RESEARCH
SPARKED
BY CURIOSITY

DRIVEN BY PURPOSE

BIOTECHNOLOGY
RESEARCH

FOR THE FUTURE

CULTIVATING A
BETTER WORLD

THROUGH BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH

PROVIDING THE
FOUNDATION

TO ANSWER TOMORROW’S QUESTIONS

The Michael Smith Laboratories at UBC is where biotechnology research and educational outreach converge to inspire creative ideas for a better world.

WHO WE ARE

Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Department

Creative, supportive, resourced, and empowered. Home to more than 300 researchers, the Michael Smith Laboratories combines biology and technology to discover innovative solutions to society’s most important problems.

We work in diverse clusters of interdisciplinary researchers from the faculties of Science, Medicine, Applied Science, Forestry, and Land and Food Systems to address society’s most pressing health and environmental needs.

Awards & <br>Honours

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Awards &
Honours

Local, national, and international awards including a Nobel Prize and seven Royal Society of Canada Fellows.

Researchers

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Researchers

Interdisciplinary researchers from the faculties of Science, Medicine, Applied Science, Forestry, and Land and Food Systems.

Articles <br>Published

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Articles
Published

Including top-tiered journals such as Science, The Plant Journal, Cell, Genetics, Nature Biotech, Blood, PNAS, and more.

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Funding Discovery

The Michael Smith Laboratories uses donations to fund the next generation of Canadian life sciences leaders. Contributions support graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in their research and helps fund the educational outreach programs through the Michael Smith Laboratories’ Advanced Molecular Biology Laboratory.

These gifts inspire and enable the brightest minds to excel, support our impact on Canadian health and welfare, and allows the Michael Smith Laboratories to connect to BC communities through science.