Professor Donald Metcalf – A tribute to the legend (26 February 1929 – 15 December 2014)
Dr. Donald Metcalf, The Father of Modern Hematology, was a titan of his field, studying the production of blood cells, cell survival, suppressors of cell signalling, and stem cells.
CBR Summer Student receives 3M National Student Fellowship
Paul Kim, currently a summer student in Dr. Hancock’s Lab, is one of the 10 recipients who have received the $5 000 3M National Student Fellowship.
The Story of Beta-thalassemia: Blood, the Sea, and a Bluebird
Though blood transfusions, iron chelation therapy, folic acid supplementation, and stem cell transplantation can be used to treat thalassemia, gene-therapy sparks much attention to be a potential treatment option for beta-thalassemia major patients.
Christian Kastrup’s Team Leads the Way Towards a More Stable Blood Clot
Alternative mechanisms to increase clot adhesion are needed. PhD candidate Karen Chan from Dr. Kastrup’s lab found therapeutic use of using a synthetic polymer to stabilize a blood clot.
CBR members receive prestigious CIHR Grants and Awards
Congratulations to James Baylis, Steve Woosuk Hur, John Andrew Alexander and Dustin King on receiving the CIHR award.
UBC Green Labs Energy Challenge
The Overall Lab is promoting to “Shut-the-Sash” in this years UBC Green Labs Energy Challenge.
Host Defense Peptides
Dr. Hancock’s lab published a review in Nature Reviews establishing that host defense peptides, in addition to having direct antimicrobial effects, also play an important role in immune modulation, wound healing, and diseases, such as cancer and autoimmune disorders.
“Learn by Doing”: Mutual Gains of Mentorship
Abhinav Ajaykumar, a PhD Student in Helene Cote’s Lab, was excited to discuss his experience of serving as a mentor to Sunny Park and Tea Yates, two Grade 10 students from the Prince of Wales Mini School, Vancouver.
Dr. Scott Modifies Red Blood Cells to Make Transfusion Possible in Patients with Rare Blood Types
When a person is in dire need of blood, a blood transfusion seems like a simple solution. A donor donates blood, and eventually a patient in need receives it. Yet, in reality this life-saving medical procedure, as safe as it may be, is not that simple.
5th Annual Norman Bethune Symposium
The symposium celebrated the persevering efforts of Dr. Bethune in pioneering an innovative mobile blood collection and distribution system in the 1930s. This year’s distinguished panel of speakers highlighted today’s challenges and breakthroughs in transfusion medicine.