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Chemistry researcher Matthew Moffitt uses microfluidic chips to prepare nano-particles for application in drug delivery.
Chemistry researcher Matthew Moffitt uses microfluidic chips to prepare nano-particles for application in drug delivery. Credit: UVic Photo Services

Revolutionizing health care on the cellular level

By investigating how the body functions and disease on the molecular level, our researchers seek new diagnostic, therapeutic and rehabilitative tools to improve health outcomes.

As well as being world leaders in genomics and structural proteomics research, our researchers have expertise in neuroscience, medical physics, medicinal chemistry, nanomaterials, biotechnology, developmental biology, cell signalling and cancer, infection and immunity, and in the mathematical modelling of disease dynamics.

Our edge:

  • The , the best-equipped proteomics centre in Canada — is the core of UVic proteomics research and a national platform for research.
  • Collaboration, joint faculty and programs and shared resources with BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver Island Centre, and Vancouver Island Health Authority, as well as UBC's Island Medical Faculty, enhance our research and educational programs. 

Key groups:

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microbiologist Caroline Cameron

Patent for potential vaccine candidate for syphilis

Caroline Cameron and colleagues have received a patent for a potential vaccine candidate aimed at preventing the bacterium from entering the bloodstream.

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Matthew Moffitt

Research partnership seeks to improve drug delivery

UVic Chemistry is leading a collaborative of universities in BC, Ontario and Quebec in a six-year project to deepen research knowledge and train skilled personnel in the area of drug delivery. 

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Christoph Borchers, director of the UVic / BC Genome Proteomics Centre

National leadership in protein research

Christoph Borchers, director of the UVic-Genome BC Proteomics Centre, is leading a new pan-Canadian proteomics research platform.

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