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 […]
The 2013 Earl W. Davie Symposium Recap
November 14, 2013 marked the 7th Annual Earl W. Davie Symposium, hosted by the CBR and sponsored by Novo Nordisk. It was a memorable event, hosted in the historic old Bank of Montreal building in downtown Vancouver, with over 180 attendees, a range of entertaining and stimulating speakers, excellent posters, delicious food and fine wine. […]
2013 Michael John Page Postdoctoral Fellow Award
The Michael John Page Postdoctoral Fellow Award recognizes a postdoctoral fellow who reflects Dr. Page’s academic excellence and his passion for life. On Friday, October 18th, the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology along with the CBR presented the first-ever Michael John Page Postdoctoral Fellow Award to Dr. Julien Bergeron. Julien demonstrated he was worthy […]
2013 CBR Research Day
The 2013 CBR Research Day was a great success, highlighting the accomplishments of the undergraduate and medical students who worked in CBR labs and clinics this summer. These unique opportunities, which provide our future generations of scientists and clinicians with valuable experiences that will guide them into important career decisions, were made available through educational […]
Major Innovation in Regulatory Science Award to Dana Devine
Dr. Dana Devine has been named as one of five awardees in the 2013 inaugural Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) for Innovation in Regulatory Science Award program. The award of $500,000 was granted to her to support a research project entitled, ‘Refreshing the regulatory approach to ensuring the safety and efficacy of blood transfusion products‘. BWF’s […]
A Brooks Discovery: Super Glue for Cells
Don Brooks, from the Centre for Blood Research (CBR) at the University of British Columbia, led a group of scientists in Canada to make a super-strong cell membrane adhesive and used it to stick red blood cells together. The polymer, based on the phospholipid head group phosphatidyl choline, could be used to secure cells in […]