Local News Better Treatment, Potential Cures for Diseases As Stem Cell Robotics Debut at B.C. Children’s HospitalVancouver Sun | April 28, 2022Kids with severe illness, such as those with genetic diseases like heart arrhythmias, could be…pthomsonApril 28, 2022 Read More
Local News UBC Team Discovers ‘Silver Bullet’ to Keep Medical Devices Free of BacteriaThe Centre for Blood Research | April 28, 2022University of British Columbia researchers have found a ‘silver bullet’ to kill bacteria and keep…pthomsonApril 28, 2022 Read More
Local News BC Children’s Hospital Part of New Pediatric COVID-19 Research NetworkBC Children's Hospital | April 27, 2022BC Children’s Hospital is part of a new cross-Canada network to ensure a coordinated research…pthomsonApril 27, 2022 Read More
Local News How Lab-Grown ‘Mini-Brains’ Could Reveal the Inner Workings of Dementia — And Point to a CureDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | April 27, 2022Over the past 20 years, Alzheimer’s researchers have conducted more than 200 clinical trials of…pthomsonApril 27, 2022 Read More
Local News Bovine Tuberculosis Strain Tested in B.C. Cow Is Distinct, Not Seen in CanadaThe Vancouver Sun | January 11, 2019Canada’s chief veterinary officer says test results from a case of bovine tuberculosis found in…sciencecityJanuary 11, 2019 Read More
Local News This Scientist’s Pain Will Be Future Cancer Patients’ GainUBC News | January 10, 2019Mary De Vera has researched asthma, arthritis and pregnancy. She doesn’t specialize in a particular…sciencecityJanuary 10, 2019 Read More
Local News Protein Switch Identified in Connection with Disability Progression in MSDjavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | January 9, 2019Researchers know that the loss of neurons and their axons is responsible for disability in…sciencecityJanuary 9, 2019 Read More
Local News Memoir of a Medical Rebel: A Conversation with Dr. Michael KleinThe Province | January 9, 2019Vancouver-based medical maverick Dr. Michael Klein has released an autobiography, Dissident Doctor: Catching Babies and Challenging…sciencecityJanuary 9, 2019 Read More
Local News Women in Science: Vriti Bhagat, in Her WordsBC Children's Hospital | February 17, 2023My current research interests stem from a passion to learn about the intricacies of diabetes,…mjoyFebruary 17, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Human In Vitro Spermatogenesis as a Regenerative Therapy — Where Do We Stand?Robinson, M., et al. | February 17, 2023Spermatogenesis involves precise temporal and spatial gene expression and cell signalling to reach a coordinated…mjoyFebruary 17, 2023 Read More
Local News The CBR Celebrates #WomenInScience: Meet Dr. Patrícia de Oliveira Benedet, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Dr. Conway LabThe Centre for Blood Research | February 16, 2023I am a Pharmacologist who specializes in the discovery and development of preclinical drugs. I…mjoyFebruary 16, 2023 Read More