Local News Machine Learning and AI Used to Rapidly Detect Sepsis, Cutting Risk of Death Dramatically UBC News | January 11, 2022 A groundbreaking advance in quickly detecting sepsis using machine learning has been pioneered by researchers…pthomsonJanuary 11, 2022 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Frances Lock and Gabriela Segat Recognized with UBC Co-op Supervisor Awards Terry Fox Research Laboratory | January 10, 2022 Congratulations to Frances Lock, research associate of Kuchenbauer Lab and Gabriela Segat, graduate student of the Weng Lab for…pthomsonJanuary 10, 2022 Read More
Local News Pfizer Enters into Agreement with Acuitas Therapeutics for Lipid Nanoparticle Delivery System for Use in mRNA Vaccines and Therapeutics Pfizer | January 10, 2022 Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and Acuitas Therapeutics, a company focused on developing lipid nanoparticle (LNP) delivery…pthomsonJanuary 10, 2022 Read More
Publications of the Week Quantitative Proteomic Screen Identifies Annexin A2 as a Host Target for Salmonella Pathogenicity Island-2 Effectors SopD2 and PipB2 Kuff-Janzen, K., et al. | January 7, 2022 Intracellular pathogens need to establish an intracellular replicative niche to promote survival and replication within…pthomsonJanuary 7, 2022 Read More
Local News New Research Sheds Light on Role of Microbiome in Multiple Sclerosis Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | January 7, 2022 The gut microbiome—an array of microorganisms including bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites—plays an important part…pthomsonJanuary 7, 2022 Read More
Publications of the Week Mechanisms of Arrhythmogenicity of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy-Associated Troponin T (TNNT2) Variant I79N Shafaattalab, S., et al. | January 7, 2022 Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common heritable cardiovascular disease and often results in cardiac…pthomsonJanuary 7, 2022 Read More
Local News Three MSL Members’ Projects Highlighted on GlycoNet’s Top 10 Stories of 2021 Michael Smith Laboratories | January 6, 2022 Three members of the Michael Smith Laboratories (MSL) had their research projects highlighted as part…pthomsonJanuary 6, 2022 Read More
AwardsMonthly Award Summaries December 2021 Award Winners Science in Vancouver | January 6, 2022 Dr. Curtis Suttle (pictured), a Professor of Botany, Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, and Microbiology…pthomsonJanuary 6, 2022 Read More
Local News Xenon Pharmaceuticals Announces Collaboration with Neurocrine Biosciences Achieves $15.0 Million Regulatory Milestone Xenon Pharmaceuticals | January 5, 2022 Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:XENE), a neurology-focused biopharmaceutical company, today announced that its collaboration to develop…pthomsonJanuary 5, 2022 Read More
Local News UBC Clinical Trial Supports New Self-Administered Rapid Antigen Test UBC Faculty of Medicine | January 5, 2022 When it comes to COVID-19, peace of mind is difficult to come by. But thanks…pthomsonJanuary 5, 2022 Read More