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 Early-Life Gut Inflammation Drives Sex-Dependent Shifts in the Microbiome-Endocrine-Brain Axis Sullivan, O., et al. | February 6, 2025 Despite recent advances in understanding the connection between the gut microbiota and the adult brain,…karnottFebruary 6, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Genetic Engineering of Megakaryocytes from Blood Progenitor Cells Using Messenger RNA Lipid Nanoparticles Leung, J., et al. | January 30, 2025 Platelets are an essential component of hemorrhage control and management, and engineering platelets to express…karnottJanuary 30, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Stereotactic Ablative Radiation for Oligoprogressive Cancers: Results of the Randomized Phase 2 STOP Trial Schellenberg, D., et al. | January 24, 2025 We enrolled patients with 1 to 5 metastases progressing on systemic therapy, and after stratifying…karnottJanuary 24, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Biochemical and Structural Characterization of Rab3GAP Reveals Insights into Rab18 Nucleotide Exchange Activity Fairlie, G., et al. | January 13, 2025 The heterodimeric Rab3GAP complex is a guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) for the Rab18 GTPase…karnottJanuary 13, 2025 Read More
Local News How Chronic Heartburn Can Drive Esophageal Cancer UBC Faculty of Medicine | August 19, 2025 A new UBC Faculty of Medicine study has revealed how long-term, chronic heartburn can drive…karnottAugust 19, 2025 Read More
Local News Multiplex Imaging: A Closer Look at Human Atherosclerosis Centre for Heart Lung Innovation | August 19, 2025 Atherosclerosis is one of the main causes of heart disease, which is the leading cause…karnottAugust 19, 2025 Read More
Local News Honouring a Pioneer in ALS Research: Dr. Andrew Eisen’s Enduring Legacy Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | August 18, 2025 Dr. Andrew Eisen’s name is synonymous with progress in the field of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis…karnottAugust 18, 2025 Read More
Local News Genetic Pathway Discovery to Stop or Reverse Aggressive Prostate Cancer Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | August 15, 2025 In a breakthrough study co-led by Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute researchers, Drs. Christopher Ong…karnottAugust 15, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles CIHR Avian Influenza Research Funding Opportunity ResearchNet | June 13, 2024 Michael Smith Health Research BC has partnered with CIHR to catalyze BC-based research that integrates…karnottJune 13, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Government of Canada Announces Details of Increase in Award Values for Federal Scholarships and Fellowships Government of Canada | June 10, 2024 Investing in students and postgraduate researchers nurtures future leaders who will help address global challenges…karnottJune 10, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program Canadian Blood Services | June 3, 2024 The objective of the Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program is to improve the efficient and appropriate…karnottJune 3, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles UBC’s School of Biomedical Engineering Launches New Micro-Certificate in Innovation Leadership: Medical & Bio-Innovations UBC School of Biomedical Engineering | May 29, 2024 The University of British Columbia’s School of Biomedical Engineering is proud to announce the launch…karnottMay 29, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Thibault Mayor and Collaborators Receive $1.65 Million for Mass Spectrometry Training Program Focused on Collaboration UBC Michael Smith Laboratories | July 18, 2025 Dr. Thibault Mayor (MSL, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology), together with a large team of collaborators…karnottJuly 18, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards LSI Researchers Awarded Funding Through NSERC Discovery Research Program UBC Life Sciences Institute | July 18, 2025 The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) is investing $589.7 million in…karnottJuly 18, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows Supported with Government Funding UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies | July 17, 2025 UBC researchers supported through federal investments in Tri-Agency funding competitions More than 165 doctoral students…karnottJuly 17, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards DMCBH Researchers Receive Federal Funding Through 2025 NSERC Competition Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | July 17, 2025 This week, the Government of Canada announced $1.3 billion in federal research funding has been…karnottJuly 17, 2025 Read More
Local News A Shared Vision for Better Health UBC Faculty of Medicine | September 30, 2025 A unique initiative in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is bringing Indigenous patient partners and UBC experts…karnottSeptember 30, 2025 Read More
Local News Time To Test: New Canadian-Led Review Supports Routine Lipoprotein(a) Testing Centre for Heart Lung Innovation | September 29, 2025 Doctors often use a routine lipid panel – a blood test that measures levels of…karnottSeptember 29, 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