Local News Increases in Cholinergic System Activity Affect Those with Parkinson-Linked Gene Mutation Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | February 19, 2018 A particular gene mutation associated with an inherited form of Parkinson’s disease (PD) offers new…sciencecityFebruary 19, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Clptm1 Limits Forward Trafficking of GABAA Receptors to Scale Inhibitory Synaptic Strength Ge, Y. and Craig, A.M., et al. | February 19, 2018 In contrast with numerous studies of glutamate receptor-associated proteins and their involvement in the modulation…sciencecityFebruary 19, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Heterogeneity Within the Frontoparietal Control Network and Its Relationship to the Default and Dorsal Attention Networks Dixon, M.L. and Christoff, K., et al. | February 16, 2018 The frontoparietal control network (FPCN) plays a central role in executive control. It has been…sciencecityFebruary 16, 2018 Read More
Local News Viruses – Lots of Them – Are Falling from the Sky UBC Science | February 16, 2018 An astonishing number of viruses are circulating around the Earth’s atmosphere – and falling from…sciencecityFebruary 16, 2018 Read More
Local News Zucara Therapeutics Receives Funding to Advance Lead Drug Candidate Centre for Drug Research and Development | February 15, 2018 Zucara Therapeutics Inc., a pre-clinical life sciences company advancing a novel long-term therapeutic approach to…sciencecityFebruary 15, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Three UBC Faculty Members Awarded the 2018 CAME Certificate of Merit Award UBC Faculty of Medicine | February 15, 2018 Three faculty members have received the 2018 Canadian Association for Medical Education (CAME) Certificate of Merit…sciencecityFebruary 15, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards HLI Postdoctoral Research Grants Awarded to Amrit Singh, Alex Leung, and Miranda Kirby! Centre for Heart Lung Innovation | February 15, 2018 St. Paul’s Foundation is grateful to the Ajaib (Jab) and Nirmal (Munni) Sidhoo Charities Endowment…sciencecityFebruary 15, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards VPC Scientist Receives Award for Fundamental Research Publication The Vancouver Prostate Centre | February 14, 2018 Yinan Li, a graduate student in Dr. Xuesen Dong's lab, has won the Best Scientific…sciencecityFebruary 14, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Smooth Muscle Cell Fate and Plasticity in Atherosclerosis Allahverdian, S. and Bochaton-Piallat, M.L., et al. | February 14, 2018 Current knowledge suggests that intimal smooth muscle cells (SMCs) in native atherosclerotic plaque derive mainly…sciencecityFebruary 14, 2018 Read More
Local News An Unexpected Target — and Weapon — for One of the Deadliest Cancers UBC Faculty of Medicine | February 14, 2018 Faculty of Medicine scientists have found that a drug currently being tested for autoimmune disorders…sciencecityFebruary 14, 2018 Read More