Local News Killing Cancer Cells with Alpha Particles Could Be the Next Frontier in TreatmentCBC News | November 29, 2024Canadian cancer researchers are part of global efforts to test targeted alpha therapy, a new…karnottNovember 29, 2024 Read More
Local News Transforming Health Symposium Charts a Path Forward for Translational MedicineCanada’s Immuno-Engineering and Biomanufacturing Hub | November 29, 2024On November 4, 2024, the inaugural Transforming Health Symposium brought together thought leaders, clinicians, researchers,…karnottNovember 29, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards Six UBC Medicine Researchers Among New and Renewed Canada Research ChairsUBC Faculty of Medicine | November 28, 2024Six researchers from the UBC Faculty of Medicine are among the new and renewed Canada…karnottNovember 28, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Microbial Intestinal Dysbiosis Drives Long-Term Allergic Susceptibility by Sculpting an ILC2-B1 Cell-Innate IgE AxisKabil, A., et al. | November 28, 2024The abundance and diversity of intestinal commensal bacteria influence systemic immunity with impact on disease…karnottNovember 28, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Engineering Plant Disease Resistance against Biotrophic PathogensLiu, X., et al. | January 29, 2021Breeding for disease resistance against microbial pathogens is essential for food security in modern agriculture.…sciencecityJanuary 29, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Granzyme B Inhibition Reduces Disease Severity in Autoimmune Blistering DiseasesHiroyasu, S., et al. | January 27, 2021Pemphigoid diseases refer to a group of severe autoimmune skin blistering diseases characterized by subepidermal…sciencecityJanuary 27, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Nanoscale Flow Cytometry for Immunophenotyping and Quantitating Extracellular Vesicles in Blood PlasmaSalmond, N., et al. | January 22, 2021Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are lipid membrane enclosed nano-sized structures released into the extracellular environment by…eabramovichJanuary 22, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Biogeography of the Relationship between the Child Gut Microbiome and Innate Immune SystemAmenyogbe, N., et al. | January 21, 2021The gut microbiome is a well-recognized modulator of host immunity, and its compositions differ between…eabramovichJanuary 21, 2021 Read More
Local News UBCO Research Gives Stroke Survivors ControlDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | February 23, 2024Dr. Sarah Kraeutner want to put stroke recovery into the hands—and minds—of survivors. An Assistant…karnottFebruary 23, 2024 Read More
Local News CentileBrain: Breakthrough Innovation in Brain ImagingDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | February 22, 2024Despite decades of research in neuroimaging, the global community has yet to establish the normative…karnottFebruary 22, 2024 Read More
Local News SBME InnovatesUBC School of Biomedical Engineering | February 22, 2024Situated within UBC’s Biomedical Research Centre, SBME Innovates serves as a beacon for early-stage life…karnottFebruary 22, 2024 Read More
Local News The Fatally Urgent Need for Genetically Diverse BiobanksGenome BC | February 19, 2024In 2009, Time Magazine predicted that Biobanks would be among the top ten technologies to…karnottFebruary 19, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Alzheimer Disease Research Grants Paving the Way for Earlier Diagnosis and TreatmentDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | January 25, 2023January is Alzheimer Awareness Month. Alzheimer disease (AD) is a progressive, chronic neurodegenerative disease that…mjoyJanuary 25, 2023 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Natalie Strynadka Appointed to UBC’s Highest Faculty Honour: University Killam ProfessorUBC Medicine | January 23, 2023Dr. Natalie Strynadka, a professor in the faculty of medicine’s department of biochemistry and molecular…mjoyJanuary 23, 2023 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Elizabeth Rideout Wins 2022 End Diabetes Research AwardLife Sciences Institute | January 18, 2023Diabetes Canada has announced $9M in funding for 30 new research projects focusing on new…mjoyJanuary 18, 2023 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Interdisciplinary Health Research Involving UBC Applied Science Awarded $225,000UBC Applied Science | January 13, 2023Nine interdisciplinary research projects involving UBC Applied Science faculty are each receiving up to $25,000…mjoyJanuary 13, 2023 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Medicine Researchers Awarded More Than $26M for Transformative Health ResearchUBC Faculty of Medicine | February 18, 2025The funding, awarded through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant: Fall 2024…karnottFebruary 18, 2025 Read More
Local News Bringing Indigenous Ways of Knowing to NeuroscienceDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | February 17, 2025University of B.C. researchers are working with Indigenous scholars and communities to bring Indigenous perspectives…karnottFebruary 17, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles BC Cancer 2025 Summer Research Studentship CompetitionBC Cancer Research | February 17, 2025We are pleased to announce the BC Cancer 2025 Summer Research Studentship competition. Summer research…karnottFebruary 17, 2025 Read More