Local News From Personal Experience to Generational ImpactMichael Smith Health Research BC | May 28, 2026Research with impact often starts at home. For Dr. Theodore Cosco, it began with his…karnottMay 28, 2026 Read More
Local News How Clinical Trials Shape Health CareBC Children’s Hospital Research Institute | May 28, 2026Clinical trials are the cornerstone of health care as we know it today. Nearly every…karnottMay 28, 2026 Read More
Local News New Brain Stimulation Therapy Shows Promise for Bipolar DepressionUBC Faculty of Medicine | May 27, 2026Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)—which intentionally induces a brief, controlled therapeutic seizure by stimulating the brain with…karnottMay 27, 2026 Read More
Local News Dr. M-J Milloy Extended as Interim Director of Research, BC Centre for Substance UseVancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | May 27, 2026We are pleased to announce the extension of Dr. M-J Milloy as interim Director of…karnottMay 27, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week The Glycosyltransferase ST3GAL4 Drives Immune Evasion in Acute Myeloid Leukemia by Synthesizing Ligands for the Glyco-Immune Checkpoint Receptor Siglec-9Krishnamoorthy, V., et al. | December 3, 2024Immunotherapy has demonstrated promise as a treatment for acute myeloid leukemia (AML). However, there is…karnottDecember 3, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Microbial Intestinal Dysbiosis Drives Long-Term Allergic Susceptibility by Sculpting an ILC2-B1 Cell-Innate IgE AxisKabil, A., et al. | November 28, 2024The abundance and diversity of intestinal commensal bacteria influence systemic immunity with impact on disease…karnottNovember 28, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Luminal Breast Epithelial Cells of BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutation Carriers and Noncarriers Harbor Common Breast Cancer Copy Number AlterationsWilliams, M., et al. | November 27, 2024The prevalence and nature of somatic copy number alterations (CNAs) in breast epithelium and their…karnottNovember 27, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Antithrombotic Coating with Sheltered Positive Charges Prevents Contact Activation by Controlling Factor XII–Biointerface BindingJi, H., et al. | November 18, 2024Antithrombotic surfaces that prevent coagulation activation without interfering with haemostasis are required for blood-contacting devices.…karnottNovember 18, 2024 Read More
Local News Microbiology and Immunology Hosts High School Students Through Research Exploration Opportunity ProgramUBC Microbiology and Immunology | March 30, 2026For many high school students, spring break means spending time with friends, seeking out and…karnottMarch 30, 2026 Read More
Local News Comparing Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in B.C.Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | March 27, 2026Paramedics across B.C. attended to a record-breaking 256 drug poisoning calls on January 21, 2026…karnottMarch 27, 2026 Read More
Local NewsYour Voice Celebrating One Year of Advancing Germ-Free ResearchNatalia Carranza, Tahereh Bozorgmehr, Dr. Lisa Osborne, and Dr. Carolina Tropini | March 26, 2026Authors: Natalia Carranza, Tahereh Bozorgmehr, Dr. Lisa Osborne, and Dr. Carolina Tropini Laboratory mice have…karnottMarch 26, 2026 Read More
Local News Using Bioengineering to Turn Genes From a Flower Into a Promising Treatment for Type 2 DiabetesUBC Michael Smith Laboratories | March 24, 2026Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is affecting a growing number of people worldwide, leading researchers to…karnottMarch 24, 2026 Read More
Interesting Articles adMare BioInnovations Launches the adMare InstituteadMare Bioinnovations | June 15, 2023adMare BioInnovations, a leader in the Canadian life sciences sector, is pleased to announce the…sciencecityJune 15, 2023 Read More
Interesting Articles Canadian Life Sciences on Life Support? We Must Stem the Innovation Brain DrainThe Globe and Mail | June 15, 2023Our health research and commercialization systems are in trouble – they need our attention now.…pthomsonJune 15, 2023 Read More
Interesting Articles Governments of Canada and the United Kingdom Advance Partnership in Biomanufacturing and Quantum ScienceInnovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | June 9, 2023Grounded in their shared history, Canada and the United Kingdom (U.K.) have a long tradition of strategic and…pthomsonJune 9, 2023 Read More
Interesting Articles Canadian PhD Students and Postgrads Plan Mass Walkout over Low PayNature News | May 2, 2023Graduate students and postdoctoral researchers at dozens of universities and research institutions across Canada are…pthomsonMay 2, 2023 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Alexander Wyatt Appointed UBC President’s Excellence Chair in Precision OncologyUBC Faculty of Medicine | November 4, 2025The Faculty of Medicine is pleased to announce that Dr. Alexander Wyatt, a leading cancer…karnottNovember 4, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Dean Lalitha Raman-Wilms Receives Distinguished Leadership Award from India Canada Culture and Heritage AssociationUBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | November 3, 2025Dr. Lalitha Raman-Wilms, Dean of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at UBC, has received the…karnottNovember 3, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards BC Cancer Researchers Receive 2025 Research Trainee Awards from Michael Smith Health Research BCBC Cancer Research | October 31, 2025Two Postdoctoral Fellows in the Evgin Lab at the BC Cancer Research Institute are the…karnottOctober 31, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Xin Tang Awarded Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Computational Cell BiologyUBC Michael Smith Laboratories | October 31, 2025We are pleased to announce that Dr. Xin Tang, our newest Assistant Professor jointly appointed…karnottOctober 31, 2025 Read More
Local News CTN+ at CAHR 2026: Overcoming ChallengesCIHR Pan-Canadian Network for HIV and STBBI Clinical Trials Research | June 16, 2026Every year, scientists from across the country gather for Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research (CAHR).…karnottJune 16, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards DMCBH Researchers Receive VCHRI 2026 Innovation and Translational Research AwardsDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | June 16, 2026Congratulations to the three DMCBH members who received the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute’s (VCHRI)…karnottJune 16, 2026 Read More
Local News What Do Cute Critters Have to Do With Genomics?Genome BC | June 15, 2026Pikas can tell us a lot about the health of an environment. As temperatures change,…karnottJune 15, 2026 Read More