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The CBR Celebrates #WomenInScience: meet Marie-Soleil Smith, Ph.D. candidate in the Dr. Côté lab 

The CBR Celebrates #WomenInScience: meet Marie-Soleil Smith, Ph.D. candidate in the Dr. Côté lab 

Marie-Soleil research focuses on the relative toxicity/safety of ARVs, which may help inform and guide future human trials and strategies for the treatment of HIV in women of reproductive age.

The CBR Celebrates #WomenInScience: meet Dr. Patrícia de Oliveira Benedet, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Dr. Conway Lab  

The CBR Celebrates #WomenInScience: meet Dr. Patrícia de Oliveira Benedet, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Dr. Conway Lab  

Patrícia research focuses on the mechanisms by which CD248 acts as a molecular switch that induces the transition of white adipose tissue from a healthy to an unhealthy state during obesity and diabetes.

The CBR Celebrates #WomenInScience: meet Tseday Zewdu Tegegn, Ph.D. candidate in the Dr. Pryzdial lab 

The CBR Celebrates #WomenInScience: meet Tseday Zewdu Tegegn, Ph.D. candidate in the Dr. Pryzdial lab 

Tseday research focuses on DENV-infected platelets and megakaryocytes and following host and virus protein synthesis that can contribute to thrombocytopenia development during infection. 

Announcing the winners of the Research 180 Video Competition

Announcing the winners of the Research 180 Video Competition

Watch Elyn Rowe’s Research 180 video: https://www.blood.ca/en/research/our-research-stories/research-education-discovery/investigating-impact-age-and-diabetic   Written by: Abby Wolfe, Canadian Blood Services Originally posted on the Canadian Blood Services Research, Education, and Discovery (R.E.D.) blog and republished with permission https://www.blood.ca/en/research/our-research-stories/research-education-discovery/announcing-winners-research-180-video This year, Canadian Blood Services offered the Research 180 Video Competition in partnership with the Centre for Blood Research at the University […]

Dr. Natalie Strynadka awarded University Killam Professor, UBC’s highest faculty honour

Dr. Natalie Strynadka awarded University Killam Professor, UBC’s highest faculty honour

Dr. Natalie Strynadka, a professor in the faculty of medicine’s department of biochemistry and molecular biology, has been awarded with UBC’s highest honourconferred on a faculty member. The University Killam Professorship recognizes exceptional teachers and researchers who are leaders in their fields, and who have received international recognition for their talents and achievements. Dr. Strynadka’s […]

CBR 2023 New Year Social

CBR 2023 New Year Social

We held the 2023 New Year Social! A Thursday afternoon well-spent with great people, beverages, and food! Thank you to everyone who attended! Date & Time: Thursday January 26, 2023 | 4:00PM Location: LSC 4th Floor Pod  

A day in the life of a platelet scientist

A day in the life of a platelet scientist

Through photos and writing, follow a day in the life of a platelet scientist. Steven Jiang, a MSc student from the Kim Lab, shares his work.

New Treatment Option for a Deadly Muscle Disease: An Arduous Journey for the Advancement of Medicine

New Treatment Option for a Deadly Muscle Disease: An Arduous Journey for the Advancement of Medicine

Dr. Farshad Babaeijandaghi and the Rossi Lab have discovered a new drug that could help treat Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy.

An Interview with Dr. Parvin Bolourani, CBR Education Program Manager

An Interview with Dr. Parvin Bolourani, CBR Education Program Manager

Meet Dr. Parvin Bolourani, the CBR’s Education Program Manager.

Snapshots, Sketches, Science: CBR Cover Art Contest, November 2022

Snapshots, Sketches, Science: CBR Cover Art Contest, November 2022

For the November 2022 CBR Cover Art Contest, members submitted both illustrations and images to share their labwork.