AwardsFeatured Awards Excellence in Science Public Engagement and Outreach Award Winners AnnouncedSFU Faculty of Science | February 9, 2021This annual award was established in 2017 to recognize the contributions of staff, faculty and…sciencecityFebruary 9, 2021 Read More
Local News Parkinson’s Disease and Lung Cancer: LRRK2 Gene a Shared Culprit?BC Cancer | February 9, 2021LRRK2 is a highly studied gene in Parkinson’s disease, where increased activity is thought to play a causative role. Now,…sciencecityFebruary 9, 2021 Read More
Interesting Articles Mitacs Creates New Opportunities for Canada’s COVID-19 Generation Thanks to $40MMitacs | February 8, 2021Following the federal government’s investment of $40M to create 5,000 new internships, Mitacs is pleased to…sciencecityFebruary 8, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Human Organoid Biofilm Model for Assessing Antibiofilm Activity of Novel AgentsWu, B.C., et al. | February 8, 2021Our research interests include small cationic peptides as novel antimicrobials and modulators of innate immunity,…sciencecityFebruary 8, 2021 Read More
Interesting Articles The Federal Granting Agencies Announce Funding to Encourage Vaccine Confidence in CanadaNSERC | February 5, 2021The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC),…sciencecityFebruary 5, 2021 Read More
Local News How Vancouver’s Precision Nanosystems Plans to Produce 240m Vaccine Doses Every YearBusiness in Vancouver | February 5, 2021Unlike the U.S. or Europe, where vaccines from Moderna Inc. and Pfizer Inc. are produced,…sciencecityFebruary 5, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Nanoscale Flow Cytometry for Immunophenotyping and Quantitating Extracellular Vesicles in Blood PlasmaSalmond, N., et al. | February 5, 2021Our recent publication in Nanoscale highlights our efforts in the development of a rapid, inexpensive,…sciencecityFebruary 5, 2021 Read More
Interesting Articles Government of Canada Invests in Research and Development Collaborations in Diverse Areas from Manufacturing to AgricultureNSERC | February 4, 2021As the Government of Canada continues to fight COVID-19, it also remains committed to supporting…sciencecityFebruary 4, 2021 Read More
Local News Precision NanoSystems Receives Contribution from the Government of Canada to Build RNA Medicine Biomanufacturing CentrePrecision NanoSystems | February 4, 2021Precision NanoSystems, Inc. (PNI), a global leader in technologies and solutions for development of genetic…sciencecityFebruary 4, 2021 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards As an Allen Distinguished Investigator Dr. Carolina Tropini to Tackle Unanswered Questions about Metabolism and the Immune SystemUBC Life Sciences Institute | February 4, 2021Dr. Carolina Tropini, an Assistant Professor in the School of Biomedical Engineering and the Department…sciencecityFebruary 4, 2021 Read More