Publications of the Week Kinetic Comparison of All Eleven Viral Polyprotein Cleavage Site Processing Events by SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease Using a Linked Protein FRET PlatformKenward, C., et al. | May 17, 2024The main protease (Mpro) remains an essential therapeutic target for COVID-19 post infection intervention given…karnottMay 17, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards FHS PhD Candidate Wins National Research Excellence AwardSFU Faculty of Health Sciences | May 17, 2024PhD candidate Aniqa Shahid has won the Canadian Association for HIV Research’s (CAHR) New Investigator…karnottMay 17, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Leo Escano Receives CIHR Canada Graduate ScholarshipsBC Cancer | May 16, 2024Congratulations to Leo Escano (Terry Fox Laboratory), for receiving a Canada Graduate Scholarships – Doctoral…karnottMay 16, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Public Voting Open Now for NSERC Science ExposedNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) | May 16, 2024In this mesmerizing tableau of prostate tissue—reminiscent of Van Gogh’s swirling skies and of Matisse’s…karnottMay 16, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards SBME Students Receive UBC Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant AwardsUBC School of Biomedical Engineering | May 15, 2024Congratulations to the School of Biomedical Engineering’s Fraser Douglas from Dr. Calvin Kuo’s Human Motion…karnottMay 15, 2024 Read More
Local News Unravelling the Link Between Pesticide Exposure and Parkinson’s DiseaseUBC Faculty of Medicine | May 15, 2024Now, an international collaboration between UBC’s Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging and researchers…karnottMay 15, 2024 Read More
Local News Opinion: A CRISPR Breakthrough? The Gene Therapy Has Been Approved to Treat Sickle-Cell DiseaseVancouver Sun | May 15, 2024A new gene therapy, utilizing the gene-editing tool known as CRISPR to treat sickle-cell disease,…karnottMay 15, 2024 Read More
Local News Providence Research Profiles: Dr. Adeera LevinProvidence Research | May 14, 2024In an effort to shine a light on our many notable researchers, Providence Research is…karnottMay 14, 2024 Read More
Local News A Feast Cooked Up Revealed Singlet Oxygen Indoors for the First TimeTech Explorist | May 13, 2024Brown carbon, released when food is cooked, can produce oxidants when it absorbs light. Additionally,…karnottMay 13, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Conclusive Demonstration of Iatrogenic Alzheimer’s Disease Transmission in a Model of Stem Cell TransplantationSingh, C., et al. | May 13, 2024The risk of iatrogenic disease is often underestimated as a concern in contemporary medical procedures,…karnottMay 13, 2024 Read More