Local News Feature Researcher: Alexander G. BeristainUBC Faculty of Medicine | July 18, 2017Alexander G. Beristain is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine. He received…sciencecityJuly 18, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week Clear Cell and Endometrioid Carcinomas: Are Their Differences Attributable to Distinct Cells of Origin?Cochrane, D.R. and Huntsman, D.G., et al. | July 17, 2017Endometrial epithelium is the presumed tissue of origin for both eutopic and endometriosis-derived clear cell…sciencecityJuly 17, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week Optogenetic Rewiring of Thalamocortical Circuits to Restore Function in the Stroke Injured BrainTennant, K.A. and Brown, C.E., et al. | July 14, 2017Read the Publication This week we profile a recent publication in Nature Communications from Dr.…sciencecityJuly 14, 2017 Read More
Local News The Michael Smith Laboratories Welcomes a New DirectorMichael Smith Laboratories | July 14, 2017The Michael Smith Laboratories is delighted to announce the newly appointed Professor Peter Zandstra as…sciencecityJuly 14, 2017 Read More
Local News Bromme Lab Makes an Osteoporosis Mouse Model That Is More Similar to HumansThe Centre for Blood Research | July 13, 2017Excessive breakdown of collagen leads to the condition commonly referred to as osteoporosis. This condition…sciencecityJuly 13, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week Myelin Regulatory Factor Drives Remyelination in Multiple SclerosisDuncan, G.J. and Tetzlaff, W., et al. | July 12, 2017Remyelination is limited in the majority of multiple sclerosis (MS) lesions despite the presence of…sciencecityJuly 12, 2017 Read More
Local News Sirona Biochem Announces Positive Efficacy Results for Skin Lightening LibrarySirona Biochem | July 12, 2017Sirona Biochem Corp. announced positive preclinical efficacy data for its library of skin lightening compounds.…sciencecityJuly 12, 2017 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Keith Walley Wins the PHC Research and Mission Award for 2017The Centre for Heart Lung Innovation | July 11, 2017Congratulations to Dr. Keith Walley, Director of the HLI, for winning the Providence Health Care…sciencecityJuly 11, 2017 Read More
Local News Delineating Different Decision Duties for Dopamine in the Frontal LobesDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | July 11, 2017“Sometimes you have these big ideas, and then five years pass and it turns out…sciencecityJuly 11, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week REVIEW: Synthetic Lethality and CancerO'Neil, N.J. and Hieter, P., et al. | July 10, 2017A synthetic lethal interaction occurs between two genes when the perturbation of either gene alone…sciencecityJuly 10, 2017 Read More