Featured Awards FHS Students Win Social Sciences and Health Research Awards SFU Faculty of Health Sciences | September 23, 2025 Three students at the Faculty of Health Sciences secured major awards from the Social Sciences…karnottSeptember 23, 2025 Read More
Local News When It Comes to Health, the Gut Has Skin in the Game BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute | September 22, 2025 Over the last 15 years, research into the gut microbiome — the ecosystem of microorganisms…karnottSeptember 22, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Emilia Lim Investigates Wildfire Smoke’s Health Toll With Genome BC Funding UBC Life Sciences Institute | September 22, 2025 Genome BC is funding three projects that examine the genetic-level impacts of wildfire smoke exposure,…karnottSeptember 22, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Drug Tolerance and Persistence to EGFR Inhibitor Treatment Are Mediated by an ILK-SFK-YAP Signaling Axis in Lung Adenocarcinoma Shi, R., et al. | September 19, 2025 This week, we profile a recent publication in Oncogene by Dr. William Lockwood's lab (pictured). Since…karnottSeptember 19, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Alzheimer’s Disease Modeling and Drug Screening Through hiPSC 3D Bioprinting Sorrentino, S., et al. | February 27, 2025 Our current understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying amyloidogenesis in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is limited…karnottFebruary 27, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Atypical Hippocampal Excitatory Neurons Express and Govern Object Memory Kinman, A., et al. | February 25, 2025 Classically, pyramidal cells of the hippocampus are viewed as flexibly representing spatial and non-spatial information.…karnottFebruary 25, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Brain Pericytes and Perivascular Fibroblasts Are Stromal Progenitors With Dual Functions in Cerebrovascular Regeneration After Stroke Bernier, L., et al. | February 21, 2025 Functional revascularization is key to stroke recovery and requires remodeling and regeneration of blood vessels…karnottFebruary 21, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Type-2 Innate Signals Are Dispensable for Skeletal Muscle Regeneration and Pathology Linked to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Messing, M., et al. | February 19, 2025 Immune responses play an integral role in skeletal muscle regeneration. In the genetically inherited muscle…karnottFebruary 19, 2025 Read More
Local News Past, Present and Future: Academic Life from the Lens of Dr. Phil Hieter UBC Michael Smith Laboratories | August 25, 2025 This is the second article in our Past, Present and Future series, where we explore…karnottAugust 25, 2025 Read More
Local News Celebrating the Life and Distinguished Career of Dr. Neil Reiner Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | August 22, 2025 Dr. Neil Reiner was an exceptional leader in the field of infectious diseases. He served…karnottAugust 22, 2025 Read More
Local News Dr. Mieke Koehoorn Appointed Dean Pro Tem, Faculty of Medicine, and Interim Vice-President, Health UBC Faculty of Medicine | August 22, 2025 We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Mieke Koehoorn as Dean pro tem,…karnottAugust 22, 2025 Read More
Local News New SFU Study Unveils AI That Designs Drugs—and Tells You How to Synthesize Them SFU School of Computing Science | August 21, 2025 The new study, "Compositional Flows for 3D Molecule and Synthesis Pathway Co-design", introduces an innovative…karnottAugust 21, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles CANTRAIN Clinical Research Internships Michael Smith Health Research BC | July 29, 2024 Michael Smith Health Research BC partners with the Canadian Consortium of Clinical Trial Training (CANTRAIN),…karnottJuly 29, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Ctn+ to Lead Canada’s HIV and Stbbi Clinical Trial Infrastructure with $25 Million Investment from CIHR The CTN | July 23, 2024 On July 12th, 2024, the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) announced a $25 million…karnottJuly 23, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Canada Joins Horizon Europe Programme Life Sciences BC | July 10, 2024 Canada is joining the growing group of non-EU countries who have associated to the EU’s…karnottJuly 10, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Federal Research Funding Agencies Engage Partners on Capstone Research Funding Organization Government of Canada | July 2, 2024 The Government of Canada announced in Budget 2024 its intention to create a new capstone…karnottJuly 2, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu Awarded New Frontiers in Research Fund—Exploration Grant UBC Life Sciences Institute | July 28, 2025 Over $25 million in funding has been awarded through the New Frontiers in Research Funding…karnottJuly 28, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Doctoral Students Awarded Canada Graduate Scholarships for 2025 Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | July 28, 2025 Congratulations to our current Graduate Program in Neuroscience (GPN) students who have received awards through…karnottJuly 28, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards SBME Researchers Are Leading Nine Projects Awarded New Funding from the Government of Canada UBC School of Biomedical Engineering (SBME) | July 24, 2025 The projects will advance new knowledge and scientific breakthroughs in AI-powered disease diagnosis and precision…karnottJuly 24, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Congratulations to Our Award-Winning Trainees! The Centre for Heart Lung Innovation | July 23, 2025 Congratulations to Hacina Gill, a fifth-year PhD candidate, and Alexandra Schmidt, a second-year Master’s student…karnottJuly 23, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Pharmaceutical Sciences’ Dr. Joel Finbloom Recognized for Nanomedicine Research UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | September 29, 2025 The University of British Columbia Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences is proud to announce that Assistant…karnottSeptember 29, 2025 Read More
Local News Repurposing Medications To Treat People With Rare Diseases Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | September 26, 2025 A new Coastal Program for Rare Inflammatory Diseases (Coastal Program) at Vancouver Coastal Health is…karnottSeptember 26, 2025 Read More
Publications of the WeekUncategorized Somatic IRF4 Mutations and Thymic Tropism in Primary Mediastinal Large B-Cell Lymphoma Rai, S., et al. | September 26, 2025 Disease-defining signatures in lymphomas, driven by intricate molecular mechanisms, have advanced molecular taxonomies, refined classification,…karnottSeptember 26, 2025 Read More