Michael Smith Labs

After billions of doses worldwide, a new global review of mRNA vaccines led by UBC researchers and published in The Lancet confirms they are safe, highly effective and supported by extensive real-world data. Read more: news.ubc.ca/2026/06/mrna-v…

Congratulations to @ubcmsl PhD student Vincent Fetterley on receiving a scholarship from the Canadian Plant Breeding Innovation for research that could help modernize one of agriculture’s most misunderstood crops: hemp.

Congratulations to Dr. Joerg Bohlmann of @ubcmsl on receiving the 2026 @GenomeBC Award for Scientific Excellence from @lifesciences_bc. lifesciencesbc.ca/lsbc-news/cele…

🧠 What happens when AI moves beyond analyzing biology and starts helping discovery? In this interview, Dr. Xin Tang at @ubcmsl discusses his vision for “self-driving discovery”, highlighting the power of combining computation with experimental biology: bit.ly/4fSEBX9

Congratulations to our spring 2026 graduates! 🥳🎓 We can't wait to see what you do next.

@ubcscience @UBCChem @ubcbiochemistry @mmarra0630 @lenjf @huan55555

Congratulations to the recipients of this year’s Pathway to Independence Award, Drs. Huan Zhong (Foster lab), Rui Han (@Brumerlab) and Michelle Ng (Marra lab)! Learn more about the award and their research projects at: msl.ubc.ca/three-msl-post…

Join us next Wednesday for our May MSL seminar, where we're excited to welcome guest speaker Dr. Edward Buckler! May 20: 3pm PT MSL 102 & Zoom Hosted by: Dr. @MarcoTodescoCnv More details: msl.ubc.ca/event/msl-semi…

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Join us on Tuesday, April 21 at 3pm for our annual Michael Smith Distinguished Lecture! This year we are excited to be hosting Dr. Sarah Teichmann for a lecture on 'Mapping the Human Body One Cell at a Time'. 📍MSL 102 and Zoom More info: msl.ubc.ca/event/2025-26-…

Join us tomorrow (April 15) for our next MSL seminar! We'll hear from two of last year's Pathway to Independence Award recipients about how their projects have progressed. April 15, 3pm MSL 102 & Zoom Host: Dr. Dave Ng Event details: msl.ubc.ca/event/msl-semi…

Join us next week to hear Dr. Brenda Andrews deliver this year's Friesen Prize Lecture at UBC! 📅 Wednesday, April 1, 3:00pm 📍 MSL 102 More details: msl.ubc.ca/event/friesen-… @friendsofcihr

Join us next Monday for the Michael Smith Special Lecture in Next-Generation Biotechnologies, where we're excited to welcome guest speaker Dr. Elaine Fuchs! Mar. 2, 3pm PT MSL 102 & Zoom Hosted by the MSL Postdoc & RA Committee Event details: msl.ubc.ca/event/2026-mic…

We’re hiring! The Jefferies lab is seeking a Research Assistant/Technician with molecular biology and bioinformatics expertise. Learn more about the position and how to apply at: msl.ubc.ca/careers/ @ubcscience @UBCMicroImmuno

Dr. @AnnaBlakney’s team has partnered with STRM BIO and @Ginkgo on an $8.4 million USD grant from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), which will support them in developing a delivery platform for immune cell engineering. Learn more: msl.ubc.ca/dr-anna-blakne…

In a major new study, UBC researchers have discovered how to grow a specialized type of immune cell from stem cells—paving the way for next-generation “living drugs” to treat everything from cancer to autoimmune disorders. Learn more: news.ubc.ca/2026/01/stem-c…

Happy holidays from the MSL! ❄️🎊 We got together to celebrate earlier this month at our annual holiday party, enjoying good food, great company, and lots of holiday fun. We wish everyone an enjoyable, restful holiday season, and all the best in the new year!

Congratulations to the 2025-26 recipients of the @ZymeworksInc – MSL - @UBCMicroImmuno Fellowships in Advanced Protein Therapeutics: Marie Johns from the #JefferiesLab and Abishek Wadhwa from the Harder lab! Learn more about their research projects: msl.ubc.ca/marie-johns-an…

We are hiring: 3 Postdoctoral Fellows (AI × Life Sciences) @ UBC Vancouver. We build interpretable + autonomous AI for multi-scale, multi-modal spatiotemporal biology—especially single-cell, spatial, and multi-omics—with applications in neuroscience/BCI and cancer genomics. 🧵👇