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When #LymphoidCancer returns after treatment, they often become more aggressive and harder to treat. Until recently, doctors had few tools to predict relapse or guide care. That’s changing, thanks to work led by Drs. Christian Steidl, Marco Marra, and David Scott at @BCCancer.

🏆 Dr. Christian Steidl, Senior Scientist and Executive Director of Research at @BCCancer, is the recipient of a 2025 Operating Grant in Blood Cancer, co-funded by @AstraZenecaCA and @LLSCanada. Congratulations Dr. Steidl! https://t.co/V5VB39NGEA #BloodCancerResearch

Together with @ISSCR and @SocDevBio, we're presenting a three-day scientific symposium led by the next generation of researchers. 🗓️✍️ Mark your calendars for Sept. 23-25, 2026. More on the symposium and how researchers at all levels can get involved: https://t.co/HVhLQcaqE9

🧫 Ready for the microbiome exchange? It might sound weird… but it’s true — especially in an elevator! 😅 Watch Dr. Christopher E. Mason’s full talk from the 2025 Don Rix Distinguished Keynote: 🎥 https://t.co/m2q39Xo28m #DRDK2025 #SpaceBiology #Genomics

Join us next Wednesday for our November MSL seminar, where we're excited to welcome guest speaker Dr. Peng Yin! Nov. 19: 3pm PST MSL 102 & Zoom Hosted by: Dr. @SabrinaRLeslie Event details: https://t.co/FLIIkZf5V6

🎃 This October, scientists across the Vancouver scientific community won awards, grants, and scholarships. From PIs to postdocs to students & more, our researchers and their work are getting recognized nationally and internationally! Check out the list: https://t.co/g0pdNT8GCn

This year's Innovation Week at @SFU 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://t.co/GXfN2Qfmzr

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Meet the incredible lineup for Experience Science and Song Under the Dome @SpaceCentreYVR 🎤 Martin Austwick, musician and writer 🧠 Dr. Lara Boyd, neuroscientist 🧬 Dr. Alison Castle, clinical geneticist 🧩 Dr. Miriam Mosing, behavioral geneticist 🐭 Dr. Kaylee Byers, science

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://t.co/6caOhmpKjl

Led by Dr. Bruce Carleton, the GO-PGx project at @BCCHresearch established a national precision medicine network. By integrating pharmacogenomic testing into routine care, GO-PGx has enabled clinicians to tailor drug therapies to a child’s genetic profile:

Four research teams across Canada have received a total of $14.5 million though the 2025 Terry Fox New Frontiers Program Project Grants. Congratulations to the Vancouver awardees: Drs. David Huntsman, Torsten Nielsen, and Peter Black! https://t.co/jlJaOtIeck

Congrats to Drs. Nozomu Yachie & Xin Tang on their appointments as Canada Research Chairs! Dr. Yachie has been renewed as a Tier 2 Chair in Synthetic Biology: https://t.co/vqche7ta0m Dr. Tang has been awarded a Tier 2 Chair in Computational Cell Biology: https://t.co/ozBviY9Zl9

Congratulations to Dr. Kwang Ho Kim for being named a finalist for the FPB Young Professional Award from the AIChE Forest and Plant Bioproducts Division! This recognition highlights his dedication to advancing sustainable bioproducts, innovative research, and the growth of the

Congratulations to all the Gairdner laureates who were honoured for their discoveries at last night’s @gairdnerawards Gala. We applaud your commitment to advancing the biomedical sciences and improving the health of Canadians and people around the world!

🎃 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! 👩‍🔬🧛‍♀️

Drs. David Perrin and Larry Goldenberg from @UBC and the @VanProstateCtr have developed a new DNA-guided platform that paves the way for more precise cancer treatments. Learn more about baited-SELEX: https://t.co/Zq2GWKSaec

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New data from Christine Wardell and the Levings lab at @UBC and @BCCHresearch has demonstrated that A2-CAR Treg cells have potential therapeutic use to control both allo- and #autoimmunity in islet transplantation. Check it the paper in @ScienceTM: https://t.co/qaNtP1nh5M

New PI on the block! Dr. @JenniferRitonja joined @BCCancer in July 2025. Her research focuses on identifying early indicators of cancer in women, particularly for breast and ovarian cancers. Learn more: https://t.co/inv1jUOvov #BreastCancer #OvarianCancer