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Dr. François Jean and FINDER facility play key roles in identifying a new and promising treatment for COVID-19 and variants

Covid-19 vaccines have triggered the next wave of pharmaceuticals – Dr. Pieter Cullis

Lectins’ dance about the SARS-COV-2 spike protein points to potential for new COVID-19 therapeutics

UBC-grown biotech companies lead global pandemic efforts

UBC Green Labs, the Life Sciences Centre and SPUD divert hundred of gel ice packs from the landfill

Cloud computing support accelerates COVID-19 vaccine improvements

UBC-led team captures first-ever X-ray images of critical SARS-COV-2 enzyme in action

Hallam Lab fellow Moritz Koch provokes cyanobacteria to produce large amounts of bioplastic

Alongside COVID-19, the clock is ticking on a syndemic partner: the global TB epidemic

An interview with Priye Iworima about the journey to a PhD focused on improving the lives of people with diabetes

Dr. Karen Cheung elected as a fellow by the American Institute for Biological Engineering

Canada’s health security depends on increased support for high-risk, high-reward scientific research: Op Ed

LSI spinoff company Precision Nanosystems to build $50M biomanufacturing facility in Vancouver region

Nine grants to 13 LSI labs in CIHR Fall 2020 funding round

The journey behind Kaiso and the future ahead – a conversation with Dr. Juliet Daniel

Dr. Ed Pryzdial’s research on blood clotting can aid understanding of many disorders, including COVID-19

Penninger trial drug highlighted as promising COVID-19 treatment option in national roundup

Dr. Natalie Strynadka at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19 with two Rapid Response Grants focusing on potential treatments

Filip Van Petegem leads Nature Communications study showing disease mutant causes large changes in the structure of the RyR1 protein

As an Allen Distinguished Investigator Dr. Carolina Tropini to tackle unanswered questions about metabolism and the immune system

Dr. Claudia Krebs named as Fellow for the American Association for Anatomy

Dr. Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu Inducted as a Fellow, Biomaterials Science and Engineering

Rideout lab discovers the molecular mechanism of a sex difference in food-related changes to body size

UBC Today profiles Dr. Mark Cembrowski

Dr. Dana Devine takes the helm at the Centre for Blood Research

Aryannah Rollinson featured on Faculty of Medicine Staff Spotlight

New research highlights the importance of a forgotten organ in ensuring healthy pregnancies

Dr. Elitza Tocheva’s post-doctoral research becomes part of an innovative atlas of the cell

Dr. Joy Richman receives National Dental Research Award from CADR-ACFD

Super-resolution microscopy and deep learning identify nuances of Zika virus replication

Dr. Leonard Foster featured in Killam Trust video series portraying 2019 awardees

Dr. Dermot Kelleher re-appointed as UBC Vice-President of Health

Dr. Rachel Fernandez appointed UBC Associate Vice-President, Research and Innovation

Mapping the journey to the draft human proteome

Dr. James Johnson appointed Deputy Director of the LSI

Federal government and partners invest $6 million in diabetes research

LSI and Swiss researchers discover antibodies may trigger autoimmunity in severe COVID-19

LSI spinoff company the source of technology Pfizer’s mRNA COVID-19 vaccine ‘can’t work without’

Panel discussion and screening of “Picture a Scientist” Nov 27, 4-5 pm

Mark Cembrowski named a 2019 Azrieli Foundation Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research

New analysis challenges long-held assumptions about paternal DNA methylation in the first stages of life

Natalie Strynadka receives CFI infrastructure funding for COVID-19 project

Prime Minister announces LSI spinoff to receive funding to develop an RNA Vaccine for COVID-19

Save the Date: a celebration of Dr. Susanne Clee and her contributions to research

UBC researcher helps map the human proteome

Sex-based differences in methylation so striking – male and female germ cells could originate from different species

The Cajal Club inducts Dr. Mark Cembrowski as a member, celebrating his research with one of the top awards in neuroscience

A conversation with Professor Josef Penninger on the journey to a COVID-19 therapeutic

The Lancet publishes promising data from UBC-led trial of drug used to treat COVID-19 in special access case

Streptomyces like you’ve never seen it: cryo-electron tomography reveals ultrastructure in new Tocheva lab study

Insecticide study sheds light on the structure of its receptor, pointing the way to more benign pest control and potential heart treatments

Annual Day of Immunology a Science Literacy Success Story

Bioprinted therapeutic offers novel solution for treating Type 1 Diabetes

New findings from Brown lab on independent recruitment of PRC1 and PRC2 by human XIST

Carolina Tropini’s work in microbial diversity in the gut featured in the Vancouver Sun

CBR’s Stefanie Mak recognized for mentorship excellence

Penninger lab uncovers essential role of JAGN1 gene in antibody production

Lianna Wat sweeps CIHR gold, a Gairdner and is going to the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings

Van Petegem lab sheds light on implications of STAC3 mutations in muscular disorder

Postdoctoral Fellow Alison Li will bring a Michael Smith Research Trainee Award to Van Petegem lab

Mark Cembrowski and Kenji Sugioka each win 2020 Michael Smith Scholar Awards

The Biomolecular Corona of Lipid Nanoparticles for Gene Therapy: a review

Post-doctoral fellowship in Cembrowski lab a “lucky and perfect fit” for Walter Benjamin award winner

UBC researchers embark on first-in-Canada study for easing COVID-19 restrictions

Jordan J. Shimell named a Brain Star Award winner for work understanding X-linked intellectual disability

Four LSI researchers receive funding for new research infrastructure through the John R. Evans Leaders Fund

Acidity may play a role in esophageal cancer – and point the way to new treatment approaches

Circumventing selective permeability: small binding proteins hitch a ride into cell cytosol via salmonella’s sensory probe

Ucp1 and Oxphos proteins altered by circulating insulin and diet: new study

New fly integrin study from Tanentzapf lab featured in Science in the City

Dr. Rosie Redfield on the science and safety of vacationing in the time of COVID-19

In memory of Dr. Susanne Michelle Clee

The Loewen lab develops sentinel interaction mapping – a yeast-based system for functional genetics of human disease-causing variants

Believe those who believe in you: ImmunoThoughts blog interviews Dr. Lisa Osborne

Rising star in neuroscience to join Cembrowski lab as a Fulbright scholar

In COVID-19 pandemic organoids prove a valuable experimental virology platform

LSI Postdoc develops new tool for studying the role of genes of interest in β-Cells and diabetes

Predicting the evolution of COVID-19 to help manage future outbreaks

Six LSI researchers receive NSERC Discovery Grants

LSI Trainees Peter Grin, Jerry Leung and James Saville Receive 2020 Banting Doctoral Awards

LSI draws $3.3 million in federal funding for COVID-19 research

What has COVID-19 been like for you? We want to hear from BC kids in elementary school

Carolina Tropini named a Johnson & Johnson Scholar in global competition

Using human organoids to understand and prevent diabetic vascular complications

A love song to C. elegans – an interview with Zoology Professor Emeritus Dr. Don Moerman

“Dear Scientists…” North Vancouver grade 3 students choose LSI investigators for their gratitude project

Dr. Josef Penninger and colleagues identify a gene that controls thinness

Science in the City features LSI postdoc publication on profiling the E. coli membrane protein interactome

What is ACE2? The Naked Scientists show asks Dr. Josef Penninger

Cembrowski lab publishes new insights on identification and interpretation of granule cell subtypes in the Hippocampus

Driving innovation, building capacity, and sharing knowledge to grow the science of sex and gender research

New glial study by Auld and UBC colleagues lands cover of Journal of Neuroscience

Why does the same pathogen produce widely different responses in different people? An interview with Ninan Abraham

LSI Director Josef Penninger webcast provides overview of COVID-19 treatment landscape

Phase II clinical trial for treatment of COVID-19 to begin in three European countries

UBC-led study finds trial drug can significantly block early stages of COVID-19 in engineered human tissues

LSI researchers funded in CIHR’s COVID-19 Rapid Research competition

WIPO Re:Search interviews Dr. Yossef Av-Gay about novel therapeutics in honour of World Tuberculosis Day

Novel coronavirus outbreak experiences and challenges in imaging and beyond – an address by Dr. Josef Penninger

LSI investigator Tim Keiffer receives funding from Stem Cell Network to advance diabetes treatment

Dr. Carolina Tropini named as a 2019-2021 CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar

Dr. Michel Roberge talks about advances in research on the treatment of genetic diseases: to us, every day is Rare Disease Day

Pilot clinical trial in China to test rational, targeted drug developed by APEIRON Biologics as potential treatment for COVID-19

Jim Johnson talks beta cell biology on BC Diabetes Research Network podcast

Cardiac Arrhythmia on Valentines Day: Science in the City profiles Van Petegem lab research

Dr. Sheila Teves on pursuing a career in basic research: if you want to belong there, you can make it happen

From Beta Cells to Bicycles: Kieffer Lab Trainee Priye Iworima interviewed on BC Diabetes Research Network podcast

PhD candidate Chloe Gerak talks protein-protein interaction with Science in the City on World Cancer Day

Congratulations to all our investigators funded in the Fall 2019 CIHR Project Grant competition!

Using Big Data to Identify Treatments for Traumatic Memories | Bell Let’s Talk Mental Health Day

A Role for Triglyceride Lipase Brummer in the Regulation of Sex Differences in Drosophila Fat Storage and Breakdown

UBC Microbiology Celebrates Dr. Mike Gold with a Mentorship Fund for First-Generation University Students

Mizumoto lab proposes a novel model for neurite pruning during development in C. elegans

NanoMedicines Innovation Network (NMIN) thought leaders contribute to a commentary in the December 2019 issue of Nature Nanotechnology

X-linked Intellectual Disability Gene May Contribute to Epilepsy

Sounds and Science – Vienna Meets Vancouver Sets a Precedent

How ancient microbes created massive ore deposits, set the stage for early life on Earth

Dr Roger Wong interviewed by CBC Radio Music and Aging

Av-Gay tuberculosis advances profiled by World Intellectual Property Organization

LSI trainee Priye Iworima the face of UBC research and innovation on #WorldDiabetesDay

‘Sounds and Science’ unites music with scientific research from Vienna to Vancouver Nov. 30, 2019

Royal Canadian Legion Masters Scholarship in Veteran Health Research: Kaitlin Sullivan

Three Early Career LSI Investigators Receive the MSFHR Scholar Award 2019

CIHR Project Grant Competition Spring 2019, Funded Projects

Stress signals affect a protein critical to the maintenance of heartbeat

CIHR Project Grant Competition Fall 2018, Funded Projects:

Perfect human blood vessels in a petri dish

Novel discovery could lead to new cancer, autoimmune disease therapy

Arrhythmia mutations in calmodulin cause conformational changes that affect interactions with the cardiac voltage-gated calcium channel | Dr Filip van Petegem

CIHR Project Grant Competition Funded Projects, Spring 2018

Cross-disciplinary collaborations of LSI PIs meet success at CIHR and NSERC Partnered Collaborative Health Research Projects

Josef Penninger to join UBC as Canada 150 Research Chair in Functional Genetics and LSI Director

Drs. Eltis & Strynadka’s work on steroid catabolism by Mycobacterium Tuberculosis is Science in the City’s Publication of the Week (Apr 11, 2018)

How a common virus might trigger multiple sclerosis | Dr Marc Horwitz

CIHR Project Grant Competition Funded Projects, Fall 2017

Excellence in Mentoring: Prestigious Killam award for LSI’s Dr. Eric Jan

UBC Faculty of Medicine “Pathways” features LSI’s Shernaz Bamji’s work on the biology of addiction

LSI’s Van Petegem lab uncovers structure of protein target related to severe muscle disease

Enabling Gene Therapy: UBC Research Leads to First Successful Phase 3 Trial for an RNAi Gene Therapy Drug

LSI’s Overall Lab’s latest publication in Nature

Heartfelt Images: learning cardiac science artistically.

LSI’s Dr. Michel Roberge Wins an Innovation to Commercialization Award from MSFHR

Dr. Chris Overall wins Proteomass Scientific Society Award 2017

LSI’s Dr. Elizabeth Rideout wins Michael Smith Scholar Award for research on mechanisms of sex differences in fat storage

JOHNSON LAB: Reduced Circulating Insulin Enhances Insulin Sensitivity in Old Mice and Extends Lifespan

GOLD LAB: The Rap1–cofilin-1 pathway coordinates actin reorganization and MTOC polarization at the B cell immune synapse

BAMJI LAB: Cadherins mediate cocaine-induced synaptic plasticity and behavioral conditioning

Dr. James Johnson Wins CDA’s Young Scientist Award

3 LSI Labs Publish Paper in Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases

Dr. Pieter Cullis Wins BCIC Award