News and Articles
On November 12, 2025, HLI PIs Drs. Pat Camp and Graeme Koelwyn and Science and…
karnottDecember 16, 2025
The UBC-BC Cancer Academic Enhancement Fund Competition 2025 supports research projects that either: foster collaboration…
karnottDecember 16, 2025
Synovial sarcoma (SyS) is an aggressive soft-tissue malignancy that is characterised by a pathognomonic t(X;18)(p11.2;q11.2)…
karnottDecember 16, 2025
This week we profile a recent publication in Developmental Cell by Matthew Shannon (pictured, right)…
karnottFebruary 28, 2024
Approximately 2 in 5 Canadians will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, and yet we…
karnottFebruary 27, 2024
Targeted-immunotherapies such as antibody-drug conjugates (ADC), chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells or bispecific T-cell…
karnottFebruary 23, 2024
Antifibrinolytic drugs are used extensively for on-demand treatment of severe acute bleeding. Controlling fibrinolysis may…
karnottFebruary 23, 2024
Epilepsy affects more than 50,000 people in B.C., according to the BC Epilepsy Society. The…
karnottSeptember 25, 2025
A pair of British Columbian agritech startups have received funding from Genome British Columbia’s (Genome…
karnottSeptember 23, 2025
Over the last 15 years, research into the gut microbiome — the ecosystem of microorganisms…
karnottSeptember 22, 2025
A new clinical trials unit (CTU) will allow B.C. life sciences companies to test early-stage…
karnottSeptember 19, 2025
Former LSI Director Dr. Pieter Cullis and University of Toronto’s Shana Kelly published today an…
pthomsonMarch 16, 2021
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of…
sciencecityMarch 10, 2021
During times of crisis and socio-economic disruption, researchers provide key knowledge that can pave the…
sciencecityMarch 9, 2021
Once again this year, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) is…
sciencecityFebruary 18, 2021
The 2025 Killam Teaching Prize recognizes HLI researcher Dr. Tillie Hackett for her commitment to…
sciencecityMay 16, 2025
Dr. Sofie Tolmeijer, PhD, a researcher in the Wyatt Lab, has been awarded the 2024…
sciencecityMay 15, 2025
The CGS-M (Canada Graduate Scholarships — Master’s program) is awarded to outstanding students who have…
karnottMay 12, 2025
Two UBC Medicine community members – Dr. Jana-Lea Davidson and Dr. Cheryl Ho – have…
karnottMay 9, 2025
News and Articles
January is a time of renewal. At Advancing Health, we’re reflecting on the key moments…
karnottJanuary 23, 2026
Dr. Stephen Wright joined the HLI as a new Principal Investigator (PI) in May, 2025.…
karnottJanuary 23, 2026
The award-winning issue of Pathways — which focuses on brain health across the lifespan —was…
karnottJanuary 22, 2026
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