UBC discovery opens new avenues for designing drugs to combat drug-resistant malaria
Researchers have shown a key difference in the three-dimensional structures of a key metabolic enzyme in the parasite that causes malaria compared to its human counterpart.
Soil in wounds can help stem deadly bleeding
New UBC research shows for the first time that soil silicates—the most abundant material on the Earth’s crust—play a key role in blood clotting.
DNA testing could help in COVID-19 treatment
Dr. Bill Gibson discusses why genotyping one particular gene could improve patient care for this disease.
Making a difference: UBC students design low-cost ventilator for COVID-19
The design is among the final 10 in the international Code Life Ventilator Challenge.
Brett Finlay explains how SARS vaccine development can inform COVID-19 response
Finlay discusses his involvement in the development of three potential SARS vaccines and the lessons researchers learned.
Three faculty members recognized for outstanding contributions to health research
Drs. Peter C.K. Leung, Lori Brotto and Kendall Ho are the 2019 recipients of the UBC Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Researcher Awards.
Making a difference: UBC students help frontline medical workers during COVID-19
Medical students support health care providers with childcare, pet care and errands.
Canadian hospitals trialing new treatment options for COVID-19 patients
The initiative will compare the safety and effectiveness of drugs and drug combinations in treating patients who are hospitalized with COVID-19.
Removing seniors from care homes is not the solution to COVID-19 fears
Read Dr. Roger Wong’s op-ed in The Globe and Mail.
UBC-led study finds trial drug can significantly block early stages of COVID-19 in engineered human tissues
The findings hold promise as a treatment capable of stopping early infection of the novel coronavirus.