Local News Skin Substitute Provides the Building Blocks for Wound Repair Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | January 30, 2018 A new product developed in BC by Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) scientist Dr.…sciencecityJanuary 30, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Good Bug, Bad Bug: Breaking Through Microbial Stereotypes Cirstea, M. and Finlay, B.B., et al. | January 29, 2018 Our expanding knowledge of microbial mechanisms is challenging the notion of “good” versus “bad” microbes…sciencecityJanuary 29, 2018 Read More
Local News Canadian Patients to Benefit From Major Investment in Genomics and Precision Health Research Genome BC | January 29, 2018 Precision health promises to transform the way Canadians receive medical care. In the near future,…sciencecityJanuary 29, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards VPC Investigators Receive Six CIHR Fall 2017 Project Grants Vancouver Prostate Centre | January 29, 2018 Vancouver Prostate Centre investigators were highly successful, receiving 6 Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)…sciencecityJanuary 29, 2018 Read More
Local News Discovery of a Promising New Medication to Block ‘Master Key’ of Cancer Growth Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | January 26, 2018 For years, researchers have investigated approaches to prevent cancer-causing cells from multiplying in the body.…sciencecityJanuary 26, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Hypoxia Induces Selective Modifications to the Acetylome in the Brain of Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Dhillon, R.S. and Richards, J.G. | January 26, 2018 Reversible protein acetylation is an important regulatory mechanism for modulating protein function. The cellular protein…sciencecityJanuary 26, 2018 Read More
Local News CQDM and Brain Canada Inject $1 M in Top BC Biotech Firm Abcellera to Advance Discovery Platform for Next-Generation Antibody Therapeutics CQDM | January 25, 2018 CQDM and Brain Canada are proud to announce the non-dilutive funding of $1 M to…sciencecityJanuary 25, 2018 Read More
Local News Lisa Decotret Works to Stop Cancer in Its Tracks by Understanding How It Spreads BC Children's Hospital Research Institute | January 25, 2018 Lisa Decotret knows firsthand the destructive effects of cancer, she is a childhood cancer survivor…sciencecityJanuary 25, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Integration of Biological/Pathophysiological Contexts to Help Clarify Genotype-Phenotype Mismatches in Monogenetic Diseases. Childhood Epilepsies Associated with SCN2A as a Case Study Winquist, R.J. and Cohen, C.J. | January 24, 2018 Monogenetic diseases offer clear human validation for launching drug discovery programs in Pharma designed to…sciencecityJanuary 24, 2018 Read More
Local News School of Biomedical Engineering Expands to Undergraduate Education UBC Faculty of Medicine | January 24, 2018 An investment from the Province of British Columbia will create 355 domestic undergraduate spaces in…sciencecityJanuary 24, 2018 Read More