AwardsMonthly Award Summaries November 2019 Award WinnersScience in the City | December 2, 2019Dr. Sheila Teves from UBC's Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology has been selected as…sciencecityDecember 2, 2019 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Chatelaine Woman of the Year 2019: Dr. Connie EavesChatelaine | December 2, 2019Dr. Connie Eaves, a professor of medical genetics at the University of British Columbia and…sciencecityDecember 2, 2019 Read More
Local News UBC iGem Wins Gold at MIT CompetitionThe Ubyssey | November 29, 2019A competition designed by MIT, international genetically engineered machinery (iGEM) is where teams across the…sciencecityNovember 29, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Identification and Analyses of Extra-Cranial and Cranial Rhabdoid Tumour Molecular Subgroups Reveal Tumors with Cytotoxic T Cell InfiltrationChun, H.E., et al. | November 29, 2019The researchers conducted extensive analyses of the genomes, epigenomes and transcriptomes of Rhabdoid tumours (RTs)…sciencecityNovember 29, 2019 Read More
Local News Mega-Analysis Finds Consistency in Gene Dysfunction in Models of Alzheimer’s DiseaseDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | November 28, 2019By studying the changes in the brain in the early stage of Alzheimer’s disease (AD),…sciencecityNovember 28, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Biodiversity of Protists and Nematodes in the Wild Nonhuman Primate GutMann, A., et al | November 28, 2019Documenting the natural diversity of eukaryotic organisms in the nonhuman primate (NHP) gut is important…sciencecityNovember 28, 2019 Read More
Local News Genomics to Bring Cost Savings to the Pulp and Paper IndustryGenome BC | November 28, 2019The forest industry is a key economic sector in British Columbia (BC), providing 32% ($14.1…sciencecityNovember 28, 2019 Read More
Local News Large-Scale Analysis of Mutant Worms Reveals Functions of Autism Spectrum Disorder Risk GenesDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | November 27, 2019Researchers around the world have recently had tremendous success in identifying genes that increase risk…sciencecityNovember 27, 2019 Read More
Local News Meet the Researcher: Dr. Christian KastrupCentre for Blood Research | November 26, 2019I had the pleasure to meet Dr. Christian Kastrup at a convening of the NanoMedicines…sciencecityNovember 26, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week A Comprehensive Haplotype Targeting Strategy for Allele-Specific HTT Suppression in Huntington DiseaseKay, C., et al. | November 25, 2019In Huntington disease (HD), the mutated HTT gene expresses with pathogenic gain-of-function activities. The authors…sciencecityNovember 25, 2019 Read More