Local News CBR Graduate Profile: Avineet RandhawaThe Centre for Blood Research | December 9, 2022I was working towards an M.A.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering with Dr. Karen Cheung in the…mjoyDecember 9, 2022 Read More
Local News $33.8M Gift to Transform MS Research and Save More Lives, SoonerUBC Medicine | December 8, 2022A $33.8 million gift has been donated to the University of British Columbia and VGH…mjoyDecember 8, 2022 Read More
Local News Rabbit Line Enables Quick Transport of Radiopharmaceuticals for Brain ResearchDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | December 7, 2022Did you know there is a “rabbit line” located deep below the UBC campus? This…mjoyDecember 7, 2022 Read More
Local News Antibiotics Taken During Labour and Delivery Not Linked to AutismVancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | December 7, 2022A connection between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and early life antibiotic exposure has been found…mjoyDecember 7, 2022 Read More
Local News Blood Test Could Prevent COVID-19 Patients from Getting SickerProvidence Health Care | July 27, 2020From being asymptomatic to developing life-threatening symptoms, it’s become clear that people infected with COVID-19…eabramovichJuly 27, 2020 Read More
Local News Government of Canada Invests $5.7M in New Research Network to Study Deadly Blood InfectionsCanadian Institutes of Health Research | July 27, 2020Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that results from an out-of-control immune response to an infection…eabramovichJuly 27, 2020 Read More
Local News UBC Scientists Sequencing the Genomes of Canadians with COVID-19UBC News | July 24, 2020For years, genome sequencing has helped scientists better understand the factors that predispose humans to…eabramovichJuly 24, 2020 Read More
Local News New Study Looks at Role of ARNT2 in Myelin-Producing CellsDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | July 24, 2020An important goal in multiple sclerosis (MS) research is determining how to repair or preserve…eabramovichJuly 24, 2020 Read More
Publications of the Week A High-Throughput Screening Platform for Enzymes Active on Mucin-Type O-GlycoproteinsWardman, J. F., et al. | August 22, 2023Mucin-type O-glycosylation is a post-translational modification present at the interface between cells where it has…pthomsonAugust 22, 2023 Read More
Local News Trainee Profile: Catie FutheyDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | August 21, 2023Catie Futhey is an MD/PhD student in the Graduate Program in Neuroscience under the supervision…pthomsonAugust 21, 2023 Read More
Local News First-of-its-Kind Genetic-Matching for Precision Organ TransplantationVancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | August 21, 2023Researchers are developing a national epitope-matching protocol to reduce organ transplant complications. Advanced genetic matching…pthomsonAugust 21, 2023 Read More