Local News SBME Welcomes Dr. Govind Kaigala as Director Pro Tem of the School of Biomedical Engineering UBC School of Biomedical Engineering | May 11, 2026 We are pleased to share the appointment of Dr. Govind Kaigala as Director pro tem,…karnottMay 11, 2026 Read More
Local News 2026 Vancouver Brain Bee Draws Record Turnout, Inspiring the Next Generation of Neuroscientists Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | May 8, 2026 On Saturday, March 28th, 97 high school students gathered at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for…karnottMay 8, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards FHS Professor Kelley Lee Receives SFU Research Excellence – Legacy Award SFU Faculty of Health Sciences | May 8, 2026 Simon Fraser University’s (SFU) Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation (VPRI) has recognized the…karnottMay 8, 2026 Read More
Local News Seaweed School Is in Session UBC Science | May 7, 2026 On a gloriously sunny day 11 schoolchildren scamper barefoot across a beach on Hornby Island…karnottMay 7, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Two Federally Funded Training Programs to Build Canada’s Biomedical Research and Innovation Capacity UBC Faculty of Medicine | May 7, 2026 UBC Faculty of Medicine researchers are leading two new federally funded training initiatives aimed at…karnottMay 7, 2026 Read More
Local News In Pursuit of COPD Discovery: Coming to HLI From Japan Centre for Heart Lung Innovation | May 7, 2026 As a thoracic surgeon in Japan, I would often see and treat patients with a…karnottMay 7, 2026 Read More
Local News SBME Researchers Launch CONNECT: Collaborative Organ-on-Chip Network for Next-Generation Engineering and Cellular Technology UBC School of Biomedical Engineering | May 6, 2026 A new interdisciplinary initiative from the School of Biomedical Engineering at the University of British…karnottMay 6, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Investigator Awards 2026 Recipients Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | May 5, 2026 Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) supports clinician-scientists in advancing discoveries that improve the health…karnottMay 5, 2026 Read More
Local News A SARS-CoV-2 Enzyme Activates One Antiviral Defense While Disabling Another UBC Life Sciences Institute | May 5, 2026 A recent study from the Overall Lab in Cell Reports shows that effective antiviral defense…karnottMay 5, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week IL1RAP Antibody-Drug Conjugates Potently Target Primary and Metastatic Disease in Multiple Oncofusion-Driven Cancers Zhang, H., et al. | May 4, 2026 Gene fusions generated by chromosomal rearrangements function as oncogenic drivers in human cancers. We previously…karnottMay 4, 2026 Read More