Dr. Christian Kastrup explains the muscle in mussels to treat vascular disease
Astute observations by the curiosity-driven Dr. Christian Kastrup led him and his colleagues to a discovery, based on the mussel’s ability to stick to rocks and the hulls of boats, that may endow diseased blood vessels with unique protective properties. As Dr. Kastrup and his colleagues from M.I.T. described in the journal PNAS (Early Edition, […]
Agnes Lee co-Chairs an Enormously Successful ASH Education and Scientific Program
The American Society of Hematology (ASH) hosted more than 18,000 hematologists, health-care professionals and scientists from a wide array of disciplines for its 54th Annual Meeting at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta in December 2012. A major feature of this meeting is the Education and Scientific Program, which is uniformly considered key for the […]
Hélène Côté and colleagues lead the way to safety in HIV therapy with major CIHR Grant
We extend hearty congratulations to our longstanding CBR member, Dr. Hélène Côté, an Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. The Government of Canada just announced that Dr. Côté and her UBC colleagues, have been awarded a CIHR Team Grant to study accelerated aging in women, resulting from infection with HIV and/or […]
Grand Challenges Canada Grant awarded to Dr. Christian Kastrup
Dr. Christian Kastrup, Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and a member of the CBR has been awarded a prestigious award from Grand Challenges Canada to develop an inexpensive treatment for bleeding that eventually may be used by non-experts. His novel approach involves using procoagulant nanoparticles and delivering these at a […]
The 6th Annual Earl W. Davie Symposium – November 2012
November 13, 2012 marked the 6th Annual Earl W. Davie Symposium, hosted by the CBR and sponsored by Novo Nordisk. It was a memorable event, with over 200 attendees, a range of entertaining and stimulating speakers, excellent posters, delicious food and fine wine. Arguably, one of the major discoveries in medicine in the latter half […]
Robert E.W. Hancock receives the 2012 Prix Galien Research Award
We congratulate longtime CBR member, Dr. Robert (Bob) Hancock, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at UBC and a holder of a Canada Research Chair in Microbiology, for receiving the 2012 Prix Galien Research Award. The Prix Galien, often referred to as the Nobel Prize in pharmaceutical sciences, is the most prestigious award in the field […]
Natalie Strynadka receives Senior International Research Scholars award
Natalie Strynadka, CBR Principal Investigator and Professor in the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, is one of 13 researchers to receive a Senior International Research Scholar (SIRS) award from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). This will be Dr. Strynadka’s 5th award from the HHMI and is in recognition of her major contributions to […]
Bayer Inc. commitment gives rise to the UBC Bleeding Disorders Collaboratory
June 2012 – Bayer Inc. is providing financial support to the UBC Faculty of Medicine to expand research into bleeding disorders and to foster greater sharing of hematology knowledge among basic and clinical scientists. The $750,000 commitment will enable the creation of the UBC Bleeding Disorders Collaboratory, comprised of a pediatric section based at BC […]
Third Annual CBR Student Research Day – Great Success!
A unique and valued feature of the CBR is that it fosters the careers of young scientists to explore translational research opportunities across multiple disciplines, with a focus on solving clinically relevant problems related to blood, blood diseases and blood processes. Each year, with the support of multiple sponsors, CBR investigators and their teams supervise […]
CBR Trainees Receive Collaborative Translational Training Awards
The CBR is pleased to announce that three CBR trainees have received Collaborative Translational Training Awards. This program was established in 2010 for the purpose of encouraging translational research interactions between CBR groups, with the bridge being established primarily via young scientists in training. The awards, each worth $15,000 per year (renewable for a second […]