Publications of the Week REVIEW: Asthma-COPD Overlap Syndrome: Pathogenesis, Clinical Features, and Therapeutic Targets Leung, J.M. and Sin, D.D. | October 9, 2017 Asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS) or asthma-COPD overlap captures the subset of patients with airways disease…sciencecityOctober 9, 2017 Read More
Local News Distinguished Research Leaders Join MSFHR’s Research Leaders Forum Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research | October 6, 2017 MSFHR is delighted to convene the first MSFHR Research Leaders Forum, a group of internationally recognized…sciencecityOctober 6, 2017 Read More
Local News InMed Continues to Make Significant Strides on Biosynthesis Program Development InMed Pharmaceuticals | October 6, 2017 InMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the research and development of novel, cannabinoid-based drug…sciencecityOctober 6, 2017 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards MSFHR 2017 Reach Award Recipients BC Children's Hospital Research Institute | October 6, 2017 We are very pleased to congratulate our BC Children's Hospital investigators, recipients of the Michael…sciencecityOctober 6, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week REVIEW: When Beta Cells Talk Back Denroche, H.C. and Verchere, C.B., et al. | October 5, 2017 Islet macrophages reside in the perivascular space next to islet blood vessels. They are long-lived…sciencecityOctober 5, 2017 Read More
Local News TxCell Collaboration Presents New Proof-of-Concept Transplantation Results with Proprietary Second-Generation CAR-Tregs TxCell | October 5, 2017 TxCell SA a developer of cellular immunotherapies based on regulatory T cells (Tregs) for inflammation, autoimmunity…sciencecityOctober 5, 2017 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards CBR Researcher Receives Prestigious MSFHR Trainee Award The Centre for Blood Research | October 4, 2017 Dr. Srinivas Abbina, a postdoctoral fellow in the Kizhakkedathu research group, has been awarded the Michael…sciencecityOctober 4, 2017 Read More
Spotlight Dr. Louise Lund Talks Research and Scientific Recruiting Science in the City | October 4, 2017 Dr. Louise Lund is a recent graduate who studied in the laboratories of Drs. Leonard…sciencecityOctober 4, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week Generation of a Multi-Antigen-Directed Immune Response for Durable Control of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Jo, S. and Reid, G.S.D., et al. | October 3, 2017 In this study we used a mouse model of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the most common…sciencecityOctober 3, 2017 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards 2017 Faculty of Medicine Award Recipients UBC Faculty of Medicine | October 3, 2017 Each year, the Faculty of Medicine recognizes faculty and staff members for excellence in teaching,…sciencecityOctober 3, 2017 Read More