Local News Legacy of Life – The Enduring Potential of a Donated Lung Centre for Heart Lung Innovation | September 1, 2025 Holding a donor lung instantly educates. The delicate nature of the organ leads to an…karnottSeptember 1, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards BC Cancer Researchers Receive UBC Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Awards BC Cancer | August 29, 2025 Each year, the UBC Faculty of Medicine (FoM) recognizes faculty members who have made exceptional…karnottAugust 29, 2025 Read More
Local News Beyond AlphaFold: How AI Is Decoding the Grammar of the Genome Nature | August 29, 2025 In 1862, Victor Hugo reportedly wrote to his publisher to ask how his newly published…karnottAugust 29, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Biodegradable Polymers with Tertiary Amines Enhance mRNA Delivery of Lipid Nanoparticles via Improved Endosomal Escape Zhao, F., et al. | August 29, 2025 Messenger RNA (mRNA)-based therapy has become a promising and scalable approach for treating various diseases,…karnottAugust 29, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Distinct Gene Expression Patterns of Calcium Channels and Related Signaling Pathways Discovered in Lymphomas Stanwood, S. R., et al. | June 13, 2022 Cell surface calcium (Ca2+) channels permit Ca2+ ion influx, with Ca2+ taking part in cellular functions such…pthomsonJune 13, 2022 Read More
Publications of the Week The Field of Cell Competition Comes of Age: Semantics and Technological Synergy Maheden, K., et al. | June 9, 2022 Stem cells experience many selective pressures which shape their cellular populations, potentially pushing them to…pthomsonJune 9, 2022 Read More
Publications of the Week Polycomb Contraction Differentially Regulates Terminal Human Hematopoietic Differentiation Programs Lorzadeh, A., et al. | June 8, 2022 Lifelong production of the many types of mature blood cells from less differentiated progenitors is…pthomsonJune 8, 2022 Read More
Publications of the Week Inhaled Corticosteroids Selectively Alter the Microbiome and Host Transcriptome in the Small Airways of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Yip, W., et al. | June 3, 2022 Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are commonly treated with inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting ß2-agonist combination…pthomsonJune 3, 2022 Read More
Local News Postdoc Spotlight: Dr. Tanya Lazor CIHR Pan-Canadian Network for HIV and STBBI Clinical Trials Research | March 7, 2025 Dr. Tanya Lazor began her postdoctoral fellowship at the CTN+ in 2023, under the supervision…karnottMarch 7, 2025 Read More
Local News Exploring the Microbiome-Neuroendocrine Connection in Early Life Gut Inflammation UBC Microbiology and Immunology | March 7, 2025 When Carolina Tropini, Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, and Annie Ciernia, Assistant Professor of…karnottMarch 7, 2025 Read More
Local News Bugs in the Lungs Connected to Air Pollution Susceptibility Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | March 5, 2025 Airway microbiome composition played a role in how study participants’ immune systems responded to diesel…karnottMarch 5, 2025 Read More
Local News Ultrasound Improves Cancer Detection in Women With Dense Breasts UBC Faculty of Medicine | March 4, 2025 A new study led by researchers at the UBC faculty of medicine has revealed that…karnottMarch 4, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles German Researchers Resign from Elsevier Journals in Push for Nationwide Open Access Science | October 17, 2017 Five leading German scientists have resigned from their editorial positions at journals published by Elsevier,…sciencecityOctober 17, 2017 Read More
Interesting Articles The Future of DNA Sequencing Nature | October 13, 2017 Forty years ago, two papers described the first tractable methods for determining the order of the…sciencecityOctober 13, 2017 Read More
Interesting Articles Postdocs: Big Lab, Small Lab? Nature | October 2, 2017 While looking for a postdoctoral position, Michael Mitchell could have joined any number of small,…sciencecityOctober 2, 2017 Read More
Interesting Articles Mona Nemer, Heart Researcher, Appointed Canada’s New Chief Scientist CBC News | September 27, 2017 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has selected Ottawa heart researcher Mona Nemer to be the country's…sciencecitySeptember 27, 2017 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards UBC Medicine Members Receive Funding for Projects Advancing Equity and Anti-racism UBC Faculty of Medicine | May 10, 2024 UBC Faculty of Medicine community members are among the recipients of funding from UBC’s Strategic…karnottMay 10, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Canada’s Immuno-Engineering and Biomanufacturing Hub Research Teams Awarded $140M in Federal Funding UBC Faculty of Medicine | May 8, 2024 Today, the Government of Canada announced an investment of $140 million in projects associated with…karnottMay 8, 2024 Read More
AwardsMonthly Award Summaries April 2024 Award Winners Science in Vancouver | May 1, 2024 Dr. Yongjin Park (pictured) has been named Canada Research Chair in Integrative Causality Inference of…karnottMay 1, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards UBC Evolutionary Biologist Dr. Dolph Schluter Named AAAS Fellow UBC Science | April 30, 2024 Internationally renowned evolutionary biologist Dr. Dolph Schluter has been elected to the newest class of…karnottApril 30, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Medicine Researchers Awarded More Than $1.3 Million From CFI for Innovative Research Infrastructure UBC Faculty of Medicine | October 20, 2025 UBC Faculty of Medicine researchers were awarded more than $1.3 million in federal funding to…karnottOctober 20, 2025 Read More
Local News From Research to Results: 25 Years of Genomics in BC Genome BC | October 17, 2025 In British Columbia, the story of genomics is not just about scientific discovery; it’s about…karnottOctober 17, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards 2025 Research Trainee Award Recipients Michael Smith Health Research BC | October 17, 2025 The Research Trainee Program supports health researchers in the training phase of their research career…karnottOctober 17, 2025 Read More