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
Publications of the Week Crystal Structure of an Intramembranal Phosphatase Central to Bacterial Cell-Wall Peptidoglycan Biosynthesis and Lipid Recycling Workman, S.D. and Strynadka, N.C.J., et al. | April 2, 2018 Undecaprenyl pyrophosphate phosphatase (UppP) is an integral membrane protein that recycles the lipid carrier essential…sciencecityApril 2, 2018 Read More
Local News Top Researchers Join UBC as Canada 150 Research Chairs UBC Faculty of Medicine | April 2, 2018 Three internationally recognized researchers will join the University of British Columbia this year, bringing international…sciencecityApril 2, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards CHÉOS Scientists Successful in CIHR Funding Competitions Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences | March 30, 2018 CHÉOS Scientists were successful in several CIHR funding competitions, announced in March. Drs. Skye Barbic and Steve Mathias will…sciencecityMarch 30, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week NHR-49/HNF4 Integrates Regulation of Fatty Acid Metabolism With a Protective Transcriptional Response to Oxidative Stress and Fasting Goh, G.Y.S. and Taubert, S., et al. | March 30, 2018 Oxidative stress occurs when excess reactive oxygen species (ROS), ubiquitous byproducts of aerobic respiration, are…sciencecityMarch 30, 2018 Read More