A total of nine UBC faculty members have been announced by the Royal Society of…
karnottSeptember 8, 2025
News and Articles
Nominations are now being accepted for all NSERC prizes as per their new competition cycle.…
karnottSeptember 8, 2025
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and partners are pleased to announce…
karnottSeptember 5, 2025
The rapid development and widespread deployment of the COVID-19 vaccine was undoubtedly a triumph in…
karnottSeptember 5, 2025
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the infectious agent of tuberculosis (TB), causes over 1.5 million deaths globally…
karnottJuly 22, 2024
Pickering water-in-water (W/W) emulsions stabilized by biobased colloids are pertinent to engineering biomaterials with hierarchical…
karnottJuly 18, 2024
Achievement of a stable surface coating with long-term resistance to biofilm formation remains a challenge.…
karnottJuly 12, 2024
The clinical success of implanted biomaterials such as dental implants is largely determined by the…
karnottJuly 11, 2024
When a child’s cancer returns after conventional treatment, families often find themselves in uncharted territory…
karnottJuly 16, 2025
Why does a sanitized environment protect us from infections but seem to increase the chances…
karnottJuly 15, 2025
The new study, published in the journal Movement Disorders, looks at why levodopa – the…
karnottJuly 11, 2025
A pioneering study led by Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) researcher Dr. Calvin Kuo…
karnottJuly 10, 2025
Genomics research is driving innovations and delivering solutions to global challenges like climate change, public…
pthomsonApril 19, 2023
Is Canada ready to deliver genomic solutions to solve the world’s biggest challenges? The list…
pthomsonApril 17, 2023
Canada's universities are calling for a significant boost to research funding to keep pace with…
pthomsonMarch 28, 2023
Research hubs will further strengthen Canada’s biomanufacturing and life sciences sector while protecting Canadians against…
pthomsonMarch 3, 2023
The 2025 Killam Teaching Prize recognizes HLI researcher Dr. Tillie Hackett for her commitment to…
sciencecityMay 16, 2025
Dr. Sofie Tolmeijer, PhD, a researcher in the Wyatt Lab, has been awarded the 2024…
sciencecityMay 15, 2025
The CGS-M (Canada Graduate Scholarships — Master’s program) is awarded to outstanding students who have…
karnottMay 12, 2025
Two UBC Medicine community members – Dr. Jana-Lea Davidson and Dr. Cheryl Ho – have…
karnottMay 9, 2025
News and Articles
Over the last 15 years, research into the gut microbiome — the ecosystem of microorganisms…
karnottSeptember 22, 2025
Genome BC is funding three projects that examine the genetic-level impacts of wildfire smoke exposure,…
karnottSeptember 22, 2025
This week, we profile a recent publication in Oncogene by Dr. William Lockwood's lab (pictured). Since…
karnottSeptember 19, 2025
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