Publications of the Week Multi-Objective Optimization Reveals Time- and Dose-Dependent Inflammatory Cytokine-Mediated Regulation of Human Stem Cell Derived T-Cell DevelopmentEdgar, J. M., et al. | February 4, 2022The generation of T-cells from stem cells in vitro could provide an alternative source of…pthomsonFebruary 4, 2022 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Outstanding Early-Career Researchers Will Receive $1.8 Million after Winning 2022 Terry Fox New Investigator AwardTerry Fox Research Institute | February 4, 2022Four promising, early-career scientists in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver will each receive $450,000 over the…pthomsonFebruary 4, 2022 Read More
Local News Researchers Discover 130,000 New Viruses, Giving Us a New Way to Watch for Emerging PathogensCBC Quirks & Quarks | February 3, 2022A team including Canadian computational biologist Artem Babaian has discovered 130,000 new RNA viruses by searching previously…pthomsonFebruary 3, 2022 Read More
Local News LSI Provides Crucial DNA Processing for New Canadian Initiative Accelerating Sustainable BiominingLife Sciences Institute | February 3, 2022Clean energy technologies have put society and the mining industry at a crossroads. Demand is…pthomsonFebruary 3, 2022 Read More
Local News UBC and Oxford University Create Global Network for Training in Clinical PharmacologyUBC Medicine | December 9, 2019The University of British Columbia and the University of Oxford have formalized a transatlantic partnership…sciencecityDecember 9, 2019 Read More
Local News Joining Forces For Responsive And Responsible Research FundingMichael Smith Foundation for Health Research | December 6, 2019As BC's health research funding agency, we think deeply about how to grow, improve and…sciencecityDecember 6, 2019 Read More
Local News IGF2R Blood Levels May Help Predict Antibiotic Response in CF Pulmonary Exacerbations, Study SaysCystic Fibrosis News Today | December 4, 2019Measuring the levels of insulin-like growth factor 2 receptor (IGF2R) during the first days of treatment with…sciencecityDecember 4, 2019 Read More
Local News Novoheart to Co-Develop First of its Kind Human Heart-in-a-Jar Model of Heart Failure with AstraZenecaNovoheart Holdings Inc. | December 4, 2019Novoheart (“Novoheart” or the “Company”) (TSXV: NVH; FWB: 3NH), a global stem cell biotechnology company, is…sciencecityDecember 4, 2019 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Congratulations CIHR Spring 2022 Project Grant RecipientsBC Children's Hospital Research Institute | July 29, 2022Congratulations to the BC Children's Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) and Women's Health Research Institute (WHRI)…pthomsonJuly 29, 2022 Read More
Local News DMCBH Trainee Spotlight: Ellen KochDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | July 28, 2022Ellen Koch is a PhD student in Dr. Lynn Raymond’s lab, who just recently successfully defended…pthomsonJuly 28, 2022 Read More
Local News Versant Ventures Collaborates with AbCellera to Accelerate Drug Development for its Portfolio of Biotech CompaniesAbCellera | July 28, 2022AbCellera (Nasdaq: ABCL) and Versant Ventures today announced a multi-year collaboration to discover therapeutic antibodies for multiple targets…pthomsonJuly 28, 2022 Read More