Local News Stemcell Technologies Aims for the World The Province | October 3, 2017 This week Conversations That Matter features the remarkable Dr. Allen Eaves, the founder, CEO and…sciencecityOctober 3, 2017 Read More
Local News Finding Ways to Support Parents’ Decisions through Diagnosis of Genetic Disorders Genome BC | October 2, 2017 The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre cares for…sciencecityOctober 2, 2017 Read More
Interesting Articles Postdocs: Big Lab, Small Lab? Nature | October 2, 2017 While looking for a postdoctoral position, Michael Mitchell could have joined any number of small,…sciencecityOctober 2, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week Spinal Cord Perfusion Pressure Predicts Neurologic Recovery in Acute Spinal Cord Injury Squair, J.W. and Kwon, B.K., et al. | October 2, 2017 In this study we inserted lumbar drains in patients with acute SCI, and evaluated how…sciencecityOctober 2, 2017 Read More
AwardsMonthly Award Summaries September 2017 Award Winners Science in the City | September 29, 2017 Dr. Megan Levings at the BC Children's Hospital Research Institute was recently announced as a…sciencecitySeptember 29, 2017 Read More
Local News Merck to Advance Bispecific Antibody Drug Candidate Developed Using Zymeworks’ Azymetric™ Platform into Preclinical Development Zymeworks | September 29, 2017 Zymeworks Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development and commercialization of next-generation…sciencecitySeptember 29, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week Discovery of a Proteolytic Flagellin Family in Diverse Bacterial Phyla That Assembles Enzymatically Active Flagella Eckhard, U., et al. | September 29, 2017 The bacterial flagellum is a complex multi-component structure including a whip-like appendage, the flagellar filament,…sciencecitySeptember 29, 2017 Read More
Local News Troy McDiarmid Worms into the Intricacies of Genetic Risk in ASD Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | September 28, 2017 To understand how gene mutations affect neurodevelopment and learning in people with Autism Spectrum Disorder…sciencecitySeptember 28, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week Cortical Functional Hyperconnectivity in a Mouse Model of Depression and Selective Network Effects of Ketamine McGirr, A. and Murphy, T.H., et al. | September 28, 2017 First, we show that models of depression in mouse produce brain function changes resembling those…sciencecitySeptember 28, 2017 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dean Michael Coughtrie among New Fellows Inducted into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | September 28, 2017 On September 14, 2017, Dr. Michael Coughtrie, Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical…sciencecitySeptember 28, 2017 Read More