AwardsMonthly Award Summaries August 2022 Award Winners Science in Vancouver | September 1, 2022 Dr. Philip Hieter (pictured) from UBC received a Canadian Institutes of Health Research grant to…pthomsonSeptember 1, 2022 Read More
Publications of the Week DLL4 and VCAM1 Enhance the Emergence of T Cell–Competent Hematopoietic Progenitors From Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Michaels, Y., & Edgar, J., et al. | August 31, 2022 In a recent publication, researchers in Dr. Peter Zandstra's lab developed a clinically relevant process…pthomsonAugust 31, 2022 Read More
Local News Meet the Scuba-Diving Cyclist Who Works on the Frontlines of Vaccine Research BC Children's Hospital Research Institute | August 30, 2022 As a clinician, investigator and director of the Vaccine Evaluation Center (VEC) at BC Children’s Hospital, Sauder…pthomsonAugust 30, 2022 Read More
Local News UBC 3MT Finalist Calls for More Science Communication The Centre for Blood Research | August 29, 2022 We are happy to congratulate Nicolas Pereyra for placing in the top three of this…pthomsonAugust 29, 2022 Read More
Local News New Study First to Identify an Expanded Section of DNA as Cause of a Rare Genetic Metabolic Disorder UBC Faculty of Medicine | April 22, 2019 Inherited metabolic disorders — where the body can’t break down specific nutrients from food leading…sciencecityApril 22, 2019 Read More
Local News Scientists Join UBC as New Canada Excellence Research Chairs UBC News | April 19, 2019 Two internationally recognized researchers join the University of British Columbia as Canada Excellence Research Chairs,…sciencecityApril 19, 2019 Read More
Local News LifeSciences BC Announces New President and CEO to Lead Organization LifeSciences BC | April 18, 2019 Nancy Harrison, Chair, LifeSciences BC Board of Directors, announced today the appointment of Wendy Hurlburt,…sciencecityApril 18, 2019 Read More
Local News SFU Grad Student Develops Technology to Impact Patient Care and Improve Health SFU News | April 18, 2019 SFU PhD candidate Careesa Liu’s research focuses on relatively small areas of the brain, but…sciencecityApril 18, 2019 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Faculty of Medicine Members Among 2023 Order of BC Recipients UBC Faculty of Medicine | August 9, 2023 UBC faculty of medicine community members Drs. Penny Ballem, Jane Buxton and Pieter Cullis have…pthomsonAugust 9, 2023 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Celebrating Research Excellence: Nine Scholars Recognized as Distinguished SFU Professors SFU | August 8, 2023 Nine Simon Fraser University (SFU) researchers have been named 2023 Distinguished SFU Professors—bringing the total to…pthomsonAugust 8, 2023 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Congratulations to LSI Researchers Awarded Funding through the Spring 2023 CIHR Project Grant Competition! Life Sciences Institute | August 5, 2023 Ten LSI researchers were awarded funds in the CIHR Spring 2023 Project Grant competition. Listed…pthomsonAugust 5, 2023 Read More