Local News Lay Science Writing Competition Winner: What Does It Take to Make a Life-Saving Drug?The Centre for Blood Research | April 26, 2022When you think of proteins, you probably think about chicken, steak, or that new tofu…pthomsonApril 26, 2022 Read More
Local News The Canada BioGenome Project Joins International Quest to Understand Life on EarthCanada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre | April 26, 2022Most of what we know about DNA—the basic recipe for life—comes from research focused on…pthomsonApril 26, 2022 Read More
Publications of the Week Sex Differences in Telomere Length, Lifespan, and Embryonic Dyskerin LevelsLansdorp, P. | April 25, 2022Why do women live longer than men? A new theory published in Aging Cell by…pthomsonApril 25, 2022 Read More
Local News Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Take the Guesswork Out of Diagnosing Cancer Recurrence for Millions of Cancer SurvivorsDigital Technology Supercluster | April 22, 2022Canada's Digital Technology Supercluster is excited to be investing in AI and technology innovation that will advance…pthomsonApril 22, 2022 Read More
Local News COVID-19: Some Men More Susceptible to Severe Illness. Why? It May Be in the GenesThe Province | May 14, 2020In B.C., men represent 59 per cent of deaths attributed to COVID-19 while 40 per…eabramovichMay 14, 2020 Read More
Local News SFU Surrey Science Labs Host COVID-19 Hand Sanitizer ProductionSFU Faculty of Science | May 12, 2020While science labs at SFU’s Surrey campus have been devoid of the buzz of student experiments…eabramovichMay 12, 2020 Read More
Local News New Study Shows Microbiome Is Associated with Gut Function in Parkinson’s DiseaseDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | May 12, 2020Over the past decade, researchers have been studying the human microbiome—an array of microorganisms including…eabramovichMay 12, 2020 Read More
Local News SFU Change Makers: Peter Unrau on RNA Imaging and COVID-19 TestingSFU News | May 11, 2020SFU Change Makers is a video interview series, hosted by Joy Johnson, VP Research and…eabramovichMay 11, 2020 Read More
Local News Not Just a Risk: Understanding Cancer Genes Can Reveal How Early Tumours FormBC Children's Hospital Research Institute | September 29, 2022Mutations in the Breast Cancer 1 (BRCA1) gene or Breast Cancer 2 (BRCA2) gene are well-known to substantially increase…pthomsonSeptember 29, 2022 Read More
Publications of the Week Correlation of SARS-CoV-2 Viral Neutralizing Antibody Titers with Anti-Spike Antibodies and ACE-2 Inhibition among Vaccinated IndividualsGruneau, B., et al. | September 29, 2022SARS-CoV-2 anti-spike antibody concentrations and angiotensin converting enzyme-2 (ACE-2) inhibition have been used as surrogates…pthomsonSeptember 29, 2022 Read More
Local News NMIN Board of Directors names Dr. Gilbert Walker Scientific Director and CEONanoMedicines Innovation Network | September 29, 2022The Board of Directors of the NanoMedicines Innovation Network (NMIN), a national Networks of Centres of…pthomsonSeptember 29, 2022 Read More