Local News The CBR Welcomes Dr. Dana Devine as Director UBC Centre for Blood Research | January 14, 2021 As of January 1st, 2021, the Centre for Blood Research (CBR) was pleased to welcome…eabramovichJanuary 14, 2021 Read More
Local News Scientists Discover Key Enzyme Responsible for Skin Blistering in the Elderly Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | January 14, 2021 The Granzyme B (GzmB) enzyme has been identified as a driver of itchy and sometimes…eabramovichJanuary 14, 2021 Read More
Local News AbCellera Biologics’ Billionaire Boss Planning Hiring Spree in Vancouver Hometown after Record-Setting IPO LifeSciences BC | January 13, 2021 After Carl Hansen co-founded AbCellera Biologics Ltd. in 2012, people constantly told him he was…eabramovichJanuary 13, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Plasma ctDNA Is a Tumour Tissue Surrogate and Enables Clinical-Genomic Stratification of Metastatic Bladder Cancer Vandekerkhove, G., et al. | January 13, 2021 Molecular stratification can improve the management of advanced cancers, but requires relevant tumor samples. Metastatic…eabramovichJanuary 13, 2021 Read More
Local News Molecular Subtypes of Common Pancreatic Cancers Can Be Predicted from Tumour Characteristics Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre at BC Cancer | January 12, 2021 Gene expression analysis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) tumours enables clinicians to stratify patients into molecular…eabramovichJanuary 12, 2021 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards UBC Pharmaceutical Sciences Professor Dr. Helen Burt Appointed Officer of the Order of Canada UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | January 12, 2021 UBC Pharm Sci professor Dr. Helen Burt, PhD’80, has been appointed an Officer (O.C) of…eabramovichJanuary 12, 2021 Read More
Local News Peripheral Blood Analysis Shows Benefit of Peptide Immunotherapy for Cat Allergy AllerGen | January 11, 2021 A pilot study has shown that an experimental vaccine for cat allergy can reduce the…eabramovichJanuary 11, 2021 Read More
Local News Challenging the Dogma of Innate Lymphoid Cell Development UBC Centre for Blood Research | January 11, 2021 Have you ever wondered how your body knows to respond to an infection appropriately? When…eabramovichJanuary 11, 2021 Read More
Local News Bold Therapeutics Secures Funding to Prepare BOLD-100 for COVID-19 Clinical Trials PR Newswire | January 8, 2021 Bold Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing BOLD-100, is pleased to announce that it is…eabramovichJanuary 8, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Changes in IgA-Targeted Microbiota Following Fecal Transplantation for Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection Huus, K.E., et al. | January 8, 2021 Secretory immunoglobulin A (IgA) interacts with intestinal microbiota and promotes mucosal homeostasis. IgA-bacteria interactions are…eabramovichJanuary 8, 2021 Read More