Local News COVID-19 Infections Increase Diabetes Risk, New Study ShowsThe Daily Scan | June 7, 2023COVID-19 infection is associated with a higher risk of developing diabetes, according to a new study published…pthomsonJune 7, 2023 Read More
Local News We Are What We Eat — Following a Passion for Food and Nutrition to Research on IBDBC Children's Hospital | June 6, 2023Dr. Genelle Lunken started running at age three. She leapt into track and field, kickball, as…pthomsonJune 6, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Protocol Development to Further Differentiate and Transition Stem Cell-Derived Pancreatic Progenitors from a Monolayer into Endocrine Cells in Suspension CultureBraam, M. J. S., et al. | June 5, 2023The generation of functional β-cells from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) for cell replacement therapy…pthomsonJune 5, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week A Novel Cell-Based Screen Identifies Chemical Entities That Reverse the Immune-Escape Phenotype of Metastatic TumoursNohara, L., et al. | June 2, 2023Genetic and epigenetic events have been implicated in the downregulation of the cellular antigen processing…pthomsonJune 2, 2023 Read More
Local News Renaissance BioScience’s Novel RNAi Biopesticide Technology Receives Canadian Regulatory Approval for 2023 Field StudiesRenaissance BioScience | June 1, 2023Renaissance BioScience Corp., a leader in bioengineering for the global agriculture and food industries, is…pthomsonJune 1, 2023 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Sofia Graham Receives Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship AwardUBC School of Biomedical Engineering | June 1, 2023Congratulations to Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Sofia Graham, for receiving the prestigious Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship Award.…pthomsonJune 1, 2023 Read More
AwardsMonthly Award Summaries May 2023 Award WinnersScience in Vancouver | June 1, 2023Dr. Md Mahamud ur Rashid (pictured) at UBC received a CIHR Fellowship to investigate HIV…pthomsonJune 1, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Reference-Free Assembly of Long-Read Transcriptome Sequencing Data with RNA-Bloom2Nip, K. M., et al. | May 31, 2023Long-read sequencing technologies have improved significantly since their emergence. Their read lengths, potentially spanning entire…pthomsonMay 31, 2023 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards James Kronstad Named Power Corporation FellowCIFAR | May 31, 2023We are pleased to announce CIFAR Fellow James Kronstad’s appointment as the Power Corporation Fellow.…pthomsonMay 31, 2023 Read More
Local News He Used to Climb Mountains. Now He Wants to Move Them for OthersUBC News | May 30, 2023When UBC mechanical engineering student Yi Yi Du came out of a two-month-long coma after…pthomsonMay 30, 2023 Read More