Local News Dr. Nada Lallous Selected as Delegate for Science Meets Parliament BC 2026 Vancouver Prostate Centre | February 24, 2026 The Vancouver Prostate Centre is proud to announce that Dr. Nada Lallous, Assistant Professor, UBC…karnottFebruary 24, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Silencing of Human HTT by Targeted CRISPR/dCas9-Mediated Epigenetic Editing Tay, Y., et al. | February 23, 2026 Gene silencing is widely recognized as a promising therapeutic approach for dominant monogenic disorders. Current…karnottFebruary 23, 2026 Read More
Local News Improving Care for Kids with the Most Common Childhood Cancers: Q&A with New Investigator Dr. Sarah Alexander BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute | February 23, 2026 February 15 was International Childhood Cancer Day and to mark the occasion we spoke with…karnottFebruary 23, 2026 Read More
Local News A New Chapter in Women’s Health UBC Faculty of Medicine | February 23, 2026 Dr. Lori Brotto dates her interest in researching menopause to an unlikely turning point: the…karnottFebruary 23, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Melatonin Supplementation and Oxidative DNA Damage Repair Capacity Among Night Shift Workers: A Randomised Placebo-Controlled Trial Zanif, U., et al. | March 4, 2025 A decreased ability to repair oxidative DNA damage, due to melatonin suppression, is a compelling…karnottMarch 4, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Alzheimer’s Disease Modeling and Drug Screening Through hiPSC 3D Bioprinting Sorrentino, S., et al. | February 27, 2025 Our current understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying amyloidogenesis in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is limited…karnottFebruary 27, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Atypical Hippocampal Excitatory Neurons Express and Govern Object Memory Kinman, A., et al. | February 25, 2025 Classically, pyramidal cells of the hippocampus are viewed as flexibly representing spatial and non-spatial information.…karnottFebruary 25, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Brain Pericytes and Perivascular Fibroblasts Are Stromal Progenitors With Dual Functions in Cerebrovascular Regeneration After Stroke Bernier, L., et al. | February 21, 2025 Functional revascularization is key to stroke recovery and requires remodeling and regeneration of blood vessels…karnottFebruary 21, 2025 Read More
Local News Welcoming New Assistant Professor Jeff Dong UBC Microbiology and Immunology | January 14, 2026 While exploring the UBC campus in 2007, first-year undergraduate student Jeff Dong found himself walking…karnottJanuary 14, 2026 Read More
Local News Building Capacity for Community-Engaged Research: CTN+ Phase 2 Funding CIHR Pan-Canadian Network for HIV and STBBI Clinical Trials Research | January 14, 2026 As the Network moves into its second year of operations, with our Regional Teams and…karnottJanuary 14, 2026 Read More
Local News Acuitas Therapeutics Expands Collaboration with RNA Technologies & Therapeutics Through Strategic Investment Life Sciences BC | January 13, 2026 Acuitas Therapeutics, the global leader in lipid nanoparticle (LNP) delivery systems for nucleic acid therapeutics,…karnottJanuary 13, 2026 Read More
Local News Specialized AI Could Elevate Diabetes-Related Blindness Risk Prevention Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | January 9, 2026 Sex differences could play a key role in diagnosing diabetic retinopathy, according to the results…karnottJanuary 9, 2026 Read More
Interesting Articles NSERC Announces $26 Million in Funding for Innovative Training Programs Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | May 20, 2024 The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) is pleased to announce $26…karnottMay 20, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Public Voting Open Now for NSERC Science Exposed Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) | May 16, 2024 In this mesmerizing tableau of prostate tissue—reminiscent of Van Gogh’s swirling skies and of Matisse’s…karnottMay 16, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Government of Canada Funds New Projects to Further Grow the Domestic Biomanufacturing and Life Sciences Sector | May 7, 2024 Growing a robust, competitive, domestic biomanufacturing and life sciences sector ensures that Canada has access…karnottMay 7, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles TFRI 2025 Funding Competitions Are Open! The Terry Fox Research Institute | April 25, 2024 The Terry Fox Research Institute is pleased to announce the launch of its 2025 cancer…karnottApril 25, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Nika Shakiba Recognized as a Gairdner Early Career Investigator UBC School of Biomedical Engineering | October 7, 2025 We are excited to announce that Dr. Nika Shakiba has been selected as one of…karnottOctober 7, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Medicine Researchers Building a Healthier Future Through 2025 Health Research BC Awards UBC Faculty of Medicine | October 3, 2025 Nine UBC Faculty of Medicine researchers are among the 2025 cohort of Michael Smith Health…karnottOctober 3, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Congratulations to the 2025 Outstanding Achievement Recipients BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute | October 3, 2025 BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) is pleased to congratulate the recipients of the 2025…karnottOctober 3, 2025 Read More
Monthly Award Summaries September 2025 Award Winners Science in Vancouver | October 1, 2025 Dr. Joel Finbloom September's award summary brought recognition from some of Canada’s most prestigious health…karnottOctober 1, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Formulation and Administration Timing of Lipid Derivatized JAK-Inhibitor and Corticosteroid Modulate saRNA-LNP Inflammation and Expression Bathula, N., et al. | March 6, 2026 Self-amplifying RNA (saRNA)-lipid nanoparticle (LNP) therapeutics represent a transformative advance in nucleic acid medicine, enabling…karnottMarch 6, 2026 Read More
Featured Awards Terry Fox Research Institute Invests $10M in National Cancer Prevention Initiative Terry Fox Research Institute | March 6, 2026 The Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI) has joined forces with the Canadian Institutes of Health…karnottMarch 6, 2026 Read More
Local News Asthma Doesn’t Start When Symptoms Appear; It Starts Much Earlier Genome BC | March 5, 2026 For most families, asthma feels like it comes out of nowhere. A child starts coughing…karnottMarch 5, 2026 Read More