Featured Awards Passionate Research Mentor Receives Governor General’s Gold MedalSFU Faculty of Health Sciences | June 9, 2025Aniqa Shahid, a new Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) alumnus, was…karnottJune 9, 2025 Read More
Local News 5 Things You Didn’t (But Should) Know About MeaslesUBC Faculty of Medicine | June 6, 2025More than 2,500 cases of measles have been reported across Canada this year, including 12…karnottJune 6, 2025 Read More
Local News Hope on the Horizon for ALSDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | June 6, 2025Dr. Erik Pioro is bridging research and care to accelerate the development of innovative ALS…karnottJune 6, 2025 Read More
Local News Praxis SCI Incubate Cohort 2025Praxis Spinal Cord Institute | June 5, 2025Praxis Spinal Cord Institute is excited to announce the cohort of Praxis SCI Incubate, a…karnottJune 5, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Discovery of Benzo[c]phenanthridine Derivatives with Potent Activity Against Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosisLiang, Y., et al. | October 11, 2024Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the pathogen responsible for tuberculosis (TB), is the leading cause of bacterial disease-related…karnottOctober 11, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Genetic Engineering of Megakaryocytes from Blood Progenitor Cells Using mRNA Lipid NanoparticlesLeung, J., et al. | October 4, 2024Platelets are an essential component of hemorrhage control and management, and engineering platelets to express…karnottOctober 4, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Immune Regulatory and Anti-Resorptive Activities of Tanshinone IIA Sulfonate Attenuates Rheumatoid Arthritis in MicePanwar, P., et al. | September 27, 2024Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation and painful joint destruction.…karnottSeptember 27, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Protein Is Expressed in All Major Organs After Intravenous Infusion of mRNA-Lipid Nanoparticles in SwineFerraresso, F., et al. | September 19, 2024In vivo delivery of mRNA is promising for the study of gene expression and the treatment…karnottSeptember 19, 2024 Read More
Local News BC Cancer Rolls Out Most Advanced CT Scanner in CanadaBC Cancer | May 15, 2025This new scanner, installed and operational at BC Cancer – Vancouver, uses leading-edge photon-counting technology…karnottMay 15, 2025 Read More
Local News From COVID to Cancer: Why Canada’s RNA Vaccine Leadership Matters More Than EverThe Conversation | May 15, 2025As the world marks World Immunization Week, attention turns once again to the lifesaving power…karnottMay 15, 2025 Read More
Local News Certain Bacteria in Breast Tumour Environments May Fuel Cancer SpreadUBC Faculty of Medicine | May 14, 2025Researchers from the UBC faculty of medicine and BC Cancer have discovered that certain bacteria…karnottMay 14, 2025 Read More
Local News From PhD Student to Scientist: Kelly Hrelja’s StoryDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | May 14, 2025Since graduating last spring, Kelly Hrelja has made meaningful progress in her role as a…karnottMay 14, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Wall Legacy Fund Supports Graduate Student ResearchUBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies | April 11, 2024UBC has launched the inaugural competition for the Wall Fellowships and Wall Research Awards. These…karnottApril 11, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles TFRI–MOHCCN Technology Development AwardsThe Terry Fox Research Institute | April 5, 2024The TFRI-MOHCCN Technology Development Awards provide funding to projects to develop additional profiling technologies that…karnottApril 5, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles The ‘Mother Tree’ Idea Is Everywhere — But How Much of It Is Real?Nature | March 28, 2024It was a call from a reporter that first made ecologist Jason Hoeksema think things…karnottMarch 28, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles The Government of Canada Supports Interdisciplinary Research Centres to Address Global Challenges Through the BioeconomyNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | March 19, 2024The Government of Canada, through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the…karnottMarch 19, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards Congratulations to 2025 Bruce Brandhorst Prizes WinnersSFU Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry | March 5, 2025Congratulations to the Winners of the 2025 Bruce Brandhorst prizes, adjudicated by the MBB Scholarship…karnottMarch 5, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Congratulations CIHR Fall 2024 Project Grant RecipientsBC Children’s Hospital Research Institute | March 4, 2025Congratulations to the investigators and their teams who were awarded funding through the Canadian Institutes…karnottMarch 4, 2025 Read More
Monthly Award Summaries February 2025 Award WinnersScience in Vancouver | March 3, 2025The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has announced the awardees for the Fall 2024…karnottMarch 3, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Wasan Named 2025 MD Anderson Distinguished AlumnusVancouver Prostate Centre | February 28, 2025Congratulations to Dr Kishor Wasan on being named the 2025 MD Anderson Distinguished Alumnus! Dr…karnottFebruary 28, 2025 Read More
Local News Exercise Improves Survival for Colon Cancer PatientsUBC Faculty of Medicine | June 16, 2025The groundbreaking seventeen-year study involved researchers from UBC’s Faculty of Medicine as well as researchers…karnottJune 16, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Graduate Dean’s Convocation Medal Awarded to Dedicated Health Sciences ResearcherSFU Faculty of Health Sciences | June 16, 2025Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) alumnus Amanda Rowlands aims to empower…karnottJune 16, 2025 Read More
Local News Could AI and Lab-Grown Sperm Solve Male Infertility?UBC Faculty of Medicine | June 16, 2025Ten years ago, at the age of 16, Nivan was diagnosed with osteosarcoma. The bone-cancer…karnottJune 16, 2025 Read More