Publications of the Week Mild Suppression of Hyperinsulinemia to Treat Obesity and Insulin Resistance Page, M.M. and Johnson, J.D. | April 30, 2018 Insulin plays roles in lipid uptake, lipolysis, and lipogenesis, in addition to controlling blood glucose…sciencecityApril 30, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute Recognized with International Gold Quill Awards Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | April 27, 2018 Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) has won two international Gold Quill awards from the International…sciencecityApril 27, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Similarities in Temperature-Dependent Gene Expression Plasticity across Time-Scales in Threespine Stickleback Metzger, D.C.H. and Schulte, P.M. | April 27, 2018 Phenotypic plasticity occurs at a variety of time-scales, but little is known about the degree…sciencecityApril 27, 2018 Read More
Local News Hundreds of New Jobs Expected as B.C. Biotech Firm Plans New Facility CBC | April 27, 2018 A Vancouver biotechnology company is getting an injection of $45 million from two levels of…sciencecityApril 27, 2018 Read More
Local News Pharmacogenomics- A New Era in Precision Health Biotechnology Focus | April 26, 2018 Genomics is driving a paradigm shift from a disease-oriented health-care system to one that is…sciencecityApril 26, 2018 Read More
Local News Qu Biologics Begins Phase 2 Clinical Trial in Crohn’s Disease Qu Biologics via Global Newswire | April 26, 2018 Qu Biologics Inc., a Vancouver, Canada-based biopharmaceutical company developing Site Specific Immunomodulators (SSIs), a unique platform of…sciencecityApril 26, 2018 Read More
Local News STEMCELL Technologies Announces $45 Million Government Funding for Advanced Manufacturing Facility STEMCELL Technologies | April 25, 2018 STEMCELL Technologies, Canada’s largest biotechnology company, today announced a $45 million joint funding agreement between…sciencecityApril 25, 2018 Read More
Local News TED Talk Introduces Potential for DNA Printing to Launch next Industrial Revolution The Vancouver Sun | April 25, 2018 Biological teleportation sounds like something futuristic, but it’s something bio-engineer Dan Gibson has already done…sciencecityApril 25, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week ILC2 Memory: Recollection of Previous Activation Martinez-Gonzalez, I. and Takei, F., et al. | April 25, 2018 Immunological memory, traditionally thought to belong to T and B cells, has now been extended…sciencecityApril 25, 2018 Read More
Local News Funding Agency Investment Strategies: Where to Begin Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research | April 25, 2018 MSFHR has a long track record of impactful and strategic investment in BC’s health research…sciencecityApril 25, 2018 Read More