Local News Announcing Dr. Pamela Hoodless, Director, Terry Fox LaboratoryTerry Fox Laboratory | September 28, 2018We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Pamela Hoodless as Department Head of…sciencecitySeptember 28, 2018 Read More
Local News Microbiome Insights Receives Funding from the Government of Canada to Develop New Microbiome Testing Platform for Managing Chronic DiseaseMichael Smith Laboratories | September 27, 2018Microbiome Insights, Inc. is pleased to announce that it will receive a contribution of up…sciencecitySeptember 27, 2018 Read More
Local News Gene-Trap Mutagenesis Identifies a Crucial Role for a Cryptic Member of the ABC SuperfamilyCentre for Blood Research | September 27, 2018The ATP-binding cassette (ABC) super-family of proteins is one of the largest families of proteins to have…sciencecitySeptember 27, 2018 Read More
Local News Vancouver Lab Hopes E. Coli Treatment Could Help Cure Crohn’s DiseaseStarMetro Vancouver | September 27, 2018Doctors at a Vancouver lab are developing a treatment for Crohn’s disease that they say…sciencecitySeptember 27, 2018 Read More
Local News Faculty of Science Welcomes New Dean!SFU Faculty of Science | September 26, 2018Why would a scientist from New Zealand, who has an international research program covering the…sciencecitySeptember 26, 2018 Read More
Local News How Michael Smith Put B.C.’s Life Sciences Community on the Map with a Nobel Prize 25 Years AgoThe Vancouver Sun | September 25, 2018The late Nobel Prize winner Michael Smith was a good, but not spectacular, student who…sciencecitySeptember 25, 2018 Read More
Local News B.C. Women’s Hospital Preemie Baby Biobank First of Its Kind in CanadaCBC News | September 24, 2018Unique research is taking place at B.C. Women's Hospital and one of the doctors taking…sciencecitySeptember 24, 2018 Read More
Local News HPV Vaccine Shows Higher Failure Rate in Girls or Women Living With HIVUBC Faculty of Medicine | September 19, 2018The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine had a higher risk of failure with women who are…sciencecitySeptember 19, 2018 Read More
Local News SFU Team Receives Funding to Expand Systems of Worldwide Health Research DatabasesSFU Faculty of Science | September 14, 2018The Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) today announced $800,000 in funding to expand Simon…sciencecitySeptember 14, 2018 Read More
Local News Concussions Loosen Insulation around Brain CellsUBC Faculty of Medicine | September 13, 2018Detailed scans of concussed University of British Columbia hockey players found that the protective fatty…sciencecitySeptember 13, 2018 Read More