Local News Withers Lab Discovers a New Bacterial Pathway for Carbohydrate BreakdownUBC Michael Smith Laboratories | July 26, 2024A new publication in Nature from the lab of Dr. Stephen Withers (Department of Chemistry,…karnottJuly 26, 2024 Read More
Local News Zymeworks Announces FDA Clearance Of Investigational New Drug Application For ZW191, A Novel Folate Receptor-⍺ Targeted Topoisomerase I Inhibitor Antibody-Drug ConjugateZymeworks | July 26, 2024Zymeworks Inc. (Nasdaq: ZYME), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a diverse pipeline of novel, multifunctional…karnottJuly 26, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards DMCBH Members Awarded Spring 2024 CIHR Project Grants to Support Health ResearchDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | July 25, 2024The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has announced the results of its Spring 2024…karnottJuly 25, 2024 Read More
Local News Governments of Canada and British Columbia Join Forces with Vancouver-based Aspect Biosystems to Advance Innovative Health Treatments for CanadiansLife Sciences BC | July 25, 2024Canada has a long history of global leadership on regenerative medicine and diabetes treatments, as…karnottJuly 25, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Small Molecule Targeting PPM1A Activates Autophagy for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Host-Directed Therapy | July 22, 2024Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the infectious agent of tuberculosis (TB), causes over 1.5 million deaths globally…karnottJuly 22, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Interfacial Membranization of Regenerated Cellulose Nanoparticles and a Protein Renders Stable Water-in-Water EmulsionZhu, Y., et al. | July 18, 2024Pickering water-in-water (W/W) emulsions stabilized by biobased colloids are pertinent to engineering biomaterials with hierarchical…karnottJuly 18, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Long-Term Prevention of Biofilm Formation by Polycatechol-Based Supramolecular Assemblies with Low Molecular Weight Polymers on SurfacesYazdani-Ahmadabadi, H., et al. | July 12, 2024Achievement of a stable surface coating with long-term resistance to biofilm formation remains a challenge.…karnottJuly 12, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Surface Topography Modulates Initial Platelet Adhesion to Titanium SubstrataYan Guo, C., et al. | July 11, 2024The clinical success of implanted biomaterials such as dental implants is largely determined by the…karnottJuly 11, 2024 Read More
Local News Withers Lab Discovers a New Bacterial Pathway for Carbohydrate BreakdownUBC Michael Smith Laboratories | July 26, 2024A new publication in Nature from the lab of Dr. Stephen Withers (Department of Chemistry,…karnottJuly 26, 2024 Read More
Local News Zymeworks Announces FDA Clearance Of Investigational New Drug Application For ZW191, A Novel Folate Receptor-⍺ Targeted Topoisomerase I Inhibitor Antibody-Drug ConjugateZymeworks | July 26, 2024Zymeworks Inc. (Nasdaq: ZYME), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a diverse pipeline of novel, multifunctional…karnottJuly 26, 2024 Read More
Local News Governments of Canada and British Columbia Join Forces with Vancouver-based Aspect Biosystems to Advance Innovative Health Treatments for CanadiansLife Sciences BC | July 25, 2024Canada has a long history of global leadership on regenerative medicine and diabetes treatments, as…karnottJuly 25, 2024 Read More
Local News DMCBH Researchers Aim to Understand How the Brain Perceives Texture with New OpenScope ProjectDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | July 24, 2024Our brains instantly recognize countless complex visual textures that surround us, from the intricate designs…karnottJuly 24, 2024 Read More
Spotlight Dr. Govinda Sharma Talks T Cell Receptors and Cell TherapyScience in the City | February 26, 2020Dr. Govinda Sharma is a postdoctoral fellow working in the laboratory of Dr. Rob Holt…sciencecityFebruary 26, 2020 Read More
Spotlight Ruini Xiong and Crystal Zheng Talk Biodegradable Plastic AlternativesScience in the City | September 25, 2019Ruini Xiong and Crystal Zheng are recent graduates of Templeton Secondary, where they participated in…sciencecitySeptember 25, 2019 Read More
Spotlight Dr. Meaghan Jones Talks Epigenetics, Allergies, and the Immune SystemScience in the City | November 23, 2018Dr. Meaghan Jones recently completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the laboratory of Dr. Michael Kobor…sciencecityNovember 23, 2018 Read More
Spotlight Miguel Ramirez on Development and the CerebellumScience in the City | August 1, 2018Miguel Ramirez is a PhD candidate in the laboratory of Dr. Dan Goldowitz at the…sciencecityAugust 1, 2018 Read More
Interesting Articles Ctn+ to Lead Canada’s HIV and Stbbi Clinical Trial Infrastructure with $25 Million Investment from CIHRThe CTN | July 23, 2024On July 12th, 2024, the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) announced a $25 million…karnottJuly 23, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Canada Joins Horizon Europe ProgrammeLife Sciences BC | July 10, 2024Canada is joining the growing group of non-EU countries who have associated to the EU’s…karnottJuly 10, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Federal Research Funding Agencies Engage Partners on Capstone Research Funding OrganizationGovernment of Canada | July 2, 2024The Government of Canada announced in Budget 2024 its intention to create a new capstone…karnottJuly 2, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Government of Canada Invests in Discovery and Applied Research to Keep the Country at the Forefront of Scientific AdvancementsNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | June 26, 2024Discovery-driven research shapes Canada’s response to contemporary challenges, improving lives through pioneering exploration. The next…karnottJune 26, 2024 Read More
Your Voice Celebrating BC’s First Nobel Laureate Michael Smith: The Heart and Soul of Molecular GeneticsTara Fernandez | September 28, 2018Dr. Michael Smith accepting the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1993. In 1976, a couple…sciencecitySeptember 28, 2018 Read More
Your Voice Brain Organoids: Progress and ProspectsTara Fernandez | June 6, 2018Creamy white spheres, roughly the size of peas, immersed in a swirling pink solution. To…sciencecityJune 6, 2018 Read More
Your Voice Children’s Heart Centre at BCCH Becomes Research Leader on a Rare Pediatric ArrhythmiaDr. Karolina Jones | October 19, 2017The Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia (CPVT) Registry and Biobank is an international multi-centre study led…sciencecityOctober 19, 2017 Read More
Your Voice The Nuts and Bolts of Peanut AllergiesDr. Tara Fernandez | June 14, 2017The humble peanut butter and jelly sandwich, once a common lunchbox favourite, now features on…sciencecityJune 14, 2017 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards DMCBH Members Awarded Spring 2024 CIHR Project Grants to Support Health ResearchDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | July 25, 2024The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has announced the results of its Spring 2024…karnottJuly 25, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Jack Taunton Appointed to Order of Canada Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | July 24, 2024Congratulations to Dr. Jack Taunton, who was recently appointed to the Order of Canada. Dr.…karnottJuly 24, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Haifeng Zhang Receives Young Independent Investigator Grant from the Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer ResearchBC Cancer Research | July 23, 2024Dr. Haifeng Zhang (Molecular Oncology), with the support of Dr. Poul Sorensen as mentor, received…karnottJuly 23, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards VCHRI Researchers Awarded CIHR Project Grants to Advance Health ResearchVancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | July 23, 2024The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has announced the results of its Spring 2024…karnottJuly 23, 2024 Read More
Local News Withers Lab Discovers a New Bacterial Pathway for Carbohydrate BreakdownUBC Michael Smith Laboratories | July 26, 2024A new publication in Nature from the lab of Dr. Stephen Withers (Department of Chemistry,…karnottJuly 26, 2024 Read More
Local News Zymeworks Announces FDA Clearance Of Investigational New Drug Application For ZW191, A Novel Folate Receptor-⍺ Targeted Topoisomerase I Inhibitor Antibody-Drug ConjugateZymeworks | July 26, 2024Zymeworks Inc. (Nasdaq: ZYME), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a diverse pipeline of novel, multifunctional…karnottJuly 26, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards DMCBH Members Awarded Spring 2024 CIHR Project Grants to Support Health ResearchDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | July 25, 2024The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has announced the results of its Spring 2024…karnottJuly 25, 2024 Read More