Publications of the Week Hyperinsulinemia Acts via Acinar Insulin Receptors to Initiate Pancreatic Cancer by Increasing Digestive Enzyme Production and InflammationZhang, A., et al. | November 6, 2023The rising pancreatic cancer incidence due to obesity and type 2 diabetes is closely tied…sciencecityNovember 6, 2023 Read More
Local News Cracking the Code of Sepsis: How SeptiSearch is Changing the Game for Diagnosis and TreatmentUBC Action on Sepsis Research Cluster | November 3, 2023Sepsis is a life-threatening disease that occurs when an infection damages the body's own tissues…sciencecityNovember 3, 2023 Read More
Local News Biological Fingerprints in Soil Show Where Diamond-Containing Ore Is BuriedUBC Microbiology & Immunology | November 3, 2023Researchers have identified buried kimberlite, the rocky home of diamonds, by testing the DNA of…sciencecityNovember 3, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Maintenance of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Niche Homeostasis Requires Gap Junction-Mediated Calcium SignalingHo, K., et al. | November 3, 2023Regulation of stem cells requires coordination of the cells that make up the stem cell…sciencecityNovember 3, 2023 Read More
Local News BCDRN Trainee Spotlight: Dr. Emily Wilts, PDF, UBC VancouverBC Diabetes Research Network | December 17, 2021This quarter we shine a spotlight on BCDRN trainee Dr Emily Wilts. Emily is a Post Doctoral…pthomsonDecember 17, 2021 Read More
Local News RNA-Scoop: Visualizing Transcripts from Single-Cell TranscriptomesCanada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre | December 17, 2021Being able to visualize and depict scientific results is important as it not only facilitates…pthomsonDecember 17, 2021 Read More
Local News Dr. Lori Brotto, in Her WordsBC Children's Hospital Research Institute | December 17, 2021Dr. Lori Brotto is executive director of the Women’s Health Research Institute, Canada Research Chair in Women’s…pthomsonDecember 17, 2021 Read More
Local News Alzheimer’s Test Provides Much Needed Answers to Patients and Their FamiliesBrain Canada | December 16, 2021Over half a million Canadians are currently living with Alzheimer’s disease or a related form…pthomsonDecember 16, 2021 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Faculty of Medicine Members Nominated for YWCA Women of Distinction AwardsUBC Medicine | March 11, 2019Members of the Faculty of Medicine community have been nominated for the 2019 YWCA Women…sciencecityMarch 11, 2019 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards 2018-2019 CBR Postdoctoral Fellow & Research Associate Travel AwardsCentre for Blood Research | March 6, 2019Once a year, the Centre for Blood Research (CBR) provides travel awards to Postdoctoral Fellows…sciencecityMarch 6, 2019 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards 2018-2019 CBR Postdoctoral Fellow & Research Associate Travel AwardsCentre for Blood Research | March 6, 2019Once a year, the Centre for Blood Research (CBR) provides travel awards to Postdoctoral Fellows…mjoyMarch 6, 2019 Read More
AwardsMonthly Award Summaries February 2019 Award WinnersScience in the City | March 1, 2019Dr. Jerilynn Prior from UBC's Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research is the recipient…sciencecityMarch 1, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Anti-LAMP-2 Antibody Seropositivity in Children with Primary Systemic Vasculitis Affecting Medium- and Large-Sized VesselsAkbaba, T., et al. | April 18, 2024Chronic primary systemic vasculitis (PSV) comprises a group of heterogeneous diseases that are broadly classified…karnottApril 18, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Canadian Science Gets Biggest Boost to PhD and Postdoc Pay in 20 YearsNature | April 17, 2024Researchers in Canada got most of what they were hoping for in the country’s 2024…karnottApril 17, 2024 Read More
Local News Tropical Coral-Infecting Parasites Discovered in Cold Marine EcosystemsUBC Science | April 17, 2024Parasites thought only to infect tropical coral reefs have been discovered in a large variety…karnottApril 17, 2024 Read More