Local News Podcast Episode 5 “Diabetes: From Beta Cells to Bicycles”BC Diabetes Research Network | March 20, 2020The BC Diabetes Research Network is delighted to announce episode 5 of our official podcast: “Diabetes:…sciencecityMarch 20, 2020 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards MECH Student Receives Geyer Family Award in Biomedical EngineeringUBC School of Biomedical Engineering | March 19, 2020Julia Hudea, a fourth-year student in the UBC mechanical engineering program’s biomedical concentration, has been…sciencecityMarch 19, 2020 Read More
Local News Vancouver Prostate Centre Closing In on Finding Made-in-BC COVID-19 TreatmentVancouver Prostate Centre | March 19, 2020An Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform used to develop precision oncology drugs at the Vancouver Prostate…sciencecityMarch 19, 2020 Read More
Local News The CBR Outreach Program: Inspiring Generations through ScienceCentre for Blood Research | March 18, 2020At the Centre for Blood Research (CBR), a team of dedicated trainees who are passionate…sciencecityMarch 18, 2020 Read More
Local News Antivirals Saved People from AIDS, So Can They Help with COVID-19?CBC News | March 18, 2020Artist Tiko Kerr pulls down a large cardboard box from a shelf in his East…sciencecityMarch 18, 2020 Read More
Publications of the Week Identification of Alzheimer’s Disease–Associated Rare Coding Variants in the ECE2 GeneLiao, X., et al. | March 18, 2020Accumulation of amyloid β protein (Aβ) due to increased generation and/or impaired degradation plays an…sciencecityMarch 18, 2020 Read More
Interesting Articles Office of the Chief Science Advisor’s Youth CouncilGovernment of Canada | March 17, 2020Canada’s Chief Science Advisor, Dr. Mona Nemer, was thrilled to receive 1,115 applications for her…sciencecityMarch 17, 2020 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Faculty Members Receive Funding to Advance Stem Cell ResearchUBC Faculty of Medicine | March 17, 2020Three Faculty of Medicine researchers — Drs. Zachary Laksman, Bruce Verchere and Tim Kieffer —…sciencecityMarch 17, 2020 Read More
Local News Meet Three Canadian Scientists on the Front Lines of the Coronavirus FightThe Star | March 16, 2020Canadian researchers across the country have received funding to help spur their fight against a…sciencecityMarch 16, 2020 Read More
Local News New Faculty Member Elitza Tocheva Shares the Vast Possibilities of a Career in ScienceUBC Microbiology & Immunology | March 16, 2020There are some things in life that often seem impossible while in the midst of…sciencecityMarch 16, 2020 Read More