Publications of the Week CLK-Dependent Exon Recognition and Conjoined Gene Formation Revealed with a Novel Small Molecule InhibitorNature Communications | March 8, 2017ABSTRACT: CDC-like kinase phosphorylation of serine/arginine-rich proteins is central to RNA splicing reactions. Yet, the…sciencecityMarch 8, 2017 Read More
Local News BC’s Biotech Leaders are Growing Up and Going GlobalVancouver Sun | March 8, 2017B.C.’s innovation-driven biotech leaders are stepping on to the world stage and generating $14.4 billion a year…sciencecityMarch 8, 2017 Read More
Interesting Articles What Early-Career Researchers Can Do to Advocate for ScienceScience | March 7, 2017This past summer, the future of our postdoctoral association’s Science Policy Committee was uncertain. We were…sciencecityMarch 7, 2017 Read More
Your Voice Booze, Beakers, and Brains – The Rise of Vancouver’s Science Pub NightsTara Fernandez | March 6, 2017On a drizzly mid-week evening downtown, beer glasses clink as a roomful of people sit,…sciencecityMarch 6, 2017 Read More
Local News Canadian Researchers Struggle to Access Popular Laboratory SpeciesUniversity Affairs | March 6, 2017A story in the online publication National Observer last year highlighted what appeared to be…sciencecityMarch 6, 2017 Read More
Spotlight Scientist in the Spotlight: Dr. Corey NislowScience in the City | March 6, 2017Dr. Corey Nislow is an associate professor in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at UBC.…sciencecityMarch 6, 2017 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Robin Hsiung Awarded Alzheimer and Dementia Research ProfessorshipCentre for Brain Health | March 3, 2017The Alzheimer Society of B.C. and UBC celebrated a decade-long partnership in maintaining the Ralph…sciencecityMarch 3, 2017 Read More
Interesting Articles The Start and the Middle: Beginning Your PhDNaturejobs | March 2, 2017The initial stages of a PhD can be daunting. Fortunately, there are a few ways…sciencecityMarch 2, 2017 Read More
Local News Cocaine Addiction a Matter of Genetics, UBC Researchers SayVancouver Sun | March 2, 2017Scientists at the University of B.C.have built a better mouse — one that is indifferent…sciencecityMarch 2, 2017 Read More
Local News Quirks and Quarks of Vancouver BiotechThe Centre for Blood Research | March 1, 2017Quark Venture, a venture capital (VC) fund launched in 2016, has followed through with its…sciencecityMarch 1, 2017 Read More