November 2020: Notes from the CBR Director
Here we are now, almost 23 years since the Krever report, amidst another “unprecedented” public health disaster caused by yet another virus – arguably more menacing than the others, causing world-wide havoc at many levels. As always, in our roles in academia, CBR members are meeting the challenges head-on.
Dr. Norman Bethune – A leading figure in transfusion medicine
Dr. Norman Bethune (1890-1939) was a Canadian physician who promoted universal access to health care and created the first mobile blood collection and distribution system, the precursor to MASH units.
Reflections of a CBR-SBME Summer Student: Remote Research in the Time of COVID-19
To say that the past few months have been “challenging” would be a hefty understatement.
Australian & New Zealand Society for Immunology 2019 in Adelaide, Australia
Thanks to a travel award from UBC’s Centre for Blood Research (CBR), I was thrilled to attend the Australian and New Zealand Society for Immunology 48th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASI 2019) in Adelaide, Australia.
Identifying Patients At Risk of Severe Complications Using Sequencing Technology
Dr. Bob Hancock, UBC Killam professor, will use genomic methods to identify which patients with COVID-19 are at higher risk of developing life-threatening sepsis.
Anticoagulant RNA-Based Therapies For SARS-CoV-2 Related Thrombosis
SARS-CoV-2 leads to hyper-coagulability of blood and deadly blood clots (thrombosis).
Keystone Symposium: Fibrosis and Tissue Repair: From Molecules and Mechanics to Therapeutic Approaches
This conference took place from the 19th to the 23rd of February 2020 in beautiful Victoria, BC.
Risk Management Frameworks For Workplace Safety
As Canada and other countries develop strategies for economic recovery and returning to business, the challenge each government and business faces will be how to develop solutions that can mitigate COVID-19 spread and the risks to a safe return to places of employment.
Predicting the evolution of COVID-19 to help manage future outbreaks
As the world prepares for future waves of COVID-19, the ability to predict mutations in the novel coronavirus even before they emerge will be essential to stopping future outbreaks.
Coagulation Going Viral: Wisdom to Draw from Herpes Simplex Virus-1 Investigation
Cardio- and cerebro-vascular diseases remain the leading causes of death worldwide.