Featured Awards UBC’s 2025 Distinguished University Scholars UBC Provost & VP Academic | December 4, 2025 We are pleased to announce the new Distinguished University Scholars at UBC for 2025. The…karnottDecember 4, 2025 Read More
Local News CereCura Nanotherapeutics Closes $1.4 Million Seed Financing Round T-Net | December 3, 2025 CereCura Nanotherapeutics announced the successful closing of a $1.4 million seed financing round to accelerate…karnottDecember 3, 2025 Read More
Local News Fraser Health and Simon Fraser University Launch Pilot Project to Decode Superbug’s Genetic Secrets Fraser Health | December 3, 2025 Global epidemiologists recently raised the alarm over ‘nightmare bacteria’—germs that respond to only one or…karnottDecember 3, 2025 Read More
Local News How AbCellera Grew from a UBC Lab to a Global Biotech Company UBC News | December 2, 2025 It didn’t look like the beginning of a global biotech company. In 2012, six scientists…karnottDecember 2, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Surface Photosterilization of Implantable Silicone Biomaterials: Structural and Functional Characterization Ghaffari, S., et al. | December 11, 2023 Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) remain one of the major challenges faced by the global healthcare system.…karnottDecember 11, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Lipid Nanoparticle-Mediated Hit-and-Run Approaches Yield Efficient and Safe In Situ Gene Editing in Human Skin Bolsoni, J., et al. | December 5, 2023 Read the Publication This week, Science in Vancouver profiles Dr. Sarah Hedtrich. Dr. Hedtrich is…pthomsonDecember 5, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Corticosteroid-Binding Globulin (SERPINA6) Consolidates Sexual Dimorphism of Adult Rat Liver Toews, J.N.C., et al. | December 5, 2023 Produced by the liver, corticosteroid-binding globulin (CBG) regulates the plasma distribution and actions of glucocorticoids.…sciencecityDecember 5, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Nanojunctions: Specificity of Ca2+ Signaling Requires Nano-Scale Architecture of Intracellular Membrane Contact Sites Fameli, N., et al. | November 28, 2023 Spatio-temporal definition of Ca2+ signals involves the assembly of signaling complexes within the nano-architecture of contact…sciencecityNovember 28, 2023 Read More
Local News Microbiology and Immunology Hosts Learning and Laboratory Session for CEDAR Campers UBC Microbiology and Immunology | August 26, 2025 What are microbes? What do they look like? What do they do? Where are they…karnottAugust 26, 2025 Read More
Local News Past, Present and Future: Academic Life from the Lens of Dr. Phil Hieter UBC Michael Smith Laboratories | August 25, 2025 This is the second article in our Past, Present and Future series, where we explore…karnottAugust 25, 2025 Read More
Local News Celebrating the Life and Distinguished Career of Dr. Neil Reiner Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | August 22, 2025 Dr. Neil Reiner was an exceptional leader in the field of infectious diseases. He served…karnottAugust 22, 2025 Read More
Local News Dr. Mieke Koehoorn Appointed Dean Pro Tem, Faculty of Medicine, and Interim Vice-President, Health UBC Faculty of Medicine | August 22, 2025 We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Mieke Koehoorn as Dean pro tem,…karnottAugust 22, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Government of Canada Invests $140 Million, Appointing World-Class Researchers as New or Renewed Canada Research Chairs Government of Canada | August 18, 2020 In its 20th year, the Canada Research Chairs Program continues to provide opportunities for researchers…sciencecityAugust 18, 2020 Read More
Interesting Articles What Does Success Look Like for Responsive And Responsible Research Funding? Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research | August 5, 2020 In her most recent Forward Thinking post, Dr. Bev Holmes unpacked what it means to be a…eabramovichAugust 5, 2020 Read More
Interesting Articles Increased Support for Students, Trainees and Research Support Personnel Funded through NSERC Research Grants NSERC | July 3, 2020 Canada’s three federal research granting agencies—the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences…eabramovichJuly 3, 2020 Read More
Interesting Articles How Female Scientists Are Losing Out During the Pandemic and Why It Matters CTV News | June 23, 2020 Many diseases, including COVID-19, can attack men and women in different ways. Why this is…eabramovichJune 23, 2020 Read More
Featured Awards SBME’s Mona Behrouzian Wins UBC’s Three Minute Thesis UBC School of Biomedical Engineering | April 2, 2025 Congratulations to SBME graduate student, Mona Behrouzian, for winning UBC’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) with…karnottApril 2, 2025 Read More
Monthly Award Summaries March 2025 Award Winners Science in Vancouver | April 1, 2025 Dr. Kaylee Byers, Assistant Professor at Simon Fraser University and Host of the Nice Genes!…karnottApril 1, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards HLI Study on Diet and Heart Risks Among JACC: Advances’ Most-Read of 2024 Centre for Heart Lung Innovation (HLI) | April 1, 2025 A study led by Dr. Iulia Iatan and Dr. Liam Brunham at the Centre for…karnottApril 1, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Professor Marina Von Keyserlingk Wins National Graduate Mentorship Award UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies | April 1, 2025 The Canadian Association for Graduate Studies (CAGS) is pleased to announce that Dr. Marina (Nina)…karnottApril 1, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Three DMCBH Members Appointed To Order of Canada Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | January 12, 2026 Three neuroscience researchers from the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health — Drs. Adele Diamond,…karnottJanuary 12, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Magdalena Janus Named Sunny Hill BC Leadership Chair in Child Development UBC Faculty of Medicine | January 12, 2026 The appointment is made possible through a partnership between the UBC Faculty of Medicine, Sunny…karnottJanuary 12, 2026 Read More
Local News Specialized AI Could Elevate Diabetes-Related Blindness Risk Prevention Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | January 9, 2026 Sex differences could play a key role in diagnosing diabetic retinopathy, according to the results…karnottJanuary 9, 2026 Read More