Local News Understanding Ethical Issues Using Whole Genome Sequencing for Tuberculosis Surveillance and Outbreak Investigations Genome BC | March 27, 2018 Public health surveillance programs and outbreak investigations have been dramatically enhanced through the use of…sciencecityMarch 27, 2018 Read More
Local News Heather Yong: Plotting a Path From Bench to Bedside Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | March 27, 2018 Heather Yong is a Directed Studies student in the Faculty of Medicine at the University…sciencecityMarch 27, 2018 Read More
Local News New Pheromone Insight May Help Predict Mountain Pine Beetle Outbreaks UBC News | March 26, 2018 Researchers at the University of British Columbia have shed new light on how mountain pine…sciencecityMarch 26, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Lara Boyd and Jennifer Gardy Named B.C.’s Most Influential Women of 2018: Stem Stars UBC Faculty of Medicine | March 26, 2018 Lara Boyd, Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy and Jennifer Gardy, Associate Professor, School of…sciencecityMarch 26, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week The Yeast Ty1 Retrotransposon Requires Components of the Nuclear Pore Complex for Transcription and Genomic Integration Manhas, S. and Measday, V., et al. | March 26, 2018 In this publication, we tested a panel of NPC mutants for defects in Ty1 integration…sciencecityMarch 26, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Patient-Derived Hormone-Naive Prostate Cancer Xenograft Models Reveal Growth Factor Receptor Bound Protein 10 as an Androgen Receptor-Repressed Gene Driving the Development of Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Hao, J. and Wang Y., et al. | March 23, 2018 This research directed by Dr. Yuzhuo Wang has led to the development of a panel…sciencecityMarch 23, 2018 Read More
Local News A New Home for UBC Sports Medicine and Exercise Science UBC Faculty of Medicine | March 23, 2018 Exploring the benefits of exercise, improving athletic performance and treating sports-related injuries will be the…sciencecityMarch 23, 2018 Read More
Local News Canadian Open Neuroscience Platform Launches With Participation From UBC Researchers Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | March 22, 2018 For Canadian neuroscientists, the Canadian Open Neuroscience Platform (CONP) will make data collected through imaging,…sciencecityMarch 22, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Fluvastatin for Lowering Lipids Adams, S.P. and Wright, J.M., et al. | March 21, 2018 Fluvastatin is thought to be the least potent statin on the market, however, the dose-related…sciencecityMarch 21, 2018 Read More
Local News Naturejobs Podcast: Paula LittleJohn Michael Smith Laboratories | March 21, 2018 One year ago, Paula Littlejohn, made a difficult decision to transition from a decade long…sciencecityMarch 21, 2018 Read More