Interested in conducting research at UBC Chemistry? Join us on GatherTown to speak to our renowned faculty members & current graduate students. Learn more about our cutting-edge research programs, our facilities, and scholarship & award opportunities. 🔗 app.gather.town/app/gnjyTrHD...

Congratulations to @nadineborduas.bsky.social for receiving the ACSWCC Rising Star Award! 🔗 www.chem.ubc.ca/dr-borduas-d...

Co-led by Drs. David Perrin & Larry Goldenberg, a team of researchers from @chem.ubc.ca & Vancouver Prostate Centre has developed a new method to design safer, more targeted cancer drugs. Using DNA it selectively targets cancer cells while minimizing side effects: www.vchri.ca/stories... #Movember

Congratulations to Dr. Zachary Hudson on being awarded an Arthur B. McDonald Fellowship. His research focuses on designing light-emitting materials for use in electronics, healthcare, and sustainable packaging. @chem.ubc.ca science.ubc.ca/news/2025-10...

In the latest issue of "Matter," Dr. Curtis Berlinguette's team of UBC chemists describe AdaCarbon—a self-driving lab that's three times faster than manual workflows and establishes a scalable path for CO2-to-fuel conversion: doi.org/10.1016/j.ma... @chem.ubc.ca

Researchers from UBC Chemistry & the Vancouver Prostate Centre have developed a new method to design safer, more targeted cancer drugs. 'baited-SELEX' uses DNA molecules to mimic antibodies & selectively target cancer cells while minimizing harmful side effects. 🔗 www.chem.ubc.ca/dna-guided-p...

Congratulations to Chemistry Assistant Professor @enicholschem.bsky.social for being appointed a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Molecular and Interfacial Electrocatalysts! @science.ubc.ca 🔗 www.chem.ubc.ca/dr-eva-nicho...

Congratulations to Dr. Tao Huan, Dr. Corinna Schindler, and @coreystephenson.bsky.social who have received funding for their projects. Well done!

Call for Nominations – UBC Chemistry Alumni Awards Help us recognize UBC Chemistry alumni who have achieved remarkable success and serve as inspiring role models. Nominations deadline: Saturday November 15, 2025 Submit your nominations here: event.fourwaves.com/ubcchemistry...

We recently welcomed Dr. Shichang Miao, a distinguished UBC Chem PhD grad & scientific leader for a visit. He toured the department, met with grad students & postdocs & discussed groundbreaking research with faculty. It was a privilege to host him! 🔗 www.chem.ubc.ca/ubc-chemistr...

“This is the first time we’ve seen this play out in a human model,” says Dr. Stephen Withers, UBC chemistry professor who co-led the development of a universal blood type. “It gives us invaluable insight into how to improve long-term outcomes.” @chem.ubc.ca www.msn.com/en-us/health...

“This is what it looks like when years of basic science finally connect to patient care,” said Dr. Stephen Withers. “Seeing our discoveries edge closer to real-world impact is what keeps us pushing forward.” @chem.ubc.ca science.ubc.ca/news/2025-10...

UBC chemist Dr. Corey Stephenson leads a research program focused on creating more efficient and sustainable processes for manufacturing life-saving medicines using light and electricity. @chem.ubc.ca www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZE9...

Congratulations to the UBC Science researchers named Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada: Drs. William Cheung, Tamara Munzner, Ingrid Stairs, Allan Bertram & Joanna McGrenere. @src-rsc.bsky.social @ubcphas.bsky.social @chem.ubc.ca @cs.ubc.ca ubcoceans.bsky.social‬science.ubc.ca/news/2025-09...da

Tracer molecules serve to provide 👁️ visual guidance in #nuclearmedicine, but a new molecule could give surgeons additional 👂 audio cues to help them locate #prostatecancer tumors and #metastases, report researchers from 🇨🇦 @chem.ubc.ca.

@nadineborduas.bsky.social talks about why distance doesn’t make wildfire smoke safer with @johannawagstaffe.bsky.social 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=upOG...

“Crosswords do have a certain science to them. Creating them requires a mathematical, puzzle-inclined mind,” says Dr. Mark MacLachlan, crossword creator and dean of UBC Science. @chem.ubc.ca vancouversun.com/news/ubc-pro...

"Cruciverbalist”...a "tasty mouthful from the Latin “crux” for cross and “verbum” for word", says the ‪@theprovince.com‬ Anyway they interviewed our Dean of Science about his crossword creating hobby: theprovince.com/news/ubc-pro...

We had the honor of hosting Dr. Paul Hébert, President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), marking the first visit of a CIHR President in the department's history. @science.ubc.ca 🔗 www.chem.ubc.ca/dr-paul-h-be...

1 in 8 Canadian men will develop prostate cancer during their lifetime. 1 in 30 will die from it. Now UBC chemists have developed a new tracer that lets surgeons see and hear prostrate cancer. @chem.ubc.ca www.msn.com/en-gb/health...

“Our tracer would allow a surgeon to use a hand-held Geiger counter probes to ‘hear’ areas of high radiation density that would accumulate in cancerous tissue not immediately visible," said UBC chemist Dr. David M Perrin. @chem.ubc.ca science.ubc.ca/news/2025-08...

Using a small bench-top reactor @chem.ubc.ca researchers showed that electrochemically loading a solid metal target can boost nuclear fusion. “We hope this work helps bring fusion science out of giant national labs & onto the lab bench,” says Dr. Curtis Berlinguette. science.ubc.ca/news/2025-08...

Calling all Chemistry Undergrads! Join us for Chemistry Imagine Day on Sept 2, from 11am-2pm. It’s your chance to kick off the year with a fun, interactive, and educational day! RSVP by Aug 22. 🔗 event.fourwaves.com/chemistryima...

On August 11th, the Department of Chemistry had the honor of hosting Dr. Mona Nemer, Canada's Chief Science Advisor, for a special visit to learn about how UBC Chemistry is a key enabler of Vancouver's growing pharmaceutical and biotechnology landscape. 🔗 www.chem.ubc.ca/ubc-chemistr...

UBC’s Hein Lab, Seoul National University, & Korea Institute of Science and Technology are pioneering self-driving labs to accelerate battery research, cutting material discovery time from decades to just 1 year. @profhein.bsky.social 🔗 www.chem.ubc.ca/ubc-s-hein-l...

Super excited to join @ubcmath.bsky.social and @chem.ubc.ca. I am hiring students for my lab! If you are fascinated by living structures that morph their shape and eager to replicate them using responsive materials combined with theoretical models, I’d love to hear from you!

Canada’s top four high school chemists are preparing for the International Chemistry Olympiad in Dubai with a 10-day intensive training camp at UBC Chemistry. 🔗 www.chem.ubc.ca/ubc-chemistr... @science.ubc.ca @citynewsvancouver.bsky.social

Can the chemical ingredients for life evolve in space and transfer to newly forming planets? To find out, #UBC astrochemists are mimicking the cold confines of deep #space in the lab. @chem.ubc.ca medium.com/ubcscience/h...

Join us for another seminar in the Industrial Thought Leadership Series on June 12, 11am-12pm PST! We’re thrilled to have Chris Regens from Gilead to discuss the transformation into a data-driven automated industry. 🔗 www.chem.ubc.ca/industrial-t...

From decoding bacterial chemistry to winning the Governor General’s Gold Medal, Seyed Amirhossein Nasseri’s PhD journey at UBC was driven by curiosity, mentorship, and a passion for solving scientific puzzles. 🔗 www.chem.ubc.ca/lab-bench-na... @science.ubc.ca

Congratulations to the UBC Chemistry Class of 2025! Tuum Est! 🎓 @science.ubc.ca @alumniubc.bsky.social

“Automation is transforming chemical research- not by replacing scientists, but by redefining their role.”- @profhein.bsky.social Dr. Jason Hein's new article discusses how scientists can embrace automation to unlock a new era of discovery. 🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s442... @accelerationc.bsky.social

Dr. Anka Lekhi—a @chem.ubc.ca professor focused on making the transition into first-year chemistry labs and classes more accessible and impactful—has been named one of this year's West Coast Teaching Excellence Award winners. science.ubc.ca/news/may-202...

A new drug delivery method could improve treatments for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) like ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic...

The whole family gets to dive into science beyond the lab at Science Rendezvous this year with UBC Chemistry! 🧪 Festival-goers explored hands-on chemistry activities and enjoyed jaw-dropping demos like liquid nitrogen ice cream 🍦 and the fiery excitement of the Fun with Fuels show🔥 @science.ubc.ca

Congratulations to Associate Professor of Teaching, Dr. Anka Lekhi, who is one of the three recipients of the British Columbia Teaching and Learning Council 2025 West Coast Teaching Excellence Awards! 🔗 www.chem.ubc.ca/dr-anka-lekh...

New proof-of-concept study introduced a mechanism called ‘GlycoCaging’ that releases medicine exclusively to the lower gut at doses up to 10 times lower than current therapies. @chem.ubc.ca science.ubc.ca/news/may-1-2...

We congratulate the winners of this year's recipients of the Killam Teaching Prize in recognition of excellence in teaching: Charissa Fung & Chin Sun, Zoology Jason Hein & Eva Nichols, Chemistry Abel Rosado, Botany @chem.ubc.ca @ubcbotany.bsky.social @zoology.ubc.ca

Support UBC Chemistry's Graduate Student Support Fund this #UBCGivingDay! Your contribution will help graduate students focus on their research, developing innovations for a healthy planet. 💚🔬 🔗 givingday.ubc.ca/31090/gd2025...

Don't forget to RSVP for our upcoming 2025 Chemistry Alumni Reunion, taking place on Saturday April 5! This special event will bring together alumni, faculty members, and current students. This is a free event and will include a prize draw! RSVP here: event.fourwaves.com/chemalumnire...

Congratulations to both Dr. Tao Huan and Dr. Takamasa Momose for receiving the UBC Killam Research Prize!

"This discovery deepens our understanding of #quantum fluids and could inspire more efficient hydrogen storage and transport for clean energy," says Dr. Takamasa Momose of @ubcchem.bsky.social. #superfluidity phys.org/news/2025-02...

Join us for the Chemistry Alumni Reunion on Saturday April 5, 2025! Hear guest lectures from accomplished alumni & faculty with a networking reception to follow. This is a free event and will include a prize draw! Advanced registration is required, more info & RSVP: www.chem.ubc.ca/outreach-and...

Looking to explore the exciting field of chemistry and all the opportunities it offers? Join Us for Our Chemistry Undergraduate Open House! Meet faculty & current students & discover how a degree in chemistry can shape your future. RSVP by Fri Feb 21: event.fourwaves.com/chemopenhous...

📅 Feb 14, 1-2PM PST: Don’t miss the first Industrial Thought Leadership Seminar of the year with Rebecca Ruck on Enabling Technologies to Drive the Merck Portfolio! Light refreshments provided. RSVP here: forms.office.com/r/AWjhpekKTd 🔗 www.chem.ubc.ca/enabling-tec...

Congratulations to the 2024 UBC Chemistry Alumni Award winners, Dr. Miguel A. Garcia-Garibay (Alumni Award of Distinction) and Dr. Erika Siren (Young Alumnus Award)! 🔗 www.chem.ubc.ca/2024-chemist...

UBC Chemistry is pleased to announce that Dr. Ido Levin will join the department on Aug 1, 2025, jointly appointed with @ubcmath.bsky.social 🔗 www.chem.ubc.ca/chemistry-we...

UBC Science alum Dr. Taylor Wright—whose graduate work focused on materials that respond to light—is the chemist Lululemon didn’t know it needed. @ubcchem.bsky.social science.ubc.ca/profiles/tay...

Girls & female identifying undergraduate individuals: join us for our international day of girls and women in science celebrations - Chemistry Edition! Advanced registration is required. 🔗 www.chem.ubc.ca/outreach-and...

Congratulations @profhein.bsky.social for being awarded the R. U. Lemiuex Award! This award is presented to an organic chemist who has made a distinguished contribution to any area of organic chemistry & who is currently working in Canada. @ciccheminst.bsky.social 🔗 www.chem.ubc.ca/dr-hein-rece...