Local News Genetic Variants Place Asians at Higher Risk of Side Effects to Common Medications UBC News | March 10, 2020 From commonly prescribed drugs for gout through to depression, there’s growing evidence that Asians are…sciencecityMarch 10, 2020 Read More
Local News Using ‘Humanized Yeast’ to Find Potential Anti-Cancer Drugs Michael Smith Laboratories | March 9, 2020 Everything around us is connected in some way. Science has taught us that species are…sciencecityMarch 9, 2020 Read More
Local News Podcast Episode 4 “Diabetes: From Beta Cells to Bicycles” BC Diabetes Research Network | March 6, 2020 The BC Diabetes Research Network is delighted to announce episode 4 of our official podcast: “Diabetes:…sciencecityMarch 6, 2020 Read More
Local News SFU Team Helps Discover Potential Superbug-Killing Compound Simon Fraser University | March 5, 2020 Researchers in Simon Fraser University’s Brinkman Laboratory are collaborating with U.S. researchers to test a…sciencecityMarch 5, 2020 Read More
Local News RNA Granules Meeting in Vancouver Looks to the New Frontier in Neurodegeneration Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | March 4, 2020 Registration for the third RNA Granules meeting is now open, and is set to bring…sciencecityMarch 4, 2020 Read More
Local News Dr. Lynn Raymond Appointed Director, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | March 2, 2020 The Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia and the Vancouver Coastal Health…sciencecityMarch 2, 2020 Read More
Local News New Collaboration Looks to Gain Insight on Understudied Part of the Brain Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | February 28, 2020 A team of scientists—comprised of Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (DMCBH) researchers Drs. Brian MacVicar and Fabio…sciencecityFebruary 28, 2020 Read More
Local News Altered Gene Linked to Better Outcomes of Lymphoma Treatment BC Cancer | February 27, 2020 Often stories of research breakthroughs highlight discoveries of abnormalities being a bad thing when trying…sciencecityFebruary 27, 2020 Read More
Local News Pilot Clinical Trial in China to Test UBC Researcher’s Findings as a Targeted Therapy for COVID-19 UBC News | February 27, 2020 A University of British Columbia researcher is part of an international team working with a…sciencecityFebruary 27, 2020 Read More
Local News The Science of Fighting a Virus: Multi-Pronged Global Fight to Defeat New Coronavirus Vancouver Sun | February 26, 2020 Scientists’ fight against COVID-19 ravaging China is two-pronged: Treatment and prevention. Simply put, we need…sciencecityFebruary 26, 2020 Read More