B.C. teen Dominic Juillette can now see at night, thanks to a new gene therapy…
karnottOctober 28, 2025
News and Articles
To determine whether low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels, set by the balance of clearance and…
karnottOctober 27, 2025
When Dr. Jennifer Ritonja joined BC Cancer in July 2025 as a scientist, she set…
karnottOctober 27, 2025
UBC ICORD’s seed2STEM summer research program for Indigenous youth has been awarded the City of…
karnottOctober 24, 2025
The transfection potency of lipid nanoparticle (LNP) mRNA systems is critically dependent on the ionizable…
pthomsonMay 17, 2023
Prenatal and early postnatal life represent key periods of immune system development. In addition to…
pthomsonMay 10, 2023
Heat Shock Transcription Factors Demonstrate a Distinct Mode of Interaction with Mitotic Chromosomes
Dr. Sheila Teves' main research interest is centered on how genes are expressed and regulated…
pthomsonMay 8, 2023
The presence of a cell membrane is one of the major structural components defining life.…
pthomsonMay 4, 2023
Ten years ago, at the age of 16, Nivan was diagnosed with osteosarcoma. The bone-cancer…
karnottJune 16, 2025
Pharmacists play a vital role in the lives of Canadians, providing important public health services…
karnottJune 13, 2025
When commercially available behavioural testing equipment is out of reach, some researchers get creative and…
karnottJune 13, 2025
What started as a passion for helping others turned into a province-wide recognition of impact…
karnottJune 13, 2025
Evidence clearly shows that increasing equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in research environments enhances excellence,…
sciencecityMay 14, 2019
Dr. Michael Hawes, CEO of Fulbright Canada, and Dr. Alejandro Adem, CEO of Mitacs, are…
sciencecityMay 6, 2019
Regenerative medicine and the advanced therapies being developed by this field have the potential to bring…
sciencecityMay 2, 2019
Responding effectively to health challenges, such as the opioid crisis currently gripping Canada, requires research…
sciencecityApril 24, 2019
Each year, the Foundation provides funds to students and postdoctoral researchers to advance their contributions…
karnottNovember 8, 2024
To mark November’s National Diabetes Awareness Month, JDRF was thrilled to announce a new investment…
karnottNovember 7, 2024
Congratulations to the DMCBH trainees who are among the 44 emerging researchers being funded by…
karnottNovember 5, 2024
UBC's Dr. Jessica Rosin (pictured, left) from the Deptartment of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences…
karnottNovember 1, 2024
News and Articles
Global epidemiologists recently raised the alarm over ‘nightmare bacteria’—germs that respond to only one or…
karnottDecember 3, 2025
It didn’t look like the beginning of a global biotech company. In 2012, six scientists…
karnottDecember 2, 2025
Eleven research projects have been funded through the inaugural UBC AI and Health Network Fellows…
karnottDecember 2, 2025
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