Publications of the Week Immune Regulatory and Anti-Resorptive Activities of Tanshinone IIA Sulfonate Attenuates Rheumatoid Arthritis in Mice Panwar, P., et al. | December 9, 2024 Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation and painful joint destruction.…karnottDecember 9, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards Recipients of BC Cancer Foundation 2024 Rising Stars Award Competition Announced BC Cancer Research Institute | December 9, 2024 The Rising Stars program was established to celebrate Dr. Connie Eaves’ Gairdner Wrightman Award, her…karnottDecember 9, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards Dr. Dayag Sheykhkarimli Awarded the H.L. Holmes Award from the National Research Council of Canada UBC School of Biomedical Engineering | December 6, 2024 Congratulations to SBME postdoctoral researcher Dayag Sheykhkarimli from Dr. Nozomu Yachie’s lab for receiving $100,000/year…karnottDecember 6, 2024 Read More
Local News Tracking the Gene Expression Programs and Clonal Relationships That Underlie Mast, Myeloid, and T Lineage Specification from Stem Cells UBC School of Biomedical Engineering | December 6, 2024 New research from UBC and the University of Manitoba explores the developmental origins of the…karnottDecember 6, 2024 Read More
Local News Antibody in Breast Milk Can Be Protective Against Asthma Thanks to Gut Microbiota Effects UBC Michael Smith Laboratories | December 5, 2024 A new study from the lab of Dr. Brett Finlay (Michael Smith Laboratories, Department of…karnottDecember 5, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Transcriptional Coactivator MED15 Is Required for Beta Cell Maturation Kadhim, A., et al. | December 5, 2024 Mediator, a co-regulator complex required for RNA Polymerase II activity, interacts with tissue-specific transcription factors…karnottDecember 5, 2024 Read More
Local News FDA Grants US Approval of Ziihera for the Treatment of Adults with Previously Treated, Unresectable or Metastatic HER2-Positive Biliary Tract Cancer Zymeworks Inc. | December 4, 2024 Zymeworks Inc. (Nasdaq: ZYME), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a diverse pipeline of novel, multifunctional…karnottDecember 4, 2024 Read More
Local News The Genomic Tide: Genomics Unlocks Solutions for Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Public Health Genome BC | December 4, 2024 Genomics is providing scientists with an unprecedented view into these aquatic worlds and opening doors…karnottDecember 4, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards Congratulations to the Recipients of the 2024 Outstanding Achievement Awards BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute | December 4, 2024 BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute is pleased to congratulate the recipients of the 2024 Outstanding…karnottDecember 4, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week The Glycosyltransferase ST3GAL4 Drives Immune Evasion in Acute Myeloid Leukemia by Synthesizing Ligands for the Glyco-Immune Checkpoint Receptor Siglec-9 Krishnamoorthy, V., et al. | December 3, 2024 Immunotherapy has demonstrated promise as a treatment for acute myeloid leukemia (AML). However, there is…karnottDecember 3, 2024 Read More