Local News New Genome BC Project Seeks Biomarkers for Early Detection of Bladder CancerGenome BC | November 1, 2024Bladder cancer is one of the most common cancers in Canada and early detection is…karnottNovember 1, 2024 Read More
Local News In Memoriam: Dr. Jack TauntonDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | October 31, 2024We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Jack Taunton, Professor Emeritus…karnottOctober 31, 2024 Read More
Local News Could B.C.’s Deepsea Hydrothermal Vents Offer Cures for Illness? This Victoria Grad Student Thinks SoVancouver Sun | October 31, 2024Growing up as a science fiction fan on a steady diet of Star Trek and…karnottOctober 31, 2024 Read More
Local News Variational AI Selected by ImmVue Therapeutics to Power Immuno-Oncology Drug Discovery Using Its Enki Generative AI PlatformT-Net | October 30, 2024Variational AI, developer of the Enki generative artificial intelligence (AI) platform for drug discover, announced…karnottOctober 30, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Depression, Telomeres and Mitochondrial DNA: Between- and Within-Person Associations from a 10-Year Longitudinal StudyPuterman, E., et al. | April 10, 2017Alterations in cellular aging, indexed by leukocyte telomere length (LTL) and mitochondrial DNA copy number…sciencecityApril 10, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week Serotonin and Dopamine Transporter PET Changes in the Premotor Phase of LRRK2 Parkinsonism: Cross-Sectional StudiesWile, D.J. and Stoessl, A.J., et al. | April 3, 2017Background People with Parkinson's disease can show premotor neurochemical changes in the dopaminergic and non-dopaminergic…sciencecityApril 3, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week Stromal Gene Expression Is Predictive for Metastatic Primary Prostate CancerMo, et al. | European Urology | March 27, 2017Background Clinical grading systems using clinical features alongside nomograms lack precision in guiding treatment decisions…sciencecityMarch 27, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week Gentamicin B1 Is a Minor Gentamicin Component with Major Nonsense Mutation Suppression ActivityBaradaran-Heravi, et al. | March 20, 2017ABSTRACT: Nonsense mutations underlie about 10% of rare genetic disease cases. They introduce a premature termination…sciencecityMarch 20, 2017 Read More
Local News The Road to Quick COVID Vaccines Began 50 Years AgoResearch2Reality | November 2, 2022Part of the reason why researchers were able to successfully create COVID-19 mRNA vaccines so quickly was…pthomsonNovember 2, 2022 Read More
Local News Jazz Drops $50M for Exclusive Rights to Zymeworks’ Bispecific HER2 HopefulBioSpace | October 31, 2022Jazz Pharmaceuticals and Zymeworks Inc entered into a $50 million licensing agreement over zanidatamab, Zymeworks’ bispecific antibody targeting HER2,…pthomsonOctober 31, 2022 Read More
Local News Vancouver Is Ready to Foster the Next Generation of Biotech CompaniesVancouver Tech Journal | October 31, 2022On Tuesday night at the Pan Pacific Hotel, biotech scientists, mentors, and ventures from across…pthomsonOctober 31, 2022 Read More
Local News Single-Cell Genome Sequencing Provides New Insights into Deadly CancersUBC Faculty of Medicine | October 28, 2022Researchers from UBC and the BC Cancer Research Institute (BCCRI) have uncovered new insights into…pthomsonOctober 28, 2022 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Using AI to Develop Drug Cocktails for COVID-19UBC Science | June 30, 2020UBC microbiologists and chemists have received $2.5 million in support of research aimed at addressing…eabramovichJune 30, 2020 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards LSI Draws $3.3 Million in Federal Funding for COVID-19 ResearchUBC Life Sciences Institute | June 30, 2020Researchers at the Life Sciences Institute have received a total of $3,318,600 in the latest…eabramovichJune 30, 2020 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards MSFHR Partners with CIHR to Fund Vital COVID-19 ResearchMichael Smith Foundation for Health Research | June 29, 2020The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) announced today the successful projects from the Rapid Research Funding Opportunity launched…eabramovichJune 29, 2020 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Researchers at Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre at BC Cancer Recognized with Team Science AwardBC Cancer Research Centre | June 29, 2020Today the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) has awarded teams associated with The Cancer…eabramovichJune 29, 2020 Read More
Local News The DMCBH at TenDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | April 7, 20252024 marked the 10th anniversary of the UBC Faculty of Medicine’s Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for…karnottApril 7, 2025 Read More
Local News A Q+A With UBC’s New Dean of Science, Chemist Mark MacLachlanUBC Science | April 7, 2025Dr. Mark MacLachlan, Canada Research Chair in Supramolecular Materials and the new Dean of Science…karnottApril 7, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Deciphering the Transcription Factor Landscape in Prostate Cancer Progression: A Novel Approach to Understand NE TransdifferentiationWang, Y., et al. | April 4, 2025Prostate cancer remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths among men, and understanding…karnottApril 4, 2025 Read More