Busting Deadly Blood Clots: Using siRNA Gene Therapy as a New Approach
Blood clots play a part in many severe health issues, from causing strokes and heart attacks to influencing neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. We chatted with lead authors Dr. Christian Kastrup and PhD Candidate Amy Wong Strilchuk about their research, and how their findings might help dissolve clots safely.
Predicting the Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 Proteins: Insights into Ongoing COVID-19 Research at the CBR
The overarching goal of this work is to the predict and identify potentially detrimental mutations in SARS-CoV-2 using a combination of artificial intelligence, sequence-based prediction algorithms, and atomic resolution structural biology.
The CBR Celebrates #WomenInScience Day 2021
This year, we chatted with several women researchers in the CBR community to learn more about their research, share their stories, and celebrate all that they do. Read their stories below.
Nobel Prize Series Part 2: Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story
In my view, there are three main issues that are at play with the strict guidelines of the Nobel Prize: no posthumous awards, the favoritism towards basic science rather than application, and, probably most egregious, the insistence on awarding only up to 3 individuals per prize.
Dr. Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu Inducted as a Fellow, Biomaterials Science and Engineering (FBSE)
Dr. Kizhakkedathu is one of three Canadian professors who have been inducted as Fellows, a recognition that celebrates the researchers’ outstanding contributions to biomaterials research, education, and service.
Just Keep Swarming
Members of the Hancock lab recently published a study detailing the multidrug adaptative antibiotic resistance of P. aeruginosa swarming cells. They explored the role of swarming in the development of resistance to a variety of antibiotics, and the genetic mechanisms behind this adaptive resistance.
New algorithm can identify cells that humans can’t
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have developed an algorithm that can accurately identify different types of cells pictured in microscope photos, even when those cells are indistinguishable to the human eye.
The CBR welcomes Dr. Dana Devine as Director
“I’m honoured to accept the position of Director, and look forward to building on the CBR’s successes,” said Dr. Devine.
Dr. Stefanie Mak and Dr. Ed Conway receive 2020 UBC Science Co-op Supervisor Recognition Awards
Congratulations to Dr. Stefanie Mak and Dr. Ed Conway, whose mentorship excellence was recognized by the UBC Science Co-op Team!
Challenging the dogma of innate lymphoid cell (ILC) development
New research from the McNagny Lab finds that type-2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s), which play a key role in mucosal immunology and allergic lung disease, may develop in the thymus rather than the bone marrow, thus rewriting the “life-story” of ILC2 development.