Local News Personalized Treatment Approaches Needed for Female Heart Disease RiskVancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | August 15, 2025Heart disease risk may have more to do with genetic factors interacting with sex hormones…karnottAugust 15, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Medical Student Rahnuma Sara Honoured with 2025 Canadian Medical Hall of Fame AwardUBC Faculty of Medicine | August 15, 2025UBC Faculty of Medicine medical student Rahnuma Sara has been awarded a 2025 Canadian Medical…karnottAugust 15, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards 2025 DMCBH Trainee Award Winners AnnouncedDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | August 15, 2025Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health Trainee Awards!…karnottAugust 15, 2025 Read More
Local News SBME Launches Predictive Biology Cluster to Accelerate Therapeutic InnovationUBC School of Biomedical Engineering | August 14, 2025The School of Biomedical Engineering (SBME) at the University of British Columbia has been selected…karnottAugust 14, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Type-2 Innate Signals Are Dispensable for Skeletal Muscle Regeneration and Pathology Linked to Duchenne Muscular DystrophyMessing, M., et al. | March 18, 2025Immune responses play an integral role in skeletal muscle regeneration. In the genetically inherited muscle…karnottMarch 18, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Epstein-Barr Virus Infection Promotes T Cell Dysregulation in a Humanized Mouse Model of Multiple SclerosisAllanach, J., et al. | March 13, 2025Latent infection with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a strong risk factor for the development of…karnottMarch 13, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Brain Pericytes and Perivascular Fibroblasts Are Stromal Progenitors With Dual Functions in Cerebrovascular Regeneration After StrokeBernier, L., et al. | March 10, 2025Functional 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 OligodendrogenesisWillis, A., et al. | March 6, 2025Here, we used single cell RNA sequencing and single cell spatial transcriptomics to characterize the…karnottMarch 6, 2025 Read More
Local News OPTIMISE Trial Seeks to Personalize Cancer Treatment for Children with High-Risk TumoursBC Children’s Hospital Research Institute | July 30, 2025When standard cancer treatments fail or prove ineffective for patients, options for children and youth…karnottJuly 30, 2025 Read More
Local News From Code to Care: Decoding Sustainability in Digital Health Tool DesignCIHR Pan-Canadian Network for HIV and STBBI Clinical Trials Research | July 29, 2025Access to timely and stigma-free sexual health care remains a significant challenge for many people,…karnottJuly 29, 2025 Read More
Local News Children with Chronic Medical Conditions at Greater Risk of Hospitalization from RSVUBC Faculty of Medicine | July 28, 2025Children with chronic medical conditions face a significantly higher risk of hospitalization due to respiratory…karnottJuly 28, 2025 Read More
Local News Variational AI Named “Emerging Company of the Year—Biotech” by Life Sciences BCT-Net | July 25, 2025Variational AI announced that it has been named Emerging Company of the Year—Biotech by Life…karnottJuly 25, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Health Research BC Funding Programs: What’s New and What’s NextMichael Smith Health Research BC | September 17, 2024At Michael Smith Health Research BC, we continue to develop our funding programs. This includes…karnottSeptember 17, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles New Canada–UK Collaborative Arrangement for Research and InnovationNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | September 9, 2024The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the UK Research and…karnottSeptember 9, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Applied Research Tools and Instruments Grants 2024 Competition Now OpenNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | September 2, 2024The College and Community Innovation (CCI) program’s Applied Research Tools and Instruments (ARTI) grants 2024…karnottSeptember 2, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Type 2 Diabetes Spark Innovation Challenge 2024BC Diabetes Research Network | August 28, 2024Do you have an idea with potential to spark change for British Columbians living with…karnottAugust 28, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards Three MSL Faculty Awarded 2025 NSERC Discovery GrantsUBC Michael Smith Laboratories | July 15, 2025The Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC) announced today a total of $589.7…karnottJuly 15, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards NSERC Invests $26.4 Million To Build Canada’s Research Leaders of TomorrowNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | July 14, 2025To equip Canada’s next generation of researchers with the skills and experiences they need, the…karnottJuly 14, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Award-Winning Research Targets Lin28 to Fight Drug-Resistant CancersVancouver Prostate Centre | July 11, 2025Congratulations to Victor Barrios from Dr. Xuesen Dong’s lab received the CHRI Doctoral Research Award:…karnottJuly 11, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Top Graduating Doctoral Student Award and Rising Star Award 2025 RecipientsVancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | July 10, 2025Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) is proud to support future research leaders with the…karnottJuly 10, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Artificial Cellulose Derivatives Are Metabolized by Select Human Gut Bacteroidota upon Priming with Common Plant β-GlucansPanwar, D., et al. | August 20, 2025Synthetic ethers of cellulose (β(1,4)-glucan) are widely used in the food and pharmaceutical industry as…karnottAugust 20, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Yingying Liu Receives the International Society for Experimental Hematology Travel Grant AwardBC Cancer Terry Fox Laboratory Research | August 20, 2025Congratulations to Yingying Liu (Jiang Lab), a PhD student in the Collings Stevens Chronic Leukemia…karnottAugust 20, 2025 Read More
Local News How Chronic Heartburn Can Drive Esophageal CancerUBC Faculty of Medicine | August 19, 2025A new UBC Faculty of Medicine study has revealed how long-term, chronic heartburn can drive…karnottAugust 19, 2025 Read More