Publications of the Week VEGF Signaling Regulates the Fate of Obstructed Capillaries in Mouse Cortex Reeson, P. and Brown, C.E., et al. | May 9, 2018 Cortical capillaries are prone to obstruction, which over time, could have a major impact on…sciencecityMay 9, 2018 Read More
Local News Genome BC Invests $1 million in Funding to Top Canadian 3D Bioprinting Company Aspect Biosystems Genome BC | May 8, 2018 Genome BC is pleased to announce $1 million in funding to Aspect Biosystems (Aspect), a…sciencecityMay 8, 2018 Read More
Local News Scent of Death: Honeybees Use Odors to Clean Out Deceased Broods Scientific American | May 8, 2018 A dozen years ago beekeepers started reporting that frightening numbers of their honeybees (Apis mellifera)…sciencecityMay 8, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Oncolytic Viruses as Engineering Platforms for Combination Immunotherapy Twumasi-Boateng, K. and Nelson, B,H., et al. | May 7, 2018 To effectively build on the recent successes of immune checkpoint blockade, adoptive T cell therapy…sciencecityMay 7, 2018 Read More
Local News Good Economics and Good Health: How Canada’s Pharmaceutical Companies Make an Impact The National Post | May 7, 2018 When we speak of the economy, we tend to talk of it in terms of…sciencecityMay 7, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Viral Proteins as a Potential Driver of Histone Depletion in Dinoflagellates Irwin, N.A.T. and Howe, L.J., et al. | May 4, 2018 The packaging of DNA with histones is a hallmark of eukaryotic chromosomes. One surprising exception…sciencecityMay 4, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Cross-Disciplinary Collaborations of LSI PIs Meet Success at CIHR and NSERC Partnered Collaborative Health Research Projects The Life Sciences Institute | May 4, 2018 Five UBC teams met success for their innovative ideas at the intersection of health sciences…sciencecityMay 4, 2018 Read More
Local News Research Cluster Promote Collaboration within and beyond Neuroscience at UBC Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | May 3, 2018 “Educational neuroscience is really an emerging field – with just five centres around the world,…sciencecityMay 3, 2018 Read More
Local News A Quicker Treatment for Persistent Depression? UBC Faculty of Medicine | May 3, 2018 Researchers at UBC and in Toronto have shown that a three-minute version of a brain…sciencecityMay 3, 2018 Read More
Local News Hope Beyond the Hype: The Pursuit of Longevity in Cell Therapies Biotechnology Focus | May 2, 2018 After years of intensive research and development, cell therapies are finally having their moment. In…sciencecityMay 2, 2018 Read More