AwardsMonthly Award Summaries August 2022 Award Winners Science in Vancouver | September 1, 2022 Dr. Philip Hieter (pictured) from UBC received a Canadian Institutes of Health Research grant to…pthomsonSeptember 1, 2022 Read More
Publications of the Week DLL4 and VCAM1 Enhance the Emergence of T Cell–Competent Hematopoietic Progenitors From Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Michaels, Y., & Edgar, J., et al. | August 31, 2022 In a recent publication, researchers in Dr. Peter Zandstra's lab developed a clinically relevant process…pthomsonAugust 31, 2022 Read More
Local News Meet the Scuba-Diving Cyclist Who Works on the Frontlines of Vaccine Research BC Children's Hospital Research Institute | August 30, 2022 As a clinician, investigator and director of the Vaccine Evaluation Center (VEC) at BC Children’s Hospital, Sauder…pthomsonAugust 30, 2022 Read More
Local News UBC 3MT Finalist Calls for More Science Communication The Centre for Blood Research | August 29, 2022 We are happy to congratulate Nicolas Pereyra for placing in the top three of this…pthomsonAugust 29, 2022 Read More
Local News Aspect Biosystems Enters Collaboration with UCLA’s C-MIT Aspect Biosystems | April 5, 2019 Aspect Biosystems, a Canadian biotech company pioneering microfluidic 3D bioprinting of human tissues, is pleased…sciencecityApril 5, 2019 Read More
Local News Inside the Brain of an Opera Singer UBC Music | April 5, 2019 What happens inside the brain of an opera singer? Prof. Nancy Hermiston, Chair of the…sciencecityApril 5, 2019 Read More
Local News Translating Research to Treat Prostate Cancer UBC Faculty of Medicine | April 3, 2019 A sun-lit Vancouver building houses a world-renowned team of scientists and researchers. They are oncologists,…sciencecityApril 3, 2019 Read More
Local News New Anticoagulants Enhance “Clot-Busting” Ability of the “Clot-Former” Factor Xa Centre for Blood Research | April 3, 2019 If you, loved ones or friends suffer from diseases that may involve abnormal blood clotting,…sciencecityApril 3, 2019 Read More
Local News Hepatitis C Cure Does Not Remove All Risks, CTN Investigators Find CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network | August 11, 2023 CTN Investigators Drs. Naveed Janjua (Canadian lead) and Sofia Bartlett, along with a team of researchers from Canada and the…pthomsonAugust 11, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week ASCL1 Is Activated Downstream of the ROR2/CREB Signaling Pathway to Support Lineage Plasticity in Prostate Cancer Tabrizian, N., et al. | August 11, 2023 Lineage plasticity is a form of therapy-induced drug resistance. In prostate cancer, androgen receptor (AR)…pthomsonAugust 11, 2023 Read More
Local News Algernon NeuroScience Announces 40 Patient Phase 2 Psychedelic Drug DMT Stroke Study Life Sciences BC | August 10, 2023 Algernon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the “Company” or “AGN Pharma”) (CSE: AGN) (FRANKFURT: AGW0) (OTCQB: AGNPF), a…pthomsonAugust 10, 2023 Read More