AwardsFeatured Awards Doctors of BC Honours Outstanding Physicians BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS | June 14, 2018 Every year, we acknowledge the outstanding contributions of physicians around our province through the Doctors…sciencecityJune 14, 2018 Read More
Local News BC Research Improves Ability to Detect and Predict Avian Flu Outbreaks Genome BC | June 14, 2018 In 2014/2015 an outbreak of highly pathogenic Avian Influenza (AI) struck British Columbia. A total…sciencecityJune 14, 2018 Read More
Local News Neuroscience Through the Ages Makes Neurohistory Fun for Everyone Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | June 13, 2018 A group of neuroscience graduate students at the University of British Columbia have found a…sciencecityJune 13, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Phase 1 Trials of Anti-enpp3 Antibody Drug Conjugates in Advanced Refractory Renal Cell Carcinomas Thompson, J.A., and Kollmannsberger, C., et al. | June 13, 2018 To determine the safety, pharmacokinetics, and recommendedphase2 dose of an antibody drug conjugate (ADC) targeting…sciencecityJune 13, 2018 Read More
Local News MSFHR-Funded Researcher Discovers a New Drug That Could Stop Prostate Cancer in Its Tracks Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research | June 12, 2018 Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among Canadian men – 1 in 7 will…sciencecityJune 12, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week A Molecular Network of the Aging Human Brain Provides Insights into the Pathology and Cognitive Decline of Alzheimer’s Disease Mostafavi, S. and Jager, P.L., et al. | June 11, 2018 There is a need for new therapeutic targets with which to prevent Alzheimer's disease (AD),…sciencecityJune 11, 2018 Read More
Local News Abcellera and Harbour Antibodies Combine Capabilities to Create Fully-Human Therapeutic Antibodies Biotechnology Focus | June 8, 2018 AbCellera and Harbour Antibodies, a Harbour BioMed subsidiary, enter into an agreement to combine AbCellera’s…sciencecityJune 8, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Endoplasmic Reticulum-Plasma Membrane Contact Sites Integrate Sterol and Phospholipid Regulation Quon, E. and Beh, C.T., et al. | June 8, 2018 Although many of the "tether" proteins that staple the ER and the PM together had…sciencecityJune 8, 2018 Read More
Local News Microbiome Insights Expands to New Lab Facilities on UBC Campus Microbiome Insights via Business Wire | June 7, 2018 Microbiome Insights, Inc. has announced the opening of its new laboratory on the campus of…sciencecityJune 7, 2018 Read More
Your Voice Brain Organoids: Progress and Prospects Tara Fernandez | June 6, 2018 Creamy white spheres, roughly the size of peas, immersed in a swirling pink solution. To…sciencecityJune 6, 2018 Read More