Publications of the Week Bacterially Derived Synthetic Mimetics of Mammalian Oligomannose Prime Antibody Responses That Neutralize HIV InfectivityPantophlet, R. and Kosma, P., et al. | December 4, 2017There are many scientific challenges to the design of a broadly effective HIV vaccine. One…sciencecityDecember 4, 2017 Read More
Local News Cuddling Babies, or Not, Affects Infants’ Gene Expression, B.C. Study FindsThe Vancouver Sun | December 4, 2017Infants that are held less by caregivers show lasting changes to genes involved in immune…sciencecityDecember 4, 2017 Read More
Local News Preventing a Bad Injury from Getting Worse: New Research into Inflammation and the BrainBC Children's Hospital Research Institute | December 1, 2017Get a simple cut on the finger or a bump on the head, and the…sciencecityDecember 1, 2017 Read More
Interesting Articles Gender Gap in STEM Fields Proving Difficult to Close, Say Experts, Census DataCTV News | November 30, 2017In the basement of McGill University's engineering building, Elizabeth O'Meara punches the word "engineer" into…sciencecityNovember 30, 2017 Read More
Local News Children out of Cancer Treatment Options Offered Hope by New Terry Fox ProgramCBC News | November 30, 2017Seeing children suffering with cancer when he was being treated himself broke Terry Fox's heart…sciencecityNovember 30, 2017 Read More
AwardsMonthly Award Summaries November 2017 Award WinnersScience in the City | November 30, 2017Dr. Marco Marra at the BC Cancer Agency is one of two UBC researchers to…sciencecityNovember 30, 2017 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards CHÉOS Scientist Receives AHA Young Investigator AwardCentre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences | November 30, 2017Dr. Brian Grunau, CHÉOS Scientist and emergency physician at St. Paul’s Hospital, was recently recognized for…sciencecityNovember 30, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week The North American Bullfrog Draft Genome Provides Insight into Hormonal Regulation of Long Noncoding RNAHammond, S.A. and Birol, I., et al. | November 30, 2017Frogs play important ecological roles, and several species are important model organisms for scientific research.…sciencecityNovember 30, 2017 Read More
Local News Outrunning Disease: A New Key to Unlock the Relationship between Our Genes and DrugsVancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | November 29, 2017A breakthrough technology, now in the hands of Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute scientists, is…sciencecityNovember 29, 2017 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Dessa Sadovnick Is the 2018 Women Against Multiple Sclerosis HonoureeWomen Against Multiple Sclerosis | November 29, 2017Dr. Dessa Sadovnick is a Professor in the Department of Medical Genetics and the Division of…sciencecityNovember 29, 2017 Read More