Publications of the Week Roles of TGF-β Superfamily Proteins in Extravillous Trophoblast InvasionLi, Y., et al. | February 4, 2021Following embryo implantation, extravillous trophoblasts (EVTs) invade the maternal decidua to a certain extent during…sciencecityFebruary 4, 2021 Read More
Local News Alumni Profile: Dr. Helen Burt, PhD ’80UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | February 3, 2021I graduated from the University of Bath, England with a pharmacy undergraduate degree in 1975.…sciencecityFebruary 3, 2021 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu Inducted as a Fellow, Biomaterials Science and EngineeringCentre for Blood Research | February 3, 2021Congratulations to Dr. Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu, who was recently named a Fellow, Biomaterials Science and Engineering (FBSE)! Announced at…sciencecityFebruary 3, 2021 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Faculty of Medicine Researchers Awarded COVID Initiative GrantsUBC Faculty of Medicine | February 3, 2021Two Faculty of Medicine researchers are successful co-applicants on the Social Sciences and Humanities Research…sciencecityFebruary 3, 2021 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Claudia Krebs Named as Fellow for the American Association for AnatomyUBC Faculty of Medicine | February 2, 2021Dr. Claudia Krebs has been elected to fellowship in the American Association for Anatomy (AAA),…sciencecityFebruary 2, 2021 Read More
Local News Researchers Discover Biological Foundation of Botanical Formulation Used to Prevent Opioid-Related Withdrawal SymptomsDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | February 2, 2021When a person living with an opioid addiction begins the process of detoxifying, they are…sciencecityFebruary 2, 2021 Read More
Local News COVID-19 May Forever Alter Our MicrobiomesMichael Smith Laboratories | February 1, 2021We are what we eat, and also what we do, who we see, and how…sciencecityFebruary 1, 2021 Read More
Local News Zymeworks Advances HER2 Bispecific Antibody-Drug Conjugate, ZW49, into Expansion Cohort Stage of Clinical DevelopmentZymeworks | February 1, 2021Zymeworks Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing multifunctional biotherapeutics, announced today that the Company has…sciencecityFebruary 1, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week BRCA2, ATM, and CDK12 Defects Differentially Shape Prostate Tumour Driver Genomics and Clinical AggressionWarner, E.W., et al. | February 1, 2021The Wyatt laboratory at the Vancouver Prostate Centre has pioneered the use of circulating-tumor DNA…sciencecityFebruary 1, 2021 Read More
Local News Will Earth’s ‘Rarest Drug’ Revolutionize Cancer Treatment?Research2Reality | January 29, 2021The radioisotope actinium-225 is said to be the “rarest drug on Earth.” Connect it to…sciencecityJanuary 29, 2021 Read More