AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Robin Hsiung Awarded Alzheimer and Dementia Research Professorship Centre for Brain Health | March 3, 2017 The Alzheimer Society of B.C. and UBC celebrated a decade-long partnership in maintaining the Ralph…sciencecityMarch 3, 2017 Read More
Interesting Articles The Start and the Middle: Beginning Your PhD Naturejobs | March 2, 2017 The initial stages of a PhD can be daunting. Fortunately, there are a few ways…sciencecityMarch 2, 2017 Read More
Local News Cocaine Addiction a Matter of Genetics, UBC Researchers Say Vancouver Sun | March 2, 2017 Scientists at the University of B.C.have built a better mouse — one that is indifferent…sciencecityMarch 2, 2017 Read More
Local News Quirks and Quarks of Vancouver Biotech The Centre for Blood Research | March 1, 2017 Quark Venture, a venture capital (VC) fund launched in 2016, has followed through with its…sciencecityMarch 1, 2017 Read More
Local News Yeast Found in Babies’ Guts Increases Risk of Asthma UBC News | February 28, 2017 University of British Columbia microbiologists have found a yeast in the gut of new babies…sciencecityFebruary 28, 2017 Read More
Local News Wireless, Portable Ultrasound Receives CE Mark Approval Clarius Mobile Health Corp | February 28, 2017 Clarius Mobile Health, a digital healthcare company with headquarters in Vancouver, Canada today announced that…sciencecityFebruary 28, 2017 Read More
Interesting Articles Women Miss Out on Authorship Opportunities Early On Science | February 27, 2017 Female first-year Ph.D. students in “bench” biology disciplines—such as molecular biology, cellular biology, and genetics—spend…sciencecityFebruary 27, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week CX-5461 is a DNA G-Quadruplex Stabilizer with Selective Lethality in BRCA1/2 Deficient Tumours Xu, H. et al. | February 27, 2017 ABSTRACT: G-quadruplex DNAs form four-stranded helical structures and are proposed to play key roles in different…sciencecityFebruary 27, 2017 Read More