CBR Travel Awards: Attending CROI 2023
Loulou Cai, PhD Student in the Côté Lab, attended the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections this year!
Department of Medical Genetics Teaching Award – Dr. Wilfred Jefferies
Congratulations to Dr. Wilfred Jefferies for being this year’s UBC Department of Medical Genetics Teaching Award recipien
Dr. Wilfred Jefferies receives 2023 NSERC Discovery Grant
Congratulations to Dr. Wilfred Jefferies who received the 2023 Discovery Grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)!
Q&A with Dr. Melina Messing – Michael John Page Postdoctoral Fellow Award 2023
Dr. Melina Messing is the 2023 Michael John Page Postdoctoral Fellow Award recipient. Learn more about her and her journey!
Q&A with Dr. Gary Cole, Recipient of the 2023 Neil Mackenzie Mentorship Excellence Award
Dr. Gary Cole is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Karsan Lab. Grace is the 2023 Neil Mackenzie Mentorship Award recipient. We were able to interview Gary and learn more about them.
Michael John Page Postdoctoral Fellow Award Ceremony 2023: Dr. Melina Messing
The Michael John Page Postdoctoral Fellow Award recognizes a postdoctoral fellow who reflects Dr. Page’s academic excellence and his passion for life. This year’s Michael John Page Award recipient is Dr. Melina Messing, a Postdoctoral Fellow in the McNagny Lab.
CBR Travel Awards: Attending the Gordon Research Conference
PhD Candidate Colton Strong presented his poster on lipid nanoparticles and mRNA at the 2023 Cell Biology of Megakaryocytes and Platelets – Gordon Research Conference.
Dr. Md Mahamud ur Rashid, received Canadian Institutes of HealthResearch (CIHR) Fellowship Award
Dr. Md Mahamud ur Rashid, Postdoctoral Fellow in Dr. Pryzdial Lab, received CIHR Fellowship Award to investigate the role of host-derived clotting factors in viral pathogenesis and infection, targeting these for the development of broad-spectrum antiviral agents.
Styling proteins with nano-sized scissors: A matter of life and death
Dr. Peter Bell, research associate and winner of the second prize in Canadian Blood Services’ Research 180 Video Competition, conducts research in the Overall lab at the Centre for Blood Research.
Hot bees are dead bees
With the support of a CBR Transition Grant, Dr. Alison McAfee is investigating how different types of bees withstand hot temperatures.