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A new heart monitoring system combining 3D printing and AI could transform the way doctors measure and diagnose patients' #HeartHealth.
Learn more about the dry electrodes from @sfuscience.bsky.social postdoctoral fellow Dr. Yiting Chen and her team: https://bit.ly/49ATSZy
Learn more about the dry electrodes from @sfuscience.bsky.social postdoctoral fellow Dr. Yiting Chen and her team: https://bit.ly/49ATSZy
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A new heart monitoring system combining 3D printing and AI could transform the way doctors measure and diagnose patients' #HeartHealth.
Learn more about the dry electrodes from @sfuscience.bsky.social postdoctoral fellow Dr. Yiting Chen and her team: https://bit.ly/49ATSZy
Learn more about the dry electrodes from @sfuscience.bsky.social postdoctoral fellow Dr. Yiting Chen and her team: https://bit.ly/49ATSZy
The @mitacscanada.bsky.social Innovation Awards have been announced! This year, Dr. Tae-Ho Kim, a postdoctoral fellow at SFU, is among the winners for his groundbreaking work to design a first-of-its-kind self-powered continuous blood pressure monitor.
Congratulations! https://bit.ly/48wx0cx
Congratulations! https://bit.ly/48wx0cx
November 25, 2025 at 1:21 AM
The @mitacscanada.bsky.social Innovation Awards have been announced! This year, Dr. Tae-Ho Kim, a postdoctoral fellow at SFU, is among the winners for his groundbreaking work to design a first-of-its-kind self-powered continuous blood pressure monitor.
Congratulations! https://bit.ly/48wx0cx
Congratulations! https://bit.ly/48wx0cx
To study molecules in cell-like conditions Dr. Sabrina Leslie at UBC invented a high-resolution imaging platform called Convex Lens-induced Confinement (CLiC).
CLiC lets drug designers actually see how cells respond to nanomedicines’ drug cargoes: https://bit.ly/3K8I8TC
CLiC lets drug designers actually see how cells respond to nanomedicines’ drug cargoes: https://bit.ly/3K8I8TC
November 21, 2025 at 11:31 PM
To study molecules in cell-like conditions Dr. Sabrina Leslie at UBC invented a high-resolution imaging platform called Convex Lens-induced Confinement (CLiC).
CLiC lets drug designers actually see how cells respond to nanomedicines’ drug cargoes: https://bit.ly/3K8I8TC
CLiC lets drug designers actually see how cells respond to nanomedicines’ drug cargoes: https://bit.ly/3K8I8TC
Researchers at UBC & @vchresearch.bsky.social developed a plant-based therapeutic gel to help heal chronic pressure ulcers (bed sores).
Led by Dr. David Granville and Heather Mak, the team's approach blocks the enzyme Granzyme B, which interferes with proper #SkinRepair: https://bit.ly/4iedKnt
Led by Dr. David Granville and Heather Mak, the team's approach blocks the enzyme Granzyme B, which interferes with proper #SkinRepair: https://bit.ly/4iedKnt
November 20, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Researchers at UBC & @vchresearch.bsky.social developed a plant-based therapeutic gel to help heal chronic pressure ulcers (bed sores).
Led by Dr. David Granville and Heather Mak, the team's approach blocks the enzyme Granzyme B, which interferes with proper #SkinRepair: https://bit.ly/4iedKnt
Led by Dr. David Granville and Heather Mak, the team's approach blocks the enzyme Granzyme B, which interferes with proper #SkinRepair: https://bit.ly/4iedKnt
Dr. Zachary Hudson has been awarded an Arthur B. McDonald Fellowship. 🎈 Dr. Hudson is a UBC chemist developing advanced materials that are transforming how we diagnose disease and more.
Congratulations Dr. Hudson! https://bit.ly/4rat34D
Congratulations Dr. Hudson! https://bit.ly/4rat34D
November 20, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Dr. Zachary Hudson has been awarded an Arthur B. McDonald Fellowship. 🎈 Dr. Hudson is a UBC chemist developing advanced materials that are transforming how we diagnose disease and more.
Congratulations Dr. Hudson! https://bit.ly/4rat34D
Congratulations Dr. Hudson! https://bit.ly/4rat34D
A new study has uncovered biomarkers to help select the most effective precision treatments for patients with late-stage #ProstateCancer.
Led by Dr. Alexander Wyatt at @vchresearch.bsky.social, a key advantage of the approach is that it can be performed with a blood test: https://bit.ly/3M7yXDy
Led by Dr. Alexander Wyatt at @vchresearch.bsky.social, a key advantage of the approach is that it can be performed with a blood test: https://bit.ly/3M7yXDy
November 18, 2025 at 11:06 PM
A new study has uncovered biomarkers to help select the most effective precision treatments for patients with late-stage #ProstateCancer.
Led by Dr. Alexander Wyatt at @vchresearch.bsky.social, a key advantage of the approach is that it can be performed with a blood test: https://bit.ly/3M7yXDy
Led by Dr. Alexander Wyatt at @vchresearch.bsky.social, a key advantage of the approach is that it can be performed with a blood test: https://bit.ly/3M7yXDy
The awardees for the Huntington Society of Canada's 2025 Navigator Research Program has been announced.
🎉 Congratulations to Drs. Blair Leavitt and Lynn Raymond from UBC! https://bit.ly/4815KRZ
🎉 Congratulations to Drs. Blair Leavitt and Lynn Raymond from UBC! https://bit.ly/4815KRZ
November 18, 2025 at 1:26 AM
The awardees for the Huntington Society of Canada's 2025 Navigator Research Program has been announced.
🎉 Congratulations to Drs. Blair Leavitt and Lynn Raymond from UBC! https://bit.ly/4815KRZ
🎉 Congratulations to Drs. Blair Leavitt and Lynn Raymond from UBC! https://bit.ly/4815KRZ
Until recently, doctors had few tools to predict relapse for #LymphoidCancer. That’s changing, thanks to work led by Drs. Christian Steidl, Marco Marra, and David Scott at BC Cancer.
By sequencing relapsed tumours, the team has uncovered new #biomarkers: https://bit.ly/43wCAZT
By sequencing relapsed tumours, the team has uncovered new #biomarkers: https://bit.ly/43wCAZT
November 14, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Until recently, doctors had few tools to predict relapse for #LymphoidCancer. That’s changing, thanks to work led by Drs. Christian Steidl, Marco Marra, and David Scott at BC Cancer.
By sequencing relapsed tumours, the team has uncovered new #biomarkers: https://bit.ly/43wCAZT
By sequencing relapsed tumours, the team has uncovered new #biomarkers: https://bit.ly/43wCAZT
🏆 Dr. Christian Steidl, Senior Scientist and Executive Director, Research at BC Cancer, is the recipient of a 2025 Operating Grant in Blood Cancer, co-funded by AstraZeneca Canada and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada.
Congratulations Dr. Steidl! https://bit.ly/43QlF4H
#BloodCancerResearch
Congratulations Dr. Steidl! https://bit.ly/43QlF4H
#BloodCancerResearch
November 13, 2025 at 11:39 PM
🏆 Dr. Christian Steidl, Senior Scientist and Executive Director, Research at BC Cancer, is the recipient of a 2025 Operating Grant in Blood Cancer, co-funded by AstraZeneca Canada and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada.
Congratulations Dr. Steidl! https://bit.ly/43QlF4H
#BloodCancerResearch
Congratulations Dr. Steidl! https://bit.ly/43QlF4H
#BloodCancerResearch
🎃 This October, researchers from across the Vancouver scientific community won awards, grants, and scholarships.
From PIs to postdocs to students and more, our researchers and their work are getting recognized nationally and internationally! Check out the full list: https://bit.ly/4ozz6ht
From PIs to postdocs to students and more, our researchers and their work are getting recognized nationally and internationally! Check out the full list: https://bit.ly/4ozz6ht
November 13, 2025 at 1:20 AM
🎃 This October, researchers from across the Vancouver scientific community won awards, grants, and scholarships.
From PIs to postdocs to students and more, our researchers and their work are getting recognized nationally and internationally! Check out the full list: https://bit.ly/4ozz6ht
From PIs to postdocs to students and more, our researchers and their work are getting recognized nationally and internationally! Check out the full list: https://bit.ly/4ozz6ht
This year's Innovation Week at @sfuscience.bsky.social commemorates ten years of the Invention to Innovation (i2I) Graduate Certificate, a national program mobilizing scientists into entrepreneurs.
This year's first place winner of the i2I Pitch event was Dr. Shubha De! https://bit.ly/4os0dek
This year's first place winner of the i2I Pitch event was Dr. Shubha De! https://bit.ly/4os0dek
November 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM
This year's Innovation Week at @sfuscience.bsky.social commemorates ten years of the Invention to Innovation (i2I) Graduate Certificate, a national program mobilizing scientists into entrepreneurs.
This year's first place winner of the i2I Pitch event was Dr. Shubha De! https://bit.ly/4os0dek
This year's first place winner of the i2I Pitch event was Dr. Shubha De! https://bit.ly/4os0dek
Seven start-up ventures founded by UBC Faculty of Medicine community members have joined the 50th cohort of UBC’s Venture Founder program to help address global challenges in areas including biotechnology and health care.
See the 7 teams: https://bit.ly/43UJ0Ss
#VancouverBiotech
See the 7 teams: https://bit.ly/43UJ0Ss
#VancouverBiotech
November 7, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Seven start-up ventures founded by UBC Faculty of Medicine community members have joined the 50th cohort of UBC’s Venture Founder program to help address global challenges in areas including biotechnology and health care.
See the 7 teams: https://bit.ly/43UJ0Ss
#VancouverBiotech
See the 7 teams: https://bit.ly/43UJ0Ss
#VancouverBiotech
Led by Dr. Bruce Carleton, the GO-PGx project at @bcchresearch.bsky.social has established a national precision medicine network.
By integrating pharmacogenomic testing into routine care, the project enabled clinicians to tailor drug therapies to a child’s genetic profile: https://bit.ly/493yxrA
By integrating pharmacogenomic testing into routine care, the project enabled clinicians to tailor drug therapies to a child’s genetic profile: https://bit.ly/493yxrA
November 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Led by Dr. Bruce Carleton, the GO-PGx project at @bcchresearch.bsky.social has established a national precision medicine network.
By integrating pharmacogenomic testing into routine care, the project enabled clinicians to tailor drug therapies to a child’s genetic profile: https://bit.ly/493yxrA
By integrating pharmacogenomic testing into routine care, the project enabled clinicians to tailor drug therapies to a child’s genetic profile: https://bit.ly/493yxrA
Four research teams across Canada have received a total of $14.5 million though the 2025 @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social New Frontiers Program Project Grants.
Congratulations to the Vancouver awardees: Drs. David Huntsman, Torsten Nielsen, and Peter Black! https://bit.ly/3XcnWDi
Congratulations to the Vancouver awardees: Drs. David Huntsman, Torsten Nielsen, and Peter Black! https://bit.ly/3XcnWDi
November 4, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Four research teams across Canada have received a total of $14.5 million though the 2025 @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social New Frontiers Program Project Grants.
Congratulations to the Vancouver awardees: Drs. David Huntsman, Torsten Nielsen, and Peter Black! https://bit.ly/3XcnWDi
Congratulations to the Vancouver awardees: Drs. David Huntsman, Torsten Nielsen, and Peter Black! https://bit.ly/3XcnWDi
Congratulations to Drs. Nozomu Yachie and Xin Tang from UBC on their appointments as Canada Research Chairs!
Dr. Yachie has been renewed as s Tier 2 Chair in Synthetic Biology: https://bit.ly/4hClsaE
Dr. Tang has been awarded a Tier 2 Chair in Computational Cell Biology: https://bit.ly/47EQNoQ
Dr. Yachie has been renewed as s Tier 2 Chair in Synthetic Biology: https://bit.ly/4hClsaE
Dr. Tang has been awarded a Tier 2 Chair in Computational Cell Biology: https://bit.ly/47EQNoQ
November 4, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Congratulations to Drs. Nozomu Yachie and Xin Tang from UBC on their appointments as Canada Research Chairs!
Dr. Yachie has been renewed as s Tier 2 Chair in Synthetic Biology: https://bit.ly/4hClsaE
Dr. Tang has been awarded a Tier 2 Chair in Computational Cell Biology: https://bit.ly/47EQNoQ
Dr. Yachie has been renewed as s Tier 2 Chair in Synthetic Biology: https://bit.ly/4hClsaE
Dr. Tang has been awarded a Tier 2 Chair in Computational Cell Biology: https://bit.ly/47EQNoQ
🎃 This Halloween, we’re celebrating the mad scientists, curious minds, and researchers who turn imagination into innovation every day.
Whether you’re running gels or running from ghosts, we wish everyone a frightfully fun and scientifically sound Halloween! 👩🔬🧛♀️
Whether you’re running gels or running from ghosts, we wish everyone a frightfully fun and scientifically sound Halloween! 👩🔬🧛♀️
October 31, 2025 at 6:49 PM
🎃 This Halloween, we’re celebrating the mad scientists, curious minds, and researchers who turn imagination into innovation every day.
Whether you’re running gels or running from ghosts, we wish everyone a frightfully fun and scientifically sound Halloween! 👩🔬🧛♀️
Whether you’re running gels or running from ghosts, we wish everyone a frightfully fun and scientifically sound Halloween! 👩🔬🧛♀️
Drs. David Perrin and Larry Goldenberg from UBC and the Vancouver Prostate Centre have developed a new DNA-guided platform that paves the way for more precise cancer treatments.
Learn more about baited-SELEX: https://bit.ly/43IRP1C
Learn more about baited-SELEX: https://bit.ly/43IRP1C
October 31, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Drs. David Perrin and Larry Goldenberg from UBC and the Vancouver Prostate Centre have developed a new DNA-guided platform that paves the way for more precise cancer treatments.
Learn more about baited-SELEX: https://bit.ly/43IRP1C
Learn more about baited-SELEX: https://bit.ly/43IRP1C
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October 29, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Stay ahead of Vancouver's science scene!
Subscribe to the Science in Vancouver newsletter for and never miss out on:
📰 The latest research news & publications
🎟️ Upcoming science events
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Be part of the community driving science forward: https://bit.ly/4hxX0HC
Subscribe to the Science in Vancouver newsletter for and never miss out on:
📰 The latest research news & publications
🎟️ Upcoming science events
💼 Local job listings
Be part of the community driving science forward: https://bit.ly/4hxX0HC
New data from Christine Wardell and the Levings lab at UBC and @bcchresearch.bsky.social has demonstrated that A2-CAR Treg cells have potential therapeutic use to simultaneously control both allo- and #autoimmunity in islet transplantation.
Check it the paper: https://bit.ly/4nq3SIg
Check it the paper: https://bit.ly/4nq3SIg
October 28, 2025 at 11:39 PM
New data from Christine Wardell and the Levings lab at UBC and @bcchresearch.bsky.social has demonstrated that A2-CAR Treg cells have potential therapeutic use to simultaneously control both allo- and #autoimmunity in islet transplantation.
Check it the paper: https://bit.ly/4nq3SIg
Check it the paper: https://bit.ly/4nq3SIg
New PI on the block!
Dr. Jennifer Ritonja joined BC Cancer in July 2025. Her research focuses on identifying early indicators of cancer in women, particularly for breast and ovarian cancers. Learn more: https://bit.ly/47cX2RM
#BreastCancer #OvarianCancer
Dr. Jennifer Ritonja joined BC Cancer in July 2025. Her research focuses on identifying early indicators of cancer in women, particularly for breast and ovarian cancers. Learn more: https://bit.ly/47cX2RM
#BreastCancer #OvarianCancer
October 27, 2025 at 11:36 PM
New PI on the block!
Dr. Jennifer Ritonja joined BC Cancer in July 2025. Her research focuses on identifying early indicators of cancer in women, particularly for breast and ovarian cancers. Learn more: https://bit.ly/47cX2RM
#BreastCancer #OvarianCancer
Dr. Jennifer Ritonja joined BC Cancer in July 2025. Her research focuses on identifying early indicators of cancer in women, particularly for breast and ovarian cancers. Learn more: https://bit.ly/47cX2RM
#BreastCancer #OvarianCancer
This week, we profile a publication by Dr. @annablakney.bsky.social ’s lab that demonstrates the relative expression kinetics of three different types of RNA.
This profile honors the late Dr. Credo Casmil, first author of the study and beloved lab member of the Blakney lab: https://bit.ly/42VJlUD
This profile honors the late Dr. Credo Casmil, first author of the study and beloved lab member of the Blakney lab: https://bit.ly/42VJlUD
October 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
This week, we profile a publication by Dr. @annablakney.bsky.social ’s lab that demonstrates the relative expression kinetics of three different types of RNA.
This profile honors the late Dr. Credo Casmil, first author of the study and beloved lab member of the Blakney lab: https://bit.ly/42VJlUD
This profile honors the late Dr. Credo Casmil, first author of the study and beloved lab member of the Blakney lab: https://bit.ly/42VJlUD
Scientists have come to appreciate that the trillions of #microbes that live in you have a huge impact on the body as a whole.
💬 In this Q&A, Dr. Brett Finlay from @ubcmicroimmuno.bsky.social discusses the human microbiome and his new book, The Microbiome Master Key: https://bit.ly/4hrJ5mn
💬 In this Q&A, Dr. Brett Finlay from @ubcmicroimmuno.bsky.social discusses the human microbiome and his new book, The Microbiome Master Key: https://bit.ly/4hrJ5mn
October 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Scientists have come to appreciate that the trillions of #microbes that live in you have a huge impact on the body as a whole.
💬 In this Q&A, Dr. Brett Finlay from @ubcmicroimmuno.bsky.social discusses the human microbiome and his new book, The Microbiome Master Key: https://bit.ly/4hrJ5mn
💬 In this Q&A, Dr. Brett Finlay from @ubcmicroimmuno.bsky.social discusses the human microbiome and his new book, The Microbiome Master Key: https://bit.ly/4hrJ5mn
A new exhibition at the @museumofvan.bsky.social , co-produced by @sfu-fhs.bsky.social , invites visitors into the often-invisible world of those living with the life-altering effects of COVID-19.
Learn more about this amazing #SciComm exhibition: https://bit.ly/4qlzeCC
#LongCOVID
Learn more about this amazing #SciComm exhibition: https://bit.ly/4qlzeCC
#LongCOVID
October 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
A new exhibition at the @museumofvan.bsky.social , co-produced by @sfu-fhs.bsky.social , invites visitors into the often-invisible world of those living with the life-altering effects of COVID-19.
Learn more about this amazing #SciComm exhibition: https://bit.ly/4qlzeCC
#LongCOVID
Learn more about this amazing #SciComm exhibition: https://bit.ly/4qlzeCC
#LongCOVID
💧 Can our tears give us early insights into #Alzheimer’s disease development?
Dr. Printha Wijesinghe from @dmcbrainhealth.bsky.social studied miRNA levels in brain, eye, and tear tissues in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s and found that tear miRNA profiles mirrored the brain’s: https://bit.ly/47gCOoV
Dr. Printha Wijesinghe from @dmcbrainhealth.bsky.social studied miRNA levels in brain, eye, and tear tissues in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s and found that tear miRNA profiles mirrored the brain’s: https://bit.ly/47gCOoV
October 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
💧 Can our tears give us early insights into #Alzheimer’s disease development?
Dr. Printha Wijesinghe from @dmcbrainhealth.bsky.social studied miRNA levels in brain, eye, and tear tissues in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s and found that tear miRNA profiles mirrored the brain’s: https://bit.ly/47gCOoV
Dr. Printha Wijesinghe from @dmcbrainhealth.bsky.social studied miRNA levels in brain, eye, and tear tissues in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s and found that tear miRNA profiles mirrored the brain’s: https://bit.ly/47gCOoV
🪩 @ubcmedicine.bsky.social researchers were awarded more than $1.3 million in federal funding to support innovative research infrastructure projects.
Congratulations to all researchers! See the full list: https://bit.ly/3KWFUXx
Congratulations to all researchers! See the full list: https://bit.ly/3KWFUXx
October 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
🪩 @ubcmedicine.bsky.social researchers were awarded more than $1.3 million in federal funding to support innovative research infrastructure projects.
Congratulations to all researchers! See the full list: https://bit.ly/3KWFUXx
Congratulations to all researchers! See the full list: https://bit.ly/3KWFUXx