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
Publications of the Week Cellular Metabolism Constrains Innate Immune Responses in Early Human Ontogeny Kan, B., et al. | December 3, 2018 We have known for many years that these first-line responses, which are crucial to fight…sciencecityDecember 3, 2018 Read More
AwardsMonthly Award Summaries November 2018 Award Winners Science in the City | December 3, 2018 Dr. Peter Zandstra, Director of the School of Biomedical Engineering and Director at the Michael…sciencecityDecember 3, 2018 Read More
Local News Study Suggests Abused Children Carry Trauma in Their DNA Boston Globe | November 30, 2018 CHILDHOOD TRAUMA IS already known for following us into our adult lives — and even to…sciencecityNovember 30, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Identification of a Novel Caspase Cleavage Site in Huntingtin that Regulates Mutant Huntingtin Clearance Martin, D.D.O., et al. | November 30, 2018 A caspase-1 inhibitor was shown to decrease not only caspase-1-mediated cleavage of HTT at 572,…sciencecityNovember 30, 2018 Read More
Local News How Ancient Viruses Got Cannabis High Science Daily | November 29, 2018 World's first cannabis chromosome map reveals the plant's evolutionary past and points to its future…sciencecityNovember 29, 2018 Read More
Local News MSFHR Wins at Canadian Online Publishing Awards Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research | November 29, 2018 MSFHR has won two Canadian Online Publishing Awards for Forward Thinking and Spark, our blog and digital magazine that showcase…sciencecityNovember 29, 2018 Read More
Local News SFU’s 4D LABS Receives Over $1.9 Million Investment from Western Economic Diversification Canada Simon Fraser University | November 28, 2018 Simon Fraser University’s core facility, 4D LABS has received a generous investment of $1,921,700 from Western Economic Diversification…sciencecityNovember 28, 2018 Read More