Featured Awards Dr. Florian Kuchenbauer Receives Pediatric Blood Cancer Research Innovation Grant BC Cancer Research | September 9, 2025 Dr. Florian Kuchenbauer, a distinguished researcher at BC Cancer, is the recipient of a Pediatric…karnottSeptember 9, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Nine UBC Faculty Members Elected to the Royal Society of Canada UBC Research + Innovation | September 8, 2025 A total of nine UBC faculty members have been announced by the Royal Society of…karnottSeptember 8, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Call for Nominations Now Open for All NSERC Prizes Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | September 8, 2025 Nominations are now being accepted for all NSERC prizes as per their new competition cycle.…karnottSeptember 8, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles New Funding Opportunity to Advance Research on Avian Influenza in Canada Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | September 5, 2025 The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and partners are pleased to announce…karnottSeptember 5, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Gelsolin Regulates Receptor-Mediated and Fluid-Phase Endocytosis in Platelets Paul, M., et al. | September 5, 2024 Endocytosis is the process by which platelets incorporate extracellular molecules into their secretory granules. Endocytosis…karnottSeptember 5, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Genetic Engineering of Transfusable Platelets with mRNA-Lipid Nanoparticles is Compatible with Blood Banking Practices Strong, C., et al. | September 2, 2024 Platelets contribute to a variety of physiological processes including inflammation, sepsis and cancer. However, due…karnottSeptember 2, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week A Synthetic Cytotoxic T Cell Platform for Rapidly Prototyping TCR Function Sharma, G., et al. | August 26, 2024 Current tools for functionally profiling T cell receptors with respect to cytotoxic potency and cross-reactivity…karnottAugust 26, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Factor V Haemostatic Diathesis Impairing Thrombin Activation, Membrane Binding and Circulating Antigen Level Due to a Novel Compound Heterozygous Mutation, Leu1821Ser and Gly2192Cys Talbot, K., et al. | August 22, 2024 Congenital factor V (FV) deficiency is a rare clotting disorder affecting ∼1 in 1,000,000, with…karnottAugust 22, 2024 Read More
Local News Mitacs Showcases BC’s Innovation Ecosystem Mitacs | July 25, 2025 In a powerful demonstration of British Columbia’s leadership in innovation, Mitacs brought together around 120…karnottJuly 25, 2025 Read More
Local News Interbreeding with Neanderthals May Be Responsible for Modern-Day Brain Condition, SFU Study Finds SFU News | July 24, 2025 A new Simon Fraser University-led study reveals interbreeding between humans and their ancient cousins, Neanderthals,…karnottJuly 24, 2025 Read More
Local News How Research on Newborns in West Africa Led to the Development of a Tool in Canada That Predicts a Deadly Condition in Babies Worldwide Canadian Institutes of Health Research | July 23, 2025 Two babies are born minutes apart. One is lethargic, has a fever and is breathing…karnottJuly 23, 2025 Read More
Local News Early Access to Breakthrough, Convenient Kidney Stone Treatment Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | July 23, 2025 Manny Chiquita will never forget the first time he experienced the symptoms of kidney stones.…sciencecityJuly 23, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Government of Canada Invests in New Open Science Drug Discovery Network Life Sciences BC | October 16, 2023 The Government of Canada is firmly committed to supporting the adoption of cutting-edge technologies and…sciencecityOctober 16, 2023 Read More
Interesting Articles B.C. Biotechs Will Now Be Able to Do Phase 1 Trials in B.C. Business Intelligence for B.C. | October 12, 2023 At a press conference, the B.C. government announced $4.2 million for the new six-bed clinical…sciencecityOctober 12, 2023 Read More
Interesting Articles New Agreement Fosters Canada-Taiwan Research Collaboration Mitacs | September 29, 2023 For the first time, Mitacs and the National Applied Research Laboratories of Taiwan (NARLabs) are…sciencecitySeptember 29, 2023 Read More
Interesting Articles Could a Dedicated Medical School for Family Doctors Solve the Shortage? Vancouver Sun | September 22, 2023 Health researchers say B.C. could help alleviate the province’s family doctor shortage by following the…sciencecitySeptember 22, 2023 Read More
Awards From Lab Bench to National Honour: Nasseri Wins Governor General’s Gold Medal UBC Department of Chemistry | June 18, 2025 When Seyed Amirhossein Nasseri began his graduate studies at UBC, the destination wasn’t entirely clear—but…karnottJune 18, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Graduate Dean’s Convocation Medal Awarded to Dedicated Health Sciences Researcher SFU Faculty of Health Sciences | June 16, 2025 Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) alumnus Amanda Rowlands aims to empower…karnottJune 16, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Passionate Research Mentor Receives Governor General’s Gold Medal SFU Faculty of Health Sciences | June 9, 2025 Aniqa Shahid, a new Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) alumnus, was…karnottJune 9, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards SFU Researchers Awarded $2.88 Million To Strengthen Canadian Water Monitoring for Microbes and Other Life SFU News | June 4, 2025 When humans, animals, plants and viruses interact with or live in water, they shed their…karnottJune 4, 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
Local News New Clinical Trials Unit Aims To Keep Biotech Innovation in B.C. Business Intelligence for B.C. | September 19, 2025 A new clinical trials unit (CTU) will allow B.C. life sciences companies to test early-stage…karnottSeptember 19, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week ERBB2/HER2 Alterations in ctDNA and Metachronous Tissues of Patients with Metastatic Urothelial Cancer Vandekerkhove, G., et al. | September 18, 2025 HER2 targeting is increasingly relevant in metastatic urothelial cancer (mUC) because of emerging antibody–drug conjugates,…karnottSeptember 18, 2025 Read More