Local News From COVID-19 to the Common Cold: UBC Scientists Identify Broadly-Effective, Infection-Halting Compound UBC Faculty of Medicine | December 15, 2022 Researchers at UBC’s Life Sciences Institute have identified a compound that shows early promise at…mjoyDecember 15, 2022 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards BCCF Innovation Support Fund Awardees Terry Fox Laboratory | December 14, 2022 The BCCF Innovation Support Fund Awardees are: Ly Vu & Christian Steidl - equipment: Bio-Rad…mjoyDecember 14, 2022 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Kwangjin Park (Hoodless Lab) Awarded Michael Smith Health Research BC 2022 Research Trainee Award Terry Fox Laboratory | December 14, 2022 Kwangjin Park (Hoodless Lab) has been awarded the Michael Smith Health Research BC 2022 Research Trainee…mjoyDecember 14, 2022 Read More
Publications of the Week Channel-Independent Function of UNC-9/Innexin in Spatial Arrangement of GABAergic Synapses in C. elegans Hendi, A., et al. | December 14, 2022 In the nervous system, nerve cells communicate with other cells via specialized interfaces called synapses.…mjoyDecember 14, 2022 Read More
Local News IGF2R Blood Levels May Help Predict Antibiotic Response in CF Pulmonary Exacerbations, Study Says Cystic Fibrosis News Today | December 4, 2019 Measuring the levels of insulin-like growth factor 2 receptor (IGF2R) during the first days of treatment with…sciencecityDecember 4, 2019 Read More
Local News Novoheart to Co-Develop First of its Kind Human Heart-in-a-Jar Model of Heart Failure with AstraZeneca Novoheart Holdings Inc. | December 4, 2019 Novoheart (“Novoheart” or the “Company”) (TSXV: NVH; FWB: 3NH), a global stem cell biotechnology company, is…sciencecityDecember 4, 2019 Read More
Local News Experimental Drug Would Be First to Reverse Decline of Alzheimer’s The Daily Scan | December 3, 2019 The recent announcement that an experimental Alzheimer’s drug is being resurrected after it was previously deemed a…sciencecityDecember 3, 2019 Read More
Local News UBC Funding to Foster Collaborations in Research Excellence UBC Office of the President | December 2, 2019 I’m pleased to announce the renewal and expansion of our Collaborative Research Mobility Awards (CRMA) program, a…sciencecityDecember 2, 2019 Read More
Local News Genetic Testing Could Greatly Benefit Patients with Depression, Save Health System Millions UBC Faculty of Medicine | November 15, 2023 A special kind of genetic test that helps determine the best antidepressant for patients with…sciencecityNovember 15, 2023 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Amanda Amoah Receives Walter Benjamin German Research Foundation Fellowship BC Cancer Terry Fox Laboratory Research | November 14, 2023 Congratulations to Dr. Amanda Amoah (Kuchenbauer Lab), for receiving the Walter Benjamin German Research Foundation…sciencecityNovember 14, 2023 Read More
Local News Investigating New Technologies to Monitor and Treat Parkinson Disease Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | November 14, 2023 Parkinson disease is a progressive neurological disorder, with many symptoms involving motor impairments, such as…sciencecityNovember 14, 2023 Read More