Local News Dr. Rachel Fernandez Appointed UBC Associate Vice-President, Research and Innovation UBC Life Sciences Institute | December 14, 2020 Dr. Gail Murphy, Vice-President, Research & Innovation has announced Dr. Rachel Fernandez will be UBC’s…eabramovichDecember 14, 2020 Read More
Local News Vancouver-Based Acuitas Therapeutics Makes History with First COVID-19 Vaccine Approved for Use in Canada Acuitas Therapeutics | December 11, 2020 A Canadian biotechnology company has made history with the announcement of the BioNTech/Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine…eabramovichDecember 11, 2020 Read More
Local News Genomics Will Support Accurate Environmental Assessments at Mine Sites Genome BC | December 10, 2020 Environmental Assessment (EA) is a critical step in evaluating the health of reclaimed mine sites.…eabramovichDecember 10, 2020 Read More
Local News Mapping the Human Proteome: A Journey Technology Networks | December 9, 2020 One aspect of human existence we know to be universal is that we each have…eabramovichDecember 9, 2020 Read More
Local News COVID-19 Antibody Discovery Company Preps for Massive $391 Million IPO BioSpace | December 8, 2020 Having already raised $105 million in a Series B in May, Canadian R&D engine AbCellera is gearing up for…eabramovichDecember 8, 2020 Read More
Local News Dr. James Johnson Appointed Deputy Director of the UBC Life Sciences Institute UBC Life Sciences Institute | December 7, 2020 With great pleasure we announce the appointment of our own Dr. Jim Johnson as the…eabramovichDecember 7, 2020 Read More
Local News A Step Towards Improved Lubricants: Mega-HPGs and Arthritic Diseases UBC Centre for Blood Research | December 7, 2020 “Biomimicry,” the ability to replicate the functions of biological molecules with synthetic analogs, is one…eabramovichDecember 7, 2020 Read More
Local News Whole Genome and Transcriptome Analysis Enables Robust Detection of Cancer-Causing Gene Fusions Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre at BC Cancer | December 4, 2020 Researchers have revealed another benefit of using whole genome and transcriptome sequencing to inform cancer patient care: the detection…eabramovichDecember 4, 2020 Read More
Local News Consortium Including Genome BC Secures $5.1M to Expand Genomics Platform for COVID Research Genome BC | December 4, 2020 A national consortium including Genome BC will expand development of a software platform for genomics…eabramovichDecember 4, 2020 Read More
Local News Whole Genome and Transcriptome Sequencing Uncovers Biomarkers Predicting Response to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre at BC Cancer | December 1, 2020 The development of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI), a type of cancer therapy that helps the immune system…eabramovichDecember 1, 2020 Read More