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VPRI Unit: SPARC
UBC is permitted to submit six (6) proposals to the NSERC CREATE Letter of Intent (LOI) competition. Proposal selection will occur through an internal selection peer-review process, detailed below. If you intend to apply as a lead applicant, please inform Alexander Unterberger. Strategic…
November 25, 2021The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, today announced a joint investment of $20 million to support new diabetes research teams across Canada.The Government of Canada is providing $14 million of the funding announced today through the Canadian Institutes of Health…
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office
A critical partnership linking three leading research organizations has been renewed for a third five-year term, an important milestone for a Max Planck Society-partnered collaboration.
Two major federal research programs announced new funding rounds earlier this week: the Canada First Research Excellence Fund and the Canada Excellence Research Chairs.
VPRI Unit: SPARC
SPARC in collaboration with UBC applicants has developed a new resource - a guide to completing the Partner Organization Form for partner organizations. The guide can be accessed in the NSERC Resources webpage of the SPARC website (CWL-protected) and can be freely shared with partner organizations…
Dr. Pieter Cullis is a recipient of the 2021 Prince Mahidol Award in recognition of his pioneering work on lipid nanoparticles (LNP), which has been critical to the development of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines and other life-saving medicines.
Award is in recognition of innovative contributions to the fields of wood science, chemical and biological engineering.
VPRI Unit: Animal Care and Use Program
As we approach the upcoming holidays for calendar year 2021, please be advised of our order and delivery schedule. Animal Orders and Deliveries December 7, 2021 Submit orders prior to 12:00 p.m. for delivery during the week of Dec. 13, 2022. December 13…
We acknowledge that UBC’s two main campuses are situated within the ancestral and unceded territory of the Musqueam people, and in the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation and their peoples.