Unconventional secretion of the SARS-CoV-2 main protease opens the door for new extracellular biology in viral infection
A recent Cell Reports paper by Grin et al. from the Overall Lab presents the first evidence of a viral protease being secreted from infected cells. 3C-like viral proteases (3CL) are utilized by coronaviruses, including […]
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 […]
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 […]
Pioneering technology to simulate blood vessel networks in organ-on-chip models
A new publication from Dr. Josef Penninger’s lab in the Life Sciences Institute (LSI) at UBC, and collaborators in France, Austria, and the UK, reports a major advance in the […]
CBR/LSI Summer Studentship Program 2024
The LSI is joining up with the CBR Summer Studentship program to provide students with an opportunity to get hands-on research experience this summer and to present their research at […]
Dr. Cara Haney awarded a 2022 Killam Faculty Research Fellowship
Dr. Cara Haney (Dept. of Microbiology & Immunology, Faculty of Science) has been awarded a 2022 UBC Killam Faculty Research Fellowship, which supports promising faculty members engaged in research projects […]
Dr. Michel Roberge on researching treatment of genetic diseases: to us, every day is Rare Disease Day
This story was originally published in Feb 2020 A specialist in chemical biology and drug discovery, Dr. Michel Roberge (now retired) co-founded the Centre for Drug Research and Development in […]
Sex Differences in Islet Stress Responses Support Female β Cell Resilience
This week Science in Vancouver profiled a recent publication in Molecular Metabolism from the labs of Drs. Elizabeth Rideout and James Johnson at UBC, with first author George Brownrigg. This article […]
Osteoporosis drug shows promise as life-saving breast cancer treatment
Research by Dr. Josef Penninger lays groundwork for treatment that promotes disease-free survival in breast cancer patients and markedly improves quality of life A drug originally designed to prevent osteoporosis […]
B.C. sea sponge has COVID-blocking powers
UBC researchers have identified three compounds that prevent COVID-19 infection in human cells, derived from natural sources including a B.C. sea sponge. The discovery paves the way for the development […]