Featured Awards UBC’s 2025 Distinguished University ScholarsUBC Provost & VP Academic | December 4, 2025We are pleased to announce the new Distinguished University Scholars at UBC for 2025. The…karnottDecember 4, 2025 Read More
Local News CereCura Nanotherapeutics Closes $1.4 Million Seed Financing RoundT-Net | December 3, 2025CereCura Nanotherapeutics announced the successful closing of a $1.4 million seed financing round to accelerate…karnottDecember 3, 2025 Read More
Local News Fraser Health and Simon Fraser University Launch Pilot Project to Decode Superbug’s Genetic SecretsFraser Health | December 3, 2025Global epidemiologists recently raised the alarm over ‘nightmare bacteria’—germs that respond to only one or…karnottDecember 3, 2025 Read More
Local News How AbCellera Grew from a UBC Lab to a Global Biotech CompanyUBC News | December 2, 2025It didn’t look like the beginning of a global biotech company. In 2012, six scientists…karnottDecember 2, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Circulating Tumor DNA in Early-Stage Colon Cancer: Ready for Prime Time or Needing Refinement?Vasconcelos, J. P. S., et al. | January 9, 2023Liquid biopsies are the detection of molecular information in fluids from patients with cancer. In…mjoyJanuary 9, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Flagellin-Specific Human CAR Tregs for Immune Regulation in IBDBoardman, D. A., et al. | January 6, 2023Dr. Megan Levings' lab works on developing regulatory T cell (Treg) based therapies to improve…mjoyJanuary 6, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Age-Associated B Cells Are Long-Lasting Effectors That Impede Latent γHV68 ReactivationMouat, I. C., et al. | January 6, 2023Age-associated B cells (ABCs; CD19+CD11c+T-bet+) are a unique population that are increased in an array…mjoyJanuary 6, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Targeting Nup358/RanBP2 by a Viral Protein Disrupts Stress Granule FormationSadasivan, J., et al. | January 4, 2023Cells have the remarkable ability to respond to stress. During stress conditions, the RNA and…mjoyJanuary 4, 2023 Read More
Local News Fighting Fungal Disease in CornUBC Microbiology and Immunology | July 3, 2025Jim Kronstad, a professor at the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, the Michael Smith Laboratories,…karnottJuly 3, 2025 Read More
Local News STEMCELL Technologies Introduces STEMprep™ Tissue Dissociator System to Accelerate Research DiscoveriesSTEMCELL Technologies | July 2, 2025To help scientists accelerate their workflows, STEMCELL Technologies has commercially launched the STEMprep™ Tissue Dissociator…karnottJuly 2, 2025 Read More
Local News Variational AI and Oncocross to Collaborate on AI-Driven Drug Discovery ProgramT-Net | July 1, 2025Variational AI, developer of the Enki generative AI platform for drug discovery announced a co-development…karnottJuly 1, 2025 Read More
Local News How Does a High Sugar Diet Affect the Developing Brain?Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | June 30, 2025The health risks of a high-sugar diet are well known: obesity, Type 2 diabetes, heart…karnottJune 30, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles The Million-Dollar DrugCBC News | November 23, 2018It is one of this country's great scientific achievements. The first drug ever approved that…sciencecityNovember 23, 2018 Read More
Interesting Articles Bridging the ‘Genomic Divide’: Lack of Indigenous DNA Data a Challenge for ResearchersCBC News | November 21, 2018A prominent U.S. senator turned to genetic testing last month to try to prove her…sciencecityNovember 21, 2018 Read More
Interesting Articles Indigenous Peoples & Genomics: Starting a ConversationGenomeTalk | November 16, 2018A new medical test called genomic sequencing is a powerful way to test for many…sciencecityNovember 16, 2018 Read More
Interesting Articles Indigenous Peoples & Genomics: Starting a ConversationGenomeTalk | November 16, 2018A new medical test called genomic sequencing is a powerful way to test for many…mjoyNovember 16, 2018 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Gina Ogilvie Awarded Funding for Her Groundbreaking Research Studies on Cervical CancerUBC Faculty of Medicine | September 18, 2024Dr. Gina Ogilvie, a Professor of UBC’s School of Population and Public Health, is leading…karnottSeptember 18, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards Meet the CBR Graduate Award Program (GAP) Cohort 2024-25!The Centre for Blood Research | September 16, 2024Meet the incoming CBR Graduate Award Program (GAP) Cohort for 2024-25! Over the next year,…karnottSeptember 16, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards UBC’s Torsten Nielsen, Gina Ogilvie, Manish Sadarangani Elected to the Royal Society of Canada for 2024UBC Faculty of Medicine | September 12, 2024UBC Faculty of Medicine scientists Drs. Torsten Nielsen, Gina Ogilvie and Manish Sadarangani have been…karnottSeptember 12, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards Royal Society of Canada Bestows Three SFU Scholars with Country’s Highest Academic HonourSFU News | September 11, 2024Membership in the RSC is Canada’s highest academic honour. "Research is a foundational component of…karnottSeptember 11, 2024 Read More
Monthly Award Summaries January 2026 Award WinnersScience in Vancouver | January 30, 2026Pictured left to right: Dr. Michael Murphy, Marie Johns, Dr. Martin Hirst , Abishek Wadhwa,…karnottJanuary 30, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Noncanonical Functions of UGT2B17 Promote Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer ProgressionFeng, T., et al. | January 29, 2026Androgen deprivation therapy is the primary treatment for advanced prostate tumors. While initially effective, tumor…karnottJanuary 29, 2026 Read More
Local News Exploring Consciousness: How Dr. Stefanie Blain-Moraes’s Innovative Research Bridges Engineering, Neuroscience, and RehabDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | January 29, 2026For Dr. Stefanie Blain-Moraes, joining the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (DMCBH) is the…karnottJanuary 29, 2026 Read More