Local News North and South Engage on Issues Surrounding HIV and Youth SFU Faculty of Health Sciences | July 18, 2025 Earlier this month (5 to 16 May), the Simon Fraser University (SFU), SANTHE, and the…karnottJuly 18, 2025 Read More
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
Publications of the Week Cleavage of 14-3-3ε by the Enteroviral 3C Protease Dampens RIG-I-Mediated Antiviral Signaling Andrews, D. D. T., et al. | August 15, 2023 Viruses have evolved diverse strategies to evade the host innate immune response and promote infection.…pthomsonAugust 15, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week A Novel Class of Broad-Spectrum Active-Site-Directed 3C-Like Protease Inhibitors with Nanomolar Antiviral Activity against highly Immune-Evasive SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Subvariants Pérez-Vargas, J., et al. | August 14, 2023 Antivirals with broad coronavirus activity are important for treating high-risk individuals exposed to the constantly…pthomsonAugust 14, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week ASCL1 Is Activated Downstream of the ROR2/CREB Signaling Pathway to Support Lineage Plasticity in Prostate Cancer Tabrizian, N., et al. | August 11, 2023 Lineage plasticity is a form of therapy-induced drug resistance. In prostate cancer, androgen receptor (AR)…pthomsonAugust 11, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week DNA-PK Inhibition Extends the Therapeutic Effects of Top2 Poisoning to Non-Proliferating Cells, Increasing Activity at a Cost Want, T., et al. | August 10, 2023 Type II topoisomerase (Top2) poisoning therapy is used to treat a broad range of cancers…pthomsonAugust 10, 2023 Read More
Local News The Last of Us Season 2: A Q&A With Dr. Jim Kronstad About Fungal Infections and Climate Change UBC Michael Smith Laboratories | April 14, 2025 The Last of Us is back on April 13 and this season is more realistic…karnottApril 14, 2025 Read More
Local News Exploring the Microbiome-Neuroendocrine Connection in Early Life Gut Inflammation Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | April 11, 2025 In a recent study, the Tropini and Ciernia labs report how gut microbiome disruption influences…karnottApril 11, 2025 Read More
Local News UBC Opens Gordon B. Shrum Building, Canada’s First Purpose-Built Biomedical Engineering Facility UBC Faculty of Medicine | April 10, 2025 The University of British Columbia officially opened the doors to the Gordon B. Shrum Building,…karnottApril 10, 2025 Read More
Local News SFU Expert Co-Authors New Report on Canada’s Critical Role in Global Health SFU News | April 8, 2025 “We have seen growing economic and climate crises, divisive politics, backlash against human rights, and…karnottApril 8, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Canada’s Stem Cell Network Investing in Advanced Research on Type 1 Diabetes, Heart Diseases & Vision Loss Stem Cell Network | March 6, 2020 The Stem Cell Network (SCN) announced today $6.9 million in funding for innovative stem cell…sciencecityMarch 6, 2020 Read More
Interesting Articles Canada’s Stem Cell Network Investing in Advanced Research on Type 1 Diabetes, Heart Diseases & Vision Loss Stem Cell Network | March 6, 2020 The Stem Cell Network (SCN) announced today $6.9 million in funding for innovative stem cell…mjoyMarch 6, 2020 Read More
Interesting Articles Roadmap for Open Science to Reduce Barriers and Speed Up Discovery Government of Canada | March 3, 2020 Every day, Canadian researchers are coming up with new ideas with the potential to tackle…sciencecityMarch 3, 2020 Read More
Interesting Articles NSERC Announces Funding for Science Communications Skills Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | January 27, 2020 NSERC is launching a pilot funding opportunity to enhance the communications skills of students and…sciencecityJanuary 27, 2020 Read More
Featured Awards FHS Graduand Champions Care and Connection for SFU Community and Beyond SFU Faculty of Health Sciences | October 16, 2024 Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) Bachelor of Science graduand Sarah Chae is the 2024 recipient…karnottOctober 16, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Nadine Caron Inducted into Canadian Medical Hall of Fame UBC Faculty of Medicine | October 15, 2024 Dr. Caron is co-director of the UBC Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health and a…karnottOctober 15, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards DMCBH Researcher Receives Pavlovian Society Award Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | October 14, 2024 Congratulations to Dr. Catharine Rankin on receiving the Pavlovian Society’s Gantt Medal for her impactful…karnottOctober 14, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards Provincial Investment Boosts SFU’s Research on Optimizing Uptake of New Immune-Based Technologies SFU Faculty of Health Sciences | October 10, 2024 The Bridge Research Consortium (BRC), based in the Faculty of Health Sciences, has received over…karnottOctober 10, 2024 Read More
Local News It All Started at UBC: How a Professor Ignited B.C.’s Biotech Boom UBC News | August 13, 2025 When Dr. Pieter Cullis arrived at UBC as an undergraduate physics student in 1964, he…karnottAugust 13, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Genome BC Funds Research into the Respiratory Fallout of Wildfires Genome BC | August 13, 2025 British Columbians know the stark realities of climate change, as wildfires surge across the province.…karnottAugust 13, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Congratulations CIHR Spring 2025 Project Grant Recipients BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute | August 12, 2025 Congratulations to BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) and Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) investigators…karnottAugust 12, 2025 Read More