AwardsFeatured Awards CIHR Team Grants: Lung Health Recipients The Centre for Heart Lung Innovation | August 12, 2024 The Canadian Institutes of Health Research has announced the Government of Canada and partners are…karnottAugust 12, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Variations in Touch Representation in the Hummingbird and Zebra Finch Forebrain Gaede, A., et al. | August 12, 2024 Somatosensation is essential for animals to perceive the external world through touch, allowing them to…karnottAugust 12, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards LSI Researchers Awarded Funding Through Spring 2024 CIHR Project Grant Competition UBC Life Sciences Institute | August 9, 2024 Congratulations to all LSI researchers awarded funds in the CIHR Spring 2024 Project Grant competition!…karnottAugust 9, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Seeding Activity of Human Superoxide Dismutase 1 Aggregates in Familial and Sporadic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Postmortem Neural Tissues by Real-Time Quaking-Induced Conversion Mielke, J., et al. | August 9, 2024 Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disease with average lifespan of 2–5…karnottAugust 9, 2024 Read More
Local News From Stroke Rehabilitation to Opera: Dr. Lara Boyd’s Innovative Research on Neuroplasticity Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | August 8, 2024 Growing up, Dr. Lara Boyd never thought she would become a neuroscientist. After obtaining a…karnottAugust 8, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Adult Expression of the Cell Adhesion Protein Fasciclin 3 Is Required for the Maintenance of Adult Olfactory Interneurons Icon for the Forest of Biologists Chithran, A., et al. | August 8, 2024 The proper functioning of the nervous system is dependent on the establishment and maintenance of…karnottAugust 8, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Congratulations CIHR Spring 2024 Project Grant Recipients BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute | August 7, 2024 Congratulations to the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR), Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI), and…karnottAugust 7, 2024 Read More
Local News Dr. Gabrielle Legault Appointed Director, VCHRI Indigenous Research Unit Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | August 7, 2024 We are excited to announce the establishment of the Indigenous Health Research Unit at Vancouver…karnottAugust 7, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Torin Halvorson and Hebah Hussaina Awarded Vanier Scholarships for Immunotherapy and Mental Health Research BC Children's Hospital | August 6, 2024 BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) is proud to announce that two of its outstanding…karnottAugust 6, 2024 Read More
Local News How Fruit Fly Genes Are Helping B.C. Scientists Reverse Parkinson’s Symptoms Global News | August 6, 2024 A small fly may have a big impact on Parkinson’s disease research thanks to a…karnottAugust 6, 2024 Read More