Local News Lab Coats & Life: “Growing Talent: Creating Careers in the Life Sciences” Featuring Rob Henderson Lab Coats & Life Podcast | March 23, 2026 In this episode, co-hosts Drs. Nicole Quinn and Jason Goldsmith chat with Rob Henderson, President…karnottMarch 23, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards BC Researchers Receive $8 Million in Federal Funding to Fast-Track Genomic Solutions Genome BC | March 23, 2026 Eight research teams in British Columbia will receive a combined $8 million in federal funding…karnottMarch 23, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Faculty of Medicine Researchers Honoured with UBC’s 2025 Faculty Research Awards UBC Faculty of Medicine | March 20, 2026 Four Faculty of Medicine researchers have been honoured with UBC’s 2025 Faculty Research Awards. The…karnottMarch 20, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week A Long Noncoding RNA–Based Classifier for Identifying More Aggressive Low-Grade Ta Bladder Cancer with Elevated FGFR3 Activity Phung, T., et al. | March 20, 2026 Low-grade, stage Ta (TaLG) non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) is generally nonaggressive; yet, some patients experience…karnottMarch 20, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Molecular and Imaging Biomarker Responses to Brain Mutant HTT Lowering in a Mouse Model of Huntington Disease Caron, N., et al. | December 1, 2025 Therapies targeting mutant huntingtin (mHTT) reduction in the brain hold promise as disease-modifying treatments for…karnottDecember 1, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week High-Throughput Bioprinting to Produce Micropatterned Neuroepithelial Tissues and Model TSC2-Deficient Brain Malformations Farahani, N., et al. | November 28, 2025 Micropatterning technology to spatially guide the self-assembly of human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) into neural…karnottNovember 28, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Decoding Amyloid Beta Clearance Systems at Inner Blood–Retina Barrier Using Three-Dimensional Ex Vivo Retinal Imaging in Alzheimer’s Disease Wijesinghe, P., et al. | November 17, 2025 Impaired amyloid beta (Aβ) clearance contributes to sporadic Alzheimer's disease (AD). This study investigated retinal…karnottNovember 17, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Cataloging the Potential Functional Diversity of Cacna1e Splice Variants Using Long-Read Sequencing Bhuiyan, S., et al. | November 13, 2025 The degree to which alternative RNA splicing influences the function and structure of voltage gated…karnottNovember 13, 2025 Read More
Local News International Women’s Day UBC Faculty of Medicine | March 11, 2026 In honour of the 115th International Women’s Day (IWD), meet some of the outstanding women…karnottMarch 11, 2026 Read More
Local News New Canadian Biotech 26therapeutics Inc. Targets Root Cause of Dry Eye Disease with First-in-Class Therapy adMare BioInnovations | March 10, 2026 adMare BioInnovations is proud to announce the launch of 26therapeutics Inc., a new Canadian life…karnottMarch 10, 2026 Read More
Local News Viruses: Quantum Probes of Life UBC Microbiology and Immunology | March 9, 2026 Viruses exist at the boundary between living and non-living matter, making them ideal experimental probes…karnottMarch 9, 2026 Read More
Local News Zymeworks and Royalty Pharma Enter into $250 Million Royalty-Backed Note Financing T-Net | March 9, 2026 Zymeworks and Royalty Pharma announced an agreement for $250 million in funding from Royalty Pharma…karnottMarch 9, 2026 Read More
Spotlight Scientist in the Spotlight: Evgeniy Panzhinskiy Science in the City | March 15, 2017 Dr. Evgeniy Panzhinskiy is a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Dr. James Johnson at…sciencecityMarch 15, 2017 Read More
Spotlight Scientist in the Spotlight: Dr. Corey Nislow Science in the City | March 6, 2017 Dr. Corey Nislow is an associate professor in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at UBC.…sciencecityMarch 6, 2017 Read More
Interesting Articles Call for Nominations Now Open for All NSERC Prizes Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | September 8, 2025 Nominations are now being accepted for all NSERC prizes as per their new competition cycle.…karnottSeptember 8, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles New Funding Opportunity to Advance Research on Avian Influenza in Canada Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | September 5, 2025 The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and partners are pleased to announce…karnottSeptember 5, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles adMare Executive Institute Opens Applications for Eighth Cohort adMare Bioinnovations | July 29, 2025 The adMare Academy is now accepting applications for the eighth cohort of its exclusive Executive…karnottJuly 29, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles New adMare Institute Report Examines Capital Flows in Canadian Life Sciences and the Urgent Need To Capture Domestic Economic Value adMare Bioinnovations | July 11, 2025 Canada has developed a world-class life sciences sector, but without stronger domestic investment, much of…karnottJuly 11, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards LSI Researchers Awarded Funding in Fall 2025 CIHR Project Grant Competition UBC Life Sciences Institute | February 6, 2026 Congratulations to all LSI researchers who received funding through the Fall 2025 CIHR Project Grant…karnottFebruary 6, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Annalijn Conklin Wins Diabetes Canada Award To Study Social Connections and Diabetes Risk UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | February 4, 2026 Dr. Annalijn Conklin, an associate professor at the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Pharmaceutical…karnottFebruary 4, 2026 Read More
Monthly Award Summaries January 2026 Award Winners Science in Vancouver | January 30, 2026 Pictured left to right: Dr. Michael Murphy, Marie Johns, Dr. Martin Hirst , Abishek Wadhwa,…karnottJanuary 30, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Faculty of Medicine Members Recognized With 2026 CAME Awards UBC Faculty of Medicine | January 27, 2026 A number of UBC Faculty of Medicine community members have been honoured by the Canadian…karnottJanuary 27, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards DMCBH Researchers Receive Major Infrastructure Investments From CFI Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | March 25, 2026 The Government of Canada has invested more than $552 million in research infrastructure through the…karnottMarch 25, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Prospective Multicenter Study of ctDNA Versus Tumor Tissue Guiding FGFR-Targeted Therapy in Metastatic Urothelial Cancer Müller, D., et al. | March 25, 2026 Fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) alterations are targetable in metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC). Identifying FGFR…karnottMarch 25, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Medicine Researchers Receive Federal Funding to Accelerate Genomic Solutions Through Industry Collaborations UBC Faculty of Medicine | March 24, 2026 The funded projects bring together UBC scientists and Canadian biotechnology companies to develop genomic solutions…karnottMarch 24, 2026 Read More