Publications of the Week Oh, SNAP! How Enteroviruses Redirect Autophagic Traffic away from Degradation Corona, A.K. and Luo, H., et al. | August 7, 2018 Picornaviruses, one of the major causes of human diseases ranging from the common cold to…sciencecityAugust 7, 2018 Read More
Local News The Work of a Bloodsmith: Progress in the Quest for Complete Blood Substitutes Centre for Blood Research | August 7, 2018 The Canadian Blood Services estimates 100,000 new donors are needed each year to meet the…sciencecityAugust 7, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards UBC Bestows National Prizes on Canadian Health Science Pioneers UBC Faculty of Medicine | August 6, 2018 Four of Canada’s leading clinician scientists and researchers in heart health, brain health and cancer…sciencecityAugust 6, 2018 Read More
Local News UBC Engineers Develop Technique to Break Down Fats, Oil and Grease UBC News | August 6, 2018 Cooking oil and similar waste can clog pipes, harm fish and even grow into solid…sciencecityAugust 6, 2018 Read More
Local News Dr. David Knapp and Colin Hammond on the Stem Cell Podcast The Stem Cell Podcast | August 3, 2018 Dr. David Knapp is a post-doctoral fellow at the university of Oxford. Colin Hammond is a…sciencecityAugust 3, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Alvin Qiu and Mihai Cirstea Receive 2018 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships Michael Smith Laboratories | August 3, 2018 Alvin Qiu and Mihai Cirstea from the Michael Smith Laboratories have been named recipients of the 2018 Vanier…sciencecityAugust 3, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Common Variation near IRF6 Is Associated with IFN-β-Induced Liver Injury in Multiple Sclerosis Kowalec, K. and Carleton, B.C., et al. | August 3, 2018 Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurodegenerative disease with an autoimmune component that affects the central…sciencecityAugust 3, 2018 Read More
Local News Qu Biologics Enrolls the First Patient in New Phase 2 Crohn’s Disease Clinical Trial Qu Biologics | August 2, 2018 Qu Biologics Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing Site Specific Immunomodulators (SSIs), a novel platform of immunotherapies designed…sciencecityAugust 2, 2018 Read More
Local News Back on the Beat: Who are the CDRD? CKNW | August 2, 2018 Award-winning investigative journalist John Daly brings nearly 40 years of reporting to investigating what’s going on…sciencecityAugust 2, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards CIHR Awards $5.8M Foundation Grant to Dr. Brett Finlay for His Research on Microbes in Health And Disease Michael Smith Laboratories | August 1, 2018 Dr. B. Brett Finlay, the Peter Wall Distinguished Professor in the Michael Smith Laboratories, and…sciencecityAugust 1, 2018 Read More