Featured Awards Three SBME Students Among 14 Women Awarded $50,000 Engineering Scholarships as Polytechnique Montréal Expands the Order of the White RoseUBC School of Biomedical Engineering | December 12, 2025On Monday, Polytechnique Montréal awarded 14 scholarships in the 11th edition of the Order of…karnottDecember 12, 2025 Read More
Local News Acuitas Therapeutics and Partners Publish Comparative Study of AAV and mRNA-LNP Delivery with in Situ Sequencing for Spatial Genome EditingAcuitas Therapeutics | December 11, 2025Acuitas Therapeutics, a global leader in lipid nanoparticle (LNP) delivery systems, recently announced the publication…karnottDecember 11, 2025 Read More
Local News Increasing Survival From High-Risk Heart Attacks With EARLY SHOCKVancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | December 11, 2025Researchers identified eight indicators of cardiogenic shock to help emergency responders and health care teams…karnottDecember 11, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Kim Chi Named a Highly Cited Researcher in 2025BC Cancer Research | December 10, 2025Dr. Kim Chi, medical oncologist and clinician-scientist with BC Cancer, has been named a highly…karnottDecember 10, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Spatial Compartmentalization of Signaling Imparts Source-Specific Functions on Secreted FactorsGroppa, E., et al. | February 10, 2023Efficient regeneration requires multiple cell types acting in coordination. To better understand the intercellular networks…mjoyFebruary 10, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Predicting Severity in COVID-19 Disease Using Sepsis Blood Gene Expression SignaturesBaghela, A., et al. | February 8, 2023Severely-afflicted COVID-19 patients can exhibit disease manifestations representative of sepsis, including acute respiratory distress syndrome…mjoyFebruary 8, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week TRIM24 Controls Induction of Latent HIV-1 by Stimulating Transcriptional ElongationHorvath, R., et al. | February 3, 2023Binding of USF1/2 and TFII-I (RBF-2) at conserved sites flanking the HIV-1 LTR enhancer is essential…mjoyFebruary 3, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Recent Advancements in Immunotherapy of Melanoma Using Nanotechnology-Based StrategiesBahreyni, A., et al. | February 2, 2023Melanoma is a malignant tumor that accounts for the deadliest form of skin cancers. Despite…mjoyFebruary 2, 2023 Read More
Local News North and South Engage on Issues Surrounding HIV and YouthSFU Faculty of Health Sciences | July 18, 2025Earlier this month (5 to 16 May), the Simon Fraser University (SFU), SANTHE, and the…karnottJuly 18, 2025 Read More
Local News B.C. Firms Receive $2.8M to Test AI in Health CareBusiness Intelligence for B.C. | July 17, 2025Four B.C. companies have received funding to test AI-enabled solutions to improve health care in…karnottJuly 17, 2025 Read More
Local News Personalized, Precise, Powerful: How BCCHR Researchers Are Changing Childhood Cancer CareBC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) | July 16, 2025When a child’s cancer returns after conventional treatment, families often find themselves in uncharted territory…karnottJuly 16, 2025 Read More
Local News Unlocking a Mystery: How a Healthy Microbiome Protects Babies From Chronic InflammationCanadian Institutes of Health Research | July 15, 2025Why does a sanitized environment protect us from infections but seem to increase the chances…karnottJuly 15, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Tackling the Talent Gap in the Cell and Gene Therapy IndustryBiotechnology Focus | January 4, 2019For those of us who have been following and working in the cell and gene therapy (CGT) field…sciencecityJanuary 4, 2019 Read More
Interesting Articles Universities and Colleges across Canada Now Growing Marijuana on CampusCTV News | January 3, 2019Marijuana, long snuck on to college and university campuses for use in bongs and joints,…sciencecityJanuary 3, 2019 Read More
Interesting Articles Supporting Health Research Comes at a CostThe Globe and Mail | December 12, 2018“Federal agency racks up big expenses after scientists reject web meetings” is the kind of…sciencecityDecember 12, 2018 Read More
Interesting Articles $275-Million Offered Up for “High-Risk” ScienceCTV News | December 12, 2018The federal government has launched a new $275-million pot of funding for “high-risk” scientific research.…sciencecityDecember 12, 2018 Read More
Featured Awards Congratulations to LSI PIs Receiving 2024 MSHRBC Scholar Awards!UBC Life Sciences Institute | October 8, 2024LSI PIs Dr. Jessica Rosin (Dept. of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences) and Dr. Kevin…karnottOctober 8, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards Lorenzo Lindo receives CCS Research Training AwardBC Cancer Terry Fox Laboratory Research | October 4, 2024Congratulations to Lorenzo Lindo of Hay Lab (Terry Fox Laboratory) for receiving a Canadian Cancer…karnottOctober 4, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards FHS Assistant Professor Wins Michael Smith Scholar AwardSFU Faculty of Health Sciences | October 3, 2024Michael Smith Health Research BC has granted FHS Assistant Professor Lyana Patrick its prestigious Scholar…karnottOctober 3, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Ryan Hoiland Named a 2023 Brain Canada Future Leader in Canadian Brain ResearchDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | October 1, 2024Dr. Ryan Hoiland is one of 21 neuroscientists in Canada who have been awarded $100,000…karnottOctober 1, 2024 Read More
Local News Collaboration Led by BCCHR Researchers Awarded European Funding To Improve Community-Based Care in Uganda and KenyaBC Children’s Research Institute | February 6, 2026Dr. Matthew Wiens and colleagues at the Institute for Global Health at BC Children’s &…karnottFebruary 6, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards LSI Researchers Awarded Funding in Fall 2025 CIHR Project Grant CompetitionUBC Life Sciences Institute | February 6, 2026Congratulations to all LSI researchers who received funding through the Fall 2025 CIHR Project Grant…karnottFebruary 6, 2026 Read More
Local News Canadian Surgical Innovation Cuts Ovarian Cancer Risk by Nearly 80%UBC Faculty of Medicine | February 5, 2026A prevention strategy developed by B.C. researchers reduces the risk of the most common and…karnottFebruary 5, 2026 Read More