Local News Vancouver Readies for Its Position as a Global Pharma Capital As BC’s Biotech Boom Takes OffThe Globe and Mail | March 14, 2024Vancouver’s life sciences scene dates to the first biotech boom in the early 1980s. Toronto…karnottMarch 14, 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
Local News New CRCs Focus on Human HealthUBC Science | March 14, 2024Five new Canada Research Chairs (CRC) are joining UBC Science, with foci that span gene…karnottMarch 14, 2024 Read More
Local News Life-saving Cancer Therapy Now Being Provided in British ColumbiaLife Sciences British Columbia | March 14, 2024Cancer patients affected by certain advanced leukemias and lymphomas now have better access to Chimeric…karnottMarch 14, 2024 Read More
Local News In Conversation with Praxis SCI Accelerate Cohort Member SpineXPraxis Institute | October 4, 2021SpineX Co-Founder and CEO Parag Gad talks with us about SCONE™, a noninvasive neuromodulation technology…pthomsonOctober 4, 2021 Read More
Local News Acuitas Therapeutics Received Global Impact Award from Life Sciences BCLife Sciences BC | September 29, 2021Acuitas Therapeutics received the Global Impact Award at the 23rd Annual Life Sciences BC Awards, presented…pthomsonSeptember 29, 2021 Read More
Local News Multifaceted and Ground-Breaking: An Interview with Aubrey J. Tingle Prize Winner Dr. Ruth GrunauMichael Smith Foundation for Health Research | September 27, 2021Among her contributions to the field of infant pain and development, Dr. Grunau demonstrated that…pthomsonSeptember 27, 2021 Read More
Local News National Postdoc Appreciation Week 2021: Sharing Stories from CBR PostdocsThe Centre for Blood Research | September 24, 2021National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW) recognizes the significant contributions that postdoctoral scholars make to research and…pthomsonSeptember 24, 2021 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Robin Hsiung Awarded Alzheimer and Dementia Research ProfessorshipCentre for Brain Health | March 3, 2017The Alzheimer Society of B.C. and UBC celebrated a decade-long partnership in maintaining the Ralph…sciencecityMarch 3, 2017 Read More
Local News The Michael Smith Laboratories Celebrates 20 Years Since Building OpeningUBC Michael Smith Laboratories | October 1, 2024The Michael Smith Laboratories building opened 20 years ago today, on September 24, 2004. Originally…karnottOctober 1, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Ryan Hoiland Named a 2023 Brain Canada Future Leader in Canadian Brain ResearchDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | October 1, 2024Dr. Ryan Hoiland is one of 21 neuroscientists in Canada who have been awarded $100,000…karnottOctober 1, 2024 Read More
Local News Stopping Bone Cancer Before It’s Too LateResearch2Reality | October 1, 2024Osteosarcoma is a common and aggressive bone cancer primarily affecting children and teenagers. It has…karnottOctober 1, 2024 Read More