The Genome Sciences Centre is proud to announce that our Co-Director and Head of Bioinformatics,…
karnottMay 7, 2025
News and Articles
Zacara Therapeutics, a Vancouver diabetes life science company developing the first once-daily therapeutic to prevent…
karnottMay 6, 2025
The gut microbiota of mammals possess unique metabolic pathways with untapped therapeutic potential. Using molecular…
karnottMay 6, 2025
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) facilitates clinician-scientists in their efforts to make new discoveries…
karnottMay 5, 2025
Tissue development and regeneration rely on the cooperation of multiple mesenchymal progenitor (MP) subpopulations. We…
pthomsonSeptember 2, 2022
In a recent publication, researchers in Dr. Peter Zandstra's lab developed a clinically relevant process…
pthomsonAugust 31, 2022
Despite the effectiveness of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) against chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), they are…
pthomsonAugust 26, 2022
Intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) serve as both a physical and an antimicrobial barrier against the…
pthomsonAugust 25, 2022
Dr. Nika Shakiba, Assistant Professor at SBME, was recently appointed as a Canada Research Chair…
karnottDecember 2, 2024
Canadian cancer researchers are part of global efforts to test targeted alpha therapy, a new…
karnottNovember 29, 2024
On November 4, 2024, the inaugural Transforming Health Symposium brought together thought leaders, clinicians, researchers,…
karnottNovember 29, 2024
An updated database listing over 100,000 of the most cited-researchers in the world was published…
karnottNovember 27, 2024
There are so many benefits to basic research, where scientists work to uncover new knowledge…
sciencecityJuly 17, 2018
On October 20, marijuana will no longer be an illegal drug in Canada—a move that…
sciencecityJuly 13, 2018
Investments are a critical component in innovation. Without funding, it would be impossible to carry…
sciencecityJune 21, 2018
Federal Science Minister Kirsty Duncan has made it clear that gender equity in science is a…
sciencecityJune 15, 2018
Ziwei Cai, Sarina Saffarian, and Joslia Jose, who are students from Dr Syam Somasekharan's laboratory,…
karnottApril 2, 2024
The Michael Smith Laboratories Pathway to Independence Award aims to support the research and career…
karnottApril 1, 2024
UBC’s Michael Smith Labs and the School of Biomedical Engineering Dr. Anna Blakney (pictured) has…
karnottApril 1, 2024
Congratulations to BC Cancer researchers who were awarded federal grants through the 2023 Canada Foundation…
karnottMarch 27, 2024
News and Articles
I’m working on the interdisciplinary collaborative project Mend the Gap (MtG), where we’re aiming to…
karnottJune 17, 2025
The GSC was delighted to welcome a group of enthusiastic high school students as part…
karnottJune 17, 2025
The groundbreaking seventeen-year study involved researchers from UBC’s Faculty of Medicine as well as researchers…
karnottJune 16, 2025
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