Congratulations to all the UBC faculty members and graduate students who have been recognized with Killam teaching awards in 2022-2023 for their outstanding teaching, research and service to the community. The Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award is presented each year to 16 graduate students who have made outstanding contributions to teaching and learning at UBC. Among the recipients for 2022-2023 are…
I have been at AbCellera since the beginning, so it has been just over 10 years now. We are an antibody discovery and development engine that strives to bring new and better medicines to patients faster. You might wonder, “Well, what is an antibody?” Antibodies are the fastest-growing class of medicines. They are produced naturally by immune systems to fight…
Congratulations to Dr Larry Goldenberg for being awarded the prestigious Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal. This award commemorates the 70th anniversary of the Accession of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second to the Throne as Queen of Canada. Several Canadian provinces created their own Royal commemorative medal, uniform in design, scope and intent and aligned with previous national programs for such anniversaries.
Genomics research is driving innovations and delivering solutions to global challenges like climate change, public health and food security. Canada’s robust research ecosystem has developed world-class strength in genomics with major investments over more than 20 years to solidify our position as a world leader in the field. Today, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced…
Faculty of Medicine researchers are receiving more than $3 million in federal funding for two new training initiatives that will enable the next generation of Canadian scientists to address important health challenges. The training programs, supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s (NSERC) Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) program, will prepare students and postdoctoral fellows…
The drumbeat of our changing climate is getting louder every year. The 2018 wildfire season was the worst in British Columbia’s recorded history. In 2019, we had a record-setting hot spring. In 2021, BC felt some of the hottest temperatures ever registered in the country. Now, in 2022, records have been shattered again with an unusually warm fall. It seems…
A substantial fraction of metabolic features remains undetermined in mass spectrometry (MS)-based metabolomics, and molecular formula annotation is the starting point for unraveling their chemical identities. Here we present bottom-up tandem MS (MS/MS) interrogation, a method for de novo formula annotation.
More innovative companies will have opportunities to grow and create high-paying jobs while advancing health and pandemic preparedness at home and internationally through a new made-in-B.C. Life Sciences and Biomanufacturing Strategy. “With the launch of the B.C. Life Sciences and Biomanufacturing Strategy, we are building on B.C.’s reputation as a place where we value and invest in innovation – because it makes life better…
Is Canada ready to deliver genomic solutions to solve the world’s biggest challenges? The list of challenges related to the bioeconomy is long. The energy transition from fossil fuels to sustainable alternatives needs to happen soon and some argue it is possible to get it done fast. Ensuring that enough food is produced to feed everyone is also a growing challenge as…
Genome British Columbia (Genome BC) has announced $1M in funding to support four unique projects aimed at enabling discoveries to address unmet clinical healthcare needs through its Data Access, Integration and Analysis program. This funding will benefit the BC health system by allowing researchers to analyze genomic data in conjunction with clinical health and imaging data. Combining these data sources…
