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Initial findings from a clinical trial on the use of #biomarkers for #CancerDetection in patients with early-stage germ cell tumors demonstrated that a simple blood test could help clinicians identify patients at higher risk of relapse. See more from Dr. Lucia Nappi at UBC: https://bit.ly/4fVJ2io

What can we learn about ageing from butterflies? @sfubiosciences.bsky.social professor Arne Mooers and colleague Jayme Lewthwaite investigate.

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Some tropical butterflies live surprisingly long lives. Is it their high-protein diet?

🎺 Shani Leyva Camacho at @sfu.ca has been selected as the winner of the Michael Stevenson Graduate Scholarship. Join us in congratulating Shani Leyva Camacho! Learn more: https://bit.ly/4vQNxRj

For decades, scientists did not fully understand how the eye clears away fluid, waste, and inflammatory debris. 👁️ New research from the Gupta lab at UBC has identified a previously unknown waste drainage system at the back of the eye that they've called the POLO pathway: https://bit.ly/4vX64eJ

🔬 Science. 🎤 Stand-up. 🎵 Live music. Need we say more? If you've never been to Science, Stand-Up, & Song hosted by Dr. @mlithopoulos.bsky.social, now's your chance! This one-of-a-kind night proves that learning can be seriously entertaining. 🎟️: https://bit.ly/4fAgdHX

🌍 The Hancock lab at UBC has found that immune system programming in the first 7 days of life occurs uniquely in separate geographic cohorts of newborns. Their study reveals that a core #ImmuneDevelopment trajectory in humans is overlaid with population-specific differences: https://bit.ly/4yKcJeT

As the world faces new and often untreatable viral threats, @sfu.ca researchers have found a way to cut years off the time it takes to discover #antiviral drugs. 💊 Learn more about the work from Dr. Robert Britton's lab: https://bit.ly/4yKcTTs

Researchers from the Jefferies lab at UBC have developed a new, versatile platform for delivering therapeutics and vaccines to patients that could reduce costs and improve access in the future. ⚗️ Abstract in @natcomms.nature.com: https://go.nature.com/4pQOA0r 📰 Press release: https://bit.ly/3RzqMTM

👏 Congrats to dedicated VCHRI researchers awarded Canadian Institutes of Health Research Spring 2026 Project Grants! Learn more about their groundbreaking research advancing health care across B.C. & worldwide: www.vchri.ca/announcement...

VCHRI researchers awarded CIHR project grants to support health research

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has announced the results of its Spring 2026 project grant competition. Congratulations to all the VCHRI researchers who were awarded project grants a...

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A new study by Drs. Jon Stoessl, Vesna Sossi, and a team of researchers at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health has found that the brain reorganizes its dopamine signaling in the earliest stages of #Parkinson’s disease. 🧠 Learn more: https://bit.ly/3RJMHHX

A placental monitoring technology developed at UBC has received funding from ARPA-H to support expanded #ClinicalStudies, including at BC Women's Hospital. Congratulations to Drs. Farah Deeba and Robert Rohling: https://bit.ly/4fuAK0w

🎧 New Podcast Alert! On the first episode of Beaker Banter, Drs. Marissa Lithopoulos and Anna Blakney from UBC talk about bioengineering, self-amplifying RNA vaccines, and social media. Listen now: https://bit.ly/4pxyIS1

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#VancouverBiotech continues to make its mark! A UBC spinout from Dr. Sabrina Leslie's lab, ScopeSys is advancing #GeneticMedicine with their single-molecule analytics platform. 📖 Learn how they went from bench-side to commercialization with CEO Dr. Padma Kodukula: https://bit.ly/4gE3vu2

The first Canadian Cancer Trials Group-led #CellTherapy trials has opened in Canada, led by Dr. Diego Villa at BC Cancer! 🍁 Read more about the CAR-T treatments for relapsed mantle cell lymphoma and relapsed solid tumors: https://bit.ly/4gDOloD

🧫 #AntimicrobialResistance is one of our greatest public health challenges. The Vancouver-based company @bugseq.com, with @genomebc.bsky.social support, is working to change that through their #bioinformatics platform that can rapidly identify and characterize pathogens: https://bit.ly/4hai34H

Two researchers at the @sfu-fhs.bsky.social have each successfully secured a prestigious CIHR Postdoctoral Fellowship Award. Congratulations to Drs. Naomi Maldonado-Rodriguez and Amanda Rowlands! https://bit.ly/3SQ0BZo

Mitacs and the IBET PhD Project announced the renewal of their partnership through a 3-year agreement that will expand research, training, and industry opportunities for Indigenous and Black doctoral researchers in STEM fields. 💬 https://bit.ly/4bEbbZN

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Congratulations to FHS researchers Dr. Naomi Maldonado-Rodriguez and Dr. Amanda Rowlands who each secured a Postdoctoral Fellowship award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research 🙌 🎉 More on their respective research programs: www.sfu.ca/fhs/news-eve... #SFU #SFUFHS #SFUResearch

🤩 NSERC grants have been announced! Check out the winners from...👇 UBC MSL: https://bit.ly/4aHsZmz @ubcappliedscience.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/4aHsZ63 @sfu.ca : https://bit.ly/4vYW3i2 UBC Pharmacy: https://bit.ly/3RqEKHt

In a new study by Dr. Jennifer Telford at BC Cancer, researchers found that a positive fecal immunochemical test performed after colonoscopy was associated with an increased risk of #ColorectalCancer. 🧪 Abstract: https://bit.ly/4aH803j 🗞️ Press release: https://bit.ly/4vQgr4F

🔎 A sweeping global review led by researchers at UBC has found that mRNA vaccines are safe and highly effective at preventing infectious diseases. These results support their potential applications for a range of diseases: https://bit.ly/4gXY4WL

VCHRI researcher Dr. Kim Chi shares insights from his study exploring the role of circulating tumor DNA in guiding treatment decisions for metastatic prostate cancer:

What the PROTRACT Study Shows About ctDNA-Guided Therapy in mCRPC | GU Oncology Now

Kim Chi, MD, reviews key findings from the PROTRACT study and explains what they reveal about ctDNA in mCRPC.

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In a recent review published in the @thelancet.com, Dr. Jan Lünemann highlights recent breakthroughs in the understanding of Epstein–Barr virus biology in MS and emerging virus-targeted therapeutic approaches that may ultimately transform both disease prevention and treatment.

Epstein–Barr virus and multiple sclerosis: from associations to mechanisms to potential therapies

Epstein–Barr virus, a widespread herpesvirus that establishes lifelong latency after primary infection, has emerged in serological and epidemiological studies as a strong and consistent risk factor fo...

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This June, >50 community members were recognized for the research, mentorship, service, and more. Among them is Dr. Marco Marra, the recipient of the 2025 Canadian Cancer Society Lifetime Contribution Prize! 📋 Check out our monthly award summary for the full list: https://bit.ly/4p4Ezht

💰 Vancouver biotechnology company Zymeworks Inc. plans to spend US$929 million in cash to buy Theravance Biopharma Inc. Theravance has one drug on the market: Yupelri, which treats #COPD: https://bit.ly/445gldm #VancouverBiotech

#Vitiligo is a painless autoimmune condition that causes the loss of skin pigmentation. A new AI interface developed by @vchresearch.bsky.social researcher Dr. Tim Lee shows promise as a clinical enhancement tool to monitor depigmented lesions: https://bit.ly/3SQ75qY

Dr. Zachary Pennington at the @dmcbrainhealth.bsky.social is the recipient of the 2026 William & Nona Heaslip–Banting Discovery Award! 🎈 Congratulations Dr. Pennington: https://bit.ly/4uTTX1i