Local News SFU School of Medicine Opens Applications, Announces Plans for New Surrey Location SFU News | October 16, 2025 SFU and the Province of British Columbia announced today that the school, Western Canada’s first…karnottOctober 16, 2025 Read More
Local News HLI Researchers Create Living Heart Tissue With Custom 3D Printer Providence Research | October 16, 2025 In the Centre for Heart Lung Innovation (HLI) at St. Paul’s Hospital, Dr. Zachary Laksman…karnottOctober 16, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase 2A Study Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of Felzartamab for IgA Nephropathy Floege, J., et al. | October 15, 2025 Felzartamab is a fully human anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody under investigation for treatment of IgA nephropathy…karnottOctober 15, 2025 Read More
Local News Training for Modern Healthcare: A New Online Resource Expands Genomics Knowledge for Health Professionals Genome BC | October 15, 2025 A newly designed genomic education resource is poised to empower future nurse practitioners (NPs) in…karnottOctober 15, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week SIRT1/DNMT3B-Mediated Epigenetic Gene Silencing in Response Tophytoestrogens in Mammary Epithelial Cells Ma, Y., et al. | August 28, 2025 We performed an integrated analysis of genome-wide DNA methylation and expression datasetsin normal cells and…karnottAugust 28, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Artificial Cellulose Derivatives Are Metabolized by Select Human Gut Bacteroidota upon Priming with Common Plant β-Glucans Panwar, D., et al. | August 20, 2025 Synthetic ethers of cellulose (β(1,4)-glucan) are widely used in the food and pharmaceutical industry as…karnottAugust 20, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week The Parkinson’s Drug Benztropine Possesses Histamine Receptor 1-Dependent Host-Directed Antimicrobial Activity Against Mycobacterium tuberculosis Sahile, H., et al. | August 12, 2025 Intracellular pathogens such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) evade host defence mechanisms to infect and survive…karnottAugust 12, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Defining Enteric Bacterial Pathogenesis Using Organoids: Citrobacter rodentium Uses EspC, an Atypical Mucinolytic Protease, to Penetrate Mouse Colonic Mucus Chen, Y., et al. | August 8, 2025 Enteric bacterial pathogens pose significant threats to human health; however, the mechanisms by which they…karnottAugust 8, 2025 Read More
Local News Study at St. Paul’s Hospital Aims To Reduce Pain for Cardiac Surgery Patients Providence Research | October 10, 2025 Dr. Terri Sun, a cardiac anesthesiologist at St. Paul’s Hospital, is investigating a novel tactic…karnottOctober 10, 2025 Read More
Local News Join the Conversation and Explore Big Questions About Genomics and Society Genome BC | October 9, 2025 Genomics is transforming healthcare, the environment and natural resource management. The Genomics and Society (G&S)…karnottOctober 9, 2025 Read More
Local News Advanced Surgical Tissue Flap Monitoring for Early Intervention Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | October 9, 2025 A new implantable tissue monitoring technology could be a gamechanger for complex head and neck…karnottOctober 9, 2025 Read More
Local News How MRI Innovation Is Helping Researchers Understand Brain Health in Preterm Babies BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute | October 8, 2025 Each year in Canada, thousands of babies are born very prematurely — before 32 weeks…karnottOctober 8, 2025 Read More
Spotlight Dr. Julienne Jagdeo Talks Poliovirus, Proteases, and Antiviral Therapies Science in the City | May 31, 2017 Dr. Julienne Jagdeo is a recent graduate and current postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of…sciencecityMay 31, 2017 Read More
Spotlight Austin Wang Talks Microbial Fuel Cells and Winning the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair Science in the City | May 10, 2017 An avid science enthusiast, Austin Wang began working in the laboratories of Dr. William Mohn,…sciencecityMay 10, 2017 Read More
Spotlight Listen to Jay Ingram Talk Science Communications … and a Contest! Science in the City | April 26, 2017 Jay Ingram is the former co-host of CBC One’s Quirks and Quarks, as well as…sciencecityApril 26, 2017 Read More
Spotlight Dr. Catalina Lopez-Correa Talks Fortuitous Career Choices and Genome BC Science in the City | April 19, 2017 Dr. Catalina Lopez-Correa is the Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) of Genome BC and former CSO…sciencecityApril 19, 2017 Read More
Interesting Articles Are You an Aspiring Entrepreneur? Applications Are Open! Innovation UBC | May 2, 2025 Ready to take your idea or invention to impact? Applications are open for Innovation UBC's…karnottMay 2, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Mitacs Elevate Transitions to New Accelerate Model for Postdocs Mitacs | April 30, 2025 As part of our ongoing commitment to strengthen and better align organizational priorities with our…karnottApril 30, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Canada Joins Federated EGA, Establishing a Significant Global Repository for Secure Sharing of Human Genomic and Health Data BC Cancer Research Institute | April 9, 2025 In a major milestone for international biomedical research and the future of personalized medicine, the…karnottApril 9, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles New Genomics CREATE Awards Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | March 31, 2025 Four new Genomics Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) awards, each offering $1.65 million in…karnottMarch 31, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards New Projects at Canada’s Immuno-Engineering and Biomanufacturing Hub To Build a Smarter, Faster Health Response UBC Faculty of Medicine | September 26, 2025 Genome BC has announced funding for four new UBC research projects associated with Canada’s Immuno-Engineering…karnottSeptember 26, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards 2025 Faculty of Medicine Award Recipients UBC Faculty of Medicine | September 24, 2025 Each year, the Faculty of Medicine recognizes faculty and staff members for excellence in teaching,…karnottSeptember 24, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Recipients of BC Cancer Foundation 2025 Rising Stars Graduate Awards Competition Announced BC Cancer Research Institute | September 23, 2025 Congratulations to the recipients of the BC Cancer Foundation (BCCF) Rising Stars Graduate Awards competition!…karnottSeptember 23, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards FHS Students Win Social Sciences and Health Research Awards SFU Faculty of Health Sciences | September 23, 2025 Three students at the Faculty of Health Sciences secured major awards from the Social Sciences…karnottSeptember 23, 2025 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