AwardsFeatured Awards MSFHR Health Professional-Investigator award for Dr Black The Vancouver Prostate Centre | May 14, 2018 Dr Peter Black has been awarded an MSFHR Health Professional-Investigator award in partnership with Vancouver Coastal…sciencecityMay 14, 2018 Read More
Local News CDRD Appoints Dr. Lana Janes as Entrepreneur-In-Residence The Centre for Drug Research and Development | May 14, 2018 The Centre for Drug Research and Development, Canada’s national drug development and commercialization centre, is…sciencecityMay 14, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week The Intestinal Epithelium: Central Coordinator of Mucosal Immunity Allaire, J.M. and Vallance, B.A., et al. | May 14, 2018 The gastrointestinal (GI) tract represents a unique challenge to the mammalian immune system. It must…sciencecityMay 14, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week A Densely Modified M2+-Independent DNAzyme That Cleaves RNA Efficiently with Multiple Catalytic Turnover Wang, Y. and Perrin, D.M., et al. | May 11, 2018 For the past 35 years, scientists have been seeking a candidate therapeutic “smart-drug” that can…sciencecityMay 11, 2018 Read More
Local News CDRD and Pfizer Canada Partner to Establish the CDRD Life Sciences Executive Institute The Centre for Drug Research and Development | May 11, 2018 The Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD), Canada’s national drug development and commercialization centre,…sciencecityMay 11, 2018 Read More
Local News Innovative Targeting Solutions Announces Antibody Research Collaboration with Sanofi Innovative Targeting Solutions | May 10, 2018 Innovative Targeting Solutions Inc., the global leader in the discovery and optimization of antibodies, today…sciencecityMay 10, 2018 Read More
Local News Comparison of Disease Modifying Treatments in MS Finds Increased Risk of Infection in Newer Drugs Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | May 9, 2018 Over the past few years, Dr. Helen Tremlett and her team have been evaluating population health data…sciencecityMay 9, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week VEGF Signaling Regulates the Fate of Obstructed Capillaries in Mouse Cortex Reeson, P. and Brown, C.E., et al. | May 9, 2018 Cortical capillaries are prone to obstruction, which over time, could have a major impact on…sciencecityMay 9, 2018 Read More
Local News Genome BC Invests $1 million in Funding to Top Canadian 3D Bioprinting Company Aspect Biosystems Genome BC | May 8, 2018 Genome BC is pleased to announce $1 million in funding to Aspect Biosystems (Aspect), a…sciencecityMay 8, 2018 Read More
Local News Scent of Death: Honeybees Use Odors to Clean Out Deceased Broods Scientific American | May 8, 2018 A dozen years ago beekeepers started reporting that frightening numbers of their honeybees (Apis mellifera)…sciencecityMay 8, 2018 Read More