Featured Awards Dean Lalitha Raman-Wilms Receives Distinguished Leadership Award from India Canada Culture and Heritage Association UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | November 3, 2025 Dr. 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 BC BC Cancer Research | October 31, 2025 Two 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 Biology UBC Michael Smith Laboratories | October 31, 2025 We are pleased to announce that Dr. Xin Tang, our newest Assistant Professor jointly appointed…karnottOctober 31, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Alexandra Lawson from the Rosin Lab Awarded a CanNRT Fellowship Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | October 31, 2025 The CanNRT Fellowship is a competitive program designed to support trainees in Canadian universities in…karnottOctober 31, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week The Cell Envelope of Mycobacterium abscessus and Its Role in Pathogenesis Parmar, S., et al. | May 18, 2023 Mycobacterium abscessus is a nontuberculosis mycobacterium (NTM) that has shown an exponential rise in its ability…pthomsonMay 18, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Induction of Bleb Structures in Lipid Nanoparticle Formulations of mRNA Leads to Improved Transfection Potency Cheng, M. H. Y., et al. | May 17, 2023 The transfection potency of lipid nanoparticle (LNP) mRNA systems is critically dependent on the ionizable…pthomsonMay 17, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Early-Life Interactions Between the Microbiota and Immune System: Impact on Immune System Development and Atopic Disease Donald, K., et al. | May 10, 2023 Prenatal and early postnatal life represent key periods of immune system development. In addition to…pthomsonMay 10, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Heat Shock Transcription Factors Demonstrate a Distinct Mode of Interaction with Mitotic Chromosomes Price, R. M., et al. | May 8, 2023 Dr. Sheila Teves' main research interest is centered on how genes are expressed and regulated…pthomsonMay 8, 2023 Read More
Local News Delivering AI’s Promise of Better Health Care UBC AI and Health Network | June 20, 2025 Time is everything in health care. Imagine a loved one with high-risk breast cancer being…karnottJune 20, 2025 Read More
Local News Improving CAR T-Cell Manufacturing: Findings From the Piret Lab UBC Michael Smith Laboratories | June 19, 2025 A study from Dr. James Piret (MSL, Chemical and Biological Engineering) and recent MSL and…karnottJune 19, 2025 Read More
Local News New Proposal Aims To Protect Patients With High-Risk Brain Implants Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | June 18, 2025 A new proposal calls for a major change in how the U.S. handles injuries caused…karnottJune 18, 2025 Read More
Local News Meet the Researcher: Dr. Tanya Bennet, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Cheung Lab The Centre for Blood Research | June 17, 2025 I’m working on the interdisciplinary collaborative project Mend the Gap (MtG), where we’re aiming to…karnottJune 17, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Government of Canada Makes Bold Moves to Increase Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Research Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | May 14, 2019 Evidence clearly shows that increasing equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in research environments enhances excellence,…sciencecityMay 14, 2019 Read More
Interesting Articles Fulbright Canada and Mitacs Foster International Research Exchange Mitacs | May 6, 2019 Dr. Michael Hawes, CEO of Fulbright Canada, and Dr. Alejandro Adem, CEO of Mitacs, are…sciencecityMay 6, 2019 Read More
Interesting Articles Navigating the Regulatory Complexity of Regenerative Medicine in Canada Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine | May 2, 2019 Regenerative medicine and the advanced therapies being developed by this field have the potential to bring…sciencecityMay 2, 2019 Read More
Interesting Articles Minister of Health Announces $81M Initiative to Increase Access to Health Research Data Canadian Institutes of Health Research | April 24, 2019 Responding effectively to health challenges, such as the opioid crisis currently gripping Canada, requires research…sciencecityApril 24, 2019 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Evolutionary Ecologist Awarded Arthur B McDonald Fellowship UBC Science | November 12, 2024 UBC evolutionary ecologist Dr. Kayla King has been recognized as one of Canada’s top young…karnottNovember 12, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards Congratulations to Sofie Tolmeijer for Receiving the 2024 Research Trainee Award Vancouver Prostate Centre | November 11, 2024 Michael Smith Health Research BC is providing funding to 44 emerging researchers throughout British Columbia…karnottNovember 11, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards Two Trainees Awarded Prostate Cancer Foundation Canada Research Grants Vancouver Prostate Cancer | November 8, 2024 Each year, the Foundation provides funds to students and postdoctoral researchers to advance their contributions…karnottNovember 8, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards JDRF and CIHR Announce New Grants to Accelerate Stem-Cell Based Therapies for T1D Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | November 7, 2024 To mark November’s National Diabetes Awareness Month, JDRF was thrilled to announce a new investment…karnottNovember 7, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Cryo-Electron Microscopy Reveals Sequential Binding and Activation of Ryanodine Receptors by Statin Triplets Molinarolo, S., et al. | December 8, 2025 Statins are the most prescribed class of drugs and inhibit a key enzyme in the…karnottDecember 8, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles BIOTECanada Welcomes the Launch of CanReview Life Sciences BC | December 8, 2025 BIOTECanada welcomes the launch of CanReview, a pan-Canadian initiative supported by the Accelerating Clinical Trials…karnottDecember 8, 2025 Read More
Local News Study Aims To Amplify Indigenous Recommendations for Tailored Depression Care in BC Genome BC | December 8, 2025 More than 1 in 10 people in Canada experience major depressive disorder (MDD) at some…karnottDecember 8, 2025 Read More