Local News Scientists Discover Gene that Increases Risk of Alzheimer’s DiseaseDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | April 3, 2020Researchers from the University of British Columbia (UBC) and the Central South University (CSU) in…sciencecityApril 3, 2020 Read More
Publications of the Week Cerebrovascular Amyloid Angiopathy in Bioengineered Vessels Is Reduced by High-Density Lipoprotein Particles Enriched in Apolipoprotein ERobert, J., et al. | April 3, 2020Several lines of evidence suggest that high-density lipoprotein (HDL) reduces Alzheimer’s disease (AD) risk by…sciencecityApril 3, 2020 Read More
Local News Trial Drug Can Significantly Block Early Stages of COVID-19 in Engineered Human TissuesUBC News | April 3, 2020An international team led by University of British Columbia researcher Dr. Josef Penninger has found…sciencecityApril 3, 2020 Read More
Local News #LabLifeLessons: Life After the Lab with Dr. Francois Mayer, Associate EditorMichael Smith Laboratories | April 2, 2020Are you one of those scientists that get excited about seeing cool new papers that…sciencecityApril 2, 2020 Read More
Local News In Search of a Rapid COVID-19 Testing ProtocolSt. Paul’s Foundation | April 2, 2020The team at the Centre for Heart Lung Innovation at St. Paul’s Hospital, led by Dr.…sciencecityApril 2, 2020 Read More
AwardsMonthly Award Summaries March 2020 Award WinnersScience in the City | April 1, 2020Dr. Jeffrey Joy, Assistant Professor in the UBC Department of Medicine, has receiving federal funding…sciencecityApril 1, 2020 Read More
Local News Interview with the CEO Of Algernon PharmaceuticalsEquity Insight | April 1, 2020Today we have the CEO of Algernon Pharmaceuticals (CSE: AGN) (OTCQB: AGNPF) Mr. Christopher Moreau…sciencecityApril 1, 2020 Read More
Interesting Articles A New Breed of Celebrity in the Age of COVID-19: The Chief Medical OfficerNational Post | April 1, 2020Day after day, premiers have announced new restrictions on Canadians’ civil liberties that they say…sciencecityApril 1, 2020 Read More
Local News TELUS Donates $500,000 to Support Global-Leading Research Team Develop Antiviral Treatments for COVID-19TELUS Communications Inc | March 31, 2020TELUS today announced a $500,000 donation to the Vancouver Prostate Centre (VPC), Vancouver General Hospital…sciencecityMarch 31, 2020 Read More
Local News From Fighting Marine Contaminants to Fishing for Cancer Treatments from Marine Sponges: How a GSC Biochemist Made a Drug Discovery BreakthroughCanada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre | March 31, 2020Dr. Marianne Sadar is not one to back down from a challenge. So even when…sciencecityMarch 31, 2020 Read More