Featured Awards UBC’s 2025 Distinguished University Scholars UBC Provost & VP Academic | December 4, 2025 We are pleased to announce the new Distinguished University Scholars at UBC for 2025. The…karnottDecember 4, 2025 Read More
Local News CereCura Nanotherapeutics Closes $1.4 Million Seed Financing Round T-Net | December 3, 2025 CereCura Nanotherapeutics announced the successful closing of a $1.4 million seed financing round to accelerate…karnottDecember 3, 2025 Read More
Local News Fraser Health and Simon Fraser University Launch Pilot Project to Decode Superbug’s Genetic Secrets Fraser Health | December 3, 2025 Global epidemiologists recently raised the alarm over ‘nightmare bacteria’—germs that respond to only one or…karnottDecember 3, 2025 Read More
Local News How AbCellera Grew from a UBC Lab to a Global Biotech Company UBC News | December 2, 2025 It didn’t look like the beginning of a global biotech company. In 2012, six scientists…karnottDecember 2, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Targeted Splicing Approach for Alleviation of a Neurexin 1 Haploinsufficiency Model Lu, H., et al. | September 11, 2025 NRXN1 encoding the synaptic organizing protein neurexin 1 (Nrxn1) is among the strongest risk genes…karnottSeptember 11, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Human Milk IgA Promotes Normal Immune Development by Limiting Th17-Inducing Erysipelatoclostridium ramosum in the Infant Gut Donald, K., et al. | September 4, 2025 The infant gut microbiota plays a vital role in immune development. Secretory IgA (SIgA), the…karnottSeptember 4, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Biodegradable Polymers with Tertiary Amines Enhance mRNA Delivery of Lipid Nanoparticles via Improved Endosomal Escape Zhao, F., et al. | August 29, 2025 Messenger RNA (mRNA)-based therapy has become a promising and scalable approach for treating various diseases,…karnottAugust 29, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week SIRT1/DNMT3B-Mediated Epigenetic Gene Silencing in Response Tophytoestrogens in Mammary Epithelial Cells Ma, Y., et al. | August 28, 2025 We performed an integrated analysis of genome-wide DNA methylation and expression datasetsin normal cells and…karnottAugust 28, 2025 Read More
Local News AI at the Heart of New SFU Gel-Free ECG System for Faster Diagnoses SFU News | November 25, 2025 Developed at SFU’s School of Mechatronic Systems Engineering, the system features reusable dry 3D-printed electrodes…karnottNovember 25, 2025 Read More
Local News NervGen Pharma Announces US$10 Million Non-Brokered Private Placement to Support Anticipated Nasdaq Listing and Advance NVG-291 Development Life Sciences BC | November 24, 2025 NervGen Pharma Corp. (“NervGen” or the “Company”) , a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing first-in-class neuroreparative…karnottNovember 24, 2025 Read More
Local News In Memory of Professor Glen Tibbits SFU Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology | November 21, 2025 Glen was a Distinguished Professor at SFU with joint appointments in Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology…karnottNovember 21, 2025 Read More
Local News When It Comes to mRNA, Seeing Is Believing UBC Science | November 20, 2025 We are moving into a new era of genomic medicines that will target cancer, viruses…karnottNovember 20, 2025 Read More
Spotlight Dr. David Vocadlo Talks Carbohydrates, Alzheimer’s, and Entrepreneurship Science in the City | April 12, 2017 Dr. David Vocadlo is a Canada Research Chair and professor in the Department of Chemistry…sciencecityApril 12, 2017 Read More
Spotlight Andrea Globa Talks Neuroscience and Cocaine Addiction Science in the City | April 5, 2017 Andrea Globa is a neuroscience PhD candidate studying under the supervision of Shernaz Bamji at…sciencecityApril 5, 2017 Read More
Spotlight Scientist in the Spotlight: Dr. Lynne Quarmby Science in the City | March 29, 2017 Dr. Lynne Quarmby is a professor in the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at…sciencecityMarch 29, 2017 Read More
Spotlight Scientist in the Spotlight: Benjamin Martin Science in the City | March 22, 2017 Ben Martin is a PhD candidate in The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at…sciencecityMarch 22, 2017 Read More
Interesting Articles Mitacs Elevate Transitions to New Accelerate Model for Postdocs Mitacs | April 30, 2025 As part of our ongoing commitment to strengthen and better align organizational priorities with our…karnottApril 30, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Canada Joins Federated EGA, Establishing a Significant Global Repository for Secure Sharing of Human Genomic and Health Data BC Cancer Research Institute | April 9, 2025 In a major milestone for international biomedical research and the future of personalized medicine, the…karnottApril 9, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles New Genomics CREATE Awards Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | March 31, 2025 Four new Genomics Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) awards, each offering $1.65 million in…karnottMarch 31, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Launch of the New Harmonized Tri-Agency Scholarship and Fellowship Programs Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | March 17, 2025 As announced in Budget 2024, the scholarship and fellowship programs administered by the three federal…karnottMarch 17, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Christian Steidl Receives AstraZeneca and Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Grant BC Cancer Research | November 14, 2025 Dr. Christian Steidl, senior scientist and Executive Director, Research at BC Cancer, is the recipient…karnottNovember 14, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Chemist Awarded National Early-Career Fellowship UBC Science | November 12, 2025 Dr. Zachary Hudson, a UBC chemist developing advanced materials that are transforming how we diagnose…karnottNovember 12, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards SFU Scholars Advancing Innovation and Equity Named Canada Research Chairs SFU News | November 11, 2025 On October 22, the federal government announced the CRC appointments of Angela Kaida, Dara Kelly-Roy,…karnottNovember 11, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Advancing Health Postdoc Dr. Jacob Hutton Receives 2025 MSHRBC Awards Centre for Advancing Health Outcomes | November 6, 2025 Each year, about 60,000 Canadians experience out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, with only 1 in 10 people…karnottNovember 6, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards 2025 Alumni UBC Achievement Awards Recipients UBC Magazine | December 5, 2025 UBC alumni are committed to an exceptional UBC and a better world. This November, at…karnottDecember 5, 2025 Read More
Local News New Genome BC Funded Project Aims to Bring BC Closer to Ending HIV Transmission Genome BC | December 5, 2025 British Columbia has made remarkable progress in reducing HIV transmission and researchers now believe the…karnottDecember 5, 2025 Read More
Featured AwardsYour Voice $11.5M Study Aims to Bring Precision Heart Care to Every Corner of BC Isabelle Korchinski | December 4, 2025 Dr. Teresa Tsang A new research effort at UBC is reimagining how heart disease is…karnottDecember 4, 2025 Read More