Publications of the Week Elucidating the Importance and Regulation of Key Enhancers for Human MEIS1 Expression Xiang, P., Yang, X., & Escano, L. | July 5, 2022 Read the Publication This week we profile a recent publication in Leukemia from the lab…pthomsonJuly 5, 2022 Read More
Local News Combining Genetics and Brain MRI Can Aid in Predicting Chances of Alzheimer’s Disease SFU News | July 4, 2022 In a newly published study, researchers from SFU’s Functional and Anatomical Imaging & Shape Analysis Lab…pthomsonJuly 4, 2022 Read More
AwardsMonthly Award Summaries June 2022 Award Winners Science in Vancouver | July 4, 2022 Dr. Mani Larijani (pictured), Professor & Shrum Chair in Biological Mechanisms of Disease at SFU,…pthomsonJuly 4, 2022 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Top Graduating Doctoral Student Award and Rising Star Award 2022 Recipients Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | July 1, 2022 Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) is proud to support tomorrow’s research leaders with the…pthomsonJuly 1, 2022 Read More
Local News Canadian Open Parkinson Network Funding Begins Collaboration Platform to Accelerate Parkinson’s Disease Research and Knowledge Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | December 5, 2018 Parkinson Canada and Brain Canada announced this morning the creation of the Canadian Open Parkinson Network (C-OPN), including a $2-million…sciencecityDecember 5, 2018 Read More
Local News Michael Smith Laboratories Faculty among Highly Cited Researchers in 2018 Michael Smith Laboratories | December 4, 2018 Three researchers from the Michael Smith Laboratories, Drs. Jörg Bohlmann, B. Brett Finlay, and Martin Hirst, are in this…sciencecityDecember 4, 2018 Read More
Local News In 1998, Poul Sorensen’s Lab Discovered a Cancer Mutation. Twenty Years Later, There’s a Drug for It UBC Faculty of Medicine | December 4, 2018 Two decades ago, Poul Sorensen’s microscope was letting him down. Like so many other pediatric…sciencecityDecember 4, 2018 Read More
Local News An Innovative New Study Advances Personalized Medicine for Prostate Cancer Patients Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | December 3, 2018 A new clinical trial, opening across Canada, is considered a major advancement in precision medicine…sciencecityDecember 3, 2018 Read More
Local News The Air That We Breathe: New Study Assess Polllution’s Impact on COPD The Daily Scan | June 21, 2023 Wildfires, dust storms, heatwaves and other extreme events linked to climate change will have profound…pthomsonJune 21, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Relapse Timing Is Associated With Distinct Evolutionary Dynamics in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Hilston, L.K., et al. | June 21, 2023 Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is cured in more than 60% of patients, but outcomes…sciencecityJune 21, 2023 Read More
Local News Popular Dietary Supplement May Offer New Treatment Option for Aggressive Cancers UBC Faculty of Medicine | June 20, 2023 The findings, published in Nature Communications, show alanine’s potential as a treatment for cancers characterized by…sciencecityJune 20, 2023 Read More