AwardsFeatured Awards VCHRI Researchers Awarded CIHR Project Grants to Advance Health ResearchVancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | July 23, 2024The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has announced the results of its Spring 2024…karnottJuly 23, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Poul Sorensen Receives St. Baldrick’s Foundation Grant for Pediatric Ewing Sarcoma ResearchBC Cancer Research | July 22, 2024Dr. Poul Sorensen (Molecular Oncology), with co-investigator Dr. Wei Li (University of Pittsburgh), has been…karnottJuly 22, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Small Molecule Targeting PPM1A Activates Autophagy for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Host-Directed Therapy | July 22, 2024Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the infectious agent of tuberculosis (TB), causes over 1.5 million deaths globally…karnottJuly 22, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Poul Sorensen and Dr. Kevin Hay Receive CIHR Project GrantBC Cancer Research Terry Fox Laboratory | July 19, 2024Dr. Poul Sorensen (Molecular Oncology), with co-investigators Dr. Kevin Hay (Terry Fox Laboratory) and Dr.…karnottJuly 19, 2024 Read More
Local News Precision NanoSystems and Aurora Vaccines Join Forces To Accelerate the Development of Vaccine Candidate for Hepatitis C VirusPrecision NanoSystems | June 24, 2022Global leader in non-viral delivery of genomic medicines, Precision NanoSystems (PNI), entered into a strategic…pthomsonJune 24, 2022 Read More
Local News Norman Bethune Symposium 2022: Personalized Medicine in FocusThe Centre for Blood Research | June 24, 2022On April 6, 2022, the 11th annual Norman Bethune Symposium returned to UBC Robson Square, in its…pthomsonJune 24, 2022 Read More
Local News Addressing Challenges Associated With Genome Analysis When Nucleic Acids Are Extracted From Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Tissue SamplesCanada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre | June 23, 2022Formalin fixation of paraffin-embedded tissue samples is widely used to preserve tissue for clinical investigation.…pthomsonJune 23, 2022 Read More
Local News Alpha Cognition Announces Positive Results from Pivotal Study with ALPHA-1062 in Development for Alzheimer’s DiseaseAlpha Cognition | June 23, 2022Alpha Cognition Inc. (TSX-V: ACOG) (OTCQB: ACOGF) (“Alpha Cognition”, or the “Company”), a biopharmaceutical company committed…pthomsonJune 23, 2022 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Peter Wall Institute International Research Roundtables AwardedPeter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies | September 11, 2019The Institute is pleased to announce the recipients of the International Research Roundtable Awards. These research…sciencecitySeptember 11, 2019 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Carolina Tropini Named As a 2019-2021 CIFAR Azrieli Global ScholarUBC Research + Innovation | September 9, 2019UBC’s Carolina Tropini, an Assistant Professor in the School of Biomedical Engineering and the Department…sciencecitySeptember 9, 2019 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. James Piret’s Research on T-Cell Therapies Gets Boost from a Collaborative Health Research Project Operating Grant, Co-Funded by CIHR and NSERCMichael Smith Laboratories | September 6, 2019T-cells, white blood cells that can trigger or suppress immune responses, have long been seen…sciencecitySeptember 6, 2019 Read More
AwardsMonthly Award Summaries August 2019 Award WinnersScience in the City | September 2, 2019Dr. Deborah Money of the UBC Faculty of Medicine is the recipient of the 2019…sciencecitySeptember 2, 2019 Read More
Local News High Levels of Road Salt Killing Metro Vancouver’s Fertilized Salmon Eggs, Say UBC ResearchersVancouver Sun | January 8, 2025High levels of salt are killing fertilized coho eggs, raising concerns about excessive use of…karnottJanuary 8, 2025 Read More
Local News Research Hats: Conversations with FacultyUBC Michael Smith Laboratories | January 8, 2025Our website states that the Michael Smith Laboratories is “where biotechnology research and educational outreach…karnottJanuary 8, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Marco Marra Appointed Officer of the Order of CanadaUBC Michael Smith Laboratories | January 7, 2025It is with heartfelt congratulations that we share that Dr. Marco Marra has been appointed…karnottJanuary 7, 2025 Read More