Interesting Articles These Nations Are Wooing PhD Students Amid U.S. Funding Uncertainties Nature | September 16, 2025 The United States has long been one of the most popular destinations for international students…karnottSeptember 16, 2025 Read More
Local News Past, Present, and Future: Academic Life From the Lens of Dr. James Piret UBC Michael Smith Laboratories | September 16, 2025 This is the fourth and final article in our Past, Present and Future series, where…karnottSeptember 16, 2025 Read More
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
Publications of the Week Atypical Hippocampal Excitatory Neurons Express and Govern Object Memory Kinman, A., et al. | February 25, 2025 Classically, pyramidal cells of the hippocampus are viewed as flexibly representing spatial and non-spatial information.…karnottFebruary 25, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Brain Pericytes and Perivascular Fibroblasts Are Stromal Progenitors With Dual Functions in Cerebrovascular Regeneration After Stroke Bernier, L., et al. | February 21, 2025 Functional revascularization is key to stroke recovery and requires remodeling and regeneration of blood vessels…karnottFebruary 21, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Type-2 Innate Signals Are Dispensable for Skeletal Muscle Regeneration and Pathology Linked to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Messing, M., et al. | February 19, 2025 Immune responses play an integral role in skeletal muscle regeneration. In the genetically inherited muscle…karnottFebruary 19, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Apolipoprotein E Dysfunction in Alzheimer’s Disease: A Study on miRNA Regulation, Glial Markers, and Amyloid Pathology | February 11, 2025 Introduction: Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) plays a crucial role in lipid homeostasis, predominantly expressed in astrocytes…karnottFebruary 11, 2025 Read More
Local News Honouring a Pioneer in ALS Research: Dr. Andrew Eisen’s Enduring Legacy Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | August 18, 2025 Dr. Andrew Eisen’s name is synonymous with progress in the field of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis…karnottAugust 18, 2025 Read More
Local News Genetic Pathway Discovery to Stop or Reverse Aggressive Prostate Cancer Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | August 15, 2025 In a breakthrough study co-led by Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute researchers, Drs. Christopher Ong…karnottAugust 15, 2025 Read More
Local News Personalized Treatment Approaches Needed for Female Heart Disease Risk Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | August 15, 2025 Heart disease risk may have more to do with genetic factors interacting with sex hormones…karnottAugust 15, 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
Interesting Articles CANTRAIN Clinical Research Internships Michael Smith Health Research BC | July 29, 2024 Michael Smith Health Research BC partners with the Canadian Consortium of Clinical Trial Training (CANTRAIN),…karnottJuly 29, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Ctn+ to Lead Canada’s HIV and Stbbi Clinical Trial Infrastructure with $25 Million Investment from CIHR The CTN | July 23, 2024 On July 12th, 2024, the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) announced a $25 million…karnottJuly 23, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Canada Joins Horizon Europe Programme Life Sciences BC | July 10, 2024 Canada is joining the growing group of non-EU countries who have associated to the EU’s…karnottJuly 10, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Federal Research Funding Agencies Engage Partners on Capstone Research Funding Organization Government of Canada | July 2, 2024 The Government of Canada announced in Budget 2024 its intention to create a new capstone…karnottJuly 2, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards SBME Researchers Are Leading Nine Projects Awarded New Funding from the Government of Canada UBC School of Biomedical Engineering (SBME) | July 24, 2025 The projects will advance new knowledge and scientific breakthroughs in AI-powered disease diagnosis and precision…karnottJuly 24, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Congratulations to Our Award-Winning Trainees! The Centre for Heart Lung Innovation | July 23, 2025 Congratulations to Hacina Gill, a fifth-year PhD candidate, and Alexandra Schmidt, a second-year Master’s student…karnottJuly 23, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Master’s Students Awarded Canada Graduate Scholarships for 2025 Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | July 22, 2025 Congratulations to our current Graduate Program in Neuroscience (GPN) students who have received awards through…karnottJuly 22, 2025 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 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
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