Interesting Articles These Nations Are Wooing PhD Students Amid U.S. Funding Uncertainties Nature | September 16, 2025 The United States has long been one of the most popular destinations for international students…karnottSeptember 16, 2025 Read More
Local News Past, Present, and Future: Academic Life From the Lens of Dr. James Piret UBC Michael Smith Laboratories | September 16, 2025 This is the fourth and final article in our Past, Present and Future series, where…karnottSeptember 16, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. TJ Salway Appointed to Royal Society of Canada SFU Faculty of Health Sciences | September 16, 2025 Four exceptional Simon Fraser University scholars have been named to the Royal Society of Canada…karnottSeptember 16, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Steven Hallam Named 2025 UBC Wall Research Award Recipient UBC Life Sciences Institute | September 15, 2025 LSI researcher Dr. Steven Hallam has been recognized with a Wall Research Award, one of…karnottSeptember 15, 2025 Read More
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Publications of the Week Genetic Engineering of Megakaryocytes from Blood Progenitor Cells Using mRNA Lipid Nanoparticles Leung, J., et al. | October 4, 2024 Platelets are an essential component of hemorrhage control and management, and engineering platelets to express…karnottOctober 4, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Immune Regulatory and Anti-Resorptive Activities of Tanshinone IIA Sulfonate Attenuates Rheumatoid Arthritis in Mice Panwar, P., et al. | September 27, 2024 Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation and painful joint destruction.…karnottSeptember 27, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Protein Is Expressed in All Major Organs After Intravenous Infusion of mRNA-Lipid Nanoparticles in Swine Ferraresso, F., et al. | September 19, 2024 In vivo delivery of mRNA is promising for the study of gene expression and the treatment…karnottSeptember 19, 2024 Read More
Local News Bringing Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Ceremony to Child Health Research BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute | August 6, 2025 Indigenous children are the fastest-growing population in Canada but still experience disproportionately negative health outcomes.…karnottAugust 6, 2025 Read More
Local News Helping the BC Wine Industry Beat the Heat: Scientists Seek Genomic Solutions to Grapevine Heat Stress Genome BC | August 4, 2025 Climate change is challenging BC wine producers. Extreme weather events such as rising temperatures, changing…karnottAugust 4, 2025 Read More
Local News Welcoming Dr. Ben Koop to Genome BC’s Board of Directors Genome BC | August 1, 2025 Dr. Ben Koop is a renowned genomics expert and Professor of Biology at the University…karnottAugust 1, 2025 Read More
Local News SFU Teams Up with Fraser Health to Launch New Health Research Institute SFU News | July 31, 2025 Simon Fraser University is partnering with Fraser Health to launch a new health research institute…karnottJuly 31, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles NSERC Announces Improvements to Alliance Grants Program Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | December 13, 2023 NSERC is pleased to announce the launch of several improvements to its Alliance grants program.…karnottDecember 13, 2023 Read More
Interesting Articles NSERC Research Image Contest Now Open Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | December 7, 2023 Science Exposed is a contest organized by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of…karnottDecember 7, 2023 Read More
Interesting Articles Canadian Research Funders Join Forces with the International Research on Research Institute Michael Smith Health Research BC | November 22, 2023 The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), the Canadian Institutes of Health…karnottNovember 22, 2023 Read More
Interesting Articles Government of Canada Invests $15M in First-of-Its-Kind Pan-Canadian Genome Library BC Cancer Research Institute | November 13, 2023 Canada is a world-leader in genomic research—the study of all of a person’s or population’s…sciencecityNovember 13, 2023 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Douglas Allan Receives Co-Funded Grant from Alzheimer Society and Brain Canada UBC Life Sciences Institute | June 27, 2025 LSI researcher Dr. Douglas Allan has been awarded a Proof of Concept Grant through the…karnottJune 27, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Innovation and Translational Research Awards 2025 Recipients Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | June 25, 2025 Taking innovative research from concept to application is critical for improving health care systems and…karnottJune 25, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Pamela Hoodless Receives NSERC Discovery Grant BC Cancer Research | June 24, 2025 Congratulations to Dr. Pamela Hoodless for receiving a Discovery Grant from the Natural Sciences and…karnottJune 24, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Three MSL Members Receive 2025 Pathway to Independence Award UBC Michael Smith Laboratories | June 23, 2025 The Michael Smith Laboratories Pathway to Independence Award aims to support the research and career…karnottJune 23, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards New Projects at Canada’s Immuno-Engineering and Biomanufacturing Hub To Build a Smarter, Faster Health Response UBC Faculty of Medicine | September 26, 2025 Genome BC has announced funding for four new UBC research projects associated with Canada’s Immuno-Engineering…karnottSeptember 26, 2025 Read More
Local News A Gut Reaction: The Role of Microbiome Imbalance in Kidney Stones Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | September 25, 2025 Kidney stone disease has been on the rise in Canada over the past 25 years…karnottSeptember 25, 2025 Read More
Local News Wasan Lab Develops Novel Oral Formulation To Treat Systemic Fungal Infections News Medical | September 25, 2025 The Wasan Laboratory in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of British Columbia…karnottSeptember 25, 2025 Read More