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McNagny and Rossi Labs receive 2022 Health Innovation Funding Investment (HIFI) Awards from UBC Health

The McNagny and Rossi Labs received 2022 Health Innovation Funding Investment (HIFI) Awards from UBC Health.

Fine-tuning fibrin(ogen)

Fine-tuning fibrin(ogen)

In a recent paper, Kastrup Lab members have devised a strategy to modulate fibrinogen expression using LNP delivery of siRNAs.

From left to right: Dr. Leonard Foster, Dr. Hongshen Ma, and Dr. Chris Overall. All are UBC Science STAIR recipients

CBR researchers receive 2022 UBC Science STAIR Grants

Congratulations to Dr. Leonard Foster, Dr. Hongshen Ma, and Dr. Chris Overall, who all received 2022 UBC Science STAIR Grants!

Isolatrix, single-cell sequencing instrument

“Accelerating science”: The development of Isolatrix for single cell isolation

Researchers from Dr. Karen Cheung’s lab are developing Isolatrix, an innovative instrument that performs highly precise single cell isolation.

Honeybee scientist Abigail Chapman

A day in the life of a honeybee scientist

With photos and writing, Rhonda Thygesen gives a unique look into the daily life of honeybee scientist Abigail Chapman.

Dr. Katherine Serrano (left) and Dr. Reinhild Kappelhoff (right) posing with the recycling boxes to increase lab sustainability.

Dr. Reinhild Kappelhoff champions lab sustainability with glove and mask recycling project

Dr. Reinhild Kappelhoff has launched a new glove and disposable mask recycling program, thanks to the UBC Workplace Sustainability Fund.

Attendees listening to talks at the 11th Norman Bethune Symposium.

Norman Bethune Symposium 2022 Recording

Watch the Norman Bethune Symposium 2022 recording. The event features leading experts in bleeding and thrombosis.

Jaya Rastogi

Lay Science Writing Competition runner up: Queer identity and blood donation

Read Jaya Rastogi’s entry to this year’s Lay Science Writing Competition, which seeks to understand the perspectives of young adults on sex and gender questions asked during blood donor screening.

Dr. Katharine Sedivy-Haley with her reports from the Canadian Council of Academies (CCA), smiling at the camera and sitting on a chair. Text on a dark red background reads: "CBR Alumni Journeys: Dr. Katharine Sedivy-Haley is exploring the breadth of science policy"

CBR Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Katharine Sedivy-Haley is exploring the breadth of science policy

“Exploration has been a big part of my career path,” shares CBR alum Dr. Katharine Sedivy-Haley. Learn about her journey into science policy.

Entries submitted to the CBR Cover Art Contest, April 2022. Three images, from left to right: platelets activating their function, which look like green splashes on a black background; protein corona in a well plate, which looks like blue circles in a well plate; and the staining of HMGB1 in human endometrium, which looks like red and blue dashes in a heart shape on a black background.

A little look into labwork: Entries from the CBR Cover Art Contest, April 2022

Submissions from the April 2022 CBR Cover Art Contest gave us a sneak peek into labwork from different research groups.