LSI researchers awarded funding in Fall 2024 CIHR Project Grant competition
Congratulations to all LSI researchers awarded funds in the Fall 2024 CIHR Project Grant competition! A description of the funded projects is provided below. In total, these grants were awarded >$7.7 […]
UBC evolutionary ecologist and LSI PI, Dr. Kayla King, awarded Arthur B. McDonald fellowship
UBC evolutionary ecologist Dr. Kayla King has been recognized as one of Canada’s top young researchers, earning an Arthur B. McDonald fellowship from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada […]
UBC iGEM Team Wins Top Awards for Novel DNA-Based Data Storage Platform
The University of British Columbia Vancouver (UBC Vancouver) iGEM team successfully showcased nuCloud at the annual iGEM Giant Jamboree, the synthetic biology industry’s largest innovation event hosted by the International Genetically Engineered […]
Congratulations to LSI PIs receiving 2024 MSHRBC Scholar Awards!
LSI PIs Dr. Jessica Rosin (Dept. of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences) and Dr. Kevin Wei (Dept. of Zoology) are recipients of the 2024 Michael Smith Health Research BC (MSHRBC) […]
LSI researchers awarded funding through Spring 2024 CIHR Project Grant competition
Congratulations to all LSI researchers awarded funds in the CIHR Spring 2024 Project Grant competition! Please see below for a description of the funded projects (from CIHR site), including 4 […]
LSI researchers awarded over $9.3 million in CFI infrastructure funding
Three projects led by LSI researchers have been awarded funding in the latest round of CFI innovation fund grants. The CFI Innovation Fund provides continued investments in infrastructure, across the […]
LSI Postdoctoral Researchers awarded the CIHR REDI Early Career Transition Award
Two LSI postdocs were recipients of the prestigious CIHR Research Excellence, Diversity, and Independence (REDI) award that aims to support post-doctoral researchers, clinicians, and research associates belonging to specific underrepresented […]
LSI researchers awarded funding through Fall 2023 CIHR Project Grant competition
Five LSI researchers were awarded funds in the CIHR Fall 2023 Project Grant competition. Listed below are the LSI-based PIs and a description of the funded projects, including two Priority […]
Dr. Kayla King named Canada Excellence Research Chair
Dr. Kayla King (Departments of Zoology, Microbiology & Immunology; LSI) has been appointed the Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Evolutionary Dynamics of Host-Pathogen Interactions. The CERC program was established by the […]
Dr. Pieter Cullis selected for induction into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
Congratulations to Dr. Pieter Cullis (Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology), a 2024 inductee into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame, which recognizes “Canadian citizens whose outstanding leadership and contribution to […]