Josef Penninger

Scientists grow human blood vessels in the lab in ‘game changing’ breakthrough for disease research

The Daily Mail reported on breakthrough technology from UBC which has built human blood vessels in a petri dish. “Being able to build human blood vessels as organoids from stem […]

Jan 17, 2019

An illustration of vascular organoids, lab-made human blood vessels, based on original data. Credit: IMBA

Scientists grow perfect human blood vessels in a petri dish

The breakthrough engineering technology, outlined in a new study published today in Nature, dramatically advances research of vascular diseases like diabetes, identifying a key pathway to potentially prevent changes to blood vessels—a major cause of death and morbidity among those with diabetes.

Jan 16, 2019

3D illustration of immune system T cells attacking cancer cells.

Novel discovery could lead to new cancer, autoimmune disease therapy

A new discovery by an international research team—co-led by UBC Canada 150 Research Chair Josef Penninger and Harvard Medical School Professor Clifford Woolf—could have implications for therapies for cancer and autoimmune diseases.

Nov 7, 2018

Top researchers join UBC as Canada 150 Research Chairs

Top researchers join UBC as Canada 150 Research Chairs

Three internationally recognized researchers will join the University of British Columbia this year, bringing international talent in the fields of evolutionary genomics, functional genetics and social psychology as Canada 150 Research Chairs.

Mar 29, 2018