Local News $1.5M Gift to Propel B.C. Research on Early Detection of Lung CancerVancouver Sun | March 16, 2017A gift of $1.5 million will help add additional expertise in a lung cancer research…sciencecityMarch 16, 2017 Read More
Spotlight Scientist in the Spotlight: Evgeniy PanzhinskiyScience in the City | March 15, 2017Dr. Evgeniy Panzhinskiy is a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Dr. James Johnson at…sciencecityMarch 15, 2017 Read More
Local News Canada to Make Skilled-Worker Permits Easier to Get in Wake of U.S. DelaysThe Globe and Mail | March 14, 2017As the U.S. border tightens for both political and bureaucratic reasons, the federal government is…sciencecityMarch 14, 2017 Read More
Interesting Articles How Not to Respond to Reviewers: Eight Simple TipsNaturejobs | March 14, 2017My first attempt at publishing a paper was a breeze. A collaborator was asked to…sciencecityMarch 14, 2017 Read More
Local News ‘Scientific Quackery’: UBC Study Says it’s Debunked Controversial MS ProcedureCBC News | March 13, 2017A new study at the University of British Columbia has produced a "definitive debunking" of…sciencecityMarch 13, 2017 Read More
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