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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.

Parth Patel and colleagues from Dr. Jason Acker’s laboratory, Edmonton, AB.

Lay Science Writing Competition runner up: The greatest tool in research 

Read the runner-up entry to this year’s “Science behind the scenes” Lay Science Writing Competition. Parth Patel’s heartfelt piece pays homage to what he describes as research’s greatest tools – his lab mates and colleagues.

UBC team discovers ‘silver bullet’ to keep medical devices free of bacteria

UBC team discovers ‘silver bullet’ to keep medical devices free of bacteria

University of British Columbia researchers have found a ‘silver bullet’ to kill bacteria and keep them from infecting patients who have medical devices implanted.

Bio photo of Alexandra Witt, the winner of the Lay Science Writing Competition "Science behind the scenes", with her entry "What does it take to make a life-saving drug?"

Lay Science Writing Competition Winner: What does it take to make a life-saving drug?

Read the entry that was awarded first place in this year’s “Science behind the scenes” Lay Science Writing Competition! Alexandra Witt identified high school students as her target audience and wrote an engaging piece that sheds light on the questions scientists ask when developing a new drug.