Featured Awards Dr. Brad Nelson Named as First Immunotherapy Research Chair BC Cancer Research | September 2, 2025 Dr. Brad Nelson has been named as the Lynda and Murray Farmer Immunotherapy Research Chair.…karnottSeptember 2, 2025 Read More
Local News Dr. Aaron Beedle Appointed as New Associate Dean, Academic UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | September 2, 2025 The UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Aaron…karnottSeptember 2, 2025 Read More
Monthly Award Summaries August 2025 Award Winners Science in Vancouver | September 1, 2025 Drs. Robert Petrella (left) and Zabrina Brumme (right) This past month we turn our spotlight…karnottSeptember 1, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Kayla King Awarded Royal Society’s Francis Crick Medal UBC Science | September 1, 2025 Evolutionary biologist Dr. Kayla King has been awarded the 2025 Francis Crick Medal and Lecture…karnottSeptember 1, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week An Alternative Broad-Specificity Pathway for Glycan Breakdown in Bacteria Amirhossein Nasseri, S., et al. | June 21, 2024 The vast majority of glycosidases characterized to date follow one of the variations of the…karnottJune 21, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Integrated Single Cell Analysis Reveals Co-Evolution of Malignant B Cells and Tumor Micro-environment in Transformed Follicular Lymphoma Sarkozy, C., et al. | June 13, 2024 Histological transformation of follicular lymphoma (FL) to aggressive forms is associated with poor outcome. Phenotypic…karnottJune 13, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week The Catabolism of Ethylene Glycol by Rhodococcus jostii RHA1 and Its Dependence on Mycofactocin Roccor, R., et al. | June 7, 2024 Ethylene glycol (EG) is a widely used industrial chemical with manifold applications and also generated…karnottJune 7, 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 6, 2024 Mutations in the protein superoxide dismutase-1 (SOD1) promote its misfolding and aggregation, ultimately causing familial…karnottJune 6, 2024 Read More
Local News Fighting Fungal Disease in Corn UBC Microbiology and Immunology | July 3, 2025 Jim Kronstad, a professor at the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, the Michael Smith Laboratories,…karnottJuly 3, 2025 Read More
Local News STEMCELL Technologies Introduces STEMprep™ Tissue Dissociator System to Accelerate Research Discoveries STEMCELL Technologies | July 2, 2025 To help scientists accelerate their workflows, STEMCELL Technologies has commercially launched the STEMprep™ Tissue Dissociator…karnottJuly 2, 2025 Read More
Local News Variational AI and Oncocross to Collaborate on AI-Driven Drug Discovery Program T-Net | July 1, 2025 Variational AI, developer of the Enki generative AI platform for drug discovery announced a co-development…karnottJuly 1, 2025 Read More
Local News How Does a High Sugar Diet Affect the Developing Brain? Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | June 30, 2025 The health risks of a high-sugar diet are well known: obesity, Type 2 diabetes, heart…karnottJune 30, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Government of Canada Announces Major Investments to Support Scientists, Researchers and Students Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | November 24, 2022 Scientists and researchers play an integral role in helping to build a stronger, healthier and…mjoyNovember 24, 2022 Read More
Interesting Articles How Canadian Biotech Can Lead in the Solutions of the Future TheFutureEconomy.ca | October 20, 2022 Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, a core strength of the biotechnology sector was the solutions…pthomsonOctober 20, 2022 Read More
Interesting Articles How to Grow Canada’s Biotech Sector TheFutureEconomy.ca | September 26, 2022 Canada must invest adequately in the commercialization and talent development for the biotech sector or…pthomsonSeptember 26, 2022 Read More
Interesting Articles NSERC Initiatives Geared at Mobilizing Knowledge on a Global Scale Research Money | August 11, 2022 Science has a thoroughly global focus, exists within an interdisciplinary intellectual environment, and succeeds through…pthomsonAugust 11, 2022 Read More
Featured Awards Somasekharan Lab Students Honored with CIHR Travel Award 2025 Vancouver Prostate Centre | April 25, 2025 We are thrilled to celebrate the outstanding achievement of Unnati Yagnik and (Ziwei) Mia Cai,…karnottApril 25, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards AI Innovation Puts VCHRI Scientist at the Forefront of Global Drug Discovery Avenues Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | April 23, 2025 Vancouver Prostate Centre researcher Dr. Artem Cherkasov recently won two competitions in the international CACHE…karnottApril 23, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Research Excellence Clusters Funded in 2025/26 UBC Research + Innovation | April 22, 2025 A total of 47 Research Excellence Clusters led by researchers at UBC Vancouver are being…karnottApril 22, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Outstanding Faculty and Graduate Students Honoured With Killam Teaching Awards UBC Faculty of Medicine | April 21, 2025 A number of UBC Faculty of Medicine members have been honoured with Killam teaching awards…karnottApril 21, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Revealing Function-Altering MECP2 Mutations in Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder Using Yeast and Drosophila Chen, E., et al. | September 17, 2025 Pathogenic variants in MECP2 commonly lead to Rett syndrome, where MECP2's function as a DNA…karnottSeptember 17, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Medicine Honours Outstanding Canadian Researchers in Brain Health, Heart Disorders, and Cancer UBC Faculty of Medicine | September 17, 2025 Three exceptional Canadian scientists have been recognized by UBC’s Faculty of Medicine for their groundbreaking…karnottSeptember 17, 2025 Read More
Local News SBME Synergy 2025 Undergraduate Summer Research Highlights Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | September 17, 2025 This past summer, the SBME Synergy Undergraduate Summer Research Program provided research opportunities for students…karnottSeptember 17, 2025 Read More