Featured Awards UBC Medicine Members Receive 2025 YWCA Women of Distinction Awards UBC Faculty of Medicine | May 9, 2025 Two UBC Medicine community members – Dr. Jana-Lea Davidson and Dr. Cheryl Ho – have…karnottMay 9, 2025 Read More
Local News Jade Biosciences Closes Merger with Aerovate Therapeutics BIV | May 8, 2025 Biotech firm Jade Biosciences Inc. has completed its merger with Aerovate Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:AVTE), in…karnottMay 8, 2025 Read More
Local News The Connection Between Climate Change and the Pacific Oyster Microbiome and Mortality UBC Microbiology and Immunology | May 8, 2025 Although they don’t produce the shiny, precious pearls of some of their mollusk family members,…karnottMay 8, 2025 Read More
Local News Researcher Leads Sustainability Efforts in Biobanking and Beyond The Daily Scan | May 8, 2025 Researchers across Providence Research, its research centres, and clinical academic research groups are finding innovative…karnottMay 8, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Deep Whole-Genome ctDNA Chronology of Treatment-Resistant Prostate Cancer Herberts, C., et al. | August 2, 2022 The Wyatt laboratory studies the genomics of lethal prostate and bladder cancer. Their overall objective…pthomsonAugust 2, 2022 Read More
Publications of the Week Genome-Wide Detection of Imprinted Differentially Methylated Regions Using Nanopore Sequencing Akbari, V., et al. | July 31, 2022 Imprinting is a critical part of normal embryonic development in mammals, controlled by defined parent-of-origin…pthomsonJuly 31, 2022 Read More
Publications of the Week Human Complete NFAT1 Deficiency Causes a Triad of Joint Contractures, Osteochondromas, and B Cell Malignancy Sharma, M., et al. | July 25, 2022 One part of Dr. Stuart Turvey's lab focuses on research in inborn errors of immunity…pthomsonJuly 25, 2022 Read More
Publications of the Week Three-Dimensional Visualization of Viral Structure, Entry, and Replication Underlying the Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Saville, J. W., et al. | July 22, 2022 The global spread of SARS-CoV-2 has proceeded at an unprecedented rate. Remarkably, characterization of the…pthomsonJuly 22, 2022 Read More
Local News Pediatric Sepsis Data Challenge Invites Researchers to Help Develop a Model to Save Lives BC Children's Hospital Research Institute | November 26, 2024 When the body’s immune system has an extreme response to an infection, it can cause…karnottNovember 26, 2024 Read More
Local News Diet and Microbiome Potentially Linked to Childhood-Onset Multiple Sclerosis Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | November 26, 2024 A first-of-its-kind study led by Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute researcher Dr. Helen Tremlett and…karnottNovember 26, 2024 Read More
Local News How Genomics Could Help Protect BC’s Redcedars UBC Michael Smith Laboratories | November 25, 2024 There is a legend that in the 1860s the huge 500-year-old oak beams holding up…karnottNovember 25, 2024 Read More
Local News How Does Memory Work? UBC Faculty of Medicine Pathways | November 25, 2024 Imagine, for a moment, that you’re walking to work or school on a crisp autumn…karnottNovember 25, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Canada Remains Strong in Research Output and Impact, Capacity for R&D and Innovation at Risk: New Expert Panel Report Council of Canadian Academics via Global Newswire | April 11, 2018 A new expert panel report, released today by the Council of Canadian Academies (CCA), provides…mjoyApril 11, 2018 Read More
Interesting Articles Canada 150 Program Results in ‘Brain Gain’ for Universities: Duncan CTV News | April 2, 2018 Last June, Science Minister Kirsty Duncan hung out the "we're hiring" sign and dangled grants…sciencecityApril 2, 2018 Read More
Interesting Articles Our Government Has Made the Biggest Investment in Science in Canada’s History The Muse | March 20, 2018 Federal Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains was at Memorial University’s St. John’s campus on Tuesday, March…sciencecityMarch 20, 2018 Read More
Interesting Articles Women Encouraged to Pursue STEM Careers, but Many Not Staying CBC News | March 13, 2018 There is a drive to get more women interested in science, technology, engineering and math…sciencecityMarch 13, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards SLAS Grant Advances Translation Technology for CAR-T Cell Research The Centre for Blood Research | March 20, 2024 “The first pass through any life sciences experiment is always about learning – don’t be…karnottMarch 20, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards UBC Medicine Research Awarded $18M from CFI, NSERC, and SSHRC UBC Faculty of Medicine | March 19, 2024 UBC Faculty of Medicine-affiliated research projects have been awarded more than $18 million in federal…karnottMarch 19, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards UBC Medical Student Olivia Hunter Receives Prestigious UBC Scholarship UBC Faculty of Medicine | March 18, 2024 Olivia Hunter, a UBC medical student, has been honoured as one of 20 Wesbrook Scholars…karnottMarch 18, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards The Prostate Cancer Foundation Announces 2023 Challenge Awards Totaling More than $21 Million for Prostate Cancer Research PR Newswire | March 18, 2024 The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) today announced the 2023 Class of PCF Team Challenge Award…karnottMarch 18, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards Three MSL Members Receive 2025 Pathway to Independence Award UBC Michael Smith Laboratories | June 23, 2025 The Michael Smith Laboratories Pathway to Independence Award aims to support the research and career…karnottJune 23, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Researchers Awarded More Than $6.5 Million From Brain Canada to Advance Neuroscience Research Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | June 20, 2025 UBC Faculty of Medicine researchers have been awarded more than $6.5 million from Brain Canada’s…karnottJune 20, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week NOTCH1 Dimeric Signaling Is Essential for T-Cell Leukemogenesis and Leukemia Maintenance Tamiro, F., et al. | June 20, 2025 T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is an aggressive malignancy that is characterized by an expansion…karnottJune 20, 2025 Read More