Local News Tackling Climate Change Genome BC | August 16, 2018 Globally 11 of the last 12 years rank among the 12 warmest since 1850. Greenhouse…sciencecityAugust 16, 2018 Read More
Interesting Articles HIV-AIDS Organizations Fear Federal Funding Shift Will Lead to Higher Rates CTV News | August 16, 2018 The head of the Canadian AIDS Society fears HIV rates will continue to rise because…sciencecityAugust 16, 2018 Read More
Local News Abcellera Is Enabling the Translation of Laboratory Research to Clinical Application for Fibrosis Associated with Congenital Degenerative Diseases Abcellera Biologics | August 16, 2018 Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is one of the most common congenital diseases in the world,…sciencecityAugust 16, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week YAP Transcriptionally Regulates ErbB2 to Promote Liver Cell Proliferation Wang, E., et al. | August 15, 2018 The Hoodless laboratory investigates the mechanisms underlying gene regulation in heart and gastrointestinal tract in…sciencecityAugust 15, 2018 Read More
Local News ProtoKinetix Enters into 3rd Phase of Retinal Cell Replacement Therapy Testing at UBC ProtoKinetix | August 15, 2018 ProtoKinetix, Incorporated has entered into the 3rd phase of testing in retinal cell replacement therapy…sciencecityAugust 15, 2018 Read More
Local News New Study Discovers Gene That Makes Lavender Smell Sweet Kelowna Capital News | August 14, 2018 For many, summer isn’t complete without fields of purple and the sweet smell of lavender.…sciencecityAugust 14, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards 33 Post-Doctoral Fellows Funded In MSFHR’s 2018 Research Trainee Competition Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research | August 14, 2018 The Research Trainee Program is one of MSFHR’s flagship funding opportunities. Since 2001, we’ve supported more than 1,200 Research Trainees …sciencecityAugust 14, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week The Sec1/Munc18 (SM) Protein Vps45 Is Involved in Iron Uptake, Mitochondrial Function and Virulence in the Pathogenic Fungus Cryptococcus Neoforma Caza, M., et al. | August 13, 2018 This study provides new insights into the machinery that mediates uptake of iron as an…sciencecityAugust 13, 2018 Read More
Local News Essential ‘Sugar’ for Brain Communication: A New Therapeutic Path for Autism, Schizophrenia Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | August 13, 2018 For twenty years, researchers thought they knew everything there was to know about the composition…sciencecityAugust 13, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Congratulations to the BCCHRI CIHR Grant Recipients! BC Children's Hospital Research Institute | August 10, 2018 We are pleased to congratulate the BC Children's and BC Women's investigators who were awarded…sciencecityAugust 10, 2018 Read More