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Kronstad lab researchers, Dr. Matthias Kretschmer and Sherry Sun, holding infected corn and evaluating disease progress.

Fungus in a test tube first step to curing ‘corn smut’

Researchers have mimicked a corn plant’s make-up in the lab to investigate ‘corn smut’, opening the door to finding a cure for the disease. 

Jun 9, 2022

Festival-goers of all ages will get a chance to meet with world-class researchers and innovators, participate in hands-on experiments and see amazing scientific demonstrations. Credit: Sarah Race

Get hands-on with science, robots, ice cream and air cannons at UBC Science Rendezvous

Join UBC for Science Rendezvous, a free festival that takes science out of the lab and onto the streets, on Saturday, May 7, 2022.

May 4, 2022

Photo: Raimond Klavins / Unsplash

UBC researchers train computers to predict the next designer drugs

UBC researchers have trained computers to predict the next designer drugs before they are even on the market, technology that could save lives.

Nov 15, 2021

Dr. Anna Blakney, assistant professor at UBC’s Michael Smith Laboratories and school of biomedical engineering. Photo: UBC

Beyond COVID-19: How mRNA technology could transform how we treat disease

Dr. Anna Blakney, assistant professor at UBC’s Michael Smith Laboratories and school of biomedical engineering, describes how mRNA technology could transform how we treat disease.

Aug 4, 2021

Debunking COVID-19 myths: As the weather warms, UBC vaccine expert separates fact from fiction

Debunking COVID-19 myths: As the weather warms, UBC vaccine expert separates fact from fiction

Dr. Anna Blakney, assistant professor in UBC’s School of Biomedical Engineering, Michael Smith Laboratories and vaccine expert, addresses some popular myths about COVID-19.

May 18, 2021

Sepsis or septicaemia.

New protein “switch” could be key to controlling blood-poisoning and preventing death

Scientists at the University of British Columbia have discovered a new protein “switch” that could stop the progression of blood-poisoning, or sepsis, and increase the chances of surviving the life-threatening disease.

Feb 25, 2019

UBC researchers discover how cancer’s ‘invisibility cloak’ works

UBC researchers discover how cancer’s ‘invisibility cloak’ works

UBC researchers have discovered how cancer cells become invisible to the body’s immune system, a crucial step that allows tumours to metastasize and spread throughout the body.

Sep 26, 2016

UBC named partner in national Industrial Biocatalysis Network

UBC named partner in national Industrial Biocatalysis Network

UBC is part of a new research initiative aimed at upgrading the sustainability of Canada’s industrial sector by replacing its lifeblood — petrochemicals — with green alternatives.

Nov 28, 2014

Rare disease research awarded $2.3M

Rare disease research awarded $2.3M

A new Canadian research network to study rare diseases will be established with a $2.3M grant from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR).

Nov 17, 2014

How a versatile gut bacterium helps us get our daily dietary fibre

How a versatile gut bacterium helps us get our daily dietary fibre

UBC researchers have discovered the genetic machinery that turns a common gut bacterium into the Swiss Army knife of the digestive tract.

Jan 19, 2014

$1.8M boost for cutting edge research from CFI

$1.8M boost for cutting edge research from CFI

Eighteen UBC projects have received more than $1.8 million in combined funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund.

Jan 8, 2014

Card sharks

Card sharks

The Beaty Biodiversity Museum has produced a professionally printed deck of its popular open-source Phylo card game.

Jul 18, 2013

Bird vaccine for West Nile Virus

Bird vaccine for West Nile Virus

University of British Columbia researchers have developed a vaccine to halt the spread of West Nile Virus (WNV) among common and endangered bird species.

Jul 9, 2013

Mountain Pine Beetle. Photo by: Ward Strong, B.C. Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations

Mountain pine beetle genome decoded

The genome of the mountain pine beetle – the insect that has devastated B.C.’s lodgepole pine forests – has been decoded by researchers at the University of British Columbia and Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre.

Mar 26, 2013

Drugs targeting blood vessels may be candidates for treating Alzheimer’s

University of British Columbia researchers have successfully normalized the production of blood vessels in the brain of mice with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) by immunizing them with amyloid beta, a protein widely associated with the disease.

Mar 6, 2013

Mussel goo inspires blood vessel glue

A University of British Columbia researcher has helped create a gel – based on the mussel’s knack for clinging to rocks, piers and boat hulls – that can be painted onto the walls of blood vessels and stay put, forming a protective barrier with potentially life-saving implications.

Dec 11, 2012

How to make high-end perfumes without whale barf

University of British Columbia researchers have identified a gene in balsam fir trees that could facilitate cheaper and more sustainable production of plant-based fixatives and scents used in the fragrance industry and reduce the need for ambergris, a substance harvested from whale barf.

Apr 5, 2012

Exposure to antibiotics linked to severity of allergic asthma: UBC research

Widely used antibiotics may increase incidence and severity of allergic asthma in early life, according to a University of British Columbia study.

Mar 16, 2012

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