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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