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
Local News UBC Expands Life Sciences and Technology Programs Thanks to Provincial InvestmentUBC Faculty of Medicine | April 16, 2024UBC is adding 778 new student spaces over six years in technology and life sciences…karnottApril 16, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr Nouruzi Honored with Early Investigator Research Award from the US Department of DefenseVancouver Prostate Centre | April 16, 2024Dr. Shaghayegh Nouruzi, a post-doctoral fellow in Dr. Zoubeidi's lab, has been honored with the…karnottApril 16, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Investigator Awards 2024 RecipientsVancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | April 15, 2024Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) facilitates clinician-scientists in their efforts to make new discoveries…karnottApril 15, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week A Pilot Study to Investigate the Clinically Predictive Values of Copy Number Variations Detected by Next-Generation Sequencing of Cell-Free Deoxyribonucleic Acid in Spent Culture MediaNakhuda, G., et al. | March 14, 2024To investigate the positive predictive value and false positive risk of copy number variations (CNV's)…karnottMarch 14, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Protein Thermal Sensing Regulates Physiological Amyloid Aggregation | March 11, 2024To survive, cells must respond to changing environmental conditions. One way that eukaryotic cells react…karnottMarch 11, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week A Microfluidic Platform Integrating Functional Vascularized Organoids-on-ChipQuintard, C., et al. | March 5, 2024The development of vascular networks in microfluidic chips is crucial for the long-term culture of…karnottMarch 5, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Prediction of Plasma ctDNA Fraction and Prognostic Implications of Liquid Biopsy in Advanced Prostate CancerFonseca, N., et al. | March 4, 2024No consensus strategies exist for prognosticating metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Circulating tumor DNA fraction…karnottMarch 4, 2024 Read More
Local News New Research Tools Can Shed Light on an Understudied Organ Essential to Our LivesBC Children's Hospital Research Centre | April 10, 2024The placenta is essential to a healthy start in life, carrying out the work of…karnottApril 10, 2024 Read More
Local News Fantastic PlasticUBC Magazine | April 5, 2024Any spare moment he gets, Jordan MacKenzie spends in the mountains around Vancouver. An avid…karnottApril 5, 2024 Read More
Local News A Celebration of Life for Dr. Connie Eaves to Be Held on May 5, 2024Science in Vancouver | April 5, 2024It is with deep sadness that we share news of the passing of Dr. Connie…karnottApril 5, 2024 Read More
Local News BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute Brings Mini Science Night to Salmon ArmBC Children’s Hospital Research Institute | April 2, 2024On May 2, BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) is coming to Salmon Arm, BC,…karnottApril 2, 2024 Read More
Spotlight Dr. Louise Lund Talks Research and Scientific RecruitingScience in the City | October 4, 2017Dr. Louise Lund is a recent graduate who studied in the laboratories of Drs. Leonard…sciencecityOctober 4, 2017 Read More
Spotlight Dr. Ying Tam Talks Academia, Industry, and Career PathsScience in the City | September 6, 2017Dr. Ying Tam is the Director of Preclinical Development at Acuitas Therapeutics, a Vancouver-based pharmaceutical…sciencecitySeptember 6, 2017 Read More
Spotlight Dr. Davide Pellacani Talks Epigenetics and Cancer ResearchScience in the City | July 19, 2017Dr. Davide Pellacani is a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Dr. Connie Eaves at…sciencecityJuly 19, 2017 Read More
Spotlight Alison McAfee Talks Honey Bees, Immunity, and Olfactory ProteinsScience in the City | June 21, 2017Alison McAfee is a PhD candidate working under the supervision of Dr. Leonard Foster at…sciencecityJune 21, 2017 Read More
Interesting Articles Mobilize Grants 2024 Competition Now OpenNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | January 29, 2024The College and Community Innovation (CCI) program’s Mobilize grants 2024 competition, managed by the Natural…karnottJanuary 29, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Apply to MedTech Innovator 2024Life Sciences BC | January 23, 2024About MedTech Innovator MedTech Innovator is the largest and highest performing accelerator of medical technology…karnottJanuary 23, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Canadian Cancer Society/Lotte and John Hecht Memorial Foundation Disruptive Innovation Grants in Cancer ResearchCanadian Cancer Society | January 18, 2024Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) and the Lotte and John Hecht Memorial Foundation (Hecht Foundation) have…karnottJanuary 18, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles New Lab to Market GrantsNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | January 4, 2024The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), in collaboration with the Canadian…karnottJanuary 4, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards 2023/24 Major External and Government-Funded Award RecipientsSFU Graduate Studies | April 9, 2024In celebration of our 2023-2024 major award winners, we are pleased to share their accomplishments.…karnottApril 9, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Faculty of Medicine Researchers Awarded 2024 BCKDF Funding for Health ResearchUBC Faculty of Medicine | April 8, 2024Faculty of medicine researchers are among the UBC recipients of funding through the B.C. Knowledge…karnottApril 8, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards LSI Researchers Awarded over $9.3 Million in CFI Infrastructure FundingUBC Life Sciences Institute | April 3, 2024Three projects led by LSI researchers have been awarded funding in the latest round of…karnottApril 3, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr Somasekharan’s Students Awarded the CIHR Travel Award 2024Vancouver Prostate Centre | April 2, 2024Ziwei Cai, Sarina Saffarian, and Joslia Jose, who are students from Dr Syam Somasekharan's laboratory,…karnottApril 2, 2024 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