Local News Watch How AI-Driven Robots Are Taking Over Repetitive Tasks at a B.C. Hospital Lab | February 26, 2024 Far from the jungle, Tarzan and Jane swing quietly into action in a sterile laboratory…karnottFebruary 26, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Somasekharan Has Been Granted a $1.12 Million USD from the DOD Award Vancouver Prostate Centre | February 26, 2024 Dr. Syam Somasekharan has been honored with the Idea Development Award - Established Investigator Award…karnottFebruary 26, 2024 Read More
Local News UBCO Research Gives Stroke Survivors Control Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | February 23, 2024 Dr. Sarah Kraeutner want to put stroke recovery into the hands—and minds—of survivors. An Assistant…karnottFebruary 23, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week A Tumor-Restricted Glycoform of Podocalyxin Is a Highly Selective Marker of Immunologically Cold High-Grade Serous Ovarian Carcinoma Brassard, J., et al. | February 23, 2024 Targeted-immunotherapies such as antibody-drug conjugates (ADC), chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells or bispecific T-cell…karnottFebruary 23, 2024 Read More
Local News Pitching In: Raising Money for the BC Cancer Foundation The Globe and Mail | November 18, 2021 Ever since she was in high school, Thea Caplan has had a fascination with genetics,…pthomsonNovember 18, 2021 Read More
Local News UBC Team Wins Gold Medal at iGEM International Competition with Tumor Biosensor Project Life Sciences Institute | November 18, 2021 Congratulations to Team British Columbia for their winning diagnostics project, detecTME, at the International Genetically Engineered…pthomsonNovember 18, 2021 Read More
Local News Epigenetic Blood Biomarkers of Aging and Mortality in COPD Centre for Heart Lung Innovation | November 15, 2021 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is an age-related condition that is linked to cellular deterioration.…pthomsonNovember 15, 2021 Read More
Local News Selective Breeding to Help the Western Redcedar Thrive in British Columbia Genome BC | November 15, 2021 Western redcedar (Thuja plicata), the provincial tree of British Columbia, has tremendous economic and cultural…pthomsonNovember 15, 2021 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Millions Awarded to Inspiring Health Sciences Research SFU | March 14, 2018 The Faculty of Health Sciences at SFU punches above its weight when it comes to…sciencecityMarch 14, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards SFU Awards Excellence in Science Engagement and Public Outreach to Local Let’s Talk Science Team SFU Faculty of Science | March 7, 2018 The Faculty of Science is pleased to award the annual Excellence in Science Public Engagement…sciencecityMarch 7, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu Receives Faculty Research Award Centre for Blood Research | March 6, 2018 Dr. Jay Kizhakkedathu is a Professor and researcher in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory…sciencecityMarch 6, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Order of Canada Awarded to SFU’s Bob Hogg SFU Faculty of Health Sciences | March 2, 2018 Robert Hogg has been inducted as a member of the Order of Canada thanks to…sciencecityMarch 2, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week A Synthetic Cytotoxic T Cell Platform for Rapidly Prototyping TCR Function Sharma, G., et al. | August 26, 2024 Current tools for functionally profiling T cell receptors with respect to cytotoxic potency and cross-reactivity…karnottAugust 26, 2024 Read More
Local News Mpox Is Now a Global Public-Health Emergency. What Is It? The Daily Scan | August 23, 2024 On August 14, the World Health Organization declared mpox to be a “public health emergency…karnottAugust 23, 2024 Read More
Local News Crafting Beating Heart Cells to Deliver Personalized Treatments for Kids with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy BC Children's Hospital | August 23, 2024 Imagine a heart, barely the size of a small fist, tirelessly filling and emptying 60…karnottAugust 23, 2024 Read More