Publications of the Week Lipid Nanoparticle-Mediated Hit-and-Run Approaches Yield Efficient and Safe In Situ Gene Editing in Human Skin Bolsoni, J., et al. | December 5, 2023 Read the Publication This week, Science in Vancouver profiles Dr. Sarah Hedtrich. Dr. Hedtrich is…pthomsonDecember 5, 2023 Read More
Local News Stem Cell-Based Treatment Controls Blood Sugar in People with Type 1 Diabetes UBC Faculty of Medicine | November 29, 2023 An innovative stem cell-based treatment for Type 1 diabetes can meaningfully regulate blood glucose levels…pthomsonNovember 29, 2023 Read More
Local News Trainee Profile: Julianne McLeod Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | November 28, 2023 Julianne McLeod is a Master of Science in Rehabilitation Science student under the supervision of Dr.…pthomsonNovember 28, 2023 Read More
Local News The Science behind Sexual Health: Research from the Tokuyama Lab UBC Department of Microbiology & Immunology | September 4, 2023 Our research focuses on herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2), a sexually transmitted virus that causes…pthomsonSeptember 4, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Nuclear Hormone Receptor NHR-49 Is an Essential Regulator of Stress Resilience and Healthy Aging in Caenorhabditis elegans Doering, K. R. S., et al. | September 4, 2023 The genome of Caenorhabditis elegans encodes 284 nuclear hormone receptor, which perform diverse functions in…pthomsonSeptember 4, 2023 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Vriti Bhagat Awarded Vanier Scholarship for Diabetes Research BC Children's Hospital Research Institute | September 1, 2023 Diabetes is a disease in which the body either can’t produce insulin (type 1), or…pthomsonSeptember 1, 2023 Read More
AwardsMonthly Award Summaries August 2023 Award Winners Science in Vancouver | September 1, 2023 Dr. Franck Duong (pictured) at UBC received an NSERC Discovery Grant for a project on…pthomsonSeptember 1, 2023 Read More
Local News Researchers Discover Common Origin behind Major Childhood Allergies UBC News | August 31, 2023 Several major childhood allergies may all stem from the community of bacteria living in our…pthomsonAugust 31, 2023 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Melissa Chen from the Haney and King Labs Has Received a 2022-2023 Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship UBC Microbiology & Immunology | August 31, 2023 Congratulations to Dr. Melissa Chen on being selected as one of the 23 recipients of…pthomsonAugust 31, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Oligodendrocyte Pathology in Huntington’s Disease: From Mechanisms to Therapeutics Bardile, C. F., et al. | August 30, 2023 Myelin, the lipid-rich structure formed by oligodendrocytes (OLGs) in the central nervous system, is fundamental…pthomsonAugust 30, 2023 Read More