Local News HLI Researchers Create Living Heart Tissue With Custom 3D Printer Providence Research | October 16, 2025 In the Centre for Heart Lung Innovation (HLI) at St. Paul’s Hospital, Dr. Zachary Laksman…karnottOctober 16, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase 2A Study Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of Felzartamab for IgA Nephropathy Floege, J., et al. | October 15, 2025 Felzartamab is a fully human anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody under investigation for treatment of IgA nephropathy…karnottOctober 15, 2025 Read More
Local News Training for Modern Healthcare: A New Online Resource Expands Genomics Knowledge for Health Professionals Genome BC | October 15, 2025 A newly designed genomic education resource is poised to empower future nurse practitioners (NPs) in…karnottOctober 15, 2025 Read More
Local News What To Know About COVID-19 Vaccines This Fall UBC News | October 14, 2025 As fall virus season approaches and COVID-19 cases show early signs of increasing, UBC experts…karnottOctober 14, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Activation of β-Catenin in Mesenchymal Progenitors Leads to Muscle Mass Loss Kajabadi, M., et al. | March 15, 2023 Loss of muscle mass is a common manifestation of chronic disease. We find the canonical…pthomsonMarch 15, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Control of Focal Adhesion Kinase Activation by RUNX1-Regulated miRNAs in High-Risk AML Akhade, V. S., et al. | March 9, 2023 The major focus of Dr. Aly Karsan's lab is to understand the mechanisms of refractoriness…pthomsonMarch 9, 2023 Read More
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Publications of the Week In Silico Discovery of Small Molecules for Efficient Stem Cell Differentiation into Definitive Endoderm Novakovsky, G., et al. | March 3, 2023 Over 400 million people worldwide live with diabetes, a chronic disease caused by insulin deficiency…pthomsonMarch 3, 2023 Read More
Local News Next Steps in Driving Forward the Field of Nanomedicine: A Catch-Up With the Leslie Lab UBC Michael Smith Laboratories | May 30, 2025 The lab of Dr. Sabrina Leslie (MSL, Physics and Astronomy; SBME affiliate member) brings together…karnottMay 30, 2025 Read More
Local News New Inpatient Clinical Trials Unit Launches at Vancouver General Hospital, Advancing Blood Cancer Treatment Across B.C. Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | May 29, 2025 Vancouver Coastal Health has launched British Columbia’s first dedicated inpatient clinical trials unit for early-phase…karnottMay 29, 2025 Read More
Local News New Ventures BC Announces 12 Companies for “The $10K Pitch: BC’s Startup All-Stars” T-Net | May 29, 2025 New Ventures BC announced that twelve allumni from its annual New Ventures BC Competition will…karnottMay 29, 2025 Read More
Local News From Cancer Therapies to a New Generation of Vaccines—How UBC Professor Pieter Cullis Transformed Drug Delivery UBC Faculty of Medicine | May 28, 2025 Groundbreaking treatments like targeted cancer therapies and mRNA-based vaccines would not have been possible without…karnottMay 28, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Do Probiotics Live Up To All The Hype? Chatelaine | March 7, 2019 As research continues to uncover the importance of gut health and its role in all…sciencecityMarch 7, 2019 Read More
Interesting Articles Why Canada Should Revive a Forgotten Cure to Combat the Global Superbug Crisis The Globe and Mail | March 4, 2019 When I was an undergrad science student at the University of Toronto in the mid-eighties,…sciencecityMarch 4, 2019 Read More
Interesting Articles Forward Thinking: How To Tell The Story Of A Health Research Funder Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research | March 1, 2019 For generations, stories have played a key role in human cultural development, helping us share…sciencecityMarch 1, 2019 Read More
Interesting Articles You and Your Poo: Why Fecal Medicine Could Be the Next Big Buzz CBC News | February 21, 2019 At a downtown Toronto hospital researchers are testing a remarkable hypothesis — that transplanting poop from…sciencecityFebruary 21, 2019 Read More
Featured Awards 2024 Faculty of Medicine Recipients UBC Faculty of Medicine | September 24, 2024 Each year, the Faculty of Medicine recognizes faculty and staff members for excellence in teaching,…karnottSeptember 24, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards Building Foundational Technology for a Gene Regulatory Atlas UBC School of Biomedical Engineering | September 23, 2024 Congratulations to Carl de Boer from the School of Biomedical Engineering for receiving a $1.6…karnottSeptember 23, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Medicine Researchers Awarded More than $2.9M from CFI for Cutting-Edge Research Infrastructure UBC Faculty of Medicine | September 20, 2024 UBC faculty of medicine researchers have been awarded more than $2.9 million in federal funding…karnottSeptember 20, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Gina Ogilvie Awarded Funding for Her Groundbreaking Research Studies on Cervical Cancer UBC Faculty of Medicine | September 18, 2024 Dr. Gina Ogilvie, a Professor of UBC’s School of Population and Public Health, is leading…karnottSeptember 18, 2024 Read More
Local News Innovative Research Infrastructure Developed at the UBC Balance Research Centre UBC Balance and Falls Research Centre | November 26, 2025 Since joining the UBC School of Kinesiology as a Scientific Engineer, Jeff Nickel has already…karnottNovember 26, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. David Huntsman Awarded Doctors of BC Terry Fox Medal BC Cancer Research | November 25, 2025 The Doctors of BC Terry Fox Medal is awarded to outstanding individuals who have a…karnottNovember 25, 2025 Read More
Local News AI at the Heart of New SFU Gel-Free ECG System for Faster Diagnoses SFU News | November 25, 2025 Developed at SFU’s School of Mechatronic Systems Engineering, the system features reusable dry 3D-printed electrodes…karnottNovember 25, 2025 Read More