National Postdoc Appreciation Week: Dr. Lihua Hao
In honour of National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW), we spoke with different Postdoctoral Fellows at the CBR to highlight their research, share their stories and celebrate their journeys. Dr. Lihua Hua – Pryzdial lab Tell me about your research. My project is about Factor X, which is a really important coagulation protein. Normally, it gets […]
National Postdoc Appreciation Week: Dr. Sahand Ghaffari
In honour of National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW), we spoke with different Postdoctoral Fellows at the CBR to highlight their research, share their stories and celebrate their journeys. Dr. Sahand Ghaffari – Kizhakkedathu Lab Tell me about your research As a postdoctoral fellow at the Centre for Blood Research and Department of Pathology and Laboratory […]
National Postdoc Appreciation Week: Dr. Maomao Tan
In honour of National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW), we spoke with different Postdoctoral Fellows at the CBR to highlight their research, share their stories and celebrate their journeys. Dr. Maomao Tan – Hedtrich Lab Tell me about your research. I am working in Dr. Sarah Hedtrich’s laboratory at the Centre for Blood Research, focusing […]
A Look Back at CBR-LSI Research Day 2025
Written by: Jessica Yet, CBR Admin On August 14th, the CBR community celebrated the end of the Summer Studentship program with the annual CBR-LSI Research Day. The event started with opening remarks from our Director, followed by oral presentations from the summer students. Students were given just 3 minutes each to present their summer research […]
Meet the CBR Graduate Award Program (GAP) Cohort 2025-2026
We are excited to welcome the incoming CBR Graduate Award Program (GAP) cohort for 2025-2026! Over the next year, these students will take part in exciting professional development activities alongside their research. Learn more about them and their research below: Download the GAP 2025-2026 Cohort PDF Here! Alessia Palumbo, Foster Lab I am a 2nd […]
Q&A with Dr. Kerryn Matthews, Recipient of the 2025 Neil Mackenzie Mentorship Excellence Award
We profiled Dr. Kerryn Matthews, recipient of the 2025 Neil Mackenzie Mentorship Excellence Award.
Connecting With Nature: CBR Members Tour the UBC Botanical Garden and TreeWalk
Written by: Jessica Yet, CBR Admin On Thursday, July 17, 14 CBR members visited the UBC Botanical Garden for a relaxing afternoon in nature. Organized by the Health and Wellness Committee, the event was designed to bring members out of the lab, to help them connect with nature, de-stress, and have fun! The afternoon began […]
CBR Scientists Awarded Federal Funding in CIHR, NSERC and NFRF Competitions
Written by: Jessica Yet, CBR Admin On July 9, 2025, The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions and the Honourable Marjorie Michel, Minister of Health, announced $1.3 billion in federal research funding through a suite of research programs administered by the three federal research granting […]
Unlocking a mystery: How a healthy microbiome protects babies from chronic inflammation
This story is re-published from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research website. Photos credited to Phillip Chin. Link to original story: https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/54370.html. Why does a sanitized environment protect us from infections but seem to increase the chances of developing chronic inflammatory diseases such as asthma and eczema? Why does exposure to some bacteria appear to […]
Could AI and lab-grown sperm solve male infertility?
This article originally posted on the UBC Faculty of Medicine website and reposted here. Using 3D bioprinting and other cutting-edge technologies, a team of UBC researchers led by Dr. Ryan Flannigan is bringing new hope to men with a severe form of infertility When Nivan Sharma imagines his future, it always includes children. But the third-year medical […]