Local News 1 in 7 Canadian Men Get Prostate Cancer The Vancouver Sun | May 25, 2018 The moment Dr. Kenneth Poon strode across the waiting room and shook my hand, I…sciencecityMay 25, 2018 Read More
Local News “Worker” and “Slacker” Rats Show Differences in Decision-Making Processes Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | May 24, 2018 A team of researchers led by Dr. Catharine Winstanley has identified differences in the brains of rats…sciencecityMay 24, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Somatostatin Maintains Permeability and Integrity of Blood-Brain Barrier in β-Amyloid Induced Toxicity Paik, S. and Kumar, U., et al. | May 23, 2018 Read the Publication This week we profile a recent publication in Biotechnology and Bioengineering from…sciencecityMay 23, 2018 Read More
Interesting Articles Navigating Immunotherapies to Canada Biotechnology Focus | May 22, 2018 Some of the hottest areas in biotech that are emerging and driving growth and investment…sciencecityMay 22, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Plerixafor Effectively Mobilizes CD56bright NK Cells in Blood Providing an Allograft Predicted to Protect Against GvHD Wong, P.P.C. and Schultz, K.R., et al. | May 21, 2018 The recent Blood article by Schroeder et al. demonstrates that plerixafor mobilizes a unique hematopoietic…sciencecityMay 21, 2018 Read More
Local News Cooperation between Brain Cells Regenerates Cerebral Blood Flow after Stroke Dajad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | May 21, 2018 During an ischemic stroke, a blockage in an artery prevents blood flow through the affected…sciencecityMay 21, 2018 Read More
Local News PCF-Funded Investigators Report Progress on a Promising New Treatment for a Highly Lethal Form of Prostate Cancer Prostate Cancer Foundation | May 18, 2018 Prostate cancer cells depend on androgens to grow and thrive. Because of this dependency, hormone…sciencecityMay 18, 2018 Read More
Local News “Arms Race” Between Cancer and Immune System Revealed UBC Faculty of Medicine | May 17, 2018 UBC and BC Cancer scientists have uncovered some of the tricks used by the deadliest…sciencecityMay 17, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards 12 BC Health Professionals To Use Clinical Expertise To Answer Burning Research Questions Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research | May 17, 2018 Twelve exceptional BC health professionals have been funded in MSFHR’s second Health Professional-Investigator (HP-I) competition.…sciencecityMay 17, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Chemically Controlled Aggregation of Pluripotent Stem Cells Lipsitz, Y.Y. and Zandstra, P.W., et al. | May 16, 2018 This study develops a novel technology to control aggregation of pluriportent stem cells in suspension…sciencecityMay 16, 2018 Read More