Interesting Articles These Nations Are Wooing PhD Students Amid U.S. Funding Uncertainties Nature | September 16, 2025 The United States has long been one of the most popular destinations for international students…karnottSeptember 16, 2025 Read More
Local News Past, Present, and Future: Academic Life From the Lens of Dr. James Piret UBC Michael Smith Laboratories | September 16, 2025 This is the fourth and final article in our Past, Present and Future series, where…karnottSeptember 16, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. TJ Salway Appointed to Royal Society of Canada SFU Faculty of Health Sciences | September 16, 2025 Four exceptional Simon Fraser University scholars have been named to the Royal Society of Canada…karnottSeptember 16, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Steven Hallam Named 2025 UBC Wall Research Award Recipient UBC Life Sciences Institute | September 15, 2025 LSI researcher Dr. Steven Hallam has been recognized with a Wall Research Award, one of…karnottSeptember 15, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Understanding COVID-19-Associated Coagulopathy Conway, E. M., et al. | August 10, 2022 COVID-19-associated coagulopathy (CAC) is a life-threatening complication of SARS-CoV-2 infection. However, the underlying cellular and…pthomsonAugust 10, 2022 Read More
Publications of the Week Influence of Type I Interferons in Gammaherpesvirus-68 and Its Influence on EAE Enhancement Marquez, A. C., et al. | August 3, 2022 Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has been identified as a putative trigger of multiple sclerosis (MS). Previously,…pthomsonAugust 3, 2022 Read More
Publications of the Week Deep Whole-Genome ctDNA Chronology of Treatment-Resistant Prostate Cancer Herberts, C., et al. | August 2, 2022 The Wyatt laboratory studies the genomics of lethal prostate and bladder cancer. Their overall objective…pthomsonAugust 2, 2022 Read More
Publications of the Week Genome-Wide Detection of Imprinted Differentially Methylated Regions Using Nanopore Sequencing Akbari, V., et al. | July 31, 2022 Imprinting is a critical part of normal embryonic development in mammals, controlled by defined parent-of-origin…pthomsonJuly 31, 2022 Read More
Local News Refugee Scholars Making an Impact at UBC UBC News | April 1, 2025 For UBC’s World University Service of Canada (WUSC) refugee award winners, those stories highlight their…karnottApril 1, 2025 Read More
Local News POG and Dr. Marco Marra’s Killam Prize Featured in The Globe and Mail BC Cancer Research Institute | March 31, 2025 Dr. Marco Marra and the groundbreaking Personalized OncoGenomics (POG) program have been prominently featured in…karnottMarch 31, 2025 Read More
Local News “Researchers Should Work on Research Not Administration”: Erin Cherban Named N2 Chair Centre for Advancing Health Outcomes | March 28, 2025 Advancing Health’s Chief Clinical Research Officer, Erin Cherban, has begun her term as Chair of…karnottMarch 28, 2025 Read More
Local News Discovery Offers New Insights To Understand and Treat Prostate Cancer Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | March 27, 2025 A new avenue to differentiate between prostate cancers is being investigated by Vancouver Coastal Health…karnottMarch 27, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Half of Canada’s Government Scientists Still Feel Muzzled Science | February 22, 2018 More than half of government scientists in Canada—53%—do not feel they can speak freely to…sciencecityFebruary 22, 2018 Read More
Interesting Articles Canada’s Budget to Make Significant Investments in Basic Science and Research The Globe and Mail | February 13, 2018 Canada’s research community has long yearned for a consequential funding boost for science — and…sciencecityFebruary 13, 2018 Read More
Interesting Articles Jump in Animal Research in Canada Generates Debate on Science Ethics The Vancouver Sun | February 8, 2018 There is a very special brown mouse in a small plastic cage on the table…sciencecityFebruary 8, 2018 Read More
Interesting Articles We Need a National Brain-Research Strategy The Globe and Mail | February 2, 2018 The human brain is the most complex biological structure in the known universe, containing hundreds…sciencecityFebruary 2, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Peter Stirling Receives Brain Cancer Canada Grant for Glioblastoma Research BC Cancer Research Terry Fox Laboratory | June 14, 2024 Dr. Peter Stirling (Stirling Lab) has received a one-year research grant through Brain Cancer Canada…karnottJune 14, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Faculty of Medicine Learners Receive Prestigious 2024 Vanier and Banting Awards UBC Faculty of Medicine | June 12, 2024 Fifteen Faculty of Medicine learners have received the prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Vanier CGS)…karnottJune 12, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards VCHRI SPARKS 2024 Recipients Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | June 11, 2024 Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) is committed to fostering a culture of mentorship for…karnottJune 11, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Jörg Gsponer Receives NFRF Exploration Grant to Expand Our Understanding of Phase Transitions UBC Michael Smith Laboratories | June 10, 2024 We are pleased to share that Dr. Jörg Gsponer (Michael Smith Laboratories, Department of Biochemistry…karnottJune 10, 2024 Read More
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