Publications of the Week Computational Identification of Micro-Structural Variations and Their Proteogenomic Consequences in Cancer Lin, Y.Y. and Sahinalp, S.C., et al. | January 3, 2018 Rapid advancement in high throughput genome and transcriptome sequencing (HTS) and mass spectrometry (MS) technologies…sciencecityJanuary 3, 2018 Read More
AwardsMonthly Award Summaries December 2017 Award Winners Science in the City | January 3, 2018 Dr. Thalia Field of the University of British Columbia is one of many Vancouver researchers…sciencecityJanuary 3, 2018 Read More
Local News A Repurposed Drug Could Open Door to More Stem Cell Transplants Michael Smith Laboratories | January 2, 2018 A medication used to treat joint and skin conditions might also help people whose only…sciencecityJanuary 2, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week REVIEW: Proteolytic Cleavage-Mechanisms, Function, And “Omic” Approaches for a Near-Ubiquitous Post-Translational Modification Klein, T. and Overall, C.M., et al. | January 2, 2018 Proteases enzymatically hydrolyze peptide bonds in substrate proteins, resulting in a widespread, irreversible posttranslational modification…sciencecityJanuary 2, 2018 Read More
Spotlight Artem Babaian Talks Endogenous Retroviruses and Cancer Science in the City | January 2, 2018 Artem Babaian is a PhD candidate in the laboratory of Dr. Dixie Mager at the…sciencecityJanuary 2, 2018 Read More
Uncategorized Science in the City Is on Break for the Holidays! Science in the City | December 15, 2017 The holiday season is upon us, and as research begins to slow towards the end…sciencecityDecember 15, 2017 Read More
Local News Health Sciences Students Help Narrow Knowledge Gap in AIDS Research SFU Faculty of Health Sciences | December 15, 2017 A chapter contribution to the Encyclopedia of AIDS by two Simon Fraser University graduate students is helping…sciencecityDecember 15, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week Multiple Reaction Monitoring Mass Spectrometry to Identify Novel Plasma Protein Biomarkers of Treatment Response in Cystic Fibrosis Pulmonary Exacerbations Roberts, J.M. and Quon, B.S., et al. | December 15, 2017 This is the first study in CF to evaluate early change in blood protein biomarkers…sciencecityDecember 15, 2017 Read More
Local News Milestone Videos: TFRI Celebrates 10th Anniversary The Terry Fox Research Institute | December 14, 2017 This was a big year for the Terry Fox Research Institute: 2017 marked our 10th…sciencecityDecember 14, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week A New Lineage of Eukaryotes Illuminates Early Mitochondrial Genome Reduction Janouskovec, J. and Keeling, P.J., et al. | December 14, 2017 Read the Publication This week we profile a recent publication in Current Biology from the…sciencecityDecember 14, 2017 Read More