AwardsFeatured Awards Faculty Recognized for Excellence in Teaching and Research with Killam AwardsUBC Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health | December 3, 2021Two faculty members at the School of Population and Public Health (SPPH) received Killam Awards,…pthomsonDecember 3, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Crystal Structure of the Propionibacterium acnes Surface Sialidase, a Drug Target for P. acnes-Associated DiseasesYu, A. C. Y., et al. | December 2, 2021Propionibacterium acnes, though generally considered part of the normal flora of human skin, is an…pthomsonDecember 2, 2021 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards BC Cancer Researchers Dr. Peter Stirling and Dr. David Huntsman Awarded OvCAN/Ovarian Cancer Canada-Cancer Research Society GrantTerry Fox Laboratory | December 2, 2021Dr. Peter Stirling (Stirling Lab) and co-principal investigators Dr. David Huntsman (Huntsman Lab), Dr. Philip…pthomsonDecember 2, 2021 Read More
Local News Dr. Carolina Tropini on Microbiota, Gut Health and Precision Medicine and Implications for Human HealthLife Sciences Institute | December 1, 2021At the invitation of Canada School of Public Service, Dr. Carolina Tropini, CIFAR fellow and…pthomsonDecember 1, 2021 Read More
Local News Where Will Your Future Take You? Career Night 2019 Gives Students and Postdocs Insights Into Science CareersCentre for Blood Research | August 26, 2019On June 13, the Centre for Blood Research and the Department of Microbiology and Immunology…sciencecityAugust 26, 2019 Read More
Local News With $65 Million in Hand, Chinook Therapeutics Launches to Tackle Kidney DiseaseBioSpace | August 26, 2019British Columbia-based Chinook Therapeutics burst onto the scene with $65 million in hand and a…sciencecityAugust 26, 2019 Read More
Local News NGen Funding to Transform Manufacturing of Critical Materials in Gene TherapiesSTEMCELL Technologies | August 22, 2019NGen has approved Supercluster funding for a transformative $4.2 million project led by iVexSol Canada to…sciencecityAugust 22, 2019 Read More
Local News New Research Findings Could Explain Why Prenatal Stress Exposure Increases Vulnerability to Stress Later in LifeSFU | August 22, 2019Simon Fraser University assistant professor Nadine Provençal and researchers from the Max Planck Institute of…sciencecityAugust 22, 2019 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Winners of 2022 DMCBH Kickstart Grants AnnouncedDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | June 23, 2022The Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health Kickstart Grants are intended to encourage research that…pthomsonJune 23, 2022 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Pamela Hoodless Awarded Stem Cell Network Impact Award and Fueling Biotechnology Partnerships Program AwardTerry Fox Laboratory | June 23, 2022Congratulations to Pamela Hoodless for receiving the Stem Cell Network Impact Award and Fueling Biotechnology Partnerships…pthomsonJune 23, 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