcinoma Molecular SubtypeHuvila, J., et al. | November 8, 2023The significance of subclonal expression of p53 (abrupt transition from wild-type to mutant-pattern staining) is…sciencecityNovember 8, 2023 Read More
Local News Research That Makes You Want to Smile: Novel Role for Granzyme B in Periodontal InflammationThe Centre for Blood Research | March 5, 2024Have you ever wondered how our immune system is intertwined with our oral health? More…karnottMarch 5, 2024 Read More
Local News Drug Discovery at an Atomic ScaleUBC Faculty of Medicine | March 4, 2024In the heart of Dr. Sriram Subramaniam’s UBC lab, high-powered microscopes as tall as a…karnottMarch 4, 2024 Read More
Local News Celebrating a Decade of Excellence in Brain HealthDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | March 1, 2024It all began back in 2011 when the late Dr. Djavad Mowafaghian donated $15 million…karnottMarch 1, 2024 Read More
Local News STEMCELL Technologies Announces Successful Asset Purchase Agreement with SQZ Biotechnologies CompanySTEMCELL Technologies | March 1, 2024STEMCELL Technologies is pleased to announce the acquisition of substantially all assets of SQZ Biotechnologies…karnottMarch 1, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles In Canada, Scientists Are Struggling with Stagnant FundingScience | December 5, 2022Earlier this month, researchers attending Canada’s major annual science policy conference here got some seemingly…mjoyDecember 5, 2022 Read More
Interesting Articles Government of Canada Announces Major Investments to Support Scientists, Researchers and StudentsInnovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | November 24, 2022Scientists and researchers play an integral role in helping to build a stronger, healthier and…mjoyNovember 24, 2022 Read More
Interesting Articles How Canadian Biotech Can Lead in the Solutions of the FutureTheFutureEconomy.ca | October 20, 2022Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, a core strength of the biotechnology sector was the solutions…pthomsonOctober 20, 2022 Read More
Interesting Articles How to Grow Canada’s Biotech SectorTheFutureEconomy.ca | September 26, 2022Canada must invest adequately in the commercialization and talent development for the biotech sector or…pthomsonSeptember 26, 2022 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Congratulations to LSI Researchers Awarded Funding Through the Fall 2023 CIHR Project Grant Competition!UBC Life Sciences Institute | February 13, 2024Five LSI researchers were awarded funds in the CIHR Fall 2023 Project Grant competition. Listed…karnottFebruary 13, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Congratulations 2022–23 CBR Travel Award Recipients!The Centre for Blood Research | February 12, 2024Over the years, with the support of Travel Awards provided by the Centre for Blood…karnottFebruary 12, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards DMCBH Members Awarded Fall 2023 CIHR Project Grants to Support Health ResearchDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | February 9, 2024The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has announced the results of its Fall 2023…karnottFebruary 9, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Lauren Durland and Thomas Worthington Receive the 2023–24 Zymeworks Fellowship in Advanced Protein TherapeuticsUBC Michael Smith Laboratories | February 8, 2024We are excited to congratulate Lauren Durland and Thomas Worthington, the 2023-24 recipients of the…karnottFebruary 8, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Faculty of Medicine Researchers Awarded 2024 BCKDF Funding for Health ResearchUBC Faculty of Medicine | April 8, 2024Faculty of medicine researchers are among the UBC recipients of funding through the B.C. Knowledge…karnottApril 8, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Oncogenic ETS Fusions Promote DNA Damage and Proinflammatory Responses via Pericentromeric RNAs in Extracellular VesiclesRuzanov, P., et al. | April 8, 2024Aberrant expression of ETS transcription factors characterizes numerous human malignancies. Many of these proteins, including…karnottApril 8, 2024 Read More
Local News Fantastic PlasticUBC Magazine | April 5, 2024Any spare moment he gets, Jordan MacKenzie spends in the mountains around Vancouver. An avid…karnottApril 5, 2024 Read More