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Honouring Dr. Ed Conway: A Symposium on Blood and Blood-Related Disorders
At the end of 2020, Dr. Ed Conway’s tenure as Director of the CBR concluded after 11 dedicated years. The CBR honoured Dr. Conway's directorship and many contributions through a virtual symposium that was held on April 15th, 2021. Read More
Dr. Andrew Shih pursues an innovative project for convalescent plasma process mapping and distribution with Canadian Blood Services funding
Dr. Andrew Shih and his team were recently awarded funding to study both the rollout of CONCOR-1 and distribution strategies for convalescent plasma throughout BC, with the aim of using this unique circumstance to apply learning to future pandemics and experimental trials. Read More
The Tensegrity of Art and Science (Part 2): Why Art Needs Science
Some skeptics remain hesitant to include the arts under the umbrella of STEM, perhaps out of fear of shifting priorities from scientific domains or owing to perceived challenges in maintaining subject-specific standards. However, as writer Maria-Elizabeth Baeva demonstrates, these disciplines are reliant on each other, and scientific discovery has had significant influence on the arts. Read More
3 CBR Students Awarded Killam Doctoral Scholarships
Congratulations to Andy An, Calem Kenward, and Marie-Soleil Smith, CBR students who received Killam Doctoral Scholarships for the 2021-2022 year! They are 3 of 19 UBC doctoral candidates who received this award. Read More
Enhancing the Understanding of How Diseases Occur in One Organ But Not Another
An international team led by UBC researchers — including Dr. Leonard Foster and Michael Skinnider of the CBR — used proteomics to map how proteins interact, revealing how the same protein, expressed in two different tissues, can have dramatically different impacts. Read More

Read our Knowledge Translation Blog!

Published every Thursday, our blog features articles written by members of our Knowledge Translation Committee, a group of undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows who are passionate about science communication.

Health & Wellness Resources

We’ve compiled a list of wellness and mental health tools and resources from UBC and other community organizations, and have also updated our CBR Wellbeing Network contacts, who can be reached if you are struggling.

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SAVE THE DATE: Research Day 2021

On August 11, undergraduates from the CBR-SBME Summer Studentship Program will be sharing their summer research projects at this exciting event, along with other engaging activities. Register to save your spot.

CBR Virtual Seminar Series | Wednesdays at 11AM PT

Join us on Wednesdays at 11AM PT to attend our CBR Seminars! To receive seminar information, email Kristine Ho (kristine.ho@ubc.ca). See upcoming seminars here.

SAVE THE DATE: CBR-SBME Research Day 2021

Wed August 11

CBR-SBME Research Day takes place annually to celebrate the end of the CBR-SBME Summer Studentship Program, where undergraduate students undertake a summer project in a clinic or a lab under the supervision of one of the CBR & SBME PIs or postdoctoral fellows. All are welcome! Registration and details here.

CBR Virtual Seminar Series

Wednesdays | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

July 28 | Scott Lab | "Resealed RBC: Blowing Up Red Blood Cells For Fun, Science and (?) Profit"
Aug 4 | Angela Mo, Karsan Lab | "Elucidating the mechanisms of leukemogenesis driven by FBXO11 loss"
CBR seminars have gone virtual! Check the seminar schedule and please contact kristine.ho@ubc.ca if you're interested in attending the speaker talks.

SAVE THE DATE: Earl W. Davie Symposium 2021

Tues November 2 | UBC Robson Square

This full-day symposium will feature presentations by both Canadian and international experts in vascular biology, hemostasis-thrombosis, cardiovascular and neurologic disease.

We anticipate this year’s symposium will be held in a hybrid format, with opportunities for attendees to join in-person or virtually. More details to follow.

The Centre for Blood Research

In pursuit of health through research in blood and blood-related processes.

Honouring Dr. Ed Conway: A Symposium on Blood and Blood-Related Disorders

Dr. Andrew Shih pursues an innovative project for convalescent plasma process mapping and distribution with Canadian Blood Services funding

The Tensegrity of Art and Science (Part 2): Why Art Needs Science

3 CBR Students Awarded Killam Doctoral Scholarships

Enhancing the Understanding of How Diseases Occur in One Organ But Not Another