Local News Seeing the Impacts of Cleft Palate on Children and Families Leads Dentist to Pursue Orofacial Research Life Sciences Institute | November 23, 2022 Isra Ibrahim a doctoral student from Sudan, saw the negative effects of poorly managed orofacial…mjoyNovember 23, 2022 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Xin Li Nominated as Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Plant Immunity Michael Smith Laboratories | November 23, 2022 It is with great pleasure we announce Dr. Xin Li, long standing member of the…mjoyNovember 23, 2022 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Doctoral Students Awarded Canada Graduate Scholarships for 2022 Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | November 22, 2022 Congratulations to our current Graduate Program in Neuroscience (GPN) students who have received awards through…mjoyNovember 22, 2022 Read More
Local News Strengthening Pathogen Research in British Columbia UBC Medicine | November 21, 2022 UBC researchers working at the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control’s (BCCDC) Public Health Laboratory…mjoyNovember 21, 2022 Read More
Local News A Team Effort: Mutations Work Collectively in Complex Networks to Shape Enzyme Evolution Michael Smith Laboratories | October 23, 2019 Without enzyme catalysts, many reactions would be too slow to be useful. Enzymes are highly…sciencecityOctober 23, 2019 Read More
Local News Canadian Breakthrough that Became the World’s Most Expensive Drug, Then Vanished, Gets Second Chance CBC News | October 22, 2019 A made-in-Canada medical breakthrough that disappeared from the market because it wasn't profitable is being revived…sciencecityOctober 22, 2019 Read More
Local News New Finding Sheds Light on Neuroendocrine Prostate Cancer Progression The Terry Fox Research Institute | October 21, 2019 The need to understand how t-NEPC progresses is huge: survival after diagnosis is less than…sciencecityOctober 21, 2019 Read More
Local News Exercise “Rewires” the Brain, May Improve Motor Function and Mood in Parkinson’s Disease Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | October 18, 2019 Exercise increases dopamine release and synaptic plasticity, changing the way the brain is wired in…sciencecityOctober 18, 2019 Read More
Local News Cracking the Code of Sepsis: How SeptiSearch is Changing the Game for Diagnosis and Treatment UBC Action on Sepsis Research Cluster | November 3, 2023 Sepsis is a life-threatening disease that occurs when an infection damages the body's own tissues…sciencecityNovember 3, 2023 Read More
Local News Biological Fingerprints in Soil Show Where Diamond-Containing Ore Is Buried UBC Microbiology & Immunology | November 3, 2023 Researchers have identified buried kimberlite, the rocky home of diamonds, by testing the DNA of…sciencecityNovember 3, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Maintenance of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Niche Homeostasis Requires Gap Junction-Mediated Calcium Signaling Ho, K., et al. | November 3, 2023 Regulation of stem cells requires coordination of the cells that make up the stem cell…sciencecityNovember 3, 2023 Read More