Local News Findings Published in Nature Communications Show that mRNA LNP Encoding a Neutralizing Antibody Protect Humanized Mice from HIV Challenge PR Newswire | March 9, 2017 A private biotechnology company developing state-of-the-art lipid nanoparticle (LNP) delivery technology for messenger RNA (mRNA), announced…sciencecityMarch 9, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week CLK-Dependent Exon Recognition and Conjoined Gene Formation Revealed with a Novel Small Molecule Inhibitor Nature Communications | March 8, 2017 ABSTRACT: CDC-like kinase phosphorylation of serine/arginine-rich proteins is central to RNA splicing reactions. Yet, the…sciencecityMarch 8, 2017 Read More
Local News BC’s Biotech Leaders are Growing Up and Going Global Vancouver Sun | March 8, 2017 B.C.’s innovation-driven biotech leaders are stepping on to the world stage and generating $14.4 billion a year…sciencecityMarch 8, 2017 Read More
Interesting Articles What Early-Career Researchers Can Do to Advocate for Science Science | March 7, 2017 This past summer, the future of our postdoctoral association’s Science Policy Committee was uncertain. We were…sciencecityMarch 7, 2017 Read More
Your Voice Booze, Beakers, and Brains – The Rise of Vancouver’s Science Pub Nights Tara Fernandez | March 6, 2017 On a drizzly mid-week evening downtown, beer glasses clink as a roomful of people sit,…sciencecityMarch 6, 2017 Read More
Local News Canadian Researchers Struggle to Access Popular Laboratory Species University Affairs | March 6, 2017 A story in the online publication National Observer last year highlighted what appeared to be…sciencecityMarch 6, 2017 Read More
Spotlight Scientist in the Spotlight: Dr. Corey Nislow Science in the City | March 6, 2017 Dr. Corey Nislow is an associate professor in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at UBC.…sciencecityMarch 6, 2017 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Robin Hsiung Awarded Alzheimer and Dementia Research Professorship Centre for Brain Health | March 3, 2017 The Alzheimer Society of B.C. and UBC celebrated a decade-long partnership in maintaining the Ralph…sciencecityMarch 3, 2017 Read More
Interesting Articles The Start and the Middle: Beginning Your PhD Naturejobs | March 2, 2017 The initial stages of a PhD can be daunting. Fortunately, there are a few ways…sciencecityMarch 2, 2017 Read More
Local News Cocaine Addiction a Matter of Genetics, UBC Researchers Say Vancouver Sun | March 2, 2017 Scientists at the University of B.C.have built a better mouse — one that is indifferent…sciencecityMarch 2, 2017 Read More