Featured Awards UBC AI and Health Network Funds 11 New Projects Advancing Responsible AI-Powered Health Research for B.C.UBC AI and Health Network | December 2, 2025Eleven research projects have been funded through the inaugural UBC AI and Health Network Fellows…karnottDecember 2, 2025 Read More
Monthly Award Summaries November 2025 Award WinnersScience in Vancouver | December 1, 2025Dr. Lalitha Raman-Wilms As November rains arrived, so did big wins for Greater Vancouver’s scientific…karnottDecember 1, 2025 Read More
Local News Reclaiming Genomic MedicineGenome BC | December 1, 2025What happens when the right test exists, but the relevant reference data doesn’t? For too…karnottDecember 1, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Molecular and Imaging Biomarker Responses to Brain Mutant HTT Lowering in a Mouse Model of Huntington DiseaseCaron, N., et al. | December 1, 2025Therapies targeting mutant huntingtin (mHTT) reduction in the brain hold promise as disease-modifying treatments for…karnottDecember 1, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Channel-Independent Function of UNC-9/Innexin in Spatial Arrangement of GABAergic Synapses in C. elegansHendi, A., et al. | December 14, 2022In the nervous system, nerve cells communicate with other cells via specialized interfaces called synapses.…mjoyDecember 14, 2022 Read More
Publications of the Week Towards Clinical Implementation of Circulating Tumor DNA in Metastatic Prostate Cancer: Opportunities for Integration and Pitfalls to InterpretationKwan, E. M., et al. | December 9, 2022Plasma circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) represents short fragments of tumor-derived DNA released into the bloodstream…mjoyDecember 9, 2022 Read More
Publications of the Week MEK Inhibitor Resistance in Lung Adenocarcinoma Is Associated with Addiction to Sustained ERK SuppressionFarnsworth, D. A., et al. | December 6, 2022The Lockwood lab is focused on studying the biological basis of lung cancer initiation, progression…mjoyDecember 6, 2022 Read More
Publications of the Week Engineering Plant Microbiomes by Integrating Eco-Evolutionary Principles into Current StrategiesMoreira, Z. P. M., et al. | December 1, 2022Engineering plant microbiomes has the potential to improve plant health in a rapid and sustainable…mjoyDecember 1, 2022 Read More
Local News New Research Reveals How Prostate Cancer Becomes More Aggressive — and How to Reverse ItM.H. Mohseni Institute of Urologic Sciences | June 27, 2025A new study led by Drs. Christopher Ong and Yuzhuo Wang has uncovered a key…karnottJune 27, 2025 Read More
Local News Internationally Renowned Clinician-Scientist to Lead Faculty of Medicine and UBC HealthUBC Faculty of Medicine | June 26, 2025Dr. Sharmila Anandasabapathy, a leading clinician-scientist whose work spans cancer detection, biomedical engineering and global health,…karnottJune 26, 2025 Read More
Local News Decolonizing Health Research at the Indigenous Health Research UnitVancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | June 26, 2025Research is crucial to improving health outcomes and unlocking the potential of new medication, treatments…karnottJune 26, 2025 Read More
Local News Brain Canada Invests in ICORD’s SCI BiobankICORD | June 25, 2025Brain Canada announced its support for two pioneering neuroscience research platforms at UBC through its…karnottJune 25, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Major New Investment in Diverse Research Talent Ushers In a New Era for Discovery in CanadaGovernment of Canada | November 15, 2018Everyone benefits when our labs and classrooms look more like the Canada we see today.…sciencecityNovember 15, 2018 Read More
Interesting Articles Pharmacogenomics — Providing the Right Drug to the Right Patient at the Right Dose, at the Right TimeHospital News | November 9, 2018Affordability makes precision health more accessible The ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to health care is nearing an…sciencecityNovember 9, 2018 Read More
Interesting Articles Can Canada Continue to Foster Globally Important Research at Universities?The Globe and Mail | November 8, 2018Far from a classroom exercise happening behind the walls of the ivory tower, university research…sciencecityNovember 8, 2018 Read More
Interesting Articles From Laboratory to Legislature: Fellowship Deploys 23 Researchers to GovernmentMitacs | November 7, 2018Mitacs fellows reinforce evidence-informed decision making in Ottawa and Victoria Ottawa, ON and Victoria, BC — Beginning…sciencecityNovember 7, 2018 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Julio Montaner Receives King Charles III Coronation MedalBC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS | September 10, 2024On August 27, 2024, in a joint ceremony with the Lieutenant Governor of BC, BC…karnottSeptember 10, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards The Royal Society of Canada Announces its 2024 Cohort of Fellows and College MembersThe Royal Society of Canada | September 5, 2024The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) and its Members have elected this year’s new Fellows…karnottSeptember 5, 2024 Read More
AwardsMonthly Award Summaries August 2024 Award WinnersScience in Vancouver | September 3, 2024This month, we're highlighting the 2023-2024 William and Dorothy Gilbert Scholarships Awardees, PhD candidates Karol…karnottSeptember 3, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Vaulting over the Lab Bench with Kevin SeoCentre for Heart Lung Innovation | September 3, 2024Kevin Seo is the recipient for this year’s Peter Paré Studentship, an eight-week summer internship…karnottSeptember 3, 2024 Read More
Local News Novo Nordisk Makes Additional Equity Investment in Aspect Biosystems and Expands Multi-Billion Dollar PartnershipT-Net | January 28, 2026Aspect Biosystems and big pharma giant from Novo Nordisk announced they are entering a new…karnottJanuary 28, 2026 Read More
Local News People in Profile: Adam SunavskyVancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | January 28, 2026As an MD/PhD student at the Non-Invasive Neurostimulation Therapies (NINET) laboratory, I aim to bridge…karnottJanuary 28, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Distinct Biological Subtypes of Chronic GVHD After Pediatric Hematopoietic Cell TransplantationNg, B., et al. | January 27, 2026Chronic graft-versus-host-disease (cGVHD) is the primary nonrelapse limitation to a successful hematopoietic cell transplantation and…karnottJanuary 27, 2026 Read More