The 2013 Earl W. Davie Symposium Recap
November 14, 2013 marked the 7th Annual Earl W. Davie Symposium, hosted by the CBR and sponsored by Novo Nordisk. It was a memorable event, hosted in the historic old Bank of Montreal building in downtown Vancouver, with over 180 attendees, a range of entertaining and stimulating speakers, excellent posters, delicious food and fine wine. […]
2013 Michael John Page Postdoctoral Fellow Award
The Michael John Page Postdoctoral Fellow Award recognizes a postdoctoral fellow who reflects Dr. Page’s academic excellence and his passion for life. On Friday, October 18th, the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology along with the CBR presented the first-ever Michael John Page Postdoctoral Fellow Award to Dr. Julien Bergeron. Julien demonstrated he was worthy […]
2013 CBR Research Day
The 2013 CBR Research Day was a great success, highlighting the accomplishments of the undergraduate and medical students who worked in CBR labs and clinics this summer. These unique opportunities, which provide our future generations of scientists and clinicians with valuable experiences that will guide them into important career decisions, were made available through educational […]
Major Innovation in Regulatory Science Award to Dana Devine
Dr. Dana Devine has been named as one of five awardees in the 2013 inaugural Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) for Innovation in Regulatory Science Award program. The award of $500,000 was granted to her to support a research project entitled, ‘Refreshing the regulatory approach to ensuring the safety and efficacy of blood transfusion products‘. BWF’s […]
A Brooks Discovery: Super Glue for Cells
Don Brooks, from the Centre for Blood Research (CBR) at the University of British Columbia, led a group of scientists in Canada to make a super-strong cell membrane adhesive and used it to stick red blood cells together. The polymer, based on the phospholipid head group phosphatidyl choline, could be used to secure cells in […]
Jay Kizhakkedathu Honoured with Distinguished Achievement Award
May 16, 2013 Each year, the Faculty of Medicine at UBC recognizes faculty and staff members for excellence in teaching, research, administration, innovation and public service. We are pleased to announce that Dr. Jay Kizhakkedathu, an Associate Professor in the Dept of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and a longtime member of the CBR, has been […]
Dr. Katherine Serrano to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro in support of Canada’s national public cord blood bank
In August of this year, Canadian Blood Services CEO, Graham Sher will be leading a climb up Mt. Kilimanjaro as part of the “Campaign For All Canadians” – a campaign designed to raise funds for the development and maintenance of a national public cord blood bank in Canada. Together with 7 other Canadian Blood Services […]
2nd Annual Normal Bethune Symposium – April 2013
Dr. Norman Bethune’s contributions to the concepts of medical care and social responsibility have left a worthy legacy throughout the world. The CBR is proud to participate by hosting this annual symposium. On April 17, 2013, over 150 people gathered at the SFU Harbour Centre to share and to learn. It was a great event! […]
Sung-Hye Grieco’s stay at the CBR
Sung-Hye began her position as the Center for Blood Research (CBR) fermentation facility manager in September of 2006 when the facility opened at the Life Sciences Institute (LSI) building. She designed and constructed the facility with the help of UBC Plant Ops as well as the Workshop Facility at LSI. In total, she installed seven […]
Hemophilia is for Girls! Ryanne tells her story
Since Hemophilias A and B are bleeding disorders carried by females and manifest in males, we don’t often think of women suffering from hemophilia. However, Ryanne Radford is a young woman with severe hemophilia due to severe factor V deficiency. Ryanne was kind enough to tell Ed Conway, the Director of the CBR, her story […]