Local News Zucara Therapeutics Receives Funding to Advance Lead Drug Candidate Centre for Drug Research and Development | February 15, 2018 Zucara Therapeutics Inc., a pre-clinical life sciences company advancing a novel long-term therapeutic approach to…sciencecityFebruary 15, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Three UBC Faculty Members Awarded the 2018 CAME Certificate of Merit Award UBC Faculty of Medicine | February 15, 2018 Three faculty members have received the 2018 Canadian Association for Medical Education (CAME) Certificate of Merit…sciencecityFebruary 15, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards HLI Postdoctoral Research Grants Awarded to Amrit Singh, Alex Leung, and Miranda Kirby! Centre for Heart Lung Innovation | February 15, 2018 St. Paul’s Foundation is grateful to the Ajaib (Jab) and Nirmal (Munni) Sidhoo Charities Endowment…sciencecityFebruary 15, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards VPC Scientist Receives Award for Fundamental Research Publication The Vancouver Prostate Centre | February 14, 2018 Yinan Li, a graduate student in Dr. Xuesen Dong's lab, has won the Best Scientific…sciencecityFebruary 14, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Smooth Muscle Cell Fate and Plasticity in Atherosclerosis Allahverdian, S. and Bochaton-Piallat, M.L., et al. | February 14, 2018 Current knowledge suggests that intimal smooth muscle cells (SMCs) in native atherosclerotic plaque derive mainly…sciencecityFebruary 14, 2018 Read More
Local News An Unexpected Target — and Weapon — for One of the Deadliest Cancers UBC Faculty of Medicine | February 14, 2018 Faculty of Medicine scientists have found that a drug currently being tested for autoimmune disorders…sciencecityFebruary 14, 2018 Read More
Local News Using Human Kidney Organoids to Model Disease The Centre for Blood Research | February 13, 2018 There is an urgent need for curative therapies to treat kidney failure. In 2015, over…sciencecityFebruary 13, 2018 Read More
Interesting Articles Canada’s Budget to Make Significant Investments in Basic Science and Research The Globe and Mail | February 13, 2018 Canada’s research community has long yearned for a consequential funding boost for science — and…sciencecityFebruary 13, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Inhaled Diesel Exhaust Alters the Allergen-Induced Bronchial Secretome in Humans Mookherjee, N. and Carlsten, C., et al. | February 12, 2018 Proteins are the primary functional molecules in our bodies.This is the first study to provide…sciencecityFebruary 12, 2018 Read More
Local News SFU Innovation Revolutionizes the Microscope, Allows R&D to Accelerate Discovery SFU News | February 12, 2018 A new microscope developed by SFU researchers Mike Kirkness and Nancy Forde spins thousands of…sciencecityFebruary 12, 2018 Read More