Featured Awards Dr. TJ Salway Appointed to Royal Society of Canada SFU Faculty of Health Sciences | September 16, 2025 Four exceptional Simon Fraser University scholars have been named to the Royal Society of Canada…karnottSeptember 16, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Steven Hallam Named 2025 UBC Wall Research Award Recipient UBC Life Sciences Institute | September 15, 2025 LSI researcher Dr. Steven Hallam has been recognized with a Wall Research Award, one of…karnottSeptember 15, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Kiran Soma Elected as 2025 Royal Society of Canada Fellow Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | September 15, 2025 We are thrilled to announce Dr. Kiran Soma, a Professor in UBC’s Department of Psychology,…karnottSeptember 15, 2025 Read More
Local News Northern Centre for Clinical Research Launches First Clinical Trial UBC Faculty of Medicine | September 12, 2025 The Northern Centre for Clinical Research (NCCR) has launched its first clinical trial at the…karnottSeptember 12, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Identification of an Early Subset of Cerebellar Nuclei Neurons in Mice Rahimi-Balaei, M., et al. | February 7, 2025 Cerebellar nuclei (CN) neurons serve as the primary output of the cerebellum and originate from…karnottFebruary 7, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Early-Life Gut Inflammation Drives Sex-Dependent Shifts in the Microbiome-Endocrine-Brain Axis Sullivan, O., et al. | February 6, 2025 Despite recent advances in understanding the connection between the gut microbiota and the adult brain,…karnottFebruary 6, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Genetic Engineering of Megakaryocytes from Blood Progenitor Cells Using Messenger RNA Lipid Nanoparticles Leung, J., et al. | January 30, 2025 Platelets are an essential component of hemorrhage control and management, and engineering platelets to express…karnottJanuary 30, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Stereotactic Ablative Radiation for Oligoprogressive Cancers: Results of the Randomized Phase 2 STOP Trial Schellenberg, D., et al. | January 24, 2025 We enrolled patients with 1 to 5 metastases progressing on systemic therapy, and after stratifying…karnottJanuary 24, 2025 Read More
Local News SBME Launches Predictive Biology Cluster to Accelerate Therapeutic Innovation UBC School of Biomedical Engineering | August 14, 2025 The School of Biomedical Engineering (SBME) at the University of British Columbia has been selected…karnottAugust 14, 2025 Read More
Local News BC Researchers Use Genomics to Tackle Drug Resistance, Brain Disorders, and More Genome BC | August 14, 2025 Genomics is no longer just about mapping DNA. Today, it’s powering new ways to fight…karnottAugust 14, 2025 Read More
Local News Brain Wiring in Early Childhood Could Hold Key to Flagging Future ADHD Risk, SFU Study Says SFU News | August 14, 2025 A new study by researchers at Simon Fraser University is shedding light on how the…karnottAugust 14, 2025 Read More
Local News It All Started at UBC: How a Professor Ignited B.C.’s Biotech Boom UBC News | August 13, 2025 When Dr. Pieter Cullis arrived at UBC as an undergraduate physics student in 1964, he…karnottAugust 13, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Government of Canada Invests in Discovery and Applied Research to Keep the Country at the Forefront of Scientific Advancements Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | June 26, 2024 Discovery-driven research shapes Canada’s response to contemporary challenges, improving lives through pioneering exploration. The next…karnottJune 26, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles New Data Shows the Innovative Pharmaceutical Industry Contributes Significantly to Canada’s R&D and Economy Innovative Medicines Canada | June 19, 2024 This week, Statistics Canada published new data that demonstrates the important impact the innovative pharmaceutical industry has…sciencecityJune 19, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Leading Terry Fox-Funded Scientists Forge a New Era in Cancer Research The Terry Fox Research Institute | June 17, 2024 The Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI) held its 10th Scientific Meeting in Toronto, bringing together…karnottJune 17, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles CIHR Avian Influenza Research Funding Opportunity ResearchNet | June 13, 2024 Michael Smith Health Research BC has partnered with CIHR to catalyze BC-based research that integrates…karnottJune 13, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Medicine Researchers Awarded Federal Funding for 35 Projects Addressing Key Health Priorities UBC Faculty of Medicine | July 21, 2025 The projects will advance new knowledge and scientific breakthroughs to address some of the most…karnottJuly 21, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Thibault Mayor and Collaborators Receive $1.65 Million for Mass Spectrometry Training Program Focused on Collaboration UBC Michael Smith Laboratories | July 18, 2025 Dr. Thibault Mayor (MSL, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology), together with a large team of collaborators…karnottJuly 18, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards LSI Researchers Awarded Funding Through NSERC Discovery Research Program UBC Life Sciences Institute | July 18, 2025 The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) is investing $589.7 million in…karnottJuly 18, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows Supported with Government Funding UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies | July 17, 2025 UBC researchers supported through federal investments in Tri-Agency funding competitions More than 165 doctoral students…karnottJuly 17, 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
Local News When It Comes to Health, the Gut Has Skin in the Game BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute | September 22, 2025 Over the last 15 years, research into the gut microbiome — the ecosystem of microorganisms…karnottSeptember 22, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Emilia Lim Investigates Wildfire Smoke’s Health Toll With Genome BC Funding UBC Life Sciences Institute | September 22, 2025 Genome BC is funding three projects that examine the genetic-level impacts of wildfire smoke exposure,…karnottSeptember 22, 2025 Read More