The 2019 Earl Davie Symposium – Expanding the horizons of blood research
The Earl Davie Symposium is an annual Centre for Blood Research (CBR) event in honour of Dr. Earl Davie, a pioneer in deciphering blood coagulation at the molecular level.
Social Media 101: Tips for Scientists
Dear scientists, did you know you can amplify your passion for research and convey its results using social media? And the best part? It’s simple and free. You can post your newly published paper online to increase the number of views and even number of citations.
Professor Wilfred Jefferies becomes the first Canadian immunologist to be elected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
Professor Wilfred Jefferies’ innovative strategies and outstanding inventions that enable cancer immunotherapies and vaccines have been recognized
6th Great Wall Symposium – Institut Pasteur (Pasteur Institute), Paris, 2019
In late September, I had the opportunity to attend the 6th Great Wall Symposium at the Pasteur Institute in Paris, France. This biennial symposium focuses on the study of the bacterial outer envelope, specifically the cell wall.
Meet the Researcher: Dr. Christian Kastrup
I had the pleasure to meet Dr. Christian Kastrup at a convening of the NanoMedicines Innovation Network (NMIN), a national association drawn from academia, industry and other enterprises to leverage Canada as a global leader in developing next-generation therapeutics.
2019 Gordon Research Conference on Atherosclerosis
The conference was divided into nine sessions covering subjects like dyslipidemia and diabetes, genetic regulation of vascular and immune cells, and the contribution of non-coding RNA in vascular diseases.
CBR Member Feature: Maria-Elizabeth Baeva, B.Sc.
People who change your opinions about life come in all forms. For me, these forms usually entail lab coats and nitrile gloves. One of these PPE-endowed people is a Master of Science candidate in the laboratory of Dr. Wilfred Jeffries named Maria-Elizabeth Baeva.
Meet the Researcher: Prof. Hongshen Ma CBR Faculty Profile
Prof. Hongshen Ma is a principal investigator at the Centre for Blood Research, an Associate Professor with the Department of Mechanical Engineering and School of Biomedical Engineering, Senior Research Scientist with the Vancouver Prostate Centre, and Associate Member of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.
The Inaugural Systems Immunology Conference at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
I had the pleasure of attending the inaugural meeting on Systems Immunology at the beautiful Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) campus in Cold Spring Harbor, New York.
Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening 2019 (SLAS 2019): 2-6 February 2019
SLAS2019 was one of the most innovative, relevant and forward-thinking life science and technology research conferences I have attended.