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Surrey Memorial begins brain stimulation trial for youth suffering from addiction

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Xenon Pharmaceuticals Announces Collaboration with Neurocrine Biosciences Achieves $10.0 Million Regulatory Milestone

Xenon Pharmaceuticals | September 10, 2021

Xenon Pharmaceuticals, a neurology-focused biopharmaceutical company, today announced that its collaboration to develop treatments for…

pthomsonSeptember 10, 2021

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Enabling the Next Generation of Health Research Talent: MSFHR Funds 86 Scholars and Research Trainees

Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research | September 10, 2021

Diagnostics for detecting lung infection, reducing health inequities, diabetes prevention programs, and children’s health in…

pthomsonSeptember 10, 2021

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Recent Publication Proposes a Potential New Therapeutic Approach to Treatment-Resistant Prostate Cancer

Vancouver Prostate Centre | September 9, 2021

Dr. Zoubeidi led an international team that has published their discovery providing mechanistic insights into…

pthomsonSeptember 9, 2021

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Eyam Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics Announces Clinical Trials Agreement for Next-Generation COVID-19 Vaccine

EYAM | September 9, 2021

Eyam Vaccine and Immunotherapeutics (EYAM), a next-generation vaccine biotechnology company, announced today an agreement with Veristat, a…

pthomsonSeptember 9, 2021

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A Canadian First in CAR-T Cell Treatment for Adult Leukemia and Lymphoma

Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | September 9, 2021

A study co-led by Dr. Kevin Hay from Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) and Dr. Natasha…

pthomsonSeptember 9, 2021

Publications of the Week

Rescue of Aberrant Huntingtin Palmitoylation Ameliorates Mutant Huntingtin-Induced Toxicity

Lemarié, F., et al. | September 8, 2021

Huntington disease is an inherited neurodegenerative disorder that affects 1 in 7,500 individuals in the…

pthomsonSeptember 8, 2021

Drs. Shannon Kolind and Tamara Vanderwal

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Two DMCBH Researchers Awarded Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Grant

David Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | September 8, 2021

Congratulations to DMCBH members Drs. Shannon Kolind and Tamara Vanderwal, who have both been awarded…

sciencecitySeptember 8, 2021

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Founder and CEO of AbCellera Announced as Finalist of 2021 Bloom Burton Award

Bloom Burton & Company | September 7, 2021

Bloom Burton & Co. is pleased to announce the three finalists for the 2021 Bloom…

sciencecitySeptember 7, 2021

Publications of the Week

Sustained Expression of unc-4 Homeobox Gene and unc-27/Groucho in Postmitotic Neurons Specifies the Spatial Organization of the Cholinergic Synapses in C. elegans

Kurashina, M., et al. | September 7, 2021

The Mizumoto lab studies the fundamental mechanisms of how our brain develops. In particular, they…

pthomsonSeptember 7, 2021

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Dr. Jen Nguyen Wins a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

UBC Life Sciences Institute | September 7, 2021

Dr. Jen Nguyen, a postdoctoral fellow (Microbiology & Biomedical Engineering) in the Tropini Lab, has…

sciencecitySeptember 7, 2021

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