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Publications of the Week
Elucidating the Importance and Regulation of Key Enhancers for Human MEIS1 Expression
Xiang, P., Yang, X., & Escano, L. | July 5, 2022
Read the Publication This week we profile a recent publication in Leukemia from the lab…
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Combining Genetics and Brain MRI Can Aid in Predicting Chances of Alzheimer’s Disease
SFU News | July 4, 2022
In a newly published study, researchers from SFU’s Functional and Anatomical Imaging & Shape Analysis Lab…
pthomsonJuly 4, 2022
AwardsMonthly Award Summaries
June 2022 Award Winners
Science in Vancouver | July 4, 2022
Dr. Mani Larijani (pictured), Professor & Shrum Chair in Biological Mechanisms of Disease at SFU,…
pthomsonJuly 4, 2022
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Top Graduating Doctoral Student Award and Rising Star Award 2022 Recipients
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | July 1, 2022
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) is proud to support tomorrow’s research leaders with the…
pthomsonJuly 1, 2022
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Professor Madanlal T. Wasan Memorial Prize Awarded to Dr. Gillian Vandekerkhove
Vancouver Prostate Centre | July 1, 2022
The second annual Professor Madanlal T. Wasan Memorial Prize in Urologic Sciences Award has been awarded to Dr. Gillian…
pthomsonJuly 1, 2022
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2022 Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Award Recipients
UBC Faculty of Medicine | June 30, 2022
Each year, the Faculty of Medicine recognizes faculty members who exemplify exceptional contributions in the…
pthomsonJune 30, 2022
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Cancer Drug Shows Potential as Treatment for Muscular Dystrophy
UBC News | June 30, 2022
Researchers at UBC’s School of Biomedical Engineering have discovered that an existing cancer drug could…
pthomsonJune 30, 2022
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Dr. Suzanne Lewis Takes a Personalized Approach to Understanding Autism
BC Children's Hospital Research Institute | June 19, 2018
For BC Children’s Hospital investigator Dr. Suzanne Lewis, the future of diagnosing and treating children with…
sciencecityJune 19, 2018
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Listening to the Silent Pain of Endometriosis
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | June 19, 2018
Endometriosis— a condition in which tissue that normally lines the uterus grows in other parts…
sciencecityJune 19, 2018
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A Decades-Long Science Experiment, with 300,000 Volunteers
UBC Faculty of Medicine | June 18, 2018
They have been measured and weighed. They have had their blood pressure taken and their…
sciencecityJune 18, 2018
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BC Children’s Hospital Joins International Collaborative to Further the Development of Innovative Immunotherapy Treatments for Kids with Hard-to-Treat Cancer
BC Children's Hospital Research Institute | June 15, 2018
BC Children’s Hospital has joined CureWorks, an international collaborative of leading academic children’s hospitals focused on…
sciencecityJune 15, 2018
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Examining Dr. Paul Zehr’s Superpower
International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries | June 15, 2018
What do science and comic book superheroes have in common? Quite a lot, says ICORD…
sciencecityJune 15, 2018
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BC Research Improves Ability to Detect and Predict Avian Flu Outbreaks
Genome BC | June 14, 2018
In 2014/2015 an outbreak of highly pathogenic Avian Influenza (AI) struck British Columbia. A total…
sciencecityJune 14, 2018
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Neuroscience Through the Ages Makes Neurohistory Fun for Everyone
Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | June 13, 2018
A group of neuroscience graduate students at the University of British Columbia have found a…
sciencecityJune 13, 2018
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MSFHR-Funded Researcher Discovers a New Drug That Could Stop Prostate Cancer in Its Tracks
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research | June 12, 2018
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among Canadian men – 1 in 7 will…
sciencecityJune 12, 2018
















