Joining forces to improve blood research in Canada
Partnership with Canadian Blood Services and UBC’s Centre for Blood Research helps train the next generation of blood scientists.
Q&A with Dr. Stefanie Mak, Recipient of the 2020 Neil Mackenzie Mentorship Excellence Award
We chatted with Stefanie about her experiences in mentorship, the importance of being a mentor, and important qualities that mentors can carry forward into their work.
Meet the Researcher: Dr. Heather Leitch
In this post, Cecilia Haymin Kim chats with Dr. Heather Leitch about her experiences as a researcher, professor and hematologist.
9th Annual Norman Bethune Symposium – Sept 9, 2020
This playlist is a 4-part recording the 9th annual Norman Bethune Symposium, which took place online via Zoom on Wednesday September 9, 2020.
Nobel Prize Series Introduction: Pomp and Circumstance?
Just like the Oscars (and basically every award), the Nobel Prize is not without its criticisms and controversies.
Hear it From the Students: CBR-SBME Summer Studentship Program 2020
For years, the Centre for Blood Research-School of Biomedical Engineering (CBR-SBME) Summer Studentship Program has provided students with an opportunity to get hands-on research experience during the summer months, and to present their research at the CBR Research Day.
Fast and Furious: Targeting “nitro(gen) boosts” in a deadly bacterium for next-generation antimicrobials
What if bacteria also had the ability to use nitrogen for a “boost”? Alford et al. recently examined the role of a two-component system called NtrBC in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Science @ Home – Purple Cabbage Chemistry presented by the Brown Lab
The Brown Lab is excited to bring you ‘Science at Home – Purple Cabbage Chemistry’. This is a fun science activity designed to be completed using items that you may already have around the house!
Dr. Norman Bethune – A leading figure in transfusion medicine
Dr. Norman Bethune (1890-1939) was a Canadian physician who promoted universal access to health care and created the first mobile blood collection and distribution system, the precursor to MASH units.
Reflections of a CBR-SBME Summer Student: Remote Research in the Time of COVID-19
To say that the past few months have been “challenging” would be a hefty understatement.