AwardsMonthly Award Summaries September 2023 Award WinnersScience in Vancouver | October 3, 2023Dr. Laura Evgin (pictured), Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical Genetics at UBC is…sciencecityOctober 3, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Growth Differentiation Factor Myostatin Regulates Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Genes and Enhances Invasion by Increasing Serine Protease Inhibitors E1 and E2 in Human Trophoblast CellsAbdelHafez, F., et al. | October 3, 2023Placental insufficiency disorders, including preeclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction, are major obstetric complications that can…sciencecityOctober 3, 2023 Read More
Local News Suzanne Gill: Unlocking Economic Growth Through PartnershipBIV | September 29, 2023In today’s era of transformative innovations that are reshaping industries and societies, genomics stands at…sciencecitySeptember 29, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week DNA-GPS: A Theoretical Framework for Optics-Free Spatial Genomics and Synthesis of Current MethodsGreenstreet, L., et al. | September 29, 2023While single-cell sequencing technologies provide unprecedented insights into genomic profiles at the cellular level, they…sciencecitySeptember 29, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Single-Cell Template Strand Sequencing by Strand-Seq Enables the Characterization of Individual HomologsSanders, A.D. and Lansdorp, P.M., et al. | May 19, 2017My research is and has been focused on the role of genome instability in stem…sciencecityMay 19, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week The Histone Methyltransferase EZH2 Is a Therapeutic Target in Small Cell Carcinoma of the Ovary, Hypercalcemic TypeWang, Y. and Huntsman, D.G., et al. | May 15, 2017Small cell carcinoma of the ovary, hypercalcemic type (SCCOHT) is a rare but extremely lethal…sciencecityMay 15, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week Stat3 Regulates Centrosome Clustering in Cancer Cells via Stathmin/PLK1Morris, E.J. and Dedhar, S., et al. | May 15, 2017Cancer cells have been observed to frequently have amplified centrosomes. These amplified centrosomes must be…sciencecityMay 15, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week Reappraisal of TDP-43 Pathology in FTLD-U SubtypesMackenzie, I.R., et al. | May 12, 2017Frontotemporal lobar degeneration with tau-negative, ubiquitin-immunoreactive (-ir) pathology (FTLD-U) is subclassified based on the type…sciencecityMay 12, 2017 Read More
Local News Stopping the Cycle: Combination Therapy Reduces Growth of Androgen-Receptor Positive Breast and Prostate CancersCanada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre | December 14, 2021For difficult-to-treat cancers, like androgen receptor-positive prostate cancer that does not respond to anti-androgen therapy,…pthomsonDecember 14, 2021 Read More
Local News How Adolescents with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treated with Immunosuppressive Drugs Respond to COVID-19 VaccinationCOVID-19 Immunity Task Force | December 9, 2021In a letter published in Gut, Dr. Kevan Jacobson, Dr. Pascal Lavoie and collaborators from the University…pthomsonDecember 9, 2021 Read More
Local News UBC Launches Canada’s First JDRF Centre of Excellence in Type 1 Diabetes ResearchUBC Faculty of Medicine | December 8, 2021The UBC Faculty of Medicine is launching Canada’s first JDRF Centre of Excellence in Type…pthomsonDecember 8, 2021 Read More
Local News An Alternative Procedure for Extracting Nucleic Acids for COVID-19 TestingCanada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre | December 8, 2021Globally, COVID-19 has challenged healthcare systems. In addition to medical laboratory supply shortages, proprietary diagnostic…pthomsonDecember 8, 2021 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Government of Canada Announces Talented and Diverse Group of New and Renewed Canada Research ChairsGovernment of Canada | June 17, 2019Our government recognizes that diversity of backgrounds, experiences and thought breed great science and research.…sciencecityJune 17, 2019 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards STEMCELL’s Mina Huang Wins the 2019 Catalyst Award for Top New Biotech HireBioTalent Canada | June 14, 2019BioTalent Canada announced today that Mina Huang, Co-op Research & Development student with the Intestinal…sciencecityJune 14, 2019 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Bruce McManus Appointed to the Order of B.C.BC Government News | June 6, 2019Fifteen exceptional people will be appointed to the Order of British Columbia, the Province's highest…sciencecityJune 6, 2019 Read More
AwardsMonthly Award Summaries May 2019 Award WinnersScience in the City | June 1, 2019Dr. Mads Daugaard from the Vancouver Prostate Centre has received a St. Baldrick’s Robert J.…sciencecityJune 1, 2019 Read More
Local News Research That Makes You Want to Smile: Novel Role for Granzyme B in Periodontal InflammationThe Centre for Blood Research | March 5, 2024Have you ever wondered how our immune system is intertwined with our oral health? More…karnottMarch 5, 2024 Read More
Local News Drug Discovery at an Atomic ScaleUBC Faculty of Medicine | March 4, 2024In the heart of Dr. Sriram Subramaniam’s UBC lab, high-powered microscopes as tall as a…karnottMarch 4, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Prediction of Plasma ctDNA Fraction and Prognostic Implications of Liquid Biopsy in Advanced Prostate CancerFonseca, N., et al. | March 4, 2024No consensus strategies exist for prognosticating metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Circulating tumor DNA fraction…karnottMarch 4, 2024 Read More