Surviving the Holidays!
“It’s the most beautiful time of the year…”, and it’s true! Whether you are working or going away for the holidays, the holiday season brings a lot of joy and stress. Here’s a guide to help you get through the month of December.
UBC Postdoctoral Research Day – An Event hosted by the UBC Postdoctoral Association
The Executive Team of the UBC Postdoctoral Association put on the PDA Research Day on November 24, 2016 in the Life Sciences Centre. This day brings together postdocs from a wide range of disciplines to showcase their cutting edge research in a variety of projects at UBC.
The challenges of HIV research today: Interview with Richard Harrigan
Jenny Chik, a postdoctoral fellow in the Foster lab, got the opportunity to interview Dr. Richard Harrigan, Professor in the Department of Medicine and the Director of Research Laboratories at the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS to discuss present challenges and future of HIV research.
Can Blood Bag Texture Affect Transfusion Safety?
Narges Hadjesfandiari discovered a simple way to significantly improve platelet transfusion safety, which will impact patients who suffer from low platelet levels that happen in severe trauma, serious infections, and cancer.
10th Annual Earl W. Davie Symposium in Review
This year celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Earl W. Davie Symposium. We would like to thank everyone who helped made this event possible.
Stressing the Bugs: New Treatment Targets for Multidrug Resistant Bacteria
Sarah Mansour and her colleagues in the Hancock lab discover that resistant abscesses can be treated by targeting the bacterial response to stress.
CBR Magazine November 2016
2016 November Magazine for Website by CBR on Scribd
Swimming with Sharks: Predatory Open-Access Publishers
The open-access publishing (OAP) era offers many benefits to the public and scientific community, however, predatory publishers have the potential to destroy the purpose of open-access research.
Mental Health Survey: Results and Opportunities
Mental health issues are potentially the biggest barriers to success among graduate students, and we need to identify and discuss these issues in order to find ways to address them. To gain insights into the extent of the problem, with a view to identifying means to help, the CBR distributed a Mental Health Survey to its members.
CBR Hosts: The First World Thrombosis Day in Vancouver
On October 13th, the CBR hosted the first World Thrombosis Day event in Vancouver in hopes to educate the public and raise awareness about thrombotic disorders: deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism and venous thromboembolism.