AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Tim Kieffer Receives Funding Through the JDRF-CIHR Partnership to Defeat DiabetesLife Sciences Institute | January 30, 2023The LSI’s Dr. Tim Kieffer was recently awarded funding for a project, “Designing stem cell-derived…mjoyJanuary 30, 2023 Read More
Local News Computational Modelling Breakthrough from the Zandstra Lab Reveals New Insights into the Potential Emergence and Treatment of DiseaseMichael Smith Laboratories | January 27, 2023A breakthrough paper from the Zandstra lab has scientists excited about the potential impacts of their findings…mjoyJanuary 27, 2023 Read More
Local News A Day in the Life of a Platelet ScientistUBC Centre for Blood Research | January 27, 2023Steven Jiang is a 2nd year Masters of Science student at the University of British…mjoyJanuary 27, 2023 Read More
Local News SFU Scientists Developing Early Alzheimer’s Disease Detection SensorSFU News | January 27, 2023Researchers with the SFU Nanodevice Fabrication Group are developing a new biosensor that can be…mjoyJanuary 27, 2023 Read More
Local News 3, 2, 1: Houston, We Have LiftoffGenome BC | January 26, 2023“Fly me to the moon, let me play among the stars” – while this is…mjoyJanuary 26, 2023 Read More
Local News UBC Biotech Spin-Off Raises $75M to Bring Cancer Treatments to PatientsUBC Medicine | January 26, 2023Alpha-9 Theranostics, a UBC spin-off company founded by three university researchers, has raised $75 million…mjoyJanuary 26, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Synaptic Activity–Dependent Changes in the Hippocampal PalmitoylomeNasseri, G. G. & Matin, N., et al. | January 25, 2023The primary focus of Dr. Shernaz Bamji's lab at present is to determine how the…mjoyJanuary 25, 2023 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Alzheimer Disease Research Grants Paving the Way for Earlier Diagnosis and TreatmentDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | January 25, 2023January is Alzheimer Awareness Month. Alzheimer disease (AD) is a progressive, chronic neurodegenerative disease that…mjoyJanuary 25, 2023 Read More
Local News “To Live with Hope Instead of Despair” — Could a Simple DNA Test Help Improve the Lives of People with Depression?Genome BC | January 25, 2023For people with mental health conditions, finding a medication that works without causing severe side…mjoyJanuary 25, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Mapping the Iceberg of Autonomic Recovery: Mechanistic Underpinnings of Neuromodulation Following Spinal Cord InjurySamejima, s., et al. | January 24, 2023Spinal cord injury leads to disruption in autonomic control resulting in cardiovascular, bowel, and lower…mjoyJanuary 24, 2023 Read More