Local News Conversations That Matter: BC Life Sciences Sector Is World ClassVancouver Sun | May 26, 2021BC is home to more than 1100 life sciences companies that employ more than 18,000…pthomsonMay 26, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Induction of Stable Human FOXP3+ Tregs by a Parasite-Derived TGF-β MimicCook, L., et al. | May 25, 2021This week we profile a recent publication in Immunology & Cell Biology from the laboratory…pthomsonMay 25, 2021 Read More
Local News BC Research Funders Create First-Time Partnership for Nine New COVID-19 ProjectsGenome BC | May 24, 2021Genome BC, the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, and the BCCDC Foundation for Public…pthomsonMay 24, 2021 Read More
Local News Carbohydrate ‘Cage’ Allows Precise Drug Delivery to Inflammation Site in the Gastrointestinal TractGlycoNet | May 21, 2021More Canadians suffer from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) than anywhere else in the world, yet…pthomsonMay 21, 2021 Read More
Local News Celebrating Over 5 Years of CBR Knowledge TranslationThe Centre for Blood Research | May 21, 2021With the release of our 10th magazine issue, the CBR Knowledge Translation (KT) Committee is excited to…pthomsonMay 21, 2021 Read More
Local News Acuitas Announces Nature Publication with Verve Therapeutics Demonstrating Potent and Durable Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Reduction in Non-Human Primates after a Gene Editing TreatmentAcuitas Therapeutics | May 21, 2021Acuitas Therapeutics announced publication of research results in the prestigious journal Nature, from the company’s…pthomsonMay 21, 2021 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Jen Nguyen from the Tropini Lab Receives Killam Award Fellowship for Postdoctoral ResearchUBC Faculty of Microbiology & Immunology | May 20, 2021“It feels awesome to start a new project in a new place with this kind…pthomsonMay 20, 2021 Read More
Local News 20 Questions with Tim KiefferThe Stem Cell Network | May 20, 20212021 is the 20th anniversary of the Stem Cell Network. We are celebrating our history,…pthomsonMay 20, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week An Improved In Vitro Model for Studying the Structural and Functional Properties of the Endothelial Glycocalyx in Arteries, Capillaries, and VeinsSiren, E. M. J., et al. | May 20, 2021The endothelial glycocalyx is a dynamic structure integral to blood vessel hemodynamics and capable of…pthomsonMay 20, 2021 Read More
Local News Scientists Identify Genes Associated with COVID-19 RiskCTV News | May 19, 2021Scientists say they have identified a group of genes that may "significantly increase" the risk…pthomsonMay 19, 2021 Read More