Local News From COVID to Cancer: Why Canada’s RNA Vaccine Leadership Matters More than Ever UBC Magazine | September 4, 2025 World Immunization Week in April turned global attention once again to the lifesaving power of…karnottSeptember 4, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Human Milk IgA Promotes Normal Immune Development by Limiting Th17-Inducing Erysipelatoclostridium ramosum in the Infant Gut Donald, K., et al. | September 4, 2025 The infant gut microbiota plays a vital role in immune development. Secretory IgA (SIgA), the…karnottSeptember 4, 2025 Read More
Local News Building an Inclusive TA Training Program in the Life Sciences UBC Life Sciences Institute | September 4, 2025 A growing number of Canadian universities are implementing teaching assistant (TA) training programs designed to…karnottSeptember 4, 2025 Read More
Local News B.C. Healthy Longevity Company Molecular You Raises $5M to Expand Biomarker Testing GeekWire | September 3, 2025 Molecular You, a Vancouver, B.C., healthy longevity company, announced today that it has raised $5…karnottSeptember 3, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Proteomic Predictors of Individualized Nutrient-Specific Insulin Secretion in Health and Disease Kolic, J., et al. | July 5, 2024 Population-level variation and mechanisms behind insulin secretion in response to carbohydrate, protein, and fat remain…karnottJuly 5, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week DDIT4L Regulates Mitochondrial and Innate Immune Activities in Early Life Michalski, C., et al. | July 4, 2024 Pattern recognition receptor responses are profoundly attenuated before the third trimester of gestation in the…karnottJuly 4, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Control and Recalibration of Path Integration in Place Cells Using Optic Flow Madhav, M., et al. | June 28, 2024 Hippocampal place cells are influenced by both self-motion (idiothetic) signals and external sensory landmarks as…karnottJune 28, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Amyloidogenic Regions in Beta-Strands II and III Modulate the Aggregation and Toxicity of SOD1 in Living Cells McAlary, L., et al. | June 28, 2024 Mutations in the protein superoxide dismutase-1 (SOD1) promote its misfolding and aggregation, ultimately causing familial…karnottJune 28, 2024 Read More
Local News Bacterial Fingerprints in Soil Show Where Copper Is Buried UBC News | July 9, 2025 Researchers have identified buried copper ore by testing the DNA of microbes in the surface…karnottJuly 9, 2025 Read More
Local News Study Reveals That Sucrose May Not Reduce the Impact of Neonatal Pain Exposure on Long-Term Outcomes BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute | July 7, 2025 Very preterm babies — infants born two to four months early — require specialized care.…karnottJuly 7, 2025 Read More
Local News Dr. Huawei Li Joins SBME to Lead the Conconi Family Biodevice Foundry UBC School of Biomedical Engineering | July 4, 2025 From a young age, Dr. Huawei Li found himself curious about biodevices and how they…karnottJuly 4, 2025 Read More
Local News Dr. Shelina Babul on Concussions, Brain Injury Research, and Public Awareness Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | July 4, 2025 Encased in a tough bony skull and suspended in shock-absorbing fluid, the brain is protected…karnottJuly 4, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Feds Restrict Funding of Research with Foreign Agencies Deemed to Pose Security Risk Business in Vancouver | February 21, 2023 The federal government says it is tightening its policy on bankrolling research with foreign entities…mjoyFebruary 21, 2023 Read More
Interesting Articles Funding Opportunity for Life Sciences Research via the HFSP Research Grant Program NSERC | February 15, 2023 Once again this year, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) is pleased to…mjoyFebruary 15, 2023 Read More
Interesting Articles The Valley of Never-Having-Lived: Canada’s Innovation Talent Problem The Hill Times | February 6, 2023 As Canadian policy and investment encourages more innovative startups, we constantly hear about the “valley…mjoyFebruary 6, 2023 Read More
Interesting Articles In Canada, Scientists Are Struggling with Stagnant Funding Science | December 5, 2022 Earlier this month, researchers attending Canada’s major annual science policy conference here got some seemingly…mjoyDecember 5, 2022 Read More
Featured Awards Professor Steven Jones Elected Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales BC Cancer Research Institute | May 7, 2025 The Genome Sciences Centre is proud to announce that our Co-Director and Head of Bioinformatics,…karnottMay 7, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Investigator Awards 2025 Recipients Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | May 5, 2025 Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) facilitates clinician-scientists in their efforts to make new discoveries…karnottMay 5, 2025 Read More
Monthly Award Summaries April 2025 Award Winners Science in Vancouver | May 1, 2025 Dr. Govind Kaigala from the UBC School of Biomedical Engineering April showers brought more than…karnottMay 1, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Lallous Receives U.S. DoD Grant for Prostate Cancer Research Vancouver Prostate Centre | April 29, 2025 We are proud to announce that Dr. Nada Lallous has been awarded an Idea Development…karnottApril 29, 2025 Read More
Local News New Clinical Trials Unit Aims To Keep Biotech Innovation in B.C. Business Intelligence for B.C. | September 19, 2025 A new clinical trials unit (CTU) will allow B.C. life sciences companies to test early-stage…karnottSeptember 19, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week ERBB2/HER2 Alterations in ctDNA and Metachronous Tissues of Patients with Metastatic Urothelial Cancer Vandekerkhove, G., et al. | September 18, 2025 HER2 targeting is increasingly relevant in metastatic urothelial cancer (mUC) because of emerging antibody–drug conjugates,…karnottSeptember 18, 2025 Read More
Local News Meet the CBR Graduate Award Program (GAP) Cohort 2025-2026 The Centre for Blood Research | September 18, 2025 We are excited to welcome the incoming CBR Graduate Award Program (GAP) cohort for 2025-2026!…karnottSeptember 18, 2025 Read More