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
Local News Children with Chronic Medical Conditions at Greater Risk of Hospitalization from RSV UBC Faculty of Medicine | July 28, 2025 Children with chronic medical conditions face a significantly higher risk of hospitalization due to respiratory…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
Local News Variational AI Named “Emerging Company of the Year—Biotech” by Life Sciences BC T-Net | July 25, 2025 Variational AI announced that it has been named Emerging Company of the Year—Biotech by Life…karnottJuly 25, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Growth Differentiation Factor Myostatin Regulates Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Genes and Enhances Invasion by Increasing Serine Protease Inhibitors E1 and E2 in Human Trophoblast Cells AbdelHafez, F., et al. | October 3, 2023 Placental insufficiency disorders, including preeclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction, are major obstetric complications that can…sciencecityOctober 3, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week DNA-GPS: A Theoretical Framework for Optics-Free Spatial Genomics and Synthesis of Current Methods Greenstreet, L., et al. | September 29, 2023 While single-cell sequencing technologies provide unprecedented insights into genomic profiles at the cellular level, they…sciencecitySeptember 29, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Psychiatric Comorbidity During the Prodromal Period in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Chertcoff, A., et al. | September 28, 2023 Psychiatric morbidity is common after an MS diagnosis. However, little is known about psychiatric morbidity…sciencecitySeptember 28, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week A MYCN-Independent Mechanism Mediating Secretome Reprogramming and Metastasis in MYCN-Amplified Neuroblastoma Zhang, H., et al. | September 25, 2023 Read the Publication This week we profile a recent publication in Science Advances from the…sciencecitySeptember 25, 2023 Read More
Local News New Solution To Treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | May 1, 2025 Researchers are developing an effective, affordable and more comfortable treatment to prevent upper airway obstruction…karnottMay 1, 2025 Read More
Local News Fresh Canadian Produce Year-Round? Gene Editing Could Make It Possible SFU Department of Biological Sciences | April 29, 2025 CBC Vancouver broadcasted a story at the 6 PM news on April 9th about research…karnottApril 29, 2025 Read More
Local News It’s a Gap! Addressing Disparities in Genetic Counselling Centre for Advancing Health Outcomes | April 28, 2025 Many people across Canada have problems accessing health care, from finding a family doctor to…karnottApril 28, 2025 Read More
Local News Long COVID-19 and the Lungs: What Is Happening in the Airways? Centre for Heart Lung Innovation | April 28, 2025 New research from the Centre for Heart Lung Innovation (HLI) has identified inflammation in the…karnottApril 28, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Prime Minister Announces New Support for COVID-19 Medical Research and Vaccine Development Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada | April 27, 2020 New information on COVID-19 emerges every day. Researchers and scientists in Canada and around the…eabramovichApril 27, 2020 Read More
Interesting Articles Politicians and Scientists Need Strong Connections during the Coronavirus Crisis — And Beyond The Conversation | April 24, 2020 The reaction of governments to the coronavirus pandemic perfectly illustrates the importance of maintaining strong…eabramovichApril 24, 2020 Read More
Interesting Articles Using Innovation to Protect Canadians and Secure our Economy Canadian Insider | April 22, 2020 The Digital Technology Supercluster (the "Supercluster") is supporting Canadians in the fight against COVID-19. The…eabramovichApril 22, 2020 Read More
Interesting Articles Getting Research Talent to Companies Faster: New Industrial Postdoctoral Funding to Address COVID-19 Mitacs | April 21, 2020 In light of the current coronavirus pandemic, Mitacs is offering a one-time call for proposals…eabramovichApril 21, 2020 Read More
Featured Awards Bringing Innovative Drugs for Inflammatory Bowel Disease to Patients UBC Faculty of Medicine | November 19, 2024 UBC Faculty of Medicine professor Dr. Laura Sly and her team are accelerating the development…karnottNovember 19, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards UBC iGEM Team Wins Top Awards for Novel DNA-Based Data Storage Platform at Synthetic Biology’s Largest Innovation Event UBC Life Sciences Institute | November 19, 2024 The University of British Columbia Vancouver (UBC Vancouver) iGEM team successfully showcased nuCloud at the…karnottNovember 19, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards Eight Pan-Canadian Research Teams Receive Newly Created TFRI-MOHCCN Technology Development Awards The Terry Fox Research Institute | November 18, 2024 Eight outstanding research teams from across the country will receive a total of $2.2M from…karnottNovember 18, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Connie Eaves Memorial Lectureship 2025 UBC School of Biomedical Engineering | November 15, 2024 SBME will once again commemorate the remarkable achievements of Dr. Connie Eaves with a Memorial…karnottNovember 15, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards Yingying Liu Receives the International Society for Experimental Hematology Travel Grant Award BC Cancer Terry Fox Laboratory Research | August 20, 2025 Congratulations to Yingying Liu (Jiang Lab), a PhD student in the Collings Stevens Chronic Leukemia…karnottAugust 20, 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