Challenging the dogma of innate lymphoid cell (ILC) development
New research from the McNagny Lab finds that type-2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s), which play a key role in mucosal immunology and allergic lung disease, may develop in the thymus rather than the bone marrow, thus rewriting the “life-story” of ILC2 development.
Science @ Home – Banana DNA presented by the Brown Lab
In partnership with Cassie + Friends, the Brown Lab is excited to be bringing you ‘Science at Home – DNA from a Banana’. This is a fun science activity that kids can conduct with supplies you may already have at home!
Honouring a Legacy: The 14th Earl W. Davie Symposium
Over 300 registrants from a mix of local, national and international audiences gathered online on November 17th to honour Earl’s legacy and participate in an excellent program with presentations by leading experts, trainees and patients.
The Kastrup Lab receives $2.3m USD to launch 2 new projects treating soldiers suffering from severe, uncontrolled bleeding
The funding will go towards improving platelet blood products and developing a wound dressing called CounterFlow Gauze, both of which are especially relevant to soldiers in combat scenarios.
An Alternative Take on Summer Student Research Projects: The “Going Viral” Video Series
Mahtab Gill, Loïc Caloren, Nicolas Gauthier, and Nancy Yang have used their collective scientific knowledge and laboratory experiences to communicate everything a lay person should know about HIV and SARS-CoV-2.
A Step Towards Improved Lubricants: Mega-HPGs and Arthritic Diseases
Intact synovial fluid is critical for lubricating joints in the human body. It prevents the cartilage covering the bones at the joints from being damaged by friction caused by everyday movement.
Congratulations to our CBR Fall 2020 Graduates!
Sincere congratulations to our CBR Fall 2020 graduates, who walked across the virtual stage and celebrated their UBC convocation in late November!
Science World Girls & STEAM Event 2020 – Synthetic Biology: Using DNA for New Applications
For Science World’s 2020 Girls and STEAM event, the CBR Outreach Team partnered this year with SFU Science AL!VE to create a fun and informative workshop on synthetic biology.
Norman Bethune Symposium 2020, With a Virtual Twist
The 9th annual – but first virtual – Norman Bethune Symposium honoured the work of Dr. Norman Bethune, an astounding Canadian physician who shaped the foundation of transfusion medicine and universal access to healthcare.
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.