Local News UBC Opens Gordon B. Shrum Building, Canada’s First Purpose-Built Biomedical Engineering FacilityUBC Faculty of Medicine | April 10, 2025The University of British Columbia officially opened the doors to the Gordon B. Shrum Building,…karnottApril 10, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week A Secreted Tapasin Isoform Impairs Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Recognition by Disrupting Exogenous MHC Class I Antigen PresentationSeipp, R., et al. | April 10, 2025Endogenous and exogenous antigen processing and presentation through the MHC class I peptide-loading complex (PLC)…karnottApril 10, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Govind Kaigala Awarded the UBC Killam Accelerator Research FellowshipUBC School of Biomedical Engineering | April 9, 2025Congratulations to Dr. Govind Kaigala, Director of Partnerships and Community Engagement at the School of…karnottApril 9, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Canada Joins Federated EGA, Establishing a Significant Global Repository for Secure Sharing of Human Genomic and Health DataBC Cancer Research Institute | April 9, 2025In a major milestone for international biomedical research and the future of personalized medicine, the…karnottApril 9, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Single Cell Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Secretion Assay Using Nanowell-in-Microwell PlatesJang, D., et al. | September 13, 2024Pancreatic β cells secrete insulin in response to elevated levels of glucose. Stem cell derived…karnottSeptember 13, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Gelsolin Regulates Receptor-Mediated and Fluid-Phase Endocytosis in PlateletsPaul, M., et al. | September 5, 2024Endocytosis is the process by which platelets incorporate extracellular molecules into their secretory granules. Endocytosis…karnottSeptember 5, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Genetic Engineering of Transfusable Platelets with mRNA-Lipid Nanoparticles is Compatible with Blood Banking PracticesStrong, C., et al. | September 2, 2024Platelets contribute to a variety of physiological processes including inflammation, sepsis and cancer. However, due…karnottSeptember 2, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week A Synthetic Cytotoxic T Cell Platform for Rapidly Prototyping TCR FunctionSharma, G., et al. | August 26, 2024Current tools for functionally profiling T cell receptors with respect to cytotoxic potency and cross-reactivity…karnottAugust 26, 2024 Read More
Local News Federal Government Invests $49.9 Million in STEMCELL Technologies Canada Inc.STEMCELL Technologies | March 19, 2025STEMCELL Technologies Canada Inc. to build two new cutting-edge biomanufacturing facilities to produce critical inputs…karnottMarch 19, 2025 Read More
Local News UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the 10th Annual Access to Innovation ConferenceUBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | March 19, 2025The UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences was proud to participate in Life Sciences BC’s 10th…karnottMarch 19, 2025 Read More
Local News GSC to Collaborate on Five Projects for the Canadian Precision Health InitiativeGenome Science Centre | March 19, 2025The GSC is proud to announce its collaboration on five groundbreaking projects as part of…karnottMarch 19, 2025 Read More
Local News Certain Bacteria in Breast Tumour Environments May Fuel Cancer SpreadUBC Michael Smith Laboratories | March 17, 2025Researchers from BC Cancer and the University of British Columbia (UBC) have discovered that certain…karnottMarch 17, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles UBC’s School of Biomedical Engineering Launches New Micro-Certificate in Innovation Leadership: Medical & Bio-InnovationsUBC School of Biomedical Engineering | May 29, 2024The University of British Columbia’s School of Biomedical Engineering is proud to announce the launch…karnottMay 29, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles NSERC Announces $26 Million in Funding for Innovative Training ProgramsNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | May 20, 2024The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) is pleased to announce $26…karnottMay 20, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Public Voting Open Now for NSERC Science ExposedNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) | May 16, 2024In this mesmerizing tableau of prostate tissue—reminiscent of Van Gogh’s swirling skies and of Matisse’s…karnottMay 16, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Government of Canada Funds New Projects to Further Grow the Domestic Biomanufacturing and Life Sciences Sector | May 7, 2024Growing a robust, competitive, domestic biomanufacturing and life sciences sector ensures that Canada has access…karnottMay 7, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards FHS Professor Recognized for Outstanding Contribution to BC CommunitiesSFU Faculty of Health Sciences | January 31, 2025Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) Associate Dean, Research and Professor Robert Hogg was recognized for…karnottJanuary 31, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards SFU and Partners Secure $22.9 Million in NSERC Funding to Expand National Invention to Innovation (i2I) NetworkSFU | January 28, 2025The Ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development announced funding to establish the National Invention…karnottJanuary 28, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Sofia Graham Awarded Grant from the Prostate Cancer Foundation CanadaUBC School of Biomedical Engineering | January 22, 2025Congratulations to Sofia Graham, Postdoctoral Fellow in Dr. Govind Kaigala’s Lab for receiving a $60,000…karnottJanuary 22, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Professor Marco Marra Appointed a University Killam ProfessorUBC Michael Smith Laboratories | January 15, 2025We would like to extend our congratulations to Professor Marco Marra (Michael Smith Laboratories, Department…karnottJanuary 15, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Engineering Faculty and Grad Students Recognized With Killam Teaching AwardsUBC Engineering | April 18, 2025The 2024/25 Killam Teaching Prize and Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award recipients have been announced,…karnottApril 18, 2025 Read More
Local News Visionary: Celebrating the Legacy of a BC Biotech PioneerUBC Science | April 18, 2025By the early 1970s, Dr. Julia Levy had a well-established lab up and running at…karnottApril 18, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Grant Recipients for Translational Research & Best Practice Implementation Open Funding CompetitionsPraxis Spinal Cord Institute | April 17, 2025Praxis Spinal Cord Institute is proud to announce the grant recipients from its Translational Research…karnottApril 17, 2025 Read More