Publications of the Week Assessment of the ExAC Data Set for the Presence of Individuals with Pathogenic Genotypes Implicated in Severe Mendelian Pediatric Disorders Tarailo-Graovac, M. and Wasserman, W.W., et al. | May 22, 2017 My laboratory is focused on the creation and application of computational software and methods for…sciencecityMay 22, 2017 Read More
Local News UBC Scientists Find New Subtypes of Ovarian Cancer, with New Potential Treatment Strategies UBC Faculty of Medicine | May 22, 2017 Faculty of Medicine scientists have uncovered seven new subtypes of ovarian cancer, which could result…sciencecityMay 22, 2017 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Centre Awarded Three CIHR Project Grants in Fall 2016 Competition Vancouver Prostate Centre | May 19, 2017 Congratulations to Drs. Collins, Daugaard & Wang on being awarded five-year grants in the CIHR…sciencecityMay 19, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week Single-Cell Template Strand Sequencing by Strand-Seq Enables the Characterization of Individual Homologs Sanders, A.D. and Lansdorp, P.M., et al. | May 19, 2017 My research is and has been focused on the role of genome instability in stem…sciencecityMay 19, 2017 Read More
Local News Vancouver Scientists Find Cancer-Causing Mutations in Common Non-Cancerous Gynecological Disorder The Vancouver Sun | May 19, 2017 Cancer-causing gene mutations were found in the pelvic lesions of women with a typically non-cancerous gynecological disorder…sciencecityMay 19, 2017 Read More
Local News UBC Hosts First Ever BC Regenerative Medicine Symposium Science in the City | May 19, 2017 (Left to right) Dr. Fabio Rossi, William Kennedy, Roza Vaez Ghaemi, Dr. Katharina Rhothe, Stephanie…sciencecityMay 19, 2017 Read More
Local News Zymeworks Announces Closing of Initial Public Offering Business Wire | May 18, 2017 Zymeworks Inc. today announced the closing of its initial public offering of 4,500,000 common shares…sciencecityMay 18, 2017 Read More
Local News Fetal Reduction in Multi-Fetal Pregnancies Associated with Better Birth Outcomes UBC Faculty of Medicine | May 17, 2017 UBC Faculty of Medicine researchers have found that reducing twin and triplet pregnancies to singleton…sciencecityMay 17, 2017 Read More
Local News B.C. Developed Hepatitis C Screening Test Personalizes Treatment for Patients The Globe and Mail | May 16, 2017 Scientists in Vancouver have developed a new screening tool that reveals the genetic signature of…sciencecityMay 16, 2017 Read More
Local News New Research Finds Brain Injury Causes Impulse Control Problems in Rats Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | May 16, 2017 New research from Dr. Catharine Winstanley's lab confirms for the first time that even mild…sciencecityMay 16, 2017 Read More