Publications of the Week Comprehensive Cell Surface Protein Profiling of Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells From Peritoneal Dialysis Effluent and Comparison With Those From Human Bone Marrow and Adipose Tissue Shi, G., et al. | August 29, 2023 Peritoneal mesenchymal stromal cells (pMSCs) are isolated from peritoneal dialysis (PD) effluent, and treatment with…pthomsonAugust 29, 2023 Read More
Local News BC Cancer Researchers Creating Metabolic Maps to Uncover Clues about How Cancers Disable Our Immune System BC Cancer Research | August 28, 2023 Canadian research teams, including several from BC Cancer, will receive a total of $2.4 million…pthomsonAugust 28, 2023 Read More
Local News UBC Researchers Study Alzheimer’s Disease in People of Asian Ancestry The Daily Scan | August 25, 2023 Researchers at the UBC Faculty of Medicine are leading the Vancouver site for an international…pthomsonAugust 25, 2023 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards UBC MD/PhD Student Dr. Rohit Singla Honoured with 2023 Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Award UBC Faculty of Medicine | August 24, 2023 UBC faculty of medicine student Dr. Rohit Singla has been awarded a 2023 Canadian Medical…pthomsonAugust 24, 2023 Read More
Local News Air Pollution and Agricultural Pesticides Associated with High Incidence of Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease in BC BC Children's Hospital Research Institute | August 24, 2023 Agricultural pesticides and fine particulate matter air pollution were associated with geographical hotspots for pediatric…pthomsonAugust 24, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week A MYCN-Independent Mechanism Mediating Secretome Reprogramming and Metastasis in MYCN-Amplified Neuroblastoma Zhang, H., et al. | August 24, 2023 MYCN amplification (MNA) is a defining feature of high-risk neuroblastoma (NB) and predicts poor prognosis. However,…pthomsonAugust 24, 2023 Read More
Local News Mother’s Mood Matters: Prenatal Exposure to SSRIs Not Related to Higher Levels of Anxiety and Internalizing Behaviours across Childhood BC Children's Hospital Research Institute | August 23, 2023 In 2004, Dr. Tim Oberlander’s attention was drawn to a paper in Science reporting a study by colleagues…pthomsonAugust 23, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week A High-Throughput Screening Platform for Enzymes Active on Mucin-Type O-Glycoproteins Wardman, J. F., et al. | August 22, 2023 Mucin-type O-glycosylation is a post-translational modification present at the interface between cells where it has…pthomsonAugust 22, 2023 Read More
Local News Trainee Profile: Catie Futhey Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | August 21, 2023 Catie Futhey is an MD/PhD student in the Graduate Program in Neuroscience under the supervision…pthomsonAugust 21, 2023 Read More
Local News First-of-its-Kind Genetic-Matching for Precision Organ Transplantation Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | August 21, 2023 Researchers are developing a national epitope-matching protocol to reduce organ transplant complications. Advanced genetic matching…pthomsonAugust 21, 2023 Read More