Local News Mapping the Brain UBC Faculty of Medicine | July 27, 2022 After her brother’s death, Lisa Ridgway found herself overtaken by a sadness that wouldn’t go…pthomsonJuly 27, 2022 Read More
Local News Qu Biologics to Receive Additional Funding to Launch Clinical Trial for the Restoration of Innate Immune Function in the Elderly Following Health Canada Go-Ahead Qu Biologics | July 26, 2022 Qu Biologics Inc., a private clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing Site Specific Immunomodulators (SSIs), a novel platform…pthomsonJuly 26, 2022 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Brian Kwon Receives a C$2.4M Grant from the United States Department of Defense for SCRIBBLE Clinical Trial and Rapid Testing to Predict Acute Spinal Cord Injury Severity and Outcome UBC Department of Orthopaedics | July 26, 2022 UBC researchers, led by Dr. Brian Kwon, have identified two blood proteins—neurofilament-light chain (NF-L) and…pthomsonJuly 26, 2022 Read More
Publications of the Week Human Complete NFAT1 Deficiency Causes a Triad of Joint Contractures, Osteochondromas, and B Cell Malignancy Sharma, M., et al. | July 25, 2022 One part of Dr. Stuart Turvey's lab focuses on research in inborn errors of immunity…pthomsonJuly 25, 2022 Read More
Local News From Computers to Clinics: Advances in Designing Polyphosphate Inhibitors as Novel Anti-Thrombotics The Centre for Blood Research | January 15, 2019 Thrombosis, the formation of a potentially deadly blood clot, remains one of the leading causes…sciencecityJanuary 15, 2019 Read More
Local News An Atlas of the Brain – New MRI Technology Makes Mapping Nerve Connections Easier Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | January 14, 2019 On long-term disability leave, 54-year-old flight attendant Janet Uribe jokingly says she now volunteers as…sciencecityJanuary 14, 2019 Read More
Local News From Idea to Possibility: Moving Research from the Lab to Patient Care Prostate Cancer Canada | January 11, 2019 Hope is becoming reality for men diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. About 10 to 15 per…sciencecityJanuary 11, 2019 Read More
Local News Bovine Tuberculosis Strain Tested in B.C. Cow Is Distinct, Not Seen in Canada The Vancouver Sun | January 11, 2019 Canada’s chief veterinary officer says test results from a case of bovine tuberculosis found in…sciencecityJanuary 11, 2019 Read More
Local News Researcher Uses Against the Grain Strategy to Improve Cancer Treatment SFU News | July 14, 2023 Chemotherapy is a life-saving treatment for many cancer patients. Unfortunately, many cancer drugs also cause…pthomsonJuly 14, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Influence of ADT on B7-H3 Expression during CRPC Progression from Hormone-Naïve Prostate Cancer Kang, N., et al. | July 14, 2023 Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is the standard care for advanced prostate cancer (PCa) patients. Unfortunately,…pthomsonJuly 14, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week An Impedance-Based Chemiresistor for the Real-Time, Simultaneous Detection of Gut Microbiota-Generated Short-Chain Fatty Acids Yavarinasab, A., et al. | July 14, 2023 Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are key molecules, produced by gut bacteria in the intestine, that…pthomsonJuly 14, 2023 Read More