Keeping honey bee queens healthy through Canadian winters
As Canadians prepare for the long winter months ahead, UBC’s Dr. Leonard Foster is working to help another species survive the bitter cold—honey bees.
A novel sequencing panel for somatic hypermutation (SHM) status determination
A Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) panel developed by Dr. Aly Karsan’s group in the BC Cancer Research Centre and CBR allows for simultaneous detection of somatic hypermutation status (SHM) and other key clinical variants to inform treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia.
UBC research pinpoints how early-life antibiotics turn immunity into allergy
Researchers from UBC have shown for the first time how and why the depletion of microbes in a newborn’s gut by antibiotics can lead to lifelong respiratory allergies.
Transforming Transfusion: engineered platelets using lipid nanoparticles
A new exciting avenue of transfusion research is being investigated by the Kastrup, Cullis, Jan, and Devine labs at the CBR. They delve into the possibility of genetically modifying platelets to express proteins that may offer greater therapeutic benefits.
Antibiotic Failure – Beyond Antimicrobial Resistance
A recent review by the Hancock Lab delves into antimicrobial resistance, with topics that include contributors to antibiotic failure, how these may be alleviated by rapid diagnostics, and alternatives to antibiotics.
Jefferies lab demonstrates potential of a novel cell-based immunotherapy for cancer
A new study from the Jefferies lab highlights a promising, novel avenue for cancer immunotherapy using Type 2 innate lymphoid cells.
Familial Alzheimer’s disease transferred via bone marrow transplant in mice
In a recent study, Dr. Wilfred Jefferies & Dr. Chaahat Singh show that familial Alzheimer’s disease can be transferred via bone marrow transplant.
Targeting a hitherto enigmatic protein could help to treat people with insulin resistance
A new study highlights the CD248 protein as potentially being key in combatting insulin resistance, a core problem in type 2 diabetes.
Modifying Material Surfaces for Biomedical Applications
In this piece, Erik Lamoureux introduces the unique challenges associated with biomaterial surface modifications in a biomedical setting, and a recent publication on studies by the Kizhakkedathu group.
Research That Makes You Want to Smile: Novel Role for Granzyme B in Periodontal Inflammation
Researchers in the Kim lab have discovered a new role for serine protease Granzyme B (GzmB).