Interesting Articles Government of Canada Invests $140 Million, Appointing World-Class Researchers as New or Renewed Canada Research ChairsGovernment of Canada | August 18, 2020In its 20th year, the Canada Research Chairs Program continues to provide opportunities for researchers…sciencecityAugust 18, 2020 Read More
Local News Xenon Pharmaceuticals Appoints Dr. Chris Von Seggern as Chief Commercial OfficerXenon Pharmaceuticals | August 17, 2020Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:XENE), a neurology-focused biopharmaceutical company, announced today the appointment of Dr. Chris Von Seggern as…sciencecityAugust 17, 2020 Read More
Local News Reflections of a CBR-SBME Summer Student: Remote Research in the Time of COVID-19The Centre for Blood Research | August 4, 2020To say that the past few months have been “challenging” would be a hefty understatement.…sciencecityAugust 4, 2020 Read More
Local News A Hallmark Mutation May Be the Achilles Heel for Adult Granulosa Cell Tumours of the OvaryBC Cancer | August 4, 2020Ovarian cancer, the fifth most common cause of cancer death in Canadian women, has several subtypes,…sciencecityAugust 4, 2020 Read More
Local News Cell Recycling Mechanism May Inform Breast Cancer Patient PrognosisBC Cancer | August 3, 2020Autophagy is a highly regulated process in the cell that removes or recycles unnecessary or dysfunctional…sciencecityAugust 3, 2020 Read More
Local News Earl W. Davie: 1927-2020The Centre for Blood Research | August 3, 2020Earl W. Davie, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry, died Saturday, June 6 at the age…sciencecityAugust 3, 2020 Read More
Local News Canada Begins Clinical Trial of Experimental COVID-19 Treatment Using Plasma from Recovered IndividualsThe Globe and Mail | April 10, 2020A team of blood transfusion experts from across Canada is planning the world’s largest clinical…sciencecityApril 10, 2020 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards SBME Student Receives J. Fred Muir Memorial Scholarship in EngineeringUBC School of Biomedical Engineering | April 10, 2020Gabrielle Booth, a third year student in the UBC School of Biomedical Engineering Biomechanics and…sciencecityApril 10, 2020 Read More
Publications of the Week Antisense Oligonucleotides for NeurodegenerationLeavitt, B.R., & Tabrizi, S.J. | April 10, 2020Antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) have the potential to reduce, restore, or modify RNA and protein expression.…sciencecityApril 10, 2020 Read More
Local News ImaginAb and ARTMS Announce Strategic Partnership for Innovative Manufacture of 89Zr CD8 ImmunoPET AgentImaginAb | April 9, 2020ImaginAb Inc., a leading clinical stage immuno-oncology imaging company, and ARTMS Products Inc., the global leader…sciencecityApril 9, 2020 Read More