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
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
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
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
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
Local News UBC Alumni Career Stories: Crystal Chau, BSc’15Alumni UBC | November 25, 2019Crystal Chau, BSc’15 works for STEMCELL Technologies Inc. as a Research Associate. She shares her experience leading…sciencecityNovember 25, 2019 Read More
Local News Taking Complex Prostate Cancer Research to the Next LevelVancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | November 22, 2019One in seven Canadian men will receive a diagnosis of prostate cancer at some point…sciencecityNovember 22, 2019 Read More
Local News Av-Gay Tuberculosis Advances Profiled by World Intellectual Property OrganizationUBC Life Sciences Institute | November 21, 2019Dr. Yossef Av-Gay and his pioneering work in developing new medications to treat drug-resistant tuberculosis…sciencecityNovember 21, 2019 Read More