Beneath the coastal waters of British Columbia are vast, dense populations of algae integral to…
karnottJanuary 15, 2026
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In the United States, an estimated 14 million colonoscopies are performed yearly, each requiring patients…
karnottJanuary 15, 2026
While exploring the UBC campus in 2007, first-year undergraduate student Jeff Dong found himself walking…
karnottJanuary 14, 2026
As the Network moves into its second year of operations, with our Regional Teams and…
karnottJanuary 14, 2026
High-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSC) is a challenging disease, especially for patients with immunologically “cold”…
karnottMay 23, 2024
The effectiveness of radiotherapy depends on the sensitivities of ‘normal’ and cancer cells to the…
karnottMay 22, 2024
The main protease (Mpro) remains an essential therapeutic target for COVID-19 post infection intervention given…
karnottMay 17, 2024
The risk of iatrogenic disease is often underestimated as a concern in contemporary medical procedures,…
karnottMay 13, 2024
In British Columbia, the story of genomics is not just about scientific discovery; it’s about…
karnottOctober 17, 2025
SFU and the Province of British Columbia announced today that the school, Western Canada’s first…
karnottOctober 16, 2025
In the Centre for Heart Lung Innovation (HLI) at St. Paul’s Hospital, Dr. Zachary Laksman…
karnottOctober 16, 2025
A newly designed genomic education resource is poised to empower future nurse practitioners (NPs) in…
karnottOctober 15, 2025
Health Canada authorized the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine in children 5 to 11 years…
pthomsonNovember 23, 2021
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of…
pthomsonNovember 16, 2021
Alliance Missions grants will provide $100,000 to $500,000 per year for two years, to initiate…
pthomsonOctober 27, 2021
BioTalent Canada today announced the kickoff of a $1.15M research study titled Building Resiliency and Sustainability…
pthomsonOctober 20, 2021
UBC Faculty of Medicine community members Allison Eddy, Lorraine Greaves and Bonnie Henry were recently…
karnottJuly 8, 2025
Dr. Brett Finlay has been awarded the 2024 John McNeill Excellence in Health Research Mentorship…
karnottJuly 7, 2025
Each year, the Faculty of Medicine recognizes faculty members who have made exceptional contributions in…
karnottJuly 3, 2025
Dr. Tiam Heydari from UBC This month’s spotlight features Dr. Tiam Heydari (pictured), a postdoctoral…
karnottJuly 2, 2025
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Congratulations to all LSI researchers who received funding through the Fall 2025 CIHR Project Grant…
karnottFebruary 6, 2026
A prevention strategy developed by B.C. researchers reduces the risk of the most common and…
karnottFebruary 5, 2026
The human gut is a dynamic environment, where changes in pH, oxygen, and osmolality influence…
karnottFebruary 5, 2026
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