Featured Awards Terry Fox Research Institute Invests $10M in National Cancer Prevention Initiative Terry Fox Research Institute | March 6, 2026 The Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI) has joined forces with the Canadian Institutes of Health…karnottMarch 6, 2026 Read More
Local News Asthma Doesn’t Start When Symptoms Appear; It Starts Much Earlier Genome BC | March 5, 2026 For most families, asthma feels like it comes out of nowhere. A child starts coughing…karnottMarch 5, 2026 Read More
Local News VCHRI Phase 1 Clinical Trials Research Unit at UBC Hospital Life Sciences BC | March 5, 2026 The Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI), in partnership with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) and…karnottMarch 5, 2026 Read More
Local News Samuel Leung Discusses Advancing Heart Disease Treatment Through Drug Repurposing Centre for Heart Lung Innovation | March 5, 2026 On February 23rd, HLI hosted another engaging session as part of its Seminar Series, featuring…karnottMarch 5, 2026 Read More
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Publications of the Week Human De Novo Mutation Rates From a Four-Generation Pedigree Reference Porubsky, D., et al. | June 23, 2025 Understanding the human de novo mutation (DNM) rate requires complete sequence information1. Here using five…karnottJune 23, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week NOTCH1 Dimeric Signaling Is Essential for T-Cell Leukemogenesis and Leukemia Maintenance Tamiro, F., et al. | June 20, 2025 T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is an aggressive malignancy that is characterized by an expansion…karnottJune 20, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Functional Targeting of ILC2s and ILC3s Reveals Selective Roles in Intestinal Fibrosis and Homeostasis Kabil, A., et al. | June 12, 2025 Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are long-lived, tissue-resident cell analogs to T helper subsets that lack…karnottJune 12, 2025 Read More
Local News Collaboration Led by BCCHR Researchers Awarded European Funding To Improve Community-Based Care in Uganda and Kenya BC Children’s Research Institute | February 6, 2026 Dr. Matthew Wiens and colleagues at the Institute for Global Health at BC Children’s &…karnottFebruary 6, 2026 Read More
Local News Canadian Surgical Innovation Cuts Ovarian Cancer Risk by Nearly 80% UBC Faculty of Medicine | February 5, 2026 A prevention strategy developed by B.C. researchers reduces the risk of the most common and…karnottFebruary 5, 2026 Read More
Local News Dr. Yejin Kang Explores the Link Between Cholesterol and Muscular Dystrophy Centre for Heart Lung Innovation | February 4, 2026 On January 12th, HLI hosted another insightful session in our ongoing Seminar Series. This week,…karnottFebruary 4, 2026 Read More
Local News Discovery Reveals Timing Differences in Brain Versus Bodily Functions During Death Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | February 2, 2026 Despite being a natural part of the lifecycle, much is still unknown about the process…karnottFebruary 2, 2026 Read More
Interesting Articles Call for Abstracts: Alberta-British Columbia Islet Workshop 2025 The BC Diabetes Research Network | October 28, 2024 We would like to extend an invitation to scientists and trainees to attend the Alberta-British…karnottOctober 28, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Notice of Upcoming Funding Opportunity: Pandemic Research Platforms Interim Funding Canadian Institutes of Health Research | October 28, 2024 The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is pleased to announce the upcoming launch of…karnottOctober 28, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Science Fair Foundation BC Announces Semi-Finalists for the Sixth Annual Youth Innovation Showcase Science Fair Foundation BC | October 23, 2024 Today, the Science Fair Foundation BC announced this year's outstanding Semi-Finalists for the Youth Innovation…karnottOctober 23, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Request for Application: Translate Research into Neurorestorative Treatments Praxis Spinal Cord Institute | October 18, 2024 Praxis Spinal Cord Institute is a Canadian-based not-for-profit organization that leads global collaboration in spinal…karnottOctober 18, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards 2025 Navigator Research Program Huntington Society of Canada | November 19, 2025 Dr. Blair Leavitt is a full Professor in the Department of Medical Genetics & the…karnottNovember 19, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Personalizing Treatment of Bladder Cancer UBC Faculty of Medicine | November 18, 2025 With support from a new $3-million Terry Fox Frontiers Program Project Grant, researchers from the…karnottNovember 18, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Improving Outcomes for Six Childhood Sarcomas UBC Faculty of Medicine | November 17, 2025 Co-led by Dr. David Huntsman, professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at UBC and distinguished…karnottNovember 17, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards SFU Scholars Advancing Innovation and Equity Named Canada Research Chairs SFU News | November 14, 2025 On October 22, the federal government announced the CRC appointments of Angela Kaida, Dara Kelly-Roy,…karnottNovember 14, 2025 Read More
Local News Lipid-Free Binary Platform Boosts Vaccine and Nanomedicine Delivery The Centre for Blood Research | March 13, 2026 In a ground breaking advancement poised to revolutionize the fields of vaccinology and nanomedicine, researchers…karnottMarch 13, 2026 Read More
Local News UBC Medicine Startups Propel Global Health Innovations Through Venture Founder UBC Faculty of Medicine | March 13, 2026 Seven startup ventures founded by UBC Faculty of Medicine community members have joined the 51st…karnottMarch 13, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Self-Multimerization of mRNA LNP-Derived Antigen Improves Antibody Responses Despins, C., et al. | March 12, 2026 Background: mRNA LNP technology is now being widely applied as a highly effective vaccine platform.…karnottMarch 12, 2026 Read More