AwardsFeatured Awards Kelly McNagny Awarded National Mentorship Award for 2021UBC Faculty of Medicine | November 9, 2021Dr. McNagny, a professor in the faculty of medicine’s department of medical genetics, is one…pthomsonNovember 9, 2021 Read More
Local News BC-CfE Researchers Examine a Novel Antiviral Compound DiscoveryBC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS | November 9, 2021Dr. Peter Cheung, a staff scientist in the BC-CfE laboratory, recently published a paper as…pthomsonNovember 9, 2021 Read More
Local News Dr. Syam Somasekharan Appointed Senior Research ScientistVancouver Prostate Centre | November 8, 2021Dr. Syam Somasekharan has been appointed as a Senior Research Scientist at our Centre. Dr.…pthomsonNovember 8, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Sex Determination Gene Transformer Regulates the Male-Female Difference in Drosophila Fat Storage via the Adipokinetic Hormone PathwayWat, L. W., et al. | November 8, 2021Sex differences in whole-body fat storage exist in many species. For example, Drosophila females store more fat…pthomsonNovember 8, 2021 Read More
Local News UBC Study Holds Promise for Novel and Safe Treatment for Type 2 DiabetesUBC News | June 19, 2019Reducing a specific protein in the fat cells of mice not only prevents onset of…sciencecityJune 19, 2019 Read More
Local News Creating Platelets 2.0: Stronger, Faster, and with Twice the Life-Saving PowerCanadian Blood Services | June 19, 2019The ability to genetically modify a cell is a powerful tool. Genetically modified cells have advanced our…sciencecityJune 19, 2019 Read More
Local News Master’s Research Reveals Important Finding for Creating New HIV Treatment StrategiesSFU Faculty of Health Sciences | June 18, 2019When Queen Elizabeth II (QEII) Diamond Jubilee Scholar Fredrick Omondi graduates in June, he will…sciencecityJune 18, 2019 Read More
Local News Abcellera Announces Therapeutic Antibody Discovery Collaboration with Gilead in Infectious DiseaseAbCellera | June 14, 2019AbCellera, a leader in therapeutic antibody discovery from natural immune systems, today announced it has…sciencecityJune 14, 2019 Read More
Local News Looking at the Genomic Features of Lung-Recurrent, Hormone-Sensitive Prostate CancerCanada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre | June 2, 2022A small percentage of hormone-sensitive prostate cancer patients develop metastases in the lung after localized…pthomsonJune 2, 2022 Read More
Local News Dr. Federica Di Palma: Pandemic Proved Tremendous Benefit of Sharing Health Data in Real TimeThe Vancouver Sun | June 2, 2022There have been a lot of headlines of late warning about Canada’s “data deficit,” the…pthomsonJune 2, 2022 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards UBC Medical Community Recognized by Medical Alumni AssociationUBC Faculty of Medicine | June 2, 2022The UBC Medical Alumni Association will be celebrating the achievements of several members of the…pthomsonJune 2, 2022 Read More