Local News Genetic Marker for Drug Risk in Multiple Sclerosis Offers Path toward Precision Medicine Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | July 24, 2018 A team of researchers has uncovered a specific gene variant associated with an adverse drug…sciencecityJuly 24, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards The Government Of Canada Announces Grant Funding To Dr. Xin Li And Dr. Jim Kronstad Michael Smith Laboratories | July 24, 2018 Undergraduates, graduates, and post-doctoral fellows looking to build their knowledge and global perspective in the…sciencecityJuly 24, 2018 Read More
Local News A Protein That Helps Prevent Diabetes Could Be a Target for Future Treatments BC Children's Hospital Research Institute | July 24, 2018 In Dr. Francis Lynn’s lab, part of the Canucks for Kids Fund Childhood Diabetes Laboratories at…sciencecityJuly 24, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week The Efficacy of the Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine in Girls and Women Living with HIV McClymont, E. and Money, D., et al. | July 23, 2018 Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination is safe and efficacious in women without HIV. While good immunogenicity…sciencecityJuly 23, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Announcing UBC’s 2017-2018 Banting Postdoctoral Fellows UBC Postdoctoral Fellows Office | July 23, 2018 Nine postdoctoral fellows from the University of British Columbia have received 2018-2019 Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships, out…sciencecityJuly 23, 2018 Read More
Local News Internship Programs Help Spark Innovation for Students, Industry Mitacs | July 20, 2018 Students throughout the province are benefiting from a provincial investment of $10 million in internship…sciencecityJuly 20, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Molecular Profiling of Hyalinizing Clear Cell Carcinomas Revealed a Subset of Tumours Harboring a Novel EWSR1-CREM Fusion: Report of 3 Cases Chapman, E. and Ng, T.L., et al. | July 20, 2018 In the clinical practice of anatomical pathology, we are faced with the challenge of making…sciencecityJuly 20, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards MSFHR Funds Eight BC Health Researchers Moving Innovations Towards Practical Application Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research | July 20, 2018 Eight BC health researchers have been funded in MSFHR’s second Innovation to Commercialization (I2C) competition.…sciencecityJuly 20, 2018 Read More
Local News Multiple Sclerosis Patients Had Higher Incidence Other Conditions: UBC Study CTV News | July 19, 2018 Conditions such as sleep problems, irritable bowel syndrome and depression are more common among multiple…sciencecityJuly 19, 2018 Read More
Local News Four Therapeutic Lung Studies Now Underway at St. Paul’s Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences | July 18, 2018 Four new inflammatory airway disease trials are underway with the support of CHÉOS — staff…sciencecityJuly 18, 2018 Read More