Publications of the Week Systematic Phenomics Analysis of Autism-Associated Genes Reveals Parallel Networks Underlying Reversible Impairments in HabituationMcDiarmid, T.A., et al. | December 6, 2019The authors used an automated tracking system to quantify 26 measures spanning morphology, locomotion, tactile…sciencecityDecember 6, 2019 Read More
Local News Joining Forces For Responsive And Responsible Research FundingMichael Smith Foundation for Health Research | December 6, 2019As BC's health research funding agency, we think deeply about how to grow, improve and…sciencecityDecember 6, 2019 Read More
Interesting Articles Scientists Disappointed by Elimination of Federal Cabinet PostThe Globe and Mail | December 5, 2019Canadian researchers are raising concerns that the loss of a dedicated science minister signals a…sciencecityDecember 5, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Identification of Hypermutation and Defective Mismatch Repair in ctDNA from Metastatic Prostate CancerRitch, E., et al. | December 5, 2019It has been shown that metastatic prostate cancers with mismatch repair defects are likely to…sciencecityDecember 5, 2019 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Professor Wilfred Jefferies Becomes the First Canadian Immunologist to Be Elected as a Fellow of the National Academy of InventorsMichael Smith Laboratories | December 4, 2019Professor Wilfred Jefferies’ innovative strategies and outstanding inventions that enable cancer immunotherapies and vaccines have…sciencecityDecember 4, 2019 Read More
Local News IGF2R Blood Levels May Help Predict Antibiotic Response in CF Pulmonary Exacerbations, Study SaysCystic Fibrosis News Today | December 4, 2019Measuring the levels of insulin-like growth factor 2 receptor (IGF2R) during the first days of treatment with…sciencecityDecember 4, 2019 Read More
Local News Novoheart to Co-Develop First of its Kind Human Heart-in-a-Jar Model of Heart Failure with AstraZenecaNovoheart Holdings Inc. | December 4, 2019Novoheart (“Novoheart” or the “Company”) (TSXV: NVH; FWB: 3NH), a global stem cell biotechnology company, is…sciencecityDecember 4, 2019 Read More
Local News Experimental Drug Would Be First to Reverse Decline of Alzheimer’sThe Daily Scan | December 3, 2019The recent announcement that an experimental Alzheimer’s drug is being resurrected after it was previously deemed a…sciencecityDecember 3, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week The X-Linked Intellectual Disability Gene Zdhhc9 Is Essential for Dendrite Outgrowth and Inhibitory Synapse FormationShimell, J.J., et al. | December 3, 2019Loss-of-function variants in ZDHHC9 have been identified in patients with X-linked intellectual disability (XLID), with…sciencecityDecember 3, 2019 Read More
Local News UBC Funding to Foster Collaborations in Research ExcellenceUBC Office of the President | December 2, 2019I’m pleased to announce the renewal and expansion of our Collaborative Research Mobility Awards (CRMA) program, a…sciencecityDecember 2, 2019 Read More