Publications of the Week PD-L1 and Intratumoral Immune Response in Breast Cancer Wang, Z.Q. and Watson, P.H., et al. | July 4, 2017 PD-L1 is thought to play an important role in the antitumor immune response. In this…sciencecityJuly 4, 2017 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Congratulations to Dr. Jan M. Friedman: Recipient of the 2017 Geoffrey L. Hammond Lectureship BC Children's Hospital Research Institute | July 3, 2017 The Geoffrey L. Hammond Lectureship recognizes investigators at BC Children's Hospital who have made a significant impact…sciencecityJuly 3, 2017 Read More
Local News New Pilot Trials Spark Community Interest CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network | July 3, 2017 It’s no secret that many people living with HIV (PLWH) both use and claim therapeutic…sciencecityJuly 3, 2017 Read More
AwardsMonthly Award Summaries June 2017 Award Winners Science in the City | June 30, 2017 Dr. Brianne Kent, a postdoctoral fellow working under the supervision of Dr. Haakon Nygaard at…sciencecityJune 30, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week Relatively Frequent Switching of Transcription Start Sites during Cerebellar Development Zhang, P. and Goldowitz, D., et al. | June 30, 2017 Alternative transcription start site (TSS) usage plays important roles in transcriptional control of mammalian gene…sciencecityJune 30, 2017 Read More
Local News Cardiome Announces Commercial Launch of BRINAVESS® in Canada PR Newswire | June 29, 2017 Cardiome Pharma Corp. today announced that it received authorization from Health Canada to begin selling…sciencecityJune 29, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week GATA3 Immunohistochemistry for Distinguishing Sarcomatoid and Desmoplastic Mesothelioma from Sarcomatoid Carcinoma of the Lung Berb, K.B. and Churg, A. | June 28, 2017 The separation of sarcomatoid and desmoplastic malignant mesotheliomas from sarcomatoid carcinomas of the lung metastatic…sciencecityJune 28, 2017 Read More
Local News To Improve Access to Science Funding, Support the Report Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | June 28, 2017 On April 10, 2017, the Fundamental Science Review was released to the public. Written by…sciencecityJune 28, 2017 Read More
Local News Accenture Labs and 1QBit Work with Biogen to Apply Quantum Computing to Accelerate Drug Discovery Accenture | June 27, 2017 Accenture and quantum software firm 1QBit collaborated with Biogen to develop a first-of-its-kind quantum-enabled molecular…sciencecityJune 27, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week Targeting BCR-ABL+ Stem/Progenitor Cells and BCR-ABL-T315I Mutant Cells by Effective Inhibition of the BCR-ABL-Tyr177-GRB2 Complex Chen, M. and Jiang, X., et al. | June 26, 2017 Read the Publication This week we profile a recent publication in Oncotarget from the laboratory…sciencecityJune 26, 2017 Read More