Featured Awards Dr. Douglas Allan Receives Co-Funded Grant from Alzheimer Society and Brain Canada UBC Life Sciences Institute | June 27, 2025 LSI researcher Dr. Douglas Allan has been awarded a Proof of Concept Grant through the…karnottJune 27, 2025 Read More
Local News New Research Reveals How Prostate Cancer Becomes More Aggressive — and How to Reverse It M.H. Mohseni Institute of Urologic Sciences | June 27, 2025 A 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 Health UBC Faculty of Medicine | June 26, 2025 Dr. 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 Unit Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | June 26, 2025 Research is crucial to improving health outcomes and unlocking the potential of new medication, treatments…karnottJune 26, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Fetal Liver Development and Implications for Liver Disease Pathogenesis Lotto, J., et al. | May 23, 2023 The metabolic, digestive and homeostatic roles of the liver are dependent on proper crosstalk and…pthomsonMay 23, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week The Cell Envelope of Mycobacterium abscessus and Its Role in Pathogenesis Parmar, S., et al. | May 18, 2023 Mycobacterium abscessus is a nontuberculosis mycobacterium (NTM) that has shown an exponential rise in its ability…pthomsonMay 18, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Induction of Bleb Structures in Lipid Nanoparticle Formulations of mRNA Leads to Improved Transfection Potency Cheng, M. H. Y., et al. | May 17, 2023 The transfection potency of lipid nanoparticle (LNP) mRNA systems is critically dependent on the ionizable…pthomsonMay 17, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Early-Life Interactions Between the Microbiota and Immune System: Impact on Immune System Development and Atopic Disease Donald, K., et al. | May 10, 2023 Prenatal and early postnatal life represent key periods of immune system development. In addition to…pthomsonMay 10, 2023 Read More
Local News Tissue Biobanks Powering Scientific and Medical Discovery and Innovation Centre for Heart Lung Innovation | March 13, 2025 Providence Research’s recent report explores how biobanks fuel scientific and medical discoveries, highlighting HLI’s unique…karnottMarch 13, 2025 Read More
Local News How a Mobile App Developed by BCCHR Could Help Save Lives Around the World BC Children's Hospital Research Institute | March 12, 2025 An innovation from BC Children's Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) could have a positive impact on…karnottMarch 12, 2025 Read More
Local News Uplifting the Next Generation of Women in Science Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | March 11, 2025 While science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) have historically been male-dominated fields, women are increasingly…karnottMarch 11, 2025 Read More
Local News Right-Side Low-Frequency rTMS Improved Major Depressive Symptoms Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | March 11, 2025 The novel approach improved mood and reduced suicidal ideation among research participants, laying the groundwork…karnottMarch 11, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Marketing Your Published To-Be Paper Centre for Blood Research | July 8, 2019 Finally conquered that PhD? Your paper just got accepted? Is your manuscript weeks away from…sciencecityJuly 8, 2019 Read More
Interesting Articles Changes to Tri-Agency Policies Regarding Paid Parental Leave for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | June 25, 2019 Following on the announcement in Budget 2019, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Natural…sciencecityJune 25, 2019 Read More
Interesting Articles New Tentative Contract for Canada’s Scientists Would Enshrine Right to Speak to Media CBC News | June 24, 2019 A tentative agreement reached between the Trudeau government and Canada's scientists would lock in their right…sciencecityJune 24, 2019 Read More
Interesting Articles Government of Canada Announces Historic Investments in Research Collaborations between Colleges and Entrepreneurs Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | June 18, 2019 Collaborations between college researchers and businesses help our local and national economies thrive and get…sciencecityJune 18, 2019 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards UBC Medicine Celebrates Exceptional Canadian Researchers in Cancer, Brain, and Heart Disorders UBC Faculty of Medicine | August 13, 2024 Three Canadian scientists have been recognized by UBC’s Faculty of Medicine for their exceptional scientific…karnottAugust 13, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards CIHR Team Grants: Lung Health Recipients The Centre for Heart Lung Innovation | August 12, 2024 The Canadian Institutes of Health Research has announced the Government of Canada and partners are…karnottAugust 12, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards LSI Researchers Awarded Funding Through Spring 2024 CIHR Project Grant Competition UBC Life Sciences Institute | August 9, 2024 Congratulations to all LSI researchers awarded funds in the CIHR Spring 2024 Project Grant competition!…karnottAugust 9, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Congratulations CIHR Spring 2024 Project Grant Recipients BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute | August 7, 2024 Congratulations to the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR), Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI), and…karnottAugust 7, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards Doctoral Students Awarded Canada Graduate Scholarships for 2025 Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | July 28, 2025 Congratulations to our current Graduate Program in Neuroscience (GPN) students who have received awards through…karnottJuly 28, 2025 Read More
Local News Variational AI Named “Emerging Company of the Year—Biotech” by Life Sciences BC T-Net | July 25, 2025 Variational AI announced that it has been named Emerging Company of the Year—Biotech by Life…karnottJuly 25, 2025 Read More
Local News 30 Years of Sparking Discovery UBC Engineering | July 25, 2025 Geering Up Engineering Outreach had no shortage of accomplishments to celebrate at their 30th birthday…karnottJuly 25, 2025 Read More