“Red Hot” Discovery by CBR Scientists
Calcium is a universal second messenger important for brain and immune homeostasis, activation, proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. The events surrounding Ca2+ mobilization are tightly regulated and involve the coordination of diverse ion channels, membrane receptors, and signalling molecules. A calcium channel TRPV1 , has a well-recognized role in nerve cells that help regulate body temperature and alert the brain to […]
Jasmine Hamilton – a Global Health Fellow
Jasmine Hamilton, a PhD candidate in Dr. Jay Kizhakkedathu’s lab at the CBR, was accepted into Duke University’s prestigious Global Health Fellowship Program this summer. The CBR was pleased to help support Jasmine. Following is her report of this remarkable experience. “The CBR travel scholarship allowed me to build my knowledge and experience in Global […]
Kizhakkedathu team makes breakthrough toward developing universal O donor RBCs
Through optimizing cell-surface biological reactions, Kizhakkedathu group greatly improved the enzymatic conversion efficiency of A, B and AB red blood cells to universal (O) donor red blood cells.
CBR Summer Students Impress at Research Day
On August 13, 2014, the Centre for Blood Research celebrated the end of the Summer Studentship Program with the annual CBR Research Day. Over 20 summer students who worked in labs and clinics throughout the CBR, described their work with poster and powerpoint presentations. For many, this was their first public speaking engagement, and with […]
McNagny et al. provide key insights into longterm effects of antibiotics
In research led by CBR member, Kelly McNagny, and published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, UBC investigators revealed that different antibiotics affect bacteria that play a positive role in promoting a healthy immune system. They found that receiving antibiotic treatments early in life can increase susceptibility to specific diseases later on. Most […]
Ed Pryzdial – Associate Director of the CBR
It is my pleasure to announce the appointment of Dr. Ed Pryzdial as the Associate Director of the Centre for Blood Research (CBR), effective July 1, 2014 until June 30, 2016. As one of the earliest members of the CBR, and a valued member of the CBR Steering Committee, Ed has long been intimately involved […]
CBR Postdoctoral Fellow Career Night
The first CBR Postdoctoral Fellow Career Night, held June 17th, was a great hit! We were fortunate enough to be joined by 15 established industry guests of varying scientific backgrounds, bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience to the event. Each guest had their own unique story and experience to share with the 25 Postdoctoral […]
Dr. Christopher Overall, recipient of CNPN – Tony Pawson Proteomics Award for Outstanding Contribution and Leadership to the Canadian Proteomics Community
We are pleased to announce the 2014 recipient of the CNPN – Tony Pawson Proteomics Award, Dr. Christopher Overall of the University of British Columbia, Department of Oral Biological and Medical Sciences, and longtime member of the Centre for Blood Research. This prize recognizes the remarkable achievement on the fundamental understanding and/or practice of proteomics in […]
Linda Vickars
April 18, 2014. We mourn the loss of Dr. Linda Vickars, a dedicated, talented and selfless teacher and clinician. She will be missed. But her legacy will live on in all those she touched – her family, friends, colleagues, students, and many, many patients. The following is part of a longer biography of Linda and […]
3rd Annual Norman Bethune Symposium – a Great Success
On April 9, 2014, the CBR hosted the Norman Bethune Symposium, recognizing the self-less contributions to medicine made by Dr. Bethune in Canada, Spain and China in the 1920s and 1930s. The symposium this year, also marked the 10-year celebration of the official formation of the BC provincial programs in hemophilia at St. Paul’s Hospital […]