News
Canadian Blood Services Fellowship for a CBR Graduate Student
May 18, 2017
Canadian Blood Services provides bright and eager minds the support they need to pursue careers in transfusion science and medicine.
Hancock Lab Develops a New Tool for Studying Chlamydia Infection
May 12, 2017
While the pathological findings of the study will indeed be beneficial to antibiotic development, it is the innovative approach used in creating the in vitro model that must be highlighted.
CBR Health and Wellness Committee 2017-18 Health Challenge
May 4, 2017
This year the H&W Committee hopes to channel their energy into creating a stronger, more unified health and wellness program by introducing a Lab Health Challenge!
Solving the Mystery: Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia Without Heparin?
April 27, 2017
Heparin use is not without consequence as its usage can result in an auto-immune clotting disorder, called heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT). Interestingly, HIT can persist even after heparin has cleared from the body – a mystery that the CBR researchers aimed to solve.
6th Annual Norman Bethune Symposium
April 20, 2017
Using smart systems for managing blood products and big data analytics for tracking their associated statistics will have a significant potential in rapidly changing the face of transfusion medicine.
Leonard Foster awarded the 2017 Genome BC Award
April 20, 2017
This award honours an individual in B.C. whose work has had a significant impact on advancing the fields of genomics, proteomics, bioinformatics or systems biology.
CIHR Fiasco… What Now?
March 30, 2017
In order to reduce costs, safeguard from potential reviewer bias and guarantee a larger number of reviewers per grant, Dr. Beaudet, the current CIHR president, eliminated the face-to-face peer review and replaced it with an anonymous online system.
Canadian Foundation for Innovation Awards
March 27, 2017
Congratulations to the CBR Principal Investigators for receiving the John R. Evans Leaders Fund!
CBR Blood Labs Outreach Program: Sparking Curiosity
March 16, 2017
The CBR is actively engaged in outreach activities with high school students to broaden their scope of knowledge and provide them with some insight on the life of a scientist.