Interview with a High School Student: Experience in a CBR Lab
Megan is a grade 10 high school student, participating in a science enrichment program. She was placed in Ross MacGillivray’s lab in the CBR and here, she talked about her experience and thoughts on life in the lab.
CBR Members: Sun Run Fun 2016
The Vancouver Sun Run attracted 43,000 participants this past Sunday, April 17th, 2016. Among them, nineteen CBR members of all levels of fitness and preparation took on the 10 kilometer road race.
Dr. Leonard Foster Receives UBC Killam Research Prize
Dr. Leonard Foster, Director of the Centre for High-Throughput Biology, and an Investigator with the Centre for Blood Research, has been awarded a highly prestigious UBC Killam Research Prize, recognizing his outstanding research and scholarly contributions.
CBR Members Help Build an Accepting, Empowered and Supportive Community
Deb Chen’s, a PhD Candidate in Dr. Devine’s lab and front-line volunteer with the Vancouver Crisis Centre, is raising funds for her Scotiabank Half Marathon Run, to combat mental illness.
Research Reveals the Takeover of Blood Platelets by Dengue Virus
New research from Dr. Ed Pryzdial laboratory has revealed for the first time that dengue – the most common virus spread by mosquitoes -hijacks blood platelets and commandeers machinery inside the platelets to reproduce itself.
The CBR Rises to the Top in UBC 3 Minute Thesis Competition
Diana Canals from the CBR was victorious over other excellent contestants from many UBC Departments and won the second place at the UBC 3MT Finals! This is the first year that the CBR hosted a 3MT Heat.
Ideas Learned at CBR Postdoctoral Career Night
On March 2, 18 mentors and 60+ postdocs gathered to talk about careers in life sciences. A common theme of the PDF Career Night night was to find your own way by making the most of your strengths, combined with a mindset of flexibility and growth.
The Spread of Zika Virus through the Americas and the Shield of Canadian Winter
Dr. Devine believes that researchers at the CBR have the expertise to determine “whether the technologies that are available to essentially sterilize blood products actually kill Zika virus.”
New Antibiotic Enhancer has Independent Antimicrobial Activity
Strynadka Lab at the CBR, discovered unexpected properties of the newly FDA-approved antibiotic enhancer, avibactam. The drug had shown additional direct anti-microbial properties, making it the first such drug introduced to the market within the last 30 years.
Anti-Osteoporosis Drug Derived from a Traditional Medicinal Herb
In a recent study published in the British Journal of Pharmacology, Dr. Dieter Bromme and his lab at CBR, made an important discovery showing that it is possible to effectively prevent the loss of bone tissues in osteoporosis, while leaving other important molecular mechanisms untouched.