We are moving into a new era of genomic medicines that will target cancer, viruses…
karnottNovember 20, 2025
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Every day in hospitals and long-term care homes, people with limited mobility develop painful pressure…
karnottNovember 20, 2025
A study published in Nature Medicine has uncovered biomarkers that could help select the most…
karnottNovember 19, 2025
Dr. Blair Leavitt is a full Professor in the Department of Medical Genetics & the…
karnottNovember 19, 2025
Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) is highly heterogeneous, and tools to better delineate pathophysiology and…
sciencecityOctober 6, 2023
Placental insufficiency disorders, including preeclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction, are major obstetric complications that can…
sciencecityOctober 3, 2023
While single-cell sequencing technologies provide unprecedented insights into genomic profiles at the cellular level, they…
sciencecitySeptember 29, 2023
Psychiatric morbidity is common after an MS diagnosis. However, little is known about psychiatric morbidity…
sciencecitySeptember 28, 2023
Indigenous children are the fastest-growing population in Canada but still experience disproportionately negative health outcomes.…
karnottAugust 6, 2025
Climate change is challenging BC wine producers. Extreme weather events such as rising temperatures, changing…
karnottAugust 4, 2025
Dr. Ben Koop is a renowned genomics expert and Professor of Biology at the University…
karnottAugust 1, 2025
Simon Fraser University is partnering with Fraser Health to launch a new health research institute…
karnottJuly 31, 2025
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Government of Canada has consulted with experts…
sciencecityMarch 23, 2020
Canada’s Chief Science Advisor, Dr. Mona Nemer, was thrilled to receive 1,115 applications for her…
sciencecityMarch 17, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a $1-billion package to help Canadians cope with the…
sciencecityMarch 12, 2020
The Stem Cell Network (SCN) announced today $6.9 million in funding for innovative stem cell…
sciencecityMarch 6, 2020
The funding, awarded through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant: Fall 2024…
karnottFebruary 18, 2025
Two collaborative research projects by Drs. Leonard Foster and Wilfred Jefferies have received priority announcement…
karnottFebruary 17, 2025
Simon Fraser University (SFU) Faculty of Science researchers have received $3 million in funding from…
karnottFebruary 12, 2025
We are excited to extend our congratulations to Dane Sands and Xianya Qu, the 2024-25…
karnottFebruary 11, 2025
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Provincial funding for Canada’s Immuno-Engineering and Biomanufacturing Hub (CIEBH) — a national initiative led by…
karnottDecember 19, 2025
Dr. Megan Levings and her team have recently published two papers on the very different…
karnottDecember 18, 2025
Drs. Marco Marra (Michael Smith Laboratories, Department of Medical Genetics) and Marco Todesco (Michael Smith…
karnottDecember 18, 2025
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