Local News Huntington Drug Successfully Lowers Levels of Disease-Causing Protein UBC News | May 8, 2019 An international clinical trial has found that a new drug for Huntington disease is safe,…sciencecityMay 8, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Cancer Stemness, Intratumoral Heterogeneity, and Immune Response Across Cancers Miranda, A., et al. | May 8, 2019 Regulatory programs that control the function of stem cells are active in cancer and confer…sciencecityMay 8, 2019 Read More
Local News New Study Uses Artificial Intelligence, Whole Genome Sequencing to Make Accurate Cancer Diagnoses Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre | May 7, 2019 In order to diagnose a cancer, pathologists use a variety of techniques to analyze the…sciencecityMay 7, 2019 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards St. Baldrick’s Foundation Awards One-of-a-Kind Grant to Aid in Childhood Cancer Research Discovery St. Baldrick’s Foundation | May 7, 2019 Research funding often has restrictions and may not provide a scientist with an opportunity to…sciencecityMay 7, 2019 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Green Chemistry, Microbial Bioremediation Projects Receive $1.2 Million in NSERC Funding UBC Science | May 6, 2019 UBC research into green chemistry and microbial bioremediation are among five UBC projects receiving funding through the…sciencecityMay 6, 2019 Read More
Interesting Articles Fulbright Canada and Mitacs Foster International Research Exchange Mitacs | May 6, 2019 Dr. Michael Hawes, CEO of Fulbright Canada, and Dr. Alejandro Adem, CEO of Mitacs, are…sciencecityMay 6, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Structural Insight into YcbB-Mediated Beta-Lactam Resistance in Escherichia Coli Caveney, N.A., et al. | May 6, 2019 In Escherichia coli, the peptidoglycan crosslinking reaction to form the cell wall is primarily carried…sciencecityMay 6, 2019 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Connie Eaves Awarded the 2019 Canada Gairdner Wightman Award Terry Fox Laboratory | May 3, 2019 Congratulations to Dr. Connie J. Eaves, Professor of Medical Genetics at the University of British…sciencecityMay 3, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Ibrutinib Displays Atrial-Specific Toxicity in Human Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes Shafaattalab, S., et al. | May 3, 2019 Ibrutinib (IB) is an oral Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor that has demonstrated benefit in…sciencecityMay 3, 2019 Read More
Local News One-On-One with Dr. David Granville Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | May 3, 2019 On March 1, 2019, Dr. David Granville was appointed to the position of Associate Director…sciencecityMay 3, 2019 Read More