Featured Awards LSI Researchers Awarded Funding Through NSERC Discovery Research Program UBC Life Sciences Institute | July 18, 2025 The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) is investing $589.7 million in…karnottJuly 18, 2025 Read More
Local News B.C. Firms Receive $2.8M to Test AI in Health Care Business Intelligence for B.C. | July 17, 2025 Four B.C. companies have received funding to test AI-enabled solutions to improve health care in…karnottJuly 17, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows Supported with Government Funding UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies | July 17, 2025 UBC researchers supported through federal investments in Tri-Agency funding competitions More than 165 doctoral students…karnottJuly 17, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards DMCBH Researchers Receive Federal Funding Through 2025 NSERC Competition Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | July 17, 2025 This week, the Government of Canada announced $1.3 billion in federal research funding has been…karnottJuly 17, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Quorum Sensing Modulates Bacterial Virulence and Colonization Dynamics of the Gastrointestinal Pathogen Citrobacter rodentium Peña-Díaz, J., et al. | October 20, 2023 Quorum Sensing (QS) is a form of cell-to-cell communication that enables bacteria to modify behavior…sciencecityOctober 20, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Identification of a Serum-Based microRNA Signature That Detects Recurrent Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Before It Is Clinically Evident Towle, R., et al. | October 18, 2023 Survival rates for oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) have remained poor for decades, a fact…sciencecityOctober 18, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Folic Acid Supplementation in a Mouse Model of Diabetes in Pregnancy Alters Insulin Sensitivity in Female Mice and Beta Cell Mass in Offspring Mussai, E., et al. | October 13, 2023 Epidemiological studies have reported discrepant findings on the relationship between folic acid intake during pregnancy…sciencecityOctober 13, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Ketogenic Diet Changes Microglial Morphology and the Hippocampal Lipidomic Profile Differently in Stress Susceptible Versus Resistant Male Mice Upon Repeated Social Defeat Ibáñez, F., et al. | October 12, 2023 Psychological stress confers an increased risk for several diseases including psychiatric conditions. The susceptibility to…sciencecityOctober 12, 2023 Read More
Local News Long COVID-19 and the Lungs: What Is Happening in the Airways? Centre for Heart Lung Innovation | April 28, 2025 New research from the Centre for Heart Lung Innovation (HLI) has identified inflammation in the…karnottApril 28, 2025 Read More
Local News How Emotions Can Modulate Vestibular-Motor Responses UBC Balance and Falls Research Centre | April 25, 2025 A newly published study in the Journal of Physiology, by co-first authors Dr. Martin Zaback…karnottApril 25, 2025 Read More
Local News UBC Traveling Health Fair: A Hands-On Learning Experience for UBC Pharm Sci Students UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | April 24, 2025 The UBC Traveling Health Fair (UBC THF) has become a vital initiative that enhances the…karnottApril 24, 2025 Read More
Local News SFU Researchers Developing Wearable AI Technology for Stroke and Spinal Injury Rehabilitation SFU News | April 23, 2025 Simon Fraser University researchers are using cutting edge technology, in combination with artificial intelligence and…karnottApril 23, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Government of Canada Invests Almost $500 Million in Science and Engineering Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | June 19, 2020 As the Government of Canada focuses on responding to the challenges of COVID-19, it also…eabramovichJune 19, 2020 Read More
Interesting Articles Increased Support for Students, Trainees and Research Support Personnel Funded through NSERC Research Grants Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | June 9, 2020 Canada’s three federal research granting agencies—the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences…eabramovichJune 9, 2020 Read More
Interesting Articles Alejandro Adem: Keeping Our Strength in Science Is Vital to Canada’s Recovery The Province | May 18, 2020 Opinion: In times like these it’s essential to keep our teams of research scientists and…eabramovichMay 18, 2020 Read More
Interesting Articles Prime Minister Announces Support for Research Staff in Canada Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada | May 18, 2020 From life-saving cancer treatments to clean technologies that protect our environment, thousands of research staff…eabramovichMay 18, 2020 Read More
Featured Awards Eight Pan-Canadian Research Teams Receive Newly Created TFRI-MOHCCN Technology Development Awards The Terry Fox Research Institute | November 18, 2024 Eight outstanding research teams from across the country will receive a total of $2.2M from…karnottNovember 18, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Connie Eaves Memorial Lectureship 2025 UBC School of Biomedical Engineering | November 15, 2024 SBME will once again commemorate the remarkable achievements of Dr. Connie Eaves with a Memorial…karnottNovember 15, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards SFU Science Announces Recipients of 2024 Excellence in Teaching Awards SFU Faculty of Science | November 14, 2024 SFU Faculty of Science is proud to announce this year's recipients of the 2024 Faculty…karnottNovember 14, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Evolutionary Ecologist Awarded Arthur B McDonald Fellowship UBC Science | November 12, 2024 UBC evolutionary ecologist Dr. Kayla King has been recognized as one of Canada’s top young…karnottNovember 12, 2024 Read More
Local News Past, Present and Future: Academic Life from the Lens of Dr. Freda Miller UBC Michael Smith Laboratories | August 8, 2025 Behind every success and research breakthrough lies a story of curiosity, persistence, setbacks, and moments…karnottAugust 8, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Defining Enteric Bacterial Pathogenesis Using Organoids: Citrobacter rodentium Uses EspC, an Atypical Mucinolytic Protease, to Penetrate Mouse Colonic Mucus Chen, Y., et al. | August 8, 2025 Enteric bacterial pathogens pose significant threats to human health; however, the mechanisms by which they…karnottAugust 8, 2025 Read More
Local News ‘Disease Detectives’ Discover Cause of Sea Star Wasting Disease That Wiped Out Billions of Sea Stars UBC News | August 8, 2025 Researchers have identified the cause of the wasting disease that has killed billions of sea…karnottAugust 8, 2025 Read More