Interesting Articles The Future of DNA Sequencing Nature | October 13, 2017 Forty years ago, two papers described the first tractable methods for determining the order of the…sciencecityOctober 13, 2017 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Drs. Aly Karsan, Connie Eaves, Andrew Weng, and Martin Hirst Have Been Awarded a 5-Year Terry Fox New Frontier Program Project Grant Terry Fox Laboratories | October 13, 2017 Program Leader Dr. Aly Karsan and Principal Investigators Drs Connie Eaves, Andrew Weng, Martin Hirst, have…sciencecityOctober 13, 2017 Read More
Local News Top Global Translational Science Organizations to Catalyze Translational Innovation through New Initiative – Translation Together The Centre for Drug Research and Development | October 13, 2017 At the EATRIS’ Translational Medicine 2017 Conference, and at the height of Global Biotech Week,…sciencecityOctober 13, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week Successful Targeting of the NRG1 Pathway Indicates Novel Treatment Strategy for Metastatic Cancer Jones, M.R. and Laskin, J., et al. | October 12, 2017 Oncogenic gene fusions involving Neuregulin 1 (NRG1) have been described as recurrent aberrations in lung…sciencecityOctober 12, 2017 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards UBC Faculty of Medicine Bestows Bill and Marilyn Webber Lifetime Achievement Award on Bruce McManus! Centre for Heart Lung Innovation | October 12, 2017 Congratulations to Bruce McManus for being awarded the UBC Faculty of Medicine Bill and Marilyn…sciencecityOctober 12, 2017 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. B. Brett Finlay Among The New 2018 Laureates Inducted Into The Canadian Medical Hall Of Fame Michael Smith Laboratories | October 11, 2017 Dr. Bryce Taylor, Chair of the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame (CMHF) announced today that…sciencecityOctober 11, 2017 Read More
Local News VIDEO: Dr. Allen Eaves of STEMCELL Technologies: At the Epicentre of Biotech Conversations that Matter | October 10, 2017 This week, Conversations That Matter features the remarkable Dr. Allen Eaves, the founder, CEO and…sciencecityOctober 10, 2017 Read More
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