Monthly Award Summaries January 2026 Award Winners Science in Vancouver | January 30, 2026 Pictured left to right: Dr. Michael Murphy, Marie Johns, Dr. Martin Hirst , Abishek Wadhwa,…karnottJanuary 30, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Noncanonical Functions of UGT2B17 Promote Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Progression Feng, T., et al. | January 29, 2026 Androgen deprivation therapy is the primary treatment for advanced prostate tumors. While initially effective, tumor…karnottJanuary 29, 2026 Read More
Local News Exploring Consciousness: How Dr. Stefanie Blain-Moraes’s Innovative Research Bridges Engineering, Neuroscience, and Rehab Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | January 29, 2026 For Dr. Stefanie Blain-Moraes, joining the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (DMCBH) is the…karnottJanuary 29, 2026 Read More
Local News Novo Nordisk Makes Additional Equity Investment in Aspect Biosystems and Expands Multi-Billion Dollar Partnership T-Net | January 28, 2026 Aspect Biosystems and big pharma giant from Novo Nordisk announced they are entering a new…karnottJanuary 28, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Sex-Biased Human Thymic Architecture Guides T Cell Development Through Spatially Defined Niches Stankiewicz, L., et al. | October 14, 2024 Within the thymus, regulation of the cellular crosstalk directing T cell development depends on spatial interactions…karnottOctober 14, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Discovery of Benzo[c]phenanthridine Derivatives with Potent Activity Against Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Liang, Y., et al. | October 11, 2024 Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the pathogen responsible for tuberculosis (TB), is the leading cause of bacterial disease-related…karnottOctober 11, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Genetic Engineering of Megakaryocytes from Blood Progenitor Cells Using mRNA Lipid Nanoparticles Leung, J., et al. | October 4, 2024 Platelets are an essential component of hemorrhage control and management, and engineering platelets to express…karnottOctober 4, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Immune Regulatory and Anti-Resorptive Activities of Tanshinone IIA Sulfonate Attenuates Rheumatoid Arthritis in Mice Panwar, P., et al. | September 27, 2024 Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation and painful joint destruction.…karnottSeptember 27, 2024 Read More
Local News NervGen Pharma Announces US$10 Million Non-Brokered Private Placement to Support Anticipated Nasdaq Listing and Advance NVG-291 Development Life Sciences BC | November 24, 2025 NervGen Pharma Corp. (“NervGen” or the “Company”) , a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing first-in-class neuroreparative…karnottNovember 24, 2025 Read More
Local News In Memory of Professor Glen Tibbits SFU Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology | November 21, 2025 Glen was a Distinguished Professor at SFU with joint appointments in Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology…karnottNovember 21, 2025 Read More
Local News When It Comes to mRNA, Seeing Is Believing UBC Science | November 20, 2025 We are moving into a new era of genomic medicines that will target cancer, viruses…karnottNovember 20, 2025 Read More
Local News New Therapeutic Approach To Facilitate Healing of Bed Sores Genome BC | November 20, 2025 Every day in hospitals and long-term care homes, people with limited mobility develop painful pressure…karnottNovember 20, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Health Canada Authorizes Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Targeting the Omicron XBB.1.5 Subvariant Health Canada | September 20, 2023 Health Canada has authorized the use of the Moderna SPIKEVAX™ COVID-19 vaccine targeting the Omicron…sciencecitySeptember 20, 2023 Read More
Interesting Articles How Academia Can Support Low-Income Students—Without Singling Us Out Science | September 8, 2023 In my first semester as a teaching assistant, a student came to me with a…sciencecitySeptember 8, 2023 Read More
Interesting Articles Landmark Report Published on the Status of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) in Canada’s Life Sciences Sector adMare Bioinnovations | July 20, 2023 Pfizer Canada, adMare BioInnovations, Shift Health and Life Sciences Ontario proudly announce the publication of…pthomsonJuly 20, 2023 Read More
Interesting Articles adMare BioInnovations Launches the adMare Institute adMare Bioinnovations | June 15, 2023 adMare BioInnovations, a leader in the Canadian life sciences sector, is pleased to announce the…sciencecityJune 15, 2023 Read More
Featured Awards BC Researchers Pioneering New Strategies to Break Barriers in Hereditary Cancer Testing Genome BC | August 19, 2025 Genome BC recently funded two Society Issues Competition (SOC) projects to investigate improvements for genetic…karnottAugust 19, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Medicine Faculty Honoured with 2025 Order of British Columbia UBC Faculty of Medicine | August 18, 2025 Three UBC Faculty of Medicine community members—Drs. Ruth Grunau, Robin Love and John Yee—have been…karnottAugust 18, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Medical Student Rahnuma Sara Honoured with 2025 Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Award UBC Faculty of Medicine | August 15, 2025 UBC Faculty of Medicine medical student Rahnuma Sara has been awarded a 2025 Canadian Medical…karnottAugust 15, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards 2025 DMCBH Trainee Award Winners Announced Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | August 15, 2025 Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health Trainee Awards!…karnottAugust 15, 2025 Read More
Local News Fluids, Rest, and a Broad-Spectrum Antiviral UBC Science | February 17, 2026 A UBC-led team of researchers has discovered two chemical compounds with potent and wide-ranging antiviral…karnottFebruary 17, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Direct Measurement of Free Glucocorticoids in Small Volumes of Mouse and Rat Serum Using Ultrafiltration and Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry Mazurenko, A., et al. | February 17, 2026 Glucocorticoids are critical steroid hormones secreted from the adrenal glands. In mice and rats, over…karnottFebruary 17, 2026 Read More
Local News Uncovering the Silent Threat of Liver Disease in Greater Vancouver Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | February 13, 2026 A recent study led by Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) researcher Dr. Daljeet Chahal,…karnottFebruary 13, 2026 Read More