Featured Awards Dr. Poul Sorensen Receives Esteemed Doctors of BC Terry Fox Medal BC Cancer Research | December 3, 2024 Dr. Poul Sorensen is the recipient of the 2024 Doctors of BC Terry Fox Medal,…karnottDecember 3, 2024 Read More
Local News Pneumonia and Malaria: Innovations Tackle Leading Threats to Children Under Five BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute | December 3, 2024 Globally, infectious diseases such as pneumonia and malaria are among the leading causes of death…karnottDecember 3, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Government of Canada Invests in Research on Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Government of Canada | December 2, 2024 Avian influenza A(H5N1), commonly known as bird flu, is a viral disease that is typically…karnottDecember 2, 2024 Read More
Local News Dare to Step Outside Your Comfort Zone with Dr. Nika Shakiba UBC School of Biomedical Engineering | December 2, 2024 Dr. Nika Shakiba, Assistant Professor at SBME, was recently appointed as a Canada Research Chair…karnottDecember 2, 2024 Read More
Monthly Award Summaries November 2024 Award Winners Science in Vancouver | December 2, 2024 This month, Drs. Nika Shakiba, Laura Evgin, and Lyndia Wu (pictured, left to right) were…karnottDecember 2, 2024 Read More
Local News Killing Cancer Cells with Alpha Particles Could Be the Next Frontier in Treatment CBC News | November 29, 2024 Canadian cancer researchers are part of global efforts to test targeted alpha therapy, a new…karnottNovember 29, 2024 Read More
Local News Transforming Health Symposium Charts a Path Forward for Translational Medicine Canada’s Immuno-Engineering and Biomanufacturing Hub | November 29, 2024 On November 4, 2024, the inaugural Transforming Health Symposium brought together thought leaders, clinicians, researchers,…karnottNovember 29, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards Six UBC Medicine Researchers Among New and Renewed Canada Research Chairs UBC Faculty of Medicine | November 28, 2024 Six researchers from the UBC Faculty of Medicine are among the new and renewed Canada…karnottNovember 28, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Microbial Intestinal Dysbiosis Drives Long-Term Allergic Susceptibility by Sculpting an ILC2-B1 Cell-Innate IgE Axis Kabil, A., et al. | November 28, 2024 The abundance and diversity of intestinal commensal bacteria influence systemic immunity with impact on disease…karnottNovember 28, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Luminal Breast Epithelial Cells of BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutation Carriers and Noncarriers Harbor Common Breast Cancer Copy Number Alterations Williams, M., et al. | November 27, 2024 The prevalence and nature of somatic copy number alterations (CNAs) in breast epithelium and their…karnottNovember 27, 2024 Read More