Local News An Open Data Initiative for Optimizing the Re-Use of Clinical Data to Improve Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Outcomes Action on Sepsis Research Cluster | May 4, 2022 Congratulations to Dr Mark Ansermino, Dr Niranjan Kissoon, Dr Matthew Wiens, Dr Gina Ogilvie, Dr…pthomsonMay 4, 2022 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards 2022 NMIN Undergraduate Studentships Awarded NanoMedicines Innovation Network | May 3, 2022 The NanoMedicines Innovation Network (NMIN) is pleased to announce the eight recipients of the 2022 NMIN…pthomsonMay 3, 2022 Read More
Publications of the Week Pathogenic BRCA1 Variants Disrupt PLK1-Regulation of Mitotic Spindle Orientation He, Z., et al. | May 3, 2022 Read the Publication This week we profile a recent publication in Nature Communications from first…pthomsonMay 3, 2022 Read More
Local News What Are Your Mentorship Practices? An Interview with Killam Awardees for Excellence in Mentoring Life Sciences Institute | May 2, 2022 They walked center-stage towards the podium, towards recognition for their respective achievements. Their names reverberated…pthomsonMay 2, 2022 Read More
Local News Canadian Open Parkinson Network Funding Begins Collaboration Platform to Accelerate Parkinson’s Disease Research and Knowledge Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | December 5, 2018 Parkinson Canada and Brain Canada announced this morning the creation of the Canadian Open Parkinson Network (C-OPN), including a $2-million…sciencecityDecember 5, 2018 Read More
Local News Michael Smith Laboratories Faculty among Highly Cited Researchers in 2018 Michael Smith Laboratories | December 4, 2018 Three researchers from the Michael Smith Laboratories, Drs. Jörg Bohlmann, B. Brett Finlay, and Martin Hirst, are in this…sciencecityDecember 4, 2018 Read More
Local News In 1998, Poul Sorensen’s Lab Discovered a Cancer Mutation. Twenty Years Later, There’s a Drug for It UBC Faculty of Medicine | December 4, 2018 Two decades ago, Poul Sorensen’s microscope was letting him down. Like so many other pediatric…sciencecityDecember 4, 2018 Read More
Local News An Innovative New Study Advances Personalized Medicine for Prostate Cancer Patients Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | December 3, 2018 A new clinical trial, opening across Canada, is considered a major advancement in precision medicine…sciencecityDecember 3, 2018 Read More
Local News New Publication by UBC and Notch Therapeutics Researchers Aims to Improve Therapeutic Design of Living Drugs Michael Smith Laboratories | March 6, 2023 A new publication from UBC researchers and the Notch Therapeutics team reveals a novel computer…pthomsonMarch 6, 2023 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards CIFAR Researcher Carolina Tropini Is Appointed Alan Bernstein Fellow CIFAR | March 6, 2023 The appointment, in honour of President Emeritus Alan Bernstein, recognizes Tropini’s groundbreaking research into how…pthomsonMarch 6, 2023 Read More
Interesting Articles Government of Canada Establishes New Research Hubs to Accelerate Canada’s Vaccine and Therapeutics Production Government of Canada | March 3, 2023 Research hubs will further strengthen Canada’s biomanufacturing and life sciences sector while protecting Canadians against…pthomsonMarch 3, 2023 Read More