AwardsFeatured Awards 33 Post-Doctoral Fellows Funded In MSFHR’s 2018 Research Trainee Competition Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research | August 14, 2018 The Research Trainee Program is one of MSFHR’s flagship funding opportunities. Since 2001, we’ve supported more than 1,200 Research Trainees …sciencecityAugust 14, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week The Sec1/Munc18 (SM) Protein Vps45 Is Involved in Iron Uptake, Mitochondrial Function and Virulence in the Pathogenic Fungus Cryptococcus Neoforma Caza, M., et al. | August 13, 2018 This study provides new insights into the machinery that mediates uptake of iron as an…sciencecityAugust 13, 2018 Read More
Local News Essential ‘Sugar’ for Brain Communication: A New Therapeutic Path for Autism, Schizophrenia Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | August 13, 2018 For twenty years, researchers thought they knew everything there was to know about the composition…sciencecityAugust 13, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Congratulations to the BCCHRI CIHR Grant Recipients! BC Children's Hospital Research Institute | August 10, 2018 We are pleased to congratulate the BC Children's and BC Women's investigators who were awarded…sciencecityAugust 10, 2018 Read More
Local News McNagny Lab Uncovers a New Protective Role for an Old Protein During Lung Repair Centre for Blood Research | August 10, 2018 Upon injury, a healthy adult lung has the robust ability to regenerate and replace damaged…sciencecityAugust 10, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Dexamethasone Prodrugs as Potent Suppressors of the Immunostimulatory Effects of Lipid Nanoparticle Formulations of Nucleic Acids First Author: Sam Chen | Senior Author: Pieter Cullis | August 10, 2018 In this publication, using a prodrug approach, we demonstrate the ability to co-deliver different therapeutic…sciencecityAugust 10, 2018 Read More
Local News Do Bacteria Ever Go Extinct? New Research Says Yes, Bigtime UBC Science | August 9, 2018 Bacteria go extinct at substantial rates, although appear to avoid the mass extinctions that have…sciencecityAugust 9, 2018 Read More
Local News A Bit of Energetic Enlightenment from Nature Research2Reality | August 9, 2018 In a single hour, more solar energy hits the Earth than all of humankind uses in…sciencecityAugust 9, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Gleave Awarded the 2018 Dr. Chew Wei Memorial Prize in Cancer Research Vancouver Prostate Centre | August 8, 2018 Dr. Martin Gleave is the recipient of the fifth annual Dr. Chew Wei Memorial Prize in…sciencecityAugust 8, 2018 Read More
Local News Pilot Project Network Teams Report Steady Progress in First Year of Working Together Terry Fox Research Institute | August 8, 2018 Fostering unprecedented collaborations, harmonizing complex research methods and creating the basic framework for a digital…sciencecityAugust 8, 2018 Read More