Publications of the Week Cortical Functional Hyperconnectivity in a Mouse Model of Depression and Selective Network Effects of KetamineMcGirr, A. and Murphy, T.H., et al. | September 28, 2017First, we show that models of depression in mouse produce brain function changes resembling those…sciencecitySeptember 28, 2017 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dean Michael Coughtrie among New Fellows Inducted into the Canadian Academy of Health SciencesUBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | September 28, 2017On September 14, 2017, Dr. Michael Coughtrie, Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical…sciencecitySeptember 28, 2017 Read More
Interesting Articles Mona Nemer, Heart Researcher, Appointed Canada’s New Chief ScientistCBC News | September 27, 2017Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has selected Ottawa heart researcher Mona Nemer to be the country's…sciencecitySeptember 27, 2017 Read More
Local News Tiny but Mighty: Research Explores How Microbes Can Support Water Treatment in MiningGenome BC | September 27, 2017In a partnership with Dr. Sue Baldwin at the University of British Columbia, and with…sciencecitySeptember 27, 2017 Read More
Local News UBC Researchers Promote the Fundamental Science Review on Parliament HillDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | September 26, 2017“Based on data from a survey we produced last year, 80 per cent of Canadian…sciencecitySeptember 26, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week NEWS AND VIEWS: Interpreting the T-Cell Receptor RepertoireHolt, R.A. | September 26, 2017Engineered T-cell receptors (TCRs) have tremendous therapeutic potential for targeted, T-cell-mediated killing of infected or…sciencecitySeptember 26, 2017 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards 2017 Neil Mackenzie Mentorship Excellence AwardThe Centre for Blood Research | September 26, 2017Since 2015, the Centre for Blood Research (CBR) has offered an award to honour the…sciencecitySeptember 26, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week Prognostic Model to Predict Post-Autologous Stem-Cell Transplantation Outcomes in Classical Hodgkin LymphomaChan, F.C. and Steidl, C., et al. | September 25, 2017Cancers, including Hodgkin lymphoma can change their face over time. Specifically in Hodgkin lymphoma, we…sciencecitySeptember 25, 2017 Read More
Interesting Articles 43% of Canadians Believe Scientific Findings Are ‘a Matter of Opinion’Global News | September 25, 2017Almost half of Canadians – 43 per cent – believe scientific findings are ‘a matter…sciencecitySeptember 25, 2017 Read More
Local News STEMCELL Technologies Signs Exclusive License with Propagenix to Commercialize EpiX, an Innovation Empowering Epithelial Cell Biology and Cell TherapySTEMCELL Technologies | September 25, 2017STEMCELL Technologies has signed an exclusive license with Propagenixof Rockville, MD to commercialize its patented EpiX™ technology,…sciencecitySeptember 25, 2017 Read More