Interesting Articles 1000 Simple Words to Improve Science Communication Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | October 26, 2017 “A lot of scientific writing can be … dry,” says Dr. James Kryklywy, a post-doctoral…sciencecityOctober 26, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week REVIEW: Emerging Targets in Cancer Immunotherapy Burugu, S. and Nielsen, T.O., et al. | October 25, 2017 The first generation of immune checkpoint inhibitors (anti-CTLA-4 and anti-PD-1/PD-L1) targeted natural immune homeostasis pathways,…sciencecityOctober 25, 2017 Read More
Local News BC Tech Association Appoints New President and CEO BC Tech Association | October 25, 2017 VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (October 18th, 2017) - The BC Technology Association announced today that Jill…sciencecityOctober 25, 2017 Read More
Local News BC Platforms Announces Collaborations to Advance Research in Multiple Sclerosis BC Platforms | October 24, 2017 BC Platforms, a world leader in genomic data management and analysis solutions, today announces that…sciencecityOctober 24, 2017 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards BICP-Funded Seed Grant Leads to US$1.926M Grant ICORD | October 24, 2017 ICORD PIs Drs. Christ West and Brian Kwon have been awarded US$1.926 million by the US Department of Defense…sciencecityOctober 24, 2017 Read More
Featured Awards Infrastructure Grants from Canadian Government Fund Brain, Spinal Cord Research Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | October 23, 2017 The Faculty of Medicine received a total of $31.2 million in the latest round of…sciencecityOctober 23, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week Multi-Target-Directed Phenol-Triazole Ligands as Therapeutic Agents for Alzheimer’s Disease Jones, M.R. and Storr, T., et al. | October 23, 2017 This work was spearheaded by a former graduate student Michael Jones (5th from left) who…sciencecityOctober 23, 2017 Read More
Local News InMed Appoints Dr. Mauro Maccarrone to Its Scientific Advisory Board InMed Pharmaceuticals | October 20, 2017 InMed Pharmaceuticals Inc., a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the research and development of novel, cannabinoid-based…sciencecityOctober 20, 2017 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Amina Zoubeidi and Dr. Alex Wyatt Receive PCF Challenge Award and Movember Discovery Grant Vancouver Prostate Centre | October 20, 2017 In the last week, two VPC researchers have been awarded grants to fund research projects…sciencecityOctober 20, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week Self-Biotinylation of DNA G-Quadruplexes via Intrinsic Peroxidase Activity Einarson, O.J. and Sen, D. | October 20, 2017 The striking and ubiquitous in vitro affinity between hemin and DNA/RNA G-quadruplexes raises the intriguing…sciencecityOctober 20, 2017 Read More