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Coagulation Going Viral: Wisdom to Draw from Herpes Simplex Virus-1 Investigation

Coagulation Going Viral: Wisdom to Draw from Herpes Simplex Virus-1 Investigation

Cardio- and cerebro-vascular diseases remain the leading causes of death worldwide.

Email Etiquette in the Age of COVID-19

Email Etiquette in the Age of COVID-19

You suck at email! Sorry to be so blunt, but if you have been in academia even if only for a little while, chances are you have seen (or even adopted) some bad email habits.

Host Cellular Protein Substrates Of SARS-COV-2 Proteases

Host Cellular Protein Substrates Of SARS-COV-2 Proteases

The recent outbreak of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (2019-2020) leading to COVID-19 disease in China and worldwide has led to increased urgency in identifying strategies to mitigate the spread of coronavirus infection and treat infected individuals.

Lab-Grown Meat: Environmental, Ethical and Exciting

Lab-Grown Meat: Environmental, Ethical and Exciting

Scientists can now relish in the joy of farming, bringing fresh, ”homegrown” food to their family’s table! The relatively new field of science known as cellular agriculture focuses on the production of agricultural products from cell cultures.

Soil in wounds can help stem deadly bleeding

Soil in wounds can help stem deadly bleeding

New UBC research shows for the first time that soil silicates—the most abundant material on the Earth’s crust—play a key role in blood clotting.

CBR Magazine April 2020

CBR Magazine April 2020

The CBR April 2020 semi-annual magazine is out! Articles in this magazine were all written & edited by our talented Knowledge Translation Committee, a group made up of undergraduates, graduate trainees, PDFs, & RAs who are passionate about science communication.

April 2020: Notes from the CBR Director

April 2020: Notes from the CBR Director

When the Centre for Blood Research (CBR) team of editors and writers were compiling and laying all the fabulous stories, reports and photos for display in this issue of the CBR Magazine, the best parts of BC were revealing themselves.

Connecting the immunological dots: (Ca2+)n we do it?

Connecting the immunological dots: (Ca2+)n we do it?

When we think about how lymphocytes work, we tend to think that antigen presentation and signaling are the be-all and end-all of immune system activation and function.

Jobs in industry: a day in the life of a Medical Science Liaison

Jobs in industry: a day in the life of a Medical Science Liaison

In early November 2019, the Centre for Blood Research proudly presented ‘Breakfast with Bayer,’ a networking opportunity for trainees to meet with representatives from the life sciences company.

Inside the CBR and LSI – basic scientists, vendors and staff band together to support health care workers on the front lines of COVID-19

Inside the CBR and LSI – basic scientists, vendors and staff band together to support health care workers on the front lines of COVID-19

The past couple of weeks has seen most of us in the CBR and the LSI rapidly curtailing research activities.