Local News From Patient to Survivor: Madeline’s Inspiration to Study Pediatric Cancer BC Children's Hospital Research Institute | October 10, 2017 In 2012, 14-year-old Madeline Lauener received a stem cell transplant from her sister as treatment…sciencecityOctober 10, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week CD56bright NK Regulatory Cells in Filgrastim Primed Donor Blood or Marrow Products Regulate Chronic GvHD: CBMTG Randomized 0601 Study Results Kariminia, A. and Schultz, K.R., et al. | October 10, 2017 his is a major Canadian study performed by the Canadian BMT Group and including centres…sciencecityOctober 10, 2017 Read More
Local News Response to Novel Immune Therapy for Ulcerative Colitis Associated with Genetic and Immune Biomarkers Qu Biologics | October 9, 2017 Qu Biologics Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing Site Specific Immunomodulators (SSIs), a unique platform of immunotherapies designed…sciencecityOctober 9, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week REVIEW: Asthma-COPD Overlap Syndrome: Pathogenesis, Clinical Features, and Therapeutic Targets Leung, J.M. and Sin, D.D. | October 9, 2017 Asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS) or asthma-COPD overlap captures the subset of patients with airways disease…sciencecityOctober 9, 2017 Read More
Local News Distinguished Research Leaders Join MSFHR’s Research Leaders Forum Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research | October 6, 2017 MSFHR is delighted to convene the first MSFHR Research Leaders Forum, a group of internationally recognized…sciencecityOctober 6, 2017 Read More
Local News InMed Continues to Make Significant Strides on Biosynthesis Program Development InMed Pharmaceuticals | October 6, 2017 InMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the research and development of novel, cannabinoid-based drug…sciencecityOctober 6, 2017 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards MSFHR 2017 Reach Award Recipients BC Children's Hospital Research Institute | October 6, 2017 We are very pleased to congratulate our BC Children's Hospital investigators, recipients of the Michael…sciencecityOctober 6, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week REVIEW: When Beta Cells Talk Back Denroche, H.C. and Verchere, C.B., et al. | October 5, 2017 Islet macrophages reside in the perivascular space next to islet blood vessels. They are long-lived…sciencecityOctober 5, 2017 Read More
Local News TxCell Collaboration Presents New Proof-of-Concept Transplantation Results with Proprietary Second-Generation CAR-Tregs TxCell | October 5, 2017 TxCell SA a developer of cellular immunotherapies based on regulatory T cells (Tregs) for inflammation, autoimmunity…sciencecityOctober 5, 2017 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards CBR Researcher Receives Prestigious MSFHR Trainee Award The Centre for Blood Research | October 4, 2017 Dr. Srinivas Abbina, a postdoctoral fellow in the Kizhakkedathu research group, has been awarded the Michael…sciencecityOctober 4, 2017 Read More