Publications of the Week MYC-Induced Human Acute Myeloid Leukemia Requires a Continuing IL3/GM-CSF Co-Stimulus Bulaeva, E., et al. | July 8, 2020 Hematopoietic clones with leukemogenic mutations arise in healthy people as they age, but progression to…eabramovichJuly 8, 2020 Read More
Local News Keeping Research Alive at SFU During Pandemic SFU News | July 8, 2020 Most people don’t realize there are staff in the Faculty of Science who have been…eabramovichJuly 8, 2020 Read More
Local News Vancouver Biotech Company Plays Key Role in Developing COVID-19 Vaccine CTV News | July 7, 2020 A Vancouver biotech company has, until now, remained relatively in the shadows in the fight…eabramovichJuly 7, 2020 Read More
Local News New Sequence Simulator Helps Leverage Power of Long-Read Transcriptome Sequencing Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre at BC Cancer | July 7, 2020 Long-read sequencing technologies are increasingly being employed by researchers to gain important insights into the…eabramovichJuly 7, 2020 Read More
Publications of the Week Suboptimal Biological Sampling as a Probable Cause of False-Negative COVID-19 Diagnostic Test Results Kinloch, N.N., et al. | July 6, 2020 Although nasopharyngeal swabs are routinely ordered for respiratory viruses, it was long speculated that improper…eabramovichJuly 6, 2020 Read More
Local News Derm-Biome Pharmaceuticals, Inc Raises Pre-Seed Funding, Spins Out New Company Focused on Chronic Inflammatory Diseases Derm-Biome Pharmaceuticals via Globe Newswire | July 6, 2020 Derm-Biome Pharmaceuticals, Inc, a Vancouver based preclinical biopharmaceutical company focused on skin diseases and healthy…eabramovichJuly 6, 2020 Read More
Interesting Articles Increased Support for Students, Trainees and Research Support Personnel Funded through NSERC Research Grants NSERC | July 3, 2020 Canada’s three federal research granting agencies—the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences…eabramovichJuly 3, 2020 Read More
Local News World-Renowned Neurobiologist Dr. Freda Miller Joins UBC Michael Smith Laboratories | July 3, 2020 The Michael Smith Laboratories and Department of Medical Genetics are pleased to announce that Dr.…eabramovichJuly 3, 2020 Read More
Local News COVID-19 Series: Dr. Kurt Haas Receives CIHR Grant to Study the Role of Receptor Gene ACE2 Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | July 3, 2020 In the coming weeks, we will be profiling COVID-19 work and expertise from Djavad Mowafaghian…eabramovichJuly 3, 2020 Read More
Publications of the Week Multi-Omic Approach to Identify Phenotypic Modifiers Underlying Cerebral Demyelination in X-Linked Adrenoleukodystrophy Richmond, P.A., et al. | July 2, 2020 X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is a peroxisomal metabolic disorder with a highly complex clinical presentation. ALD…eabramovichJuly 2, 2020 Read More