Featured Awards UBC Medicine Graduate Student and Faculty Honoured With Killam Teaching AwardsUBC Faculty of Medicine | May 11, 2026A number of UBC Faculty of Medicine members have been honoured with Killam teaching awards…karnottMay 11, 2026 Read More
Local News SBME Welcomes Dr. Govind Kaigala as Director Pro Tem of the School of Biomedical EngineeringUBC School of Biomedical Engineering | May 11, 2026We are pleased to share the appointment of Dr. Govind Kaigala as Director pro tem,…karnottMay 11, 2026 Read More
Local News 2026 Vancouver Brain Bee Draws Record Turnout, Inspiring the Next Generation of NeuroscientistsDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | May 8, 2026On Saturday, March 28th, 97 high school students gathered at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for…karnottMay 8, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards FHS Professor Kelley Lee Receives SFU Research Excellence – Legacy AwardSFU Faculty of Health Sciences | May 8, 2026Simon Fraser University’s (SFU) Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation (VPRI) has recognized the…karnottMay 8, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Noncanonical Functions of UGT2B17 Promote Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer ProgressionFeng, T., et al. | April 20, 2026Androgen deprivation therapy is the primary treatment for advanced prostate tumors. While initially effective, tumor…karnottApril 20, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week CSF1R+ Macrophage and Osteoclast Depletion Impairs Neural Crest Proliferation and Craniofacial MorphogenesisMa, F., et al. | April 16, 2026Despite a wealth of knowledge on the mechanisms underlying craniofacial morphogenesis during gestation, the roles…karnottApril 16, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Neonatal Lipopolysaccharide Has Long-Term Effects on Steroids and Gene Expression in the Adult Mouse BrainBajaj, H., et al. | April 7, 2026Early-life infections can exert profound and lasting effects on brain development and function, potentially through…karnottApril 7, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Chemogenetic Inhibition of Developmentally-Born Hippocampal Neurons But Not Loss of Adult Neurogenesis Impairs Spatial Working Memory in the RatWard, M., et al. | April 3, 2026The dentate gyrus (DG) of the hippocampus contains a heterogeneous population of granule cells, being…karnottApril 3, 2026 Read More
Local News Seaweed School Is in SessionUBC Science | May 7, 2026On a gloriously sunny day 11 schoolchildren scamper barefoot across a beach on Hornby Island…karnottMay 7, 2026 Read More
Local News In Pursuit of COPD Discovery: Coming to HLI From JapanCentre for Heart Lung Innovation | May 7, 2026As a thoracic surgeon in Japan, I would often see and treat patients with a…karnottMay 7, 2026 Read More
Local News SBME Researchers Launch CONNECT: Collaborative Organ-on-Chip Network for Next-Generation Engineering and Cellular TechnologyUBC School of Biomedical Engineering | May 6, 2026A new interdisciplinary initiative from the School of Biomedical Engineering at the University of British…karnottMay 6, 2026 Read More
Local News A SARS-CoV-2 Enzyme Activates One Antiviral Defense While Disabling AnotherUBC Life Sciences Institute | May 5, 2026A recent study from the Overall Lab in Cell Reports shows that effective antiviral defense…karnottMay 5, 2026 Read More
Spotlight Cody Lo Talks Research, Medicine, and Science CommunicationsScience in the City | July 4, 2018Cody 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 CancerScience in the City | May 31, 2018Chloe 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 BioinformaticsScience in the City | February 7, 2018Dr. Carol Chen is a recent doctoral graduate in the laboratory of Dr. Matt Lorincz…sciencecityFebruary 7, 2018 Read More
Spotlight Artem Babaian Talks Endogenous Retroviruses and CancerScience in the City | January 2, 2018Artem Babaian is a PhD candidate in the laboratory of Dr. Dixie Mager at the…sciencecityJanuary 2, 2018 Read More
Interesting Articles Applications Open for Cache Challenge #8: Finding Ligands Targeting GID4Conscience | March 10, 2026We’re pleased to launch the eighth CACHE Challenge, which is now accepting applications. The deadline…karnottMarch 10, 2026 Read More
Interesting Articles Second Call for Applications for Expanded DMOS Program Includes Clinical ResearchConscience | February 24, 2026We’re pleased to announce that applications are now open for the second round of our…karnottFebruary 24, 2026 Read More
Interesting Articles Wall Awards for Graduate StudentsUBC Graduate School | February 18, 2026UBC is thrilled to announce the launch the third annual competition for the Wall Fellowships…karnottFebruary 18, 2026 Read More
Interesting Articles 25 for 25: SCN’s Silver Anniversary AwardsStem Cell Network | February 9, 2026For 25 years, the Stem Cell Network has worked to transform lives through regenerative medicine…karnottFebruary 9, 2026 Read More
Your Voice Children’s Heart Centre at BCCH Becomes Research Leader on a Rare Pediatric ArrhythmiaDr. Karolina Jones | October 19, 2017The 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 AllergiesDr. Tara Fernandez | June 14, 2017The 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 SuccessDr. Olga Zamudio Prieto | April 21, 2017Success is such an arbitrary measure. “My main advice is to create your own definition…sciencecityApril 21, 2017 Read More
Your Voice Canadian Health Research in the Trump EraDr. Tamara Korolnek | March 24, 2017Given the difficulties associated with Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR) grant applications in the…sciencecityMarch 24, 2017 Read More
Featured Awards Investigator Awards 2026 RecipientsVancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | May 5, 2026Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) supports clinician-scientists in advancing discoveries that improve the health…karnottMay 5, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards New CREATE Program Led by Sarah Hedtrich and Govind KaigalaUBC School of Biomedical Engineering | April 29, 2026The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has announced major new funding through its…karnottApril 29, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Congratulations CIHR Fall 2025 Research Grant RecipientsBC Children’s Hospital Research Institute | April 28, 2026Congratulations to BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) and Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) investigators…karnottApril 28, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards 2025/26 Killam Teaching Awards Recognize UBC Applied Science Faculty and Grad StudentsUBC Engineering | April 24, 2026UBC Applied Science is well-represented among the winners of the 2025/26 Killam Teaching Prize and…karnottApril 24, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Pauline Johnson Receives the 2026 Gillian E. Wu Mentorship AwardUBC Life Sciences Institute | May 12, 2026Congratulations to Dr. Pauline Johnson, recipient of the 2026 Gillian E. Wu Mentorship Award from…karnottMay 12, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Medicine Graduate Student and Faculty Honoured With Killam Teaching AwardsUBC Faculty of Medicine | May 11, 2026A number of UBC Faculty of Medicine members have been honoured with Killam teaching awards…karnottMay 11, 2026 Read More
Local News SBME Welcomes Dr. Govind Kaigala as Director Pro Tem of the School of Biomedical EngineeringUBC School of Biomedical Engineering | May 11, 2026We are pleased to share the appointment of Dr. Govind Kaigala as Director pro tem,…karnottMay 11, 2026 Read More