Local News Chinook Therapeutics Announces First Patient Enrolled in Pivotal Phase 3 ALIGN Study of Atrasentan for Patients with IgA Nephropathy Chinook Therapeutics | March 18, 2021 Chinook Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: KDNY), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization…pthomsonMarch 18, 2021 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Faculty of Medicine Researchers Awarded Funding for COVID-19 Projects UBC Faculty of Medicine | March 17, 2021 Faculty of medicine researchers were awarded funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research through…pthomsonMarch 17, 2021 Read More
Local News AbCellera Proposing to Build Massive City Block-Sized Biotech Campus in Vancouver Daily Hive | March 17, 2021 Major expansion plans are abound for AbCellera over the next few years to the extent…pthomsonMarch 17, 2021 Read More
Local News Life in the Li Lab – MSL Graduate Student Award Recipient Shari Liu Michael Smith Laboratories | March 17, 2021 Shari Liu (Xueru Liu) was awarded the Michael Smith Laboratories Graduate Student Award in September 2020. Originally from Chonqing, China, Shari’s relocation to Vancouver,…pthomsonMarch 17, 2021 Read More
Local News Rapid SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Research Initiative in BC Genome British Columbia | March 16, 2021 To date, four COVID-19 vaccines have been approved for use in Canada and priority populations…pthomsonMarch 16, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Characterization of a DLBCL with a PMBL Gene Expression Signature Duns, G., et al. | March 16, 2021 Primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma (PMBL) is a type of aggressive B-cell lymphoma that typically…pthomsonMarch 16, 2021 Read More
Interesting Articles Canada’s Health Security Depends on Increased Support for High-Risk, High-Reward Scientific Research: Op Ed UBC Life Sciences Institute | March 16, 2021 Former LSI Director Dr. Pieter Cullis and University of Toronto’s Shana Kelly published today an…pthomsonMarch 16, 2021 Read More
Local News Blocking Ulcerative Colitis with the Help of a Small Molecule Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | March 16, 2021 Researchers have discovered a new targeted therapy that could have long-lasting effectiveness and few side…pthomsonMarch 16, 2021 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards BPK Prof Honored with SFU Excellence in Teaching Award SFU Faculty of Science | March 15, 2021 Congratulations to Victoria Claydon, professor in the Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology who is…pthomsonMarch 15, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Development of a Novel, Sensitive Translational Immunoassay to Detect Plasma Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP) after Murine Traumatic Brain Injury Button, E.B., et al. | March 15, 2021 Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) has emerged as a promising fluid biomarker for several neurological…pthomsonMarch 15, 2021 Read More