AwardsFeatured Awards 2017 Faculty of Medicine Award RecipientsUBC Faculty of Medicine | October 3, 2017Each year, the Faculty of Medicine recognizes faculty and staff members for excellence in teaching,…sciencecityOctober 3, 2017 Read More
Local News Stemcell Technologies Aims for the WorldThe Province | October 3, 2017This week Conversations That Matter features the remarkable Dr. Allen Eaves, the founder, CEO and…sciencecityOctober 3, 2017 Read More
Local News Finding Ways to Support Parents’ Decisions through Diagnosis of Genetic DisordersGenome BC | October 2, 2017The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre cares for…sciencecityOctober 2, 2017 Read More
Interesting Articles Postdocs: Big Lab, Small Lab?Nature | October 2, 2017While looking for a postdoctoral position, Michael Mitchell could have joined any number of small,…sciencecityOctober 2, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week Spinal Cord Perfusion Pressure Predicts Neurologic Recovery in Acute Spinal Cord InjurySquair, J.W. and Kwon, B.K., et al. | October 2, 2017In this study we inserted lumbar drains in patients with acute SCI, and evaluated how…sciencecityOctober 2, 2017 Read More
AwardsMonthly Award Summaries September 2017 Award WinnersScience in the City | September 29, 2017Dr. Megan Levings at the BC Children's Hospital Research Institute was recently announced as a…sciencecitySeptember 29, 2017 Read More
Local News Merck to Advance Bispecific Antibody Drug Candidate Developed Using Zymeworks’ Azymetric™ Platform into Preclinical DevelopmentZymeworks | September 29, 2017Zymeworks Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development and commercialization of next-generation…sciencecitySeptember 29, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week Discovery of a Proteolytic Flagellin Family in Diverse Bacterial Phyla That Assembles Enzymatically Active FlagellaEckhard, U., et al. | September 29, 2017The bacterial flagellum is a complex multi-component structure including a whip-like appendage, the flagellar filament,…sciencecitySeptember 29, 2017 Read More
Local News Troy McDiarmid Worms into the Intricacies of Genetic Risk in ASDDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | September 28, 2017To understand how gene mutations affect neurodevelopment and learning in people with Autism Spectrum Disorder…sciencecitySeptember 28, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week Cortical Functional Hyperconnectivity in a Mouse Model of Depression and Selective Network Effects of KetamineMcGirr, A. and Murphy, T.H., et al. | September 28, 2017First, we show that models of depression in mouse produce brain function changes resembling those…sciencecitySeptember 28, 2017 Read More