Publications of the Week IVIg and LPS Co-Stimulation Induces IL-10 Production by Human Monocytes, which Is Compromised by an FcγRIIA Disease-Associated Gene Variant Kozicky, L.K., et al. | December 6, 2018 Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIg) is used to treat autoimmune or inflammatory diseases, but its mechanism of…sciencecityDecember 6, 2018 Read More
Local News SFU Team Leads $12-Million Effort to Expand System of Worldwide Health Research Databases SFU News | December 6, 2018 The European Commission and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research have announced more than $12…sciencecityDecember 6, 2018 Read More
Local News Abcellera Collaborates with Autolus on Antibody Discovery Project AbCellera | December 5, 2018 AbCellera announced today its collaboration with Autolus Therapeutics plc (Autolus), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company…sciencecityDecember 5, 2018 Read More
Local News Canadian Open Parkinson Network Funding Begins Collaboration Platform to Accelerate Parkinson’s Disease Research and Knowledge Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | December 5, 2018 Parkinson Canada and Brain Canada announced this morning the creation of the Canadian Open Parkinson Network (C-OPN), including a $2-million…sciencecityDecember 5, 2018 Read More
Local News Michael Smith Laboratories Faculty among Highly Cited Researchers in 2018 Michael Smith Laboratories | December 4, 2018 Three researchers from the Michael Smith Laboratories, Drs. Jörg Bohlmann, B. Brett Finlay, and Martin Hirst, are in this…sciencecityDecember 4, 2018 Read More
Local News In 1998, Poul Sorensen’s Lab Discovered a Cancer Mutation. Twenty Years Later, There’s a Drug for It UBC Faculty of Medicine | December 4, 2018 Two decades ago, Poul Sorensen’s microscope was letting him down. Like so many other pediatric…sciencecityDecember 4, 2018 Read More
Local News An Innovative New Study Advances Personalized Medicine for Prostate Cancer Patients Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | December 3, 2018 A new clinical trial, opening across Canada, is considered a major advancement in precision medicine…sciencecityDecember 3, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Cellular Metabolism Constrains Innate Immune Responses in Early Human Ontogeny Kan, B., et al. | December 3, 2018 We have known for many years that these first-line responses, which are crucial to fight…sciencecityDecember 3, 2018 Read More
AwardsMonthly Award Summaries November 2018 Award Winners Science in the City | December 3, 2018 Dr. Peter Zandstra, Director of the School of Biomedical Engineering and Director at the Michael…sciencecityDecember 3, 2018 Read More
Local News Study Suggests Abused Children Carry Trauma in Their DNA Boston Globe | November 30, 2018 CHILDHOOD TRAUMA IS already known for following us into our adult lives — and even to…sciencecityNovember 30, 2018 Read More