Local News Zucara Therapeutics Secures US$3.9M from the Helmsley Charitable Trust to Advance Diabetes Drug Candidate to Clinical Trials Zucara Therapeutics via Science in the City | April 9, 2018 Toronto and Vancouver, Canada – April 9, 2018: Zucara Therapeutics Inc., a diabetes life sciences company advancing…sciencecityApril 9, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Enteroviral Infection: The Forgotten Link to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis? Xue, Y.C. and Luo, H., et al. | April 9, 2018 Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disease that primarily attacks motor neurons in…sciencecityApril 9, 2018 Read More
Local News Forensic Files: UBC and BCIT Launch Joint Degree in Forensic Sciences UBC News | April 6, 2018 UBC and BCIT are teaming up to train B.C.’s next generation of forensic scientists. Future…sciencecityApril 6, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Strategies for Generating Diverse Antibody Repertoires Using Transgenic Animals Expressing Human Antibodies Chen, W.C. and Murawsky, C.M., et al. | April 6, 2018 Therapeutic molecules derived from antibodies have become a dominant class of drugs used to treat…sciencecityApril 6, 2018 Read More
Local News Researchers Capture First Representative of Most Abundant Giant Viruses in the Sea UBC Science | April 4, 2018 Bodo saltans virus, the first isolated representative of the most abundant giant viruses in the…sciencecityApril 4, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Enteroviral Infection Inhibits Autophagic Flux via Disruption of the SNARE Complex to Enhance Viral Replication Mohamud, Y. and Luo, H., et al. | April 4, 2018 Enteroviruses are responsible for an estimated 1 billion global infections per year. For most adults,…sciencecityApril 4, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Brian Kwon Wins ASIA Apple Award American Spinal Cord Injury Association | April 3, 2018 Brian K. Kwon, MD, Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics at the University of British…sciencecityApril 3, 2018 Read More
Local News Jennifer Gardy Makes a Splash on the Nature of Things Episode The Vancouver Sun | April 3, 2018 What do you know about your poo? Is it a good shape? Does it smell…sciencecityApril 3, 2018 Read More
AwardsMonthly Award Summaries March 2018 Award Winners Science in the City | April 2, 2018 Dr. Evan Wood a Professor of Medicine at UBC and Director of the BC Centre…sciencecityApril 2, 2018 Read More
Interesting Articles Canada 150 Program Results in ‘Brain Gain’ for Universities: Duncan CTV News | April 2, 2018 Last June, Science Minister Kirsty Duncan hung out the "we're hiring" sign and dangled grants…sciencecityApril 2, 2018 Read More