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.
Earl W. Davie: 1927-2020
Dr. Davie was best known for his work in blood coagulation, having published a seminal paper with Oscar Ratnoff in 1964 describing the “waterfall” sequence of coagulation.
Australian & New Zealand Society for Immunology 2019 in Adelaide, Australia
Thanks to a travel award from UBC’s Centre for Blood Research (CBR), I was thrilled to attend the Australian and New Zealand Society for Immunology 48th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASI 2019) in Adelaide, Australia.
Identifying Patients At Risk of Severe Complications Using Sequencing Technology
Dr. Bob Hancock, UBC Killam professor, will use genomic methods to identify which patients with COVID-19 are at higher risk of developing life-threatening sepsis.
Anticoagulant RNA-Based Therapies For SARS-CoV-2 Related Thrombosis
SARS-CoV-2 leads to hyper-coagulability of blood and deadly blood clots (thrombosis).
Keystone Symposium: Fibrosis and Tissue Repair: From Molecules and Mechanics to Therapeutic Approaches
This conference took place from the 19th to the 23rd of February 2020 in beautiful Victoria, BC.