Publications of the Week CDKL Family Kinases Have Evolved Distinct Structural Features and Ciliary Function Canning, P. and Leroux, M.R., et al. | February 22, 2018 Various kinases, including a cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) family member, regulate the growth and functions of…sciencecityFebruary 22, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Natalie Strynadka Chosen as 2018 Biophysical Society of Canada Fellow The Centre for Blood Research | February 21, 2018 Dr. Natalie Strynadka is a Distinguished Professor and researcher in the Department of Biochemistry and…sciencecityFebruary 21, 2018 Read More
Local News New MS Model Provides Hope for Better Understanding of Disease Pathology Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | February 21, 2018 Until now, researchers studying multiple sclerosis (MS) in mouse models have relied on models heavily…sciencecityFebruary 21, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Congratulations to the CIHR 2017 Project Grant Recipients BC Children's Hospital Research Institute | February 20, 2018 We are pleased to congratulate the BC Children's and BC Women's investigators who were awarded…sciencecityFebruary 20, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Harnessing Innate Lung Anti-Cancer Effector Functions with a Novel Bacterial-Derived Immunotherapy Bazett, M. and Mullins, D.W., et al. | February 20, 2018 Acute infection is known to induce strong anti-tumor immune responses, but clinical translation has been…sciencecityFebruary 20, 2018 Read More
Local News BC-Led Digital Technology Supercluster Awarded Federal Funding LifeSciences BC | February 20, 2018 The British Columbia-led Digital Technology Supercluster is one of the funding recipients for the Government…sciencecityFebruary 20, 2018 Read More
Local News Increases in Cholinergic System Activity Affect Those with Parkinson-Linked Gene Mutation Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | February 19, 2018 A particular gene mutation associated with an inherited form of Parkinson’s disease (PD) offers new…sciencecityFebruary 19, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Clptm1 Limits Forward Trafficking of GABAA Receptors to Scale Inhibitory Synaptic Strength Ge, Y. and Craig, A.M., et al. | February 19, 2018 In contrast with numerous studies of glutamate receptor-associated proteins and their involvement in the modulation…sciencecityFebruary 19, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Heterogeneity Within the Frontoparietal Control Network and Its Relationship to the Default and Dorsal Attention Networks Dixon, M.L. and Christoff, K., et al. | February 16, 2018 The frontoparietal control network (FPCN) plays a central role in executive control. It has been…sciencecityFebruary 16, 2018 Read More
Local News Viruses – Lots of Them – Are Falling from the Sky UBC Science | February 16, 2018 An astonishing number of viruses are circulating around the Earth’s atmosphere – and falling from…sciencecityFebruary 16, 2018 Read More