Local News The CBR Welcomes Dr. Dana Devine as DirectorUBC Centre for Blood Research | January 14, 2021As 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 ElderlyVancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | January 14, 2021The 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 IPOLifeSciences BC | January 13, 2021After 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 CancerVandekerkhove, G., et al. | January 13, 2021Molecular 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 CharacteristicsCanada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre at BC Cancer | January 12, 2021Gene 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 CanadaUBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | January 12, 2021UBC 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 AllergyAllerGen | January 11, 2021A 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 DevelopmentUBC Centre for Blood Research | January 11, 2021Have 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 TrialsPR Newswire | January 8, 2021Bold 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 InfectionHuus, K.E., et al. | January 8, 2021Secretory immunoglobulin A (IgA) interacts with intestinal microbiota and promotes mucosal homeostasis. IgA-bacteria interactions are…eabramovichJanuary 8, 2021 Read More