Canada’s universities are calling for a significant boost to research funding to keep pace with other wealthy countries and avoid losing promising scientists to a brain drain. Paul Davidson, President of Universities Canada, says other countries such as the US and Britain are making serious investments to prioritize scientific research, while Canada’s young scientists are living on scholarships and grants…
Autoimmunity may be the driver of long COVID, according to a new study published in the European Respiratory Journal. Roughly 10 to 20 per cent of people who recover from COVID-19 experience lasting symptoms after their initial infection, including fatigue, cough, shortness of breath, and cognitive impairment.
Members of the UBC faculty of medicine research community are among the recipients of the 2022 UBC Faculty Research Awards. The Office of the VP, Research and Innovation announced the recipients on March 21, 2022. The awards recognize the research excellence and scholarly achievements of faculty from across disciplines. Award recipients are selected by UBC’s Faculty Research Award Committee.
Often called an invisible disease, endometriosis can have a significant negative impact on a person’s physical and mental health. A recent study suggests the condition affects around seven per cent of Canadians of reproductive age who have a uterus, though the actual number may be higher. Many individuals seeking diagnosis and treatment experience a diagnostic delay of more than five years. There is…
AbCellera (Nasdaq: ABCL) and RQ Bio announced today that they have entered into a strategic collaboration to identify optimal clinical candidates for up to three infectious disease targets selected by RQ Bio, including influenza and cytomegalovirus (CMV). The partnership aims to provide long-lasting infectious diseases medicines to high-risk patients by bringing together RQ Bio’s expertise in infectious diseases and viral evolution with AbCellera’s…
Congratulations to this year’s recipients of the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute Investigator Awards. Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) facilitates clinician-scientists in their efforts to make new discoveries to improve the health and well-being of patients across their lifespan. The Investigator Awards provide salary support to leading health research investigators in order to help expand their capacity for innovation-driven…
RNA modifications play an important role in various cancers including blood cancers by controlling gene expression programs critical for survival, proliferation and differentiation of cancer cells. While hundreds of RNA modifications have been identified, many have not been functionally characterized. With development of enabling technologies to identify and map RNA modifications, tremendous advancement has been made in our understanding of…
Dr. Genelle Lunken (formerly Healey) is a microbiome investigator at BC Children’s Hospital and an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Lunken recently led a study looking at COVID-19 vaccination and its association with the gut microbiome and dietary fibre intake.
Meet pediatric infectious disease and critical care doctor Dr. Srinivas Murthy, CHÉOS’ newest Scientist. “I’ve always asked questions about how things can be done better in health care,” he said. “Not just locally but also globally, by understanding how we can improve practice to save the most lives.” Starting at a global scale
The Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) is pleased to announce Samuel G. Berryman, Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering from the University of British Columbia (Vancouver, BC, Canada), as the 2023 SLAS Graduate Education Fellowship Grant recipient.
