Local News Scientists Find Possible Prenatal Origin for Alzheimer Disease UBC Medicine | August 29, 2019 The discovery of a new role for a gene associated with neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders…sciencecityAugust 29, 2019 Read More
Local News Meet Dr. Darryl Knight, Providence Health Care’s New Vice-President, Research & Academic Affairs Providence Health Care | August 28, 2019 Providence Health Care recently welcomed Dr. Darryl Knight as our new Vice-President, Research and Academic Affairs, and…sciencecityAugust 28, 2019 Read More
Local News Meet Dr. Darryl Knight, Providence Health Care’s New Vice-President, Research & Academic Affairs Providence Health Care | August 28, 2019 Providence Health Care recently welcomed Dr. Darryl Knight as our new Vice-President, Research and Academic Affairs, and…mjoyAugust 28, 2019 Read More
Local News Dr. Anita Palepu Appointed as Head of UBC Department of Medicine UBC Department of Medicine | August 27, 2019 We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Dr. Anita Palepu as Head, Department of…sciencecityAugust 27, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Biosynthesis of the Anti‐Diabetic Metabolite Montbretin A: Glucosylation of the Central Intermediate mini‐MbA Irmisch, S., et al. | August 27, 2019 Montbretin A (MbA) is a promising new drug for the treatment of type 2 diabetes…sciencecityAugust 27, 2019 Read More
Local News Using Plants to Find New Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes Michael Smith Laboratories | August 26, 2019 Monitoring sugar highs and lows are part of the realities of diabetic patients. Living with…sciencecityAugust 26, 2019 Read More
Local News Where Will Your Future Take You? Career Night 2019 Gives Students and Postdocs Insights Into Science Careers Centre for Blood Research | August 26, 2019 On June 13, the Centre for Blood Research and the Department of Microbiology and Immunology…sciencecityAugust 26, 2019 Read More
Local News With $65 Million in Hand, Chinook Therapeutics Launches to Tackle Kidney Disease BioSpace | August 26, 2019 British Columbia-based Chinook Therapeutics burst onto the scene with $65 million in hand and a…sciencecityAugust 26, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week TrxG Complex Catalytic and Non-Catalytic Activity Play Distinct Roles in Pancreas Progenitor Specification and Differentiation Campbell, S.A., et al. | August 23, 2019 Several studies have now shown that previously reported function roles of H3K4 methylation are likely…sciencecityAugust 23, 2019 Read More
Local News NGen Funding to Transform Manufacturing of Critical Materials in Gene Therapies STEMCELL Technologies | August 22, 2019 NGen has approved Supercluster funding for a transformative $4.2 million project led by iVexSol Canada to…sciencecityAugust 22, 2019 Read More