Publications of the Week The Yeast Ty1 Retrotransposon Requires Components of the Nuclear Pore Complex for Transcription and Genomic Integration Manhas, S. and Measday, V., et al. | March 26, 2018 In this publication, we tested a panel of NPC mutants for defects in Ty1 integration…sciencecityMarch 26, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Patient-Derived Hormone-Naive Prostate Cancer Xenograft Models Reveal Growth Factor Receptor Bound Protein 10 as an Androgen Receptor-Repressed Gene Driving the Development of Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Hao, J. and Wang Y., et al. | March 23, 2018 This research directed by Dr. Yuzhuo Wang has led to the development of a panel…sciencecityMarch 23, 2018 Read More
Local News A New Home for UBC Sports Medicine and Exercise Science UBC Faculty of Medicine | March 23, 2018 Exploring the benefits of exercise, improving athletic performance and treating sports-related injuries will be the…sciencecityMarch 23, 2018 Read More
Local News Canadian Open Neuroscience Platform Launches With Participation From UBC Researchers Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | March 22, 2018 For Canadian neuroscientists, the Canadian Open Neuroscience Platform (CONP) will make data collected through imaging,…sciencecityMarch 22, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Fluvastatin for Lowering Lipids Adams, S.P. and Wright, J.M., et al. | March 21, 2018 Fluvastatin is thought to be the least potent statin on the market, however, the dose-related…sciencecityMarch 21, 2018 Read More
Local News Naturejobs Podcast: Paula LittleJohn Michael Smith Laboratories | March 21, 2018 One year ago, Paula Littlejohn, made a difficult decision to transition from a decade long…sciencecityMarch 21, 2018 Read More
Local News Zymeworks Advances Clinical Candidate Incorporating Technology from Kairos Acquisition Zymeworks | March 20, 2018 Zymeworks Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing multifunctional therapeutics, today announced that ZW49 is the…sciencecityMarch 20, 2018 Read More
Interesting Articles Our Government Has Made the Biggest Investment in Science in Canada’s History The Muse | March 20, 2018 Federal Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains was at Memorial University’s St. John’s campus on Tuesday, March…sciencecityMarch 20, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Systemic Study of Solvent-Assisted Active Loading of Gambogic Acid Into Liposomes and Its Formulation Optimization for Improved Delivery Tang, W.L. and Li, S.D., et al. | March 19, 2018 The solvent-assisted active loading technology (SALT) was developed for encapsulating a water insoluble weak base…sciencecityMarch 19, 2018 Read More
Local News Hancock Lab Demonstrates the Role of a Bacterial Starvation Response in Wound Infections The Centre for Blood Research | March 19, 2018 Antimicrobial resistance is a serious global threat, causing treatment of even minor infections to become…sciencecityMarch 19, 2018 Read More