Featured Awards UBC Medicine Researchers Awarded More Than $21M for Research Infrastructure to Accelerate Discovery and Impact UBC Faculty of Medicine | March 26, 2026 UBC Faculty of Medicine researchers have been awarded more than $21 million from the Government…karnottMarch 26, 2026 Read More
Local NewsYour Voice Celebrating One Year of Advancing Germ-Free Research Natalia Carranza, Tahereh Bozorgmehr, Dr. Lisa Osborne, and Dr. Carolina Tropini | March 26, 2026 Authors: Natalia Carranza, Tahereh Bozorgmehr, Dr. Lisa Osborne, and Dr. Carolina Tropini Laboratory mice have…karnottMarch 26, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards DMCBH Researchers Receive Major Infrastructure Investments From CFI Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | March 25, 2026 The Government of Canada has invested more than $552 million in research infrastructure through the…karnottMarch 25, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Prospective Multicenter Study of ctDNA Versus Tumor Tissue Guiding FGFR-Targeted Therapy in Metastatic Urothelial Cancer Müller, D., et al. | March 25, 2026 Fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) alterations are targetable in metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC). Identifying FGFR…karnottMarch 25, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week CAR Treg Cells Mediate Linked Suppression and Infectious Tolerance in Islet Transplantation in Mice Wardell, C., et al. | October 21, 2025 Islet transplantation represents an attractive therapeutic approach for type 1 diabetes; however, it can also…karnottOctober 21, 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
Publications of the Week Positive Allosteric Modulation of M1 mAChRs with VU0486846 Reverses Cognitive Deficits in Male APPswe/PSEN1ΔE9 Alzheimer’s Mice Ibrahim, K., et al. | October 7, 2025 Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an age-associated neurodegenerative disease marked by progressive cognitive deterioration and beta-amyloid…karnottOctober 7, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Sex-Specific Metabolic and Central Effects of GLP-1–Estradiol Conjugate in Middle-Aged Rats on a Standard or Western Diet Richard, J., et al. | October 3, 2025 Middle age represents a critical window for metabolic and cognitive health, particularly in the context…karnottOctober 3, 2025 Read More
Local News New Book Examines How COVID-19 Crisis Entrenched Inequality for Women Around the World SFU Faculty of Health Sciences | March 11, 2026 A newly released compendium, Feminism and COVID-19: How Women Fare in the Face of a…karnottMarch 11, 2026 Read More
Local News Advancing Women’s Health Through Genomics: Why Now Is the Time to Act Genome BC | March 11, 2026 Despite decades of progress, persistent gaps in research design, data and care delivery continue to…karnottMarch 11, 2026 Read More
Local News International Women’s Day UBC Faculty of Medicine | March 11, 2026 In honour of the 115th International Women’s Day (IWD), meet some of the outstanding women…karnottMarch 11, 2026 Read More
Local News New Canadian Biotech 26therapeutics Inc. Targets Root Cause of Dry Eye Disease with First-in-Class Therapy adMare BioInnovations | March 10, 2026 adMare BioInnovations is proud to announce the launch of 26therapeutics Inc., a new Canadian life…karnottMarch 10, 2026 Read More
Interesting Articles 2025 Science Exposed Finalists Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | May 9, 2025 Science Exposed is a contest organized by NSERC and devoted exclusively to images of scientific…karnottMay 9, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Are You an Aspiring Entrepreneur? Applications Are Open! Innovation UBC | May 2, 2025 Ready to take your idea or invention to impact? Applications are open for Innovation UBC's…karnottMay 2, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Mitacs Elevate Transitions to New Accelerate Model for Postdocs Mitacs | April 30, 2025 As part of our ongoing commitment to strengthen and better align organizational priorities with our…karnottApril 30, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Canada Joins Federated EGA, Establishing a Significant Global Repository for Secure Sharing of Human Genomic and Health Data BC Cancer Research Institute | April 9, 2025 In a major milestone for international biomedical research and the future of personalized medicine, the…karnottApril 9, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Anna Blakney and Team Receive $8.4 Million USD Grant for Immune Cell Engineering UBC Michael Smith Laboratories | January 20, 2026 Dr. Anna Blakney’s team (Michael Smith Laboratories, School of Biomedical Engineering) has partnered with STRM.BIO…karnottJanuary 20, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Three DMCBH Members Appointed To Order of Canada Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | January 12, 2026 Three neuroscience researchers from the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health — Drs. Adele Diamond,…karnottJanuary 12, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Magdalena Janus Named Sunny Hill BC Leadership Chair in Child Development UBC Faculty of Medicine | January 12, 2026 The appointment is made possible through a partnership between the UBC Faculty of Medicine, Sunny…karnottJanuary 12, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Drs. Florian Kuchenbauer and Peter Stirling Receive 2025 Cancer Research Society 2025 Operating Grants BC Cancer | January 9, 2026 Two BC Cancer researchers are recipients of 2025 Operating Grants from the Cancer Research Society.…karnottJanuary 9, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Terry Fox Funding Recognizes Dr. Miffy Cheng as an Emerging Cancer Research Leader UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | April 1, 2026 Dr. Miffy Hok Yan Cheng, Assistant Professor in UBC's Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, has been…karnottApril 1, 2026 Read More
Uncategorized Novel Solutions for Biodiversity: Inside Genome BC’s Inaugural Ideas Lab Genome BC | March 31, 2026 While the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework has set urgent international targets, translating these into local…karnottMarch 31, 2026 Read More
Uncategorized From Skateparks to Synapses: Meet Dr. Zach Pennington Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | March 31, 2026 When Dr. Zach Pennington was growing up, he never imagined he would become a scientist.…karnottMarch 31, 2026 Read More