Publications of the Week On the Formation and Morphology of Lipid Nanoparticles Containing Ionizable Cationic Lipids and siRNA Kulkarni, J.A. and Cullis, P.R., et al. | April 20, 2018 In this publication we focus on lipid nanoparticles containing siRNA (LNP-siRNA) that represent the most…sciencecityApril 20, 2018 Read More
Local News Look! Down in the Petri Dish! It’s a Superplatelet! UBC Faculty of Medicine | April 19, 2018 Blood platelets have one main job: Stop bleeding by forming clots. Sometimes, however, these tiny…sciencecityApril 19, 2018 Read More
Local News Renaissance BioScience Corp. Partners with Mitacs for $1.44-Million Project to Advance Its Next-Generation Yeast Development Platform, Tools and Methods Mitacs via Globe Newswire | April 18, 2018 Renaissance BioScience Corp. (RBSC), a leading global yeast technology company, is pleased to announce a…sciencecityApril 18, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Engineering Therapeutic T Cells to Suppress Alloimmune Responses Using TCRs, CARs or BARs Sicard, A. and Scott, D.W., et al. | April 18, 2018 Adoptive cell therapy with therapeutic T cells has become one of the most promising strategies…sciencecityApril 18, 2018 Read More
Interesting Articles ‘Absolutely Critical’ That Scientists Can Speak Freely, Federal Minister Says in TED Talk CBC News | April 17, 2018 It started out with rock snot and ended with a call for scientists to stand…sciencecityApril 17, 2018 Read More
Local News ICORD PI Dr. E. Paul Zehr Explores Superhero Science In “Chasing Captain America” ICORD | April 17, 2018 Could we create a real-life superhero by changing human biology itself? The form and function…sciencecityApril 17, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Microglia’s Heretical Self-Renewal Rossi, F. and Lewis, C. | April 16, 2018 The dogma that self-renewal is a defining characteristic of stem cells, which stemmed from studies…sciencecityApril 16, 2018 Read More
Local News New Glaucoma Treatment Could Ease Symptoms While You Sleep UBC News | April 16, 2018 Eye drops developed by UBC researchers could one day treat glaucoma while you sleep –…sciencecityApril 16, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Breaking the Biomarker Code: PD-L1 Expression and Checkpoint Inhibition in Advanced NSCLC Melosky, B. and Hirsh, V., et al. | April 13, 2018 Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related death among males and the second…sciencecityApril 13, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Investigator Awards Build and Strengthen Research Capacity Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | April 12, 2018 Each year, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) promotes excellence in health research through the annual…sciencecityApril 12, 2018 Read More