Featured Awards Asli Munzur Receives 2026 PCFC Grant-in-Aid Research Award Vancouver Prostate Centre | October 20, 2026 Asli Munzur, a PhD candidate at the Vancouver Prostate Centre, has received a 2026 Prostate…karnottOctober 20, 2026 Read More
Local News Lactation Drug Could Reduce Breast Cancer Risk After Childbirth, Study Suggests UBC News | October 20, 2026 An international team of scientists has found that a lactation drug could reduce the risk…karnottOctober 20, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Shaghayegh Nouruzi Receives CRS 2026 Next Generation of Scientists Award Vancouver Prostate Centre | October 19, 2026 Congratulations to Dr. Shaghayegh Nouruzi, a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Zoubeidi’s lab, on receiving a…karnottOctober 19, 2026 Read More
Local News It’s Prime Time: Can New Gene Editing Technologies Re-Write the Future of Health? Genome BC | October 19, 2026 Many rare genetic diseases are caused by a “typo” in our DNA. For most, fixing…karnottOctober 19, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Loss of Interruption in the HTT CAG Repeat Is Associated With Somatic Expansion and Loss of Medium Spiny Neurons in Huntington’s Disease Kay, C., et al. | September 23, 2026 Synonymous loss-of-interruption variants in the expanded CAG repeat sequence of Huntingtin (HTT) accelerate the clinical…karnottSeptember 23, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Protocol for Induction and Quantification of Injury-Primed Axon Outgrowth in Adult Mouse DRG Neurons Seburn, E., et al. | September 18, 2026 Adult dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons provide a powerful model to study axon growth. Dissociated…karnottSeptember 18, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Gestational Inhibition of CSF1R Signaling Using PLX5622 Drives Musculoskeletal Changes in Postnatal Offspring Memar, R., et al. | September 8, 2026 Despite our understanding of the musculoskeletal system under homeostatic conditions and during tissue remodeling, the…karnottSeptember 8, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week A Microglia–Astrocyte Signaling Axis Regulates Astrocyte Piezo1 Expression and Inflammatory Responses Bai, Y., et al. | September 2, 2026 Structural tissue alterations in numerous brain disorders can initiate mechanosensory signaling pathways and influence neuropathology.…karnottSeptember 2, 2026 Read More
Local News BC Sees Development of Specialized Space for Life-Sciences Sector Life Sciences BC | October 16, 2026 British Columbia’s growing life-sciences sector is creating a new commercial real estate opportunity, but the…karnottOctober 16, 2026 Read More
Local News Putting a Spotlight on Malnutrition in Canada: Alumni Catch-up With Dr. Paula Littlejohn UBC Michael Smith Laboratories | October 15, 2026 Dr. Paula Littlejohn is a former member of the lab of Dr. Brett Finlay (MSL…karnottOctober 15, 2026 Read More
Local News Finding New Treatment Targets for Childhood Cancers: Q&A With Dr. Poul Sorensen BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute | October 14, 2026 For children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer, treatment can involve surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. Each…karnottOctober 14, 2026 Read More
Local News Even Modest Post-Infection Complications Can Make Expanded Vaccine Coverage Cost Effective: New Modelling UBC Science | October 14, 2026 New modelling led by interdisciplinary scientists at the University of British Columbia (UBC) could help…karnottOctober 14, 2026 Read More
Spotlight Cody Lo Talks Research, Medicine, and Science Communications Science in the City | July 4, 2018 Cody Lo is a first year medical student at the University of British Columbia working…sciencecityJuly 4, 2018 Read More
Spotlight Chloe Gerak Talks Protein-Protein Interaction Inhibition and Cancer Science in the City | May 31, 2018 Chloe Gerak is a PhD candidate in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at…sciencecityMay 31, 2018 Read More
Spotlight Dr. Carol Chen Talks Epigenetics and Bioinformatics Science in the City | February 7, 2018 Dr. Carol Chen is a recent doctoral graduate in the laboratory of Dr. Matt Lorincz…sciencecityFebruary 7, 2018 Read More
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Interesting Articles Call for Nominations Now Open for 2027 NSERC Prizes Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | August 26, 2026 Nominations are now being accepted for the 2027 edition of the NSERC prizes. Prize recipients…karnottAugust 26, 2026 Read More
Interesting Articles Indian Institute of Science and Mitacs Collaborate to Strengthen Canada–India Research Partnerships and Expand Global Research Mobility Mitacs | August 24, 2026 A new collaboration between Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and Mitacs will expand opportunities for…karnottAugust 24, 2026 Read More
Interesting Articles Call for Nominations Opens for the 2026 Mitacs Innovation Awards Mitacs | August 17, 2026 karnottAugust 17, 2026 Read More
Interesting Articles Indigenous Perspectives on Mental Health: Resources and Insights from the MATRIX-N Learning Circle Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | August 14, 2026 The Multidisciplinary Alliance for Translational Research and Innovation in Neuropsychiatry (MATRIX-N) brings together researchers and…karnottAugust 14, 2026 Read More
Your Voice Brain Organoids: Progress and Prospects Tara Fernandez | June 6, 2018 Creamy white spheres, roughly the size of peas, immersed in a swirling pink solution. To…sciencecityJune 6, 2018 Read More
Your Voice Children’s Heart Centre at BCCH Becomes Research Leader on a Rare Pediatric Arrhythmia Dr. Karolina Jones | October 19, 2017 The Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia (CPVT) Registry and Biobank is an international multi-centre study led…sciencecityOctober 19, 2017 Read More
Your Voice The Nuts and Bolts of Peanut Allergies Dr. Tara Fernandez | June 14, 2017 The humble peanut butter and jelly sandwich, once a common lunchbox favourite, now features on…sciencecityJune 14, 2017 Read More
Your Voice Two Stories of Transition Success Dr. Olga Zamudio Prieto | April 21, 2017 Success is such an arbitrary measure. “My main advice is to create your own definition…sciencecityApril 21, 2017 Read More
Featured Awards Graduate Students Awarded 2025 Canada Graduate Scholarships Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | October 15, 2026 Congratulations to our current Graduate Program in Neuroscience (GPN) students who have received awards through…karnottOctober 15, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Khaled Abdelrahman Receives Funding to Investigate Relationship Between Blood Flow and Alzheimer’s Disease Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | October 13, 2026 Congratulations to Dr. Khaled Abdelrahman on receiving funding from the Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation of…karnottOctober 13, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Setting up for Interdisciplinary Success UBC Engineering | October 7, 2026 The world moves fast, and UBC Faculty of Applied Science students deserve an educational experience…karnottOctober 7, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Three DMCBH Members Named 2025 Brain Canada Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | October 5, 2026 Congratulations to DMCBH members Drs. Zachary Pennington, Jessica Rosin and Alexander Wiesman, who have been…karnottOctober 5, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Sex-Biased Expression of Enteroendocrine Cell-Derived Hormones Contributes to Higher Fat Storage in Drosophila Females Biswas, P., et al. | October 22, 2026 Enteroendocrine (EE) cells in the Drosophila gut produce and release multiple factors, including Allatostatin A…karnottOctober 22, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Asli Munzur Receives 2026 PCFC Grant-in-Aid Research Award Vancouver Prostate Centre | October 20, 2026 Asli Munzur, a PhD candidate at the Vancouver Prostate Centre, has received a 2026 Prostate…karnottOctober 20, 2026 Read More
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