Publications of the Week Initiation of Human Mammary Cell Tumorigenesis by Mutant KRAS Requires YAP InactivationLefort, S., et al. | December 13, 2019High YAP activity is associated with poor prognosis human breast cancers, but its role during…sciencecityDecember 13, 2019 Read More
Local News Specialized Immune Cells Could Help Repair Damage from Inflammatory Bowel Disease in ChildrenBC Children’s Hospital Research Institute | December 13, 2019A new study suggests that specialized immune cells that dampen inflammation and help repair the…sciencecityDecember 13, 2019 Read More
Local News Gut Checking Microbiome ResearchGenome BC | December 12, 2019Timothy Caulfield’s article, “Microbiome research needs a gut check” published in the Globe and Mail,…sciencecityDecember 12, 2019 Read More
Uncategorized SFU Global Collaboration Creates World’s First Open-Source Database of Natural Microbial ProductsSFU News | December 12, 2019Surprisingly, despite our extensive knowledge of the chemical compounds found in nature, there has never…sciencecityDecember 12, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Epithelial Tumour Suppressor ELF3 Is a Lineage-Specific Amplified Oncogene in Lung AdenocarcinomaEnfield, K.S.S., et al. | December 11, 2019The authors have found that ELF3, a transcription factor, is a new amplified oncogene in…sciencecityDecember 11, 2019 Read More
Local News Decipher Biosciences Announces Research Collaboration with Dendreon to Identify Genomic Drivers of Patient Response to Sipuleucel-TT-Net | December 11, 2019Decipher Biosciences (formerly GenomeDx), a leader in the field of urologic cancer genomics, has announced a…sciencecityDecember 11, 2019 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Insightful Guidance Leads Dr. Leonard Foster to Win a 2019 Killam Award for Excellence in MentoringMichael Smith Laboratories | December 10, 2019Dr. Leonard Foster‘s students describes him as an outstanding scientist and mentor who cares deeply…sciencecityDecember 10, 2019 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards 2019 Women’s Health Research Institute Catalyst Grant RecipientsWomen’s Health Research Institute | December 10, 2019The Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) is very pleased to congratulate the recipients of the…sciencecityDecember 10, 2019 Read More
Local News Robert Hogg Named Faculty of Health Sciences’s New Associate Dean, ResearchSFU Faculty of Health Sciences | December 9, 2019Robert Hogg has been appointed as the new Associate Dean, Research in the Faculty of Health…sciencecityDecember 9, 2019 Read More
Local News UBC and Oxford University Create Global Network for Training in Clinical PharmacologyUBC Medicine | December 9, 2019The University of British Columbia and the University of Oxford have formalized a transatlantic partnership…sciencecityDecember 9, 2019 Read More