Dr. Tim Kieffer receives funding through the JDRF-CIHR Partnership to Defeat Diabetes
The LSI’s Dr. Tim Kieffer was recently awarded funding for a project, “Designing stem cell-derived islets for diabetes therapy” through the JDRF-CIHR Partnership to Defeat Diabetes, a joint investment by […]
Dr. Elizabeth Rideout wins 2022 End Diabetes research award
Diabetes Canada has announced $9M in funding for 30 new research projects focusing on new developments in diabetes management, care, and risk-reduction. Dr. Elizabeth Rideout, an associate professor in the […]
LSI/CBR scientists recognized with community awards for impact on advancing organ transplantation research
Researchers from the Kizhakkedathu Lab were recently honoured with two awards, for the impact of their work on advancing organ transplant technologies. Dr. Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu, Dr. Erika Siren and Daniel […]
Three LSI Cores receive UBC Research Facilities Support Grants
The LSI’s Proteomics Core Facility, UBCCyTOF and the LSI Imaging Facility were notified today that funding proposals seeking support for Core operations and services provided to LSI researchers, the UBC […]
Doctoral students awarded Canada Graduate Scholarships for 2022
Congratulations to two Cembrowski lab PhD candidates who have received awards through the Canada Graduate Scholarships – Doctoral program from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Natural Sciences and […]
Three LSI researchers named Canada Research Chairs
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry announced an investment of more than $139 million to support 176 new and renewed Canada Research Chairs across 46 institutions […]
Cembrowski lab profiled in Nature Methods story on Patch-seq
Patch-clamp electrophysiology, one of the most powerful methods in neuroscience, and true a workhorse technique in the field, was on the verge of falling out of fashion 30-some years technique […]
Annika Schulz wins award in Bioimaging North America’s 2022 contest
Three years into a medical degree in the UK, Annika Schulz came to UBC to complete an MSc in Microbiology and Immunology in the Jean Lab. Drawn to this path […]