AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Jörg Gsponer Receives NFRF Exploration Grant to Expand Our Understanding of Phase Transitions UBC Michael Smith Laboratories | June 10, 2024 We are pleased to share that Dr. Jörg Gsponer (Michael Smith Laboratories, Department of Biochemistry…karnottJune 10, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week The Catabolism of Ethylene Glycol by Rhodococcus jostii RHA1 and Its Dependence on Mycofactocin Roccor, R., et al. | June 7, 2024 Ethylene glycol (EG) is a widely used industrial chemical with manifold applications and also generated…karnottJune 7, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards SFU-Led Research Project Awarded $14.6 Million Funding to Prepare for Future Pandemics SFU News | June 7, 2024 The Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) Consortium will be led by Kelley Lee, professor in…karnottJune 7, 2024 Read More
Local News The Story of PedsPOG: Advocates, Collaboration, & Team Science to Help Kids with Cancer UCB Michael Smith Laboratories | June 7, 2024 The concept was an easy one…. yet the journey to operationalize this was challenging, especially…karnottJune 7, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Effects of Hyperoxia on Dyspnoea and Exercise Endurance in Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease Schaeffer, M.R. and Guenette, J.A., et al. | June 13, 2017 Dyspnoea is a major source of distress and is the hallmark symptom of patients with…sciencecityJune 13, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week Selective Targeting and Therapy of Metastatic and Multidrug Resistant Tumors Using a Long Circulating Podophyllotoxin Nanoparticle Roy, A. and Li, S.D., et al. | June 6, 2017 This work focused on developing a new drug that targeted metastatic tumor nodules exhibiting a…sciencecityJune 6, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week REVIEW: Modeling the Process of Human Tumorigenesis Balani, S. and Eaves, C.J., et al. | June 5, 2017 Modelling the genesis of human cancers is at a scientific turning point. Starting from primary…sciencecityJune 5, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week Elevated Dopamine D1 Receptor Availability in Striatum of Göttingen Minipigs after Electroconvulsive Therapy Doudet, D.J., et al. | June 2, 2017 It has been known for years, mostly from anecdotal reports and a few trials, that…sciencecityJune 2, 2017 Read More
Local News Cancer Drug Shows Potential as Treatment for Muscular Dystrophy UBC News | June 30, 2022 Researchers at UBC’s School of Biomedical Engineering have discovered that an existing cancer drug could…pthomsonJune 30, 2022 Read More
Local News Announcing the SCI Accelerate 2022 Cohort Praxis Spinal Cord Institute | June 30, 2022 We are excited to announce the 2022 cohort of Praxis SCI Accelerate, a 12 week…pthomsonJune 30, 2022 Read More
Local News STEMCELL Technologies Receives ISO 14001 Certification of Environmental Management System STEMCELL Technologies | June 28, 2022 STEMCELL Technologies, Canada’s largest biotechnology company, announced today that it has received ISO 14001:2015 certification…pthomsonJune 28, 2022 Read More
Local News Andrew Weng Awarded Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada Blood Cancer Research Jump Start Grant Terry Fox Laboratory | June 24, 2022 Congratulations to Andrew Weng for receiving the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada (LLSC) Blood Cancer…pthomsonJune 24, 2022 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards COVID-19: Genome B.C. Funds Series of ‘Rapid Response’ Virus Research Projects Vancouver Sun | April 24, 2020 More than a dozen “rapid response” research projects have been launched by Genome B.C. aimed…eabramovichApril 24, 2020 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Livleen Veslemes Named ‘Change Maker’ of the Year by BCBusiness Magazine LifeSciences BC | April 14, 2020 bioLytical Laboratories Inc., a world leader in rapid diagnostic tests for infectious diseases, is pleased…eabramovichApril 14, 2020 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards SBME Student Receives J. Fred Muir Memorial Scholarship in Engineering UBC School of Biomedical Engineering | April 10, 2020 Gabrielle Booth, a third year student in the UBC School of Biomedical Engineering Biomechanics and…sciencecityApril 10, 2020 Read More
AwardsMonthly Award Summaries March 2020 Award Winners Science in the City | April 1, 2020 Dr. Jeffrey Joy, Assistant Professor in the UBC Department of Medicine, has receiving federal funding…sciencecityApril 1, 2020 Read More
Publications of the Week A Community Effort to Optimize Sequence-Based Deep Learning Models of Gene Regulation Muntakim Rafi, A., et al. | October 30, 2024 A systematic evaluation of how model architectures and training strategies impact genomics model performance is…karnottOctober 30, 2024 Read More
Local News Methadone Much More Effective than Buprenorphine for Treatment Retention, SFU Study Finds SFU News | October 29, 2024 The new research, published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association, evaluated…karnottOctober 29, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards DMCBH Researchers Receive Funding from Brain Canada to Diagnose and Treat Concussions Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | October 29, 2024 DMCBH associate members Drs. Brian Christie and Jodie Gawlyruk are among the research teams who…karnottOctober 29, 2024 Read More