Local News Chinook Therapeutics Announces First Patient Enrolled in Pivotal Phase 3 ALIGN Study of Atrasentan for Patients with IgA NephropathyChinook Therapeutics | March 18, 2021Chinook 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 ProjectsUBC Faculty of Medicine | March 17, 2021Faculty 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 VancouverDaily Hive | March 17, 2021Major 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 LiuMichael Smith Laboratories | March 17, 2021Shari 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 BCGenome British Columbia | March 16, 2021To 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 SignatureDuns, G., et al. | March 16, 2021Primary 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 EdUBC Life Sciences Institute | March 16, 2021Former 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 MoleculeVancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | March 16, 2021Researchers 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 AwardSFU Faculty of Science | March 15, 2021Congratulations 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 InjuryButton, E.B., et al. | March 15, 2021Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) has emerged as a promising fluid biomarker for several neurological…pthomsonMarch 15, 2021 Read More