Lay Science Writing Competition runner up: Queer identity and blood donation
Read Jaya Rastogi’s entry to this year’s Lay Science Writing Competition, which seeks to understand the perspectives of young adults on sex and gender questions asked during blood donor screening.
Lay Science Writing Competition runner up: The greatest tool in research
Read the runner-up entry to this year’s “Science behind the scenes” Lay Science Writing Competition. Parth Patel’s heartfelt piece pays homage to what he describes as research’s greatest tools – his lab mates and colleagues.
UBC team discovers ‘silver bullet’ to keep medical devices free of bacteria
University of British Columbia researchers have found a ‘silver bullet’ to kill bacteria and keep them from infecting patients who have medical devices implanted.
Lay Science Writing Competition Winner: What does it take to make a life-saving drug?
Read the entry that was awarded first place in this year’s “Science behind the scenes” Lay Science Writing Competition! Alexandra Witt identified high school students as her target audience and wrote an engaging piece that sheds light on the questions scientists ask when developing a new drug.
It takes two to tango: Tissue factor and CD248
What is the relationship between tissue factor and CD248? The Conway and Pryzdial labs looked at how these two proteins interact to influence blood clotting.
A novel antibiotic-host defense peptide conjugate with multiple talents
Etayash and colleagues identified a novel vancomycin-innate defence regulator conjugate (V-IDR1018) as a promising candidate for the treatment of bacterial infections.
Revisiting cold-stored platelets: An effort to improve patient care and storage feasibility
Wayne Zhao of the Devine Lab shares his work on platelet storage conditions, and whether we should consider revisiting cold-stored platelets.
Creating universal blood-type organs for transplant
Dr. Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu’s team and collaborators are creating universal blood-type organs for transplant.
Sepsis: The end is just the beginning
Andy An explains the critical need to study sepsis and post-sepsis syndrome, and how COVID-19 has brought new attention to both.
UBC researchers lead $24 million project to treat spinal cord injury
Dr. Karen Cheung is part of the Mend the Gap project, which will develop soft gels to help regrow nerve fibres in an injured spinal cord.