Monthly Award Summaries August 2025 Award Winners Science in Vancouver | September 1, 2025 Drs. Robert Petrella (left) and Zabrina Brumme (right) This past month we turn our spotlight…karnottSeptember 1, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Kayla King Awarded Royal Society’s Francis Crick Medal UBC Science | September 1, 2025 Evolutionary biologist Dr. Kayla King has been awarded the 2025 Francis Crick Medal and Lecture…karnottSeptember 1, 2025 Read More
Local News Legacy of Life – The Enduring Potential of a Donated Lung Centre for Heart Lung Innovation | September 1, 2025 Holding a donor lung instantly educates. The delicate nature of the organ leads to an…karnottSeptember 1, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards BC Cancer Researchers Receive UBC Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Awards BC Cancer | August 29, 2025 Each year, the UBC Faculty of Medicine (FoM) recognizes faculty members who have made exceptional…karnottAugust 29, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Adult Expression of the Cell Adhesion Protein Fasciclin 3 Is Required for the Maintenance of Adult Olfactory Interneurons Icon for the Forest of Biologists Chithran, A., et al. | August 8, 2024 The proper functioning of the nervous system is dependent on the establishment and maintenance of…karnottAugust 8, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Changes in the Tumour Microenvironment Mark the Transition from Serous Borderline Tumour to Low-Grade Serous Carcinoma Vallejos, R., et al. | August 2, 2024 Low-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (LGSC) is a rare and lethal subtype of ovarian cancer. LGSC…karnottAugust 2, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Small Molecule Targeting PPM1A Activates Autophagy for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Host-Directed Therapy | July 22, 2024 Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the infectious agent of tuberculosis (TB), causes over 1.5 million deaths globally…karnottJuly 22, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Interfacial Membranization of Regenerated Cellulose Nanoparticles and a Protein Renders Stable Water-in-Water Emulsion Zhu, Y., et al. | July 18, 2024 Pickering water-in-water (W/W) emulsions stabilized by biobased colloids are pertinent to engineering biomaterials with hierarchical…karnottJuly 18, 2024 Read More
Local News Hitting the Right Target – SFU Study Sheds Light on How Drug Used To Treat Parkinson’s Disease Affects the Brain SFU News | July 11, 2025 The new study, published in the journal Movement Disorders, looks at why levodopa – the…karnottJuly 11, 2025 Read More
Local News Smart Wearables for Faster Cardiac Arrest Emergency Response Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | July 10, 2025 A pioneering study led by Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) researcher Dr. Calvin Kuo…karnottJuly 10, 2025 Read More
Local News Bacterial Fingerprints in Soil Show Where Copper Is Buried UBC News | July 9, 2025 Researchers have identified buried copper ore by testing the DNA of microbes in the surface…karnottJuly 9, 2025 Read More
Local News Study Reveals That Sucrose May Not Reduce the Impact of Neonatal Pain Exposure on Long-Term Outcomes BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute | July 7, 2025 Very preterm babies — infants born two to four months early — require specialized care.…karnottJuly 7, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles adMare BioInnovations Launches the adMare Institute adMare Bioinnovations | June 15, 2023 adMare BioInnovations, a leader in the Canadian life sciences sector, is pleased to announce the…sciencecityJune 15, 2023 Read More
Interesting Articles Canadian Life Sciences on Life Support? We Must Stem the Innovation Brain Drain The Globe and Mail | June 15, 2023 Our health research and commercialization systems are in trouble – they need our attention now.…pthomsonJune 15, 2023 Read More
Interesting Articles Governments of Canada and the United Kingdom Advance Partnership in Biomanufacturing and Quantum Science Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | June 9, 2023 Grounded in their shared history, Canada and the United Kingdom (U.K.) have a long tradition of strategic and…pthomsonJune 9, 2023 Read More
Interesting Articles Canadian PhD Students and Postgrads Plan Mass Walkout over Low Pay Nature News | May 2, 2023 Graduate students and postdoctoral researchers at dozens of universities and research institutions across Canada are…pthomsonMay 2, 2023 Read More
Featured Awards SFU CGS-M Recipients SFU Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry | May 12, 2025 The CGS-M (Canada Graduate Scholarships — Master’s program) is awarded to outstanding students who have…karnottMay 12, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Medicine Members Receive 2025 YWCA Women of Distinction Awards UBC Faculty of Medicine | May 9, 2025 Two UBC Medicine community members – Dr. Jana-Lea Davidson and Dr. Cheryl Ho – have…karnottMay 9, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Professor Steven Jones Elected Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales BC Cancer Research Institute | May 7, 2025 The Genome Sciences Centre is proud to announce that our Co-Director and Head of Bioinformatics,…karnottMay 7, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Investigator Awards 2025 Recipients Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | May 5, 2025 Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) facilitates clinician-scientists in their efforts to make new discoveries…karnottMay 5, 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