AwardsFeatured Awards Vriti Bhagat Awarded Vanier Scholarship for Diabetes Research BC Children's Hospital Research Institute | September 1, 2023 Diabetes is a disease in which the body either can’t produce insulin (type 1), or…pthomsonSeptember 1, 2023 Read More
AwardsMonthly Award Summaries August 2023 Award Winners Science in Vancouver | September 1, 2023 Dr. Franck Duong (pictured) at UBC received an NSERC Discovery Grant for a project on…pthomsonSeptember 1, 2023 Read More
Local News Researchers Discover Common Origin behind Major Childhood Allergies UBC News | August 31, 2023 Several major childhood allergies may all stem from the community of bacteria living in our…pthomsonAugust 31, 2023 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Melissa Chen from the Haney and King Labs Has Received a 2022-2023 Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship UBC Microbiology & Immunology | August 31, 2023 Congratulations to Dr. Melissa Chen on being selected as one of the 23 recipients of…pthomsonAugust 31, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Oligodendrocyte Pathology in Huntington’s Disease: From Mechanisms to Therapeutics Bardile, C. F., et al. | August 30, 2023 Myelin, the lipid-rich structure formed by oligodendrocytes (OLGs) in the central nervous system, is fundamental…pthomsonAugust 30, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Comprehensive Cell Surface Protein Profiling of Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells From Peritoneal Dialysis Effluent and Comparison With Those From Human Bone Marrow and Adipose Tissue Shi, G., et al. | August 29, 2023 Peritoneal mesenchymal stromal cells (pMSCs) are isolated from peritoneal dialysis (PD) effluent, and treatment with…pthomsonAugust 29, 2023 Read More
Local News BC Cancer Researchers Creating Metabolic Maps to Uncover Clues about How Cancers Disable Our Immune System BC Cancer Research | August 28, 2023 Canadian research teams, including several from BC Cancer, will receive a total of $2.4 million…pthomsonAugust 28, 2023 Read More
Local News UBC Researchers Study Alzheimer’s Disease in People of Asian Ancestry The Daily Scan | August 25, 2023 Researchers at the UBC Faculty of Medicine are leading the Vancouver site for an international…pthomsonAugust 25, 2023 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards UBC MD/PhD Student Dr. Rohit Singla Honoured with 2023 Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Award UBC Faculty of Medicine | August 24, 2023 UBC faculty of medicine student Dr. Rohit Singla has been awarded a 2023 Canadian Medical…pthomsonAugust 24, 2023 Read More
Local News Air Pollution and Agricultural Pesticides Associated with High Incidence of Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease in BC BC Children's Hospital Research Institute | August 24, 2023 Agricultural pesticides and fine particulate matter air pollution were associated with geographical hotspots for pediatric…pthomsonAugust 24, 2023 Read More