Publications of the Week Paradoxical Roles of Caspase-3 in Regulating Cell Survival, Proliferation, and Tumorigenesis Eskandari, E., et al. | May 19, 2022 Caspase-3 is a widely expressed member of a conserved family of proteins, generally recognized for…pthomsonMay 19, 2022 Read More
Local News Genome Polishing: ntEdit+Sealer Produces High Quality Long-Read Genome Assemblies as a Genome Finishing Protocol Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre | May 18, 2022 Having a high-quality assembled genome—free of errors and gaps—is important for countless biological studies. In…pthomsonMay 18, 2022 Read More
Publications of the Week Elevated Islet Prohormone Ratios As Indicators of Insulin Dependency in Auto-Islet Transplant Recipients Chen, Y.-C., et al. | May 18, 2022 Pancreatic islet transplantation has therapeutic potential in type 1 diabetes and is also an established…pthomsonMay 18, 2022 Read More
Local News New UBC Immunotherapeutics Research Excellence Cluster launches UBC Life Sciences Institute | May 17, 2022 Building an inclusive, cross-cutting research immunology and immune engineering community Once a week, Kelly McNagny…pthomsonMay 17, 2022 Read More
Local News Developing a New Analytical Technique to Assess the Quality of Blood Without Breaching the Sterility of Transfusion Bags Michael Smith Laboratories | December 14, 2018 Red blood cell concentrate is the highest-demanded blood product in North American healthcare. Donated red…sciencecityDecember 14, 2018 Read More
Local News New Data ‘Powerhouse’ at SFU to Combat Drug-Resistant Superbugs Vancouver Sun | December 14, 2018 A new data centre at Simon Fraser University will bring together researchers to better understand and combat…sciencecityDecember 14, 2018 Read More
Local News Grizzly Bear Genome Sequenced for the First Time by Scientists at the GSC Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre | December 13, 2018 Among the largest predators in the country, the Grizzly bear now has another claim to…sciencecityDecember 13, 2018 Read More
Local News Ottawa to Discontinue Networks of Centres of Excellence Funding Program The Globe and Mail | December 10, 2018 The federal government is phasing out a 30-year-old funding program known for connecting teams of…sciencecityDecember 10, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards The JDRF-CIHR Partnership to Defeat Diabetes Announces 4 New Grants in Precision Medicine JDRF | March 17, 2023 Launched in 2017, the JDRF-CIHR Partnership to Defeat Diabetes is a landmark collaboration between the…pthomsonMarch 17, 2023 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Pieter Cullis Awarded 2023 Killam Prize for Health Sciences UBC Medicine | March 17, 2023 Dr. Pieter Cullis, a professor in the UBC faculty of medicine’s department of biochemistry and…pthomsonMarch 17, 2023 Read More
Local News Q&A: Benefits of Open Science for All SFU Academics and Shaping the University’s Research Culture SFU | March 16, 2023 There has been a lot of curiosity surrounding SFU’s Institute for Neuroscience and Neurotechnology’s (INN)…pthomsonMarch 16, 2023 Read More