Publications of the Week 18F-Fluorination of Unactivated C–H Bonds in Branched Aliphatic Amino Acids: Direct Synthesis of Oncological Positron Emission Tomography Imaging AgentsNodwell, M.B. et al. | March 13, 2017ABSTRACT: A mild and selective photocatalytic C-H 18F-fluorination reaction has been developed that provides direct…sciencecityMarch 13, 2017 Read More
Interesting Articles How Does the Public’s View of Science Go So Wrong?Scientific American | March 10, 2017Do Americans hate science? They certainly seem to hate it more than they used to,…sciencecityMarch 10, 2017 Read More
Local News Findings Published in Nature Communications Show that mRNA LNP Encoding a Neutralizing Antibody Protect Humanized Mice from HIV ChallengePR Newswire | March 9, 2017A private biotechnology company developing state-of-the-art lipid nanoparticle (LNP) delivery technology for messenger RNA (mRNA), announced…sciencecityMarch 9, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week CLK-Dependent Exon Recognition and Conjoined Gene Formation Revealed with a Novel Small Molecule InhibitorNature Communications | March 8, 2017ABSTRACT: CDC-like kinase phosphorylation of serine/arginine-rich proteins is central to RNA splicing reactions. Yet, the…sciencecityMarch 8, 2017 Read More
Local News BC’s Biotech Leaders are Growing Up and Going GlobalVancouver Sun | March 8, 2017B.C.’s innovation-driven biotech leaders are stepping on to the world stage and generating $14.4 billion a year…sciencecityMarch 8, 2017 Read More
Interesting Articles What Early-Career Researchers Can Do to Advocate for ScienceScience | March 7, 2017This past summer, the future of our postdoctoral association’s Science Policy Committee was uncertain. We were…sciencecityMarch 7, 2017 Read More
Your Voice Booze, Beakers, and Brains – The Rise of Vancouver’s Science Pub NightsTara Fernandez | March 6, 2017On a drizzly mid-week evening downtown, beer glasses clink as a roomful of people sit,…sciencecityMarch 6, 2017 Read More
Local News Canadian Researchers Struggle to Access Popular Laboratory SpeciesUniversity Affairs | March 6, 2017A story in the online publication National Observer last year highlighted what appeared to be…sciencecityMarch 6, 2017 Read More
Spotlight Scientist in the Spotlight: Dr. Corey NislowScience in the City | March 6, 2017Dr. Corey Nislow is an associate professor in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at UBC.…sciencecityMarch 6, 2017 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Robin Hsiung Awarded Alzheimer and Dementia Research ProfessorshipCentre for Brain Health | March 3, 2017The Alzheimer Society of B.C. and UBC celebrated a decade-long partnership in maintaining the Ralph…sciencecityMarch 3, 2017 Read More