Local News SFU’s 4D LABS Receives Over $1.9 Million Investment from Western Economic Diversification Canada Simon Fraser University | November 28, 2018 Simon Fraser University’s core facility, 4D LABS has received a generous investment of $1,921,700 from Western Economic Diversification…sciencecityNovember 28, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards UBC Pharm Sci Assistant Professor Receives Canada Research Chair in Oncology UBC | November 28, 2018 Dr. Karla Williams, assistant professor at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of…sciencecityNovember 28, 2018 Read More
Interesting Articles 2018 BC Technology Report Card BC Tech Association | November 27, 2018 Together with our partners at KPMG, we have released the latest installment of our BC…sciencecityNovember 27, 2018 Read More
Interesting Articles Genome-Edited Baby Claim Provokes International Outcry Nature News | November 27, 2018 A Chinese scientist claims that he has helped make the world's first genome-edited babies —…sciencecityNovember 27, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Congratulations to Fiona Brinkman, 2018 Royal Society of Canada Fellow SFU via Youtube | November 27, 2018 On behalf of Simon Fraser University, congratulations to Fiona Brinkman on being named a 2018…sciencecityNovember 27, 2018 Read More
Interesting Articles Open Access and Open Science: The Call for More Transparency in Science Centre for Blood Research | November 26, 2018 In May of this year, a group of Swedish universities made the decision not to…sciencecityNovember 26, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Sources of Erroneous Sequences and Artifact Chimeric Reads in Next Generation Sequencing of Genomic DNA From Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Samples Haile, S., et al. | November 26, 2018 Millions of clinical specimens are stored in the form of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) samples. The…sciencecityNovember 26, 2018 Read More
Local News UBC BIOMOD Wins Recognition for Innovative Leukemia Treatment The Ubyssey | November 25, 2018 On October 26, UBC’s BIOMOD (biomolecular design) team won third place at the BIOMOD Jamboree…sciencecityNovember 25, 2018 Read More
Spotlight Dr. Meaghan Jones Talks Epigenetics, Allergies, and the Immune System Science in the City | November 23, 2018 Dr. Meaghan Jones recently completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the laboratory of Dr. Michael Kobor…sciencecityNovember 23, 2018 Read More
Interesting Articles The Million-Dollar Drug CBC News | November 23, 2018 It is one of this country's great scientific achievements. The first drug ever approved that…sciencecityNovember 23, 2018 Read More