Local News PureTech Health Announces Licensing Agreement between Commense and the University of British Columbia for Microbiome-Derived TherapyBusiness Wire | May 9, 2017PureTech Health plc (“PureTech Health” or the “Company”, LSE:PRTC), an advanced, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, is…sciencecityMay 9, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week Genomic Consequences of Aberrant DNA Repair Mechanisms Stratify Ovarian Cancer HistotypesWang, Y.K. and Shah, S.P., et al. | May 8, 2017We studied the whole-genome point mutation and structural variation patterns of 133 tumors (59 high-grade…sciencecityMay 8, 2017 Read More
Local News B.C. HIV Researcher among Winners of $100,000 Killam PrizeCTV News | May 8, 2017Leading HIV/AIDS researcher Julio Montaner is among a group of scientists, writers, doctors and researchers…sciencecityMay 8, 2017 Read More
AwardsMonthly Award Summaries Award Summary: May 1st – 5thScience in the City | May 5, 2017Dr. Julio Montaner, Director of the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, is one of…sciencecityMay 5, 2017 Read More
Local News Solving the Mystery: Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia without Heparin?The Centre for Blood Research | May 5, 2017Heparin is a natural anticoagulant that derives its name from the tissue it was first…sciencecityMay 5, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week Phosphorylation of NEUROG3 Links Endocrine Differentiation to the Cell Cycle in Pancreatic ProgenitorsKrentz, N. A. J. and Lynn, F.C., et al. | May 5, 2017During pancreatic development, proliferating pancreatic progenitors activate the proendocrine transcription factor neurogenin 3 (NEUROG3), exit…sciencecityMay 5, 2017 Read More
Local News Science Minister Mulls Forcing Universities to Hire More Female ResearchersCTV News | May 4, 2017The federal science minister says universities aren't doing the heavy lifting to appoint more female…sciencecityMay 4, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week Immunogenicity of 2 vs 3 Doses of the Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine in Girls Aged 9 to 13 Years after 60 MonthsOgilvie, G., et al. | May 3, 2017Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines were originally approved with 3-dose schedules. However, 2 doses of HPV…sciencecityMay 3, 2017 Read More
Local News New Chlamydia Drug Targets Discovered Using CRISPR and Stem CellsWellcome Trust Sanger Institute | May 2, 2017Scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and their collaborators at the University of British…sciencecityMay 2, 2017 Read More
Interesting Articles Canadians March for Science from Coast to CoastCTV News | May 2, 2017It was something like a flashback for Canadian scientists who gathered across the country Saturday…sciencecityMay 2, 2017 Read More