Publications of the Week MechRNA: Prediction of lncRNA Mechanisms from RNA-RNA and RNA-Protein Interactions Gawronski, A.R. and Backofen, R., et al. | April 23, 2018 Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are defined as transcripts longer than 200 nucleotides that do not…sciencecityApril 23, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards UBC Pharm Sci Assistant Professor Mohsen Sadatsafavi to Receive New Investigator Research Award UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | April 23, 2018 UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences assistant professor Mohsen Sadatsafavi will receive the 2018 Association of Faculties of…sciencecityApril 23, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week On the Formation and Morphology of Lipid Nanoparticles Containing Ionizable Cationic Lipids and siRNA Kulkarni, J.A. and Cullis, P.R., et al. | April 20, 2018 In this publication we focus on lipid nanoparticles containing siRNA (LNP-siRNA) that represent the most…sciencecityApril 20, 2018 Read More
Local News Look! Down in the Petri Dish! It’s a Superplatelet! UBC Faculty of Medicine | April 19, 2018 Blood platelets have one main job: Stop bleeding by forming clots. Sometimes, however, these tiny…sciencecityApril 19, 2018 Read More
Local News Renaissance BioScience Corp. Partners with Mitacs for $1.44-Million Project to Advance Its Next-Generation Yeast Development Platform, Tools and Methods Mitacs via Globe Newswire | April 18, 2018 Renaissance BioScience Corp. (RBSC), a leading global yeast technology company, is pleased to announce a…sciencecityApril 18, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Engineering Therapeutic T Cells to Suppress Alloimmune Responses Using TCRs, CARs or BARs Sicard, A. and Scott, D.W., et al. | April 18, 2018 Adoptive cell therapy with therapeutic T cells has become one of the most promising strategies…sciencecityApril 18, 2018 Read More
Interesting Articles ‘Absolutely Critical’ That Scientists Can Speak Freely, Federal Minister Says in TED Talk CBC News | April 17, 2018 It started out with rock snot and ended with a call for scientists to stand…sciencecityApril 17, 2018 Read More
Local News ICORD PI Dr. E. Paul Zehr Explores Superhero Science In “Chasing Captain America” ICORD | April 17, 2018 Could we create a real-life superhero by changing human biology itself? The form and function…sciencecityApril 17, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Microglia’s Heretical Self-Renewal Rossi, F. and Lewis, C. | April 16, 2018 The dogma that self-renewal is a defining characteristic of stem cells, which stemmed from studies…sciencecityApril 16, 2018 Read More
Local News New Glaucoma Treatment Could Ease Symptoms While You Sleep UBC News | April 16, 2018 Eye drops developed by UBC researchers could one day treat glaucoma while you sleep –…sciencecityApril 16, 2018 Read More