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
Featured Awards Dr. Kiran Soma Elected as 2025 Royal Society of Canada Fellow Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | September 15, 2025 We are thrilled to announce Dr. Kiran Soma, a Professor in UBC’s Department of Psychology,…karnottSeptember 15, 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. | March 10, 2025 Functional revascularization is key to stroke recovery and requires remodeling and regeneration of blood vessels…karnottMarch 10, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Single Cell Approaches Define Neural Stem Cell Niches and Identify Microglial Ligands That Can Enhance Precursor-Mediated Oligodendrogenesis Willis, A., et al. | March 6, 2025 Here, we used single cell RNA sequencing and single cell spatial transcriptomics to characterize the…karnottMarch 6, 2025 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
Local News Honouring a Pioneer in ALS Research: Dr. Andrew Eisen’s Enduring Legacy Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | August 18, 2025 Dr. Andrew Eisen’s name is synonymous with progress in the field of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis…karnottAugust 18, 2025 Read More
Local News Genetic Pathway Discovery to Stop or Reverse Aggressive Prostate Cancer Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | August 15, 2025 In a breakthrough study co-led by Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute researchers, Drs. Christopher Ong…karnottAugust 15, 2025 Read More
Local News Personalized Treatment Approaches Needed for Female Heart Disease Risk Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | August 15, 2025 Heart disease risk may have more to do with genetic factors interacting with sex hormones…karnottAugust 15, 2025 Read More
Local News SBME Launches Predictive Biology Cluster to Accelerate Therapeutic Innovation UBC School of Biomedical Engineering | August 14, 2025 The School of Biomedical Engineering (SBME) at the University of British Columbia has been selected…karnottAugust 14, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Type 2 Diabetes Spark Innovation Challenge 2024 BC Diabetes Research Network | August 28, 2024 Do you have an idea with potential to spark change for British Columbians living with…karnottAugust 28, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles The Call for Nominations Is Now Open for All NSERC Prizes Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | August 26, 2024 Nominations are now being accepted for all NSERC Prizes. Prize recipients are role models for…karnottAugust 26, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles adMare BioInnovations Opens Applications for the Fall Cohorts of the BioInnovation Scientist Programs adMare BioInnovations | August 21, 2024 adMare BioInnovations (adMare) is delighted to open applications for the Fall 2024 cohorts of the…karnottAugust 21, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Stem Cell Network Launches a New National Research Funding Competition in Regenerative Medicine Stem Cell Network | August 5, 2024 Today the Stem Cell Network (SCN) is pleased to announce the first of two national research…karnottAugust 5, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. K.S. Joseph Awarded the 2025 Geoffrey L. Hammond Lectureship BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute | July 29, 2025 Dr. K.S. Joseph has been awarded the 2025 Geoffrey L. Hammond Lectureship in recognition of…karnottJuly 29, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu Awarded New Frontiers in Research Fund—Exploration Grant UBC Life Sciences Institute | July 28, 2025 Over $25 million in funding has been awarded through the New Frontiers in Research Funding…karnottJuly 28, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Doctoral Students Awarded Canada Graduate Scholarships for 2025 Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | July 28, 2025 Congratulations to our current Graduate Program in Neuroscience (GPN) students who have received awards through…karnottJuly 28, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards SBME Researchers Are Leading Nine Projects Awarded New Funding from the Government of Canada UBC School of Biomedical Engineering (SBME) | July 24, 2025 The projects will advance new knowledge and scientific breakthroughs in AI-powered disease diagnosis and precision…karnottJuly 24, 2025 Read More
Local News When It Comes to Health, the Gut Has Skin in the Game BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute | September 22, 2025 Over the last 15 years, research into the gut microbiome — the ecosystem of microorganisms…karnottSeptember 22, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Emilia Lim Investigates Wildfire Smoke’s Health Toll With Genome BC Funding UBC Life Sciences Institute | September 22, 2025 Genome BC is funding three projects that examine the genetic-level impacts of wildfire smoke exposure,…karnottSeptember 22, 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