News
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Welcoming new assistant professor Jeff Dong
January 8, 2026
Dong will study how oxidative stress drives damage in the central nervous system and how we can mitigate it to treat neurodegenerative disease.
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Research paves the way for safer colonoscopy bowel prep for people with compromised gut health
January 8, 2026
Preclinical research from Carolina Tropini's team suggests that bowel preparation procedures may have unappreciated risks in vulnerable patient populations.
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Marie Johns and Abishek Wadhwa awarded the 2025-26 Zymeworks Fellowships
December 18, 2025
We extend our congratulations to Marie Johns and Abishek Wadhwa, who have been awarded the 2025-26 Zymeworks Fellowships in Advanced Protein Therapeutics.
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How to hack your microbiome for lifelong health
October 20, 2025
Brett Finlay shares tips from his new book, The Microbiome Master Key, on how to leverage the microorganisms in your body to promote healthy living and aging.
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Marine heatwaves could interfere with the ocean's ability to lock away carbon
October 16, 2025
Steven Hallam and coauthors find that spurts of intense ocean warming impact microbial community structure and carbon cycling dynamics in underwater ecosystems.
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UBC launches world’s first mushroom-powered waterless toilet
September 29, 2025
Steven Hallam and other UBC researchers launched the world’s first mushroom-powered waterless toilet, the MycoToilet.
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Welcoming new assistant professor Chadi Saad-Roy
September 18, 2025
Joint with the Department of Mathematics, Saad-Roy will study infectious disease dynamics using computational modelling.
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Warding off allergies and asthma with breastmilk
August 28, 2025
Brett Finlay's team investigates how antibodies in breastmilk influence the bacteria in the infant gut and how these bacteria train the maturing immune system.
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Kayla King awarded the Royal Society’s Francis Crick Medal
August 27, 2025
Kayla King’s research promises to bolster global preparedness against infectious diseases amidst environmental upheaval.
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Pathogens are evolving, but research is, too
August 26, 2025
Researchers in UBC’s Prepare for Pandemics through Advanced Research in Evolution cluster bring together complementary expertise to outwit infectious diseases.