MBIM researchers report new vaginal models that can become infected with sexually transmitted viruses and respond to antiviral drugs: bit.ly/4hGdYpc
Vaginal organoids may unlock new insight into sexually transmitted infections in women
Dr. Maria Tokuyama's team reports new vaginal models that can become infected with sexually transmitted viruses and respond to antiviral drugs.
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A study led by MBIM professor Dr. Bob Hancock finds that programming of the immune system in the first week of life unfolds uniquely in separate geographic cohorts of newborns, which may help predict susceptibility to infection during infancy. Read more: bit.ly/4fMZPFl
Geography influences early programming of the immune system
A study led by Dr. Bob Hancock finds that programming of the immune system in the first week of life unfolds uniquely in separate geographic cohorts of newborns
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A team of educators in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology finds that integrating course material into a narrative comic strip format is a powerful way to help students grasp challenging microbiology concepts. Read more: bit.ly/4uQ2wu5
The power of narrative storytelling: Using comics to bring microbiology concepts to life
A new study finds that integrating course material into a narrative comic format is a powerful way to help students grasp challenging microbiology concepts.
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UBC’s Prepare for Pandemics through Advanced Research in Evolution (PrePARE) research cluster, led by Microbiology and Immunology professors Selena Sagan and Kayla King, has compiled trustworthy information and resources on the current Hantavirus outbreak: bit.ly/49uFEZe
Hantavirus 2026 Outbreak - Prepare for Pandemics through Advanced Research in Evolution (PrePARE)
Information and resources on the 2026 Hantavirus Outbreak Public Health Agency of Canada A statement on the Andes hantavirus situation from The Public Health Agency of Canada, along with other Governm...
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🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Hannah Wittman @ires.ubc.ca and Dr. Carolina Tropini @ubcmicroimmuno.bsky.social for being selected in Round 4 of the Data Science Catalyst Program! dsi.ubc.ca/data-science... And many thanks to @science.ubc.ca Dean's Office for their support! 🙏
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Annalise Wong, an undergraduate Microbiology and Immunology student and captain of the UBC Women's Hockey team, discusses how she juggles research, coursework, and hockey and how the skills she has acquired on the ice can be applied in the classroom and lab. Read more: bit.ly/41nO28z
2025-26 Michael Smith Distinguished Lecture Dr. Sarah Teichmann Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 3:00pm MSL Lecture Theatre (room 102) and Zoom Host: Dr. Martin Hirst Co-presented by the Michael Smith Laboratories and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Through UBC STEM Fellowship's Research Exploration Opportunity program, local high school students from underrepresented communities experienced a week in the life of a microbiology and immunology researcher. Read more: bit.ly/4c611BR
Congratulations to Professor Emerita Pauline Johnson for securing a Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) Award! The funds will support UBC's Life Sciences Institute in its mission to make modern analytical techniques and facilities more broadly available.
UBC Science@science.ubc.ca · 5mo agoQuantum materials, astronomy, and life sciences research at UBC got a major boost today with the announcement of the latest round of Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) Award funding. science.ubc.ca/news/2026-03...
For alumna Dr. Morgan Roberts, now a senior research scientist at the Vancouver Prostate Centre and an assistant professor in UBC’s Department of Urologic Sciences, a pivot to cancer immunology research was a matter of being in the right place at the right time: bit.ly/4saWwf5
From the bench to the bladder and back
Alumna Dr. Morgan Roberts reflects on her views on the marriage between basic and translational research and the importance of remaining open to the unexpected.
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Two of UBC’s premier research prizes were awarded to UBC Science faculty members today, with Dr. Curtis Suttle (@virosphere.bsky.social) receiving the Jacob Biely award, and Dr. Jess McIver earning UBC’s Charles A. McDowell award. @killamtrusts.bsky.social science.ubc.ca/news/2026-03...
Marine virologist, astrophysicist earn UBC’s top research prizes
UBC recognizes six Science faculty members for research excellence, with two of the university's top prizes awarded to Dr. Curtis Suttle and Dr. Jess McIver.
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Congratulations to Professor Emerita Pauline Johnson for being awarded the @cdnimmunol.bsky.social's 2026 Gillian E. Wu Mentorship Award! The award recognizes a CSI member who has made outstanding contributions to the mentoring of scientists at all levels. Learn more: bit.ly/3MTdq2s
"I was genuinely surprised and honoured. Competitions like this create space to think across disciplines and push beyond conventional scientific boundaries. Engaging with other submissions through the QSpace Forums was enjoyable." @ubcmicroimmuno.bsky.social qspace.fqxi.org/competitions/winners/17
Calling all MBIM alumni! We'd love to learn what you're up to, invite you to participate in mentoring and networking opportunities, and feature you on our website and social media! To help us keep in touch, please complete this survey: lnkd.in/gqTscH_H
Laboratory courses provide a valuable forum for transforming learning into hands-on experience. They also present unique challenges for students with disabilities. Our teaching instructors are working to enhance accessibility in the lab. Read more: mbim.ubc.ca/news/enhanci...
Enhancing accessibility in the lab
Through collaboration and knowledge exchange, the Lab Accessibility in Science Project team works to make laboratory courses accessible to all students.
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Research led by François Jean reveals compounds with broad-spectrum antiviral activity that protect mice from influenza A. The findings could launch new drugs to treat not only flu but a larger family of viruses that work via the same mechanism. Read more: bit.ly/4qm2esT
Fluids, rest, and a broad-spectrum antiviral
François Jean's team has discovered two chemical compounds with potent and wide-ranging antiviral activity that protect mice from influenza A infection.
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UBC researchers have engineered gut bacteria that dim their fluorescent glow in the presence of illness. Their findings, published in Cell, could improve gut diagnostics by using bacteria that already live there. Read more: bit.ly/4kfzQaf @science.ubc.ca @news.ubc.ca
Glowing bacterial sensors detect gut illness in mice before symptoms emerge
UBC researchers have engineered gut bacteria that dim their fluorescent glow in the presence of illness.
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