Community
July 30, 2019
Member news: July 2019
Pictured: Dr. Nick Weilinger (PI: Dr. Brian MacVicar), who won an award for best...
Research
Protein meant to protect cells may also serve as a biomarker for Alzheimer disease
Pictured: Dr. Weihong Song (left) with Dr. Yun Zhang (right), co-first author on the...
Research
July 15, 2019
Resetting circadian rhythms can improve sleep quality in people at risk for dementia
Can improving sleep quality protect older adults from cognitive decline? New research presented today...
Research
July 13, 2019
CIHR funds innovative brain research projects at UBC
Pictured: Dr. Christoph Birkl (left) celebrates with supervisor and Principal Investigator Dr. Alex Rauscher (right)...
Research
July 8, 2019
UBC scientists capture images of gene-editing enzymes in action
For the first time, scientists have captured high-resolution, three-dimensional images of an enzyme in...
Dr. Annie Vogel Ciernia’s lab to look at immunological underpinnings of neurodevelopmental disorders
Dr. Annie Vogel Ciernia opened her lab at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain...
Trainees
June 27, 2019
Her Royal Science tells the stories of the scientists behind the science
Asma Bashir (pictured) is exposing a world that is invisible to many, offering a...
Community
June 26, 2019
Member news: June 2019
Pictured, left to right: Dr. Siegfried Kasper, Professor of Psychiatry, Medical University of Vienna;...
Research
June 26, 2019
Changes in the brain apparent in the blood in new TBI biomarker study
Pictured: Dr. Cheryl Wellington (right) with graduate student Jasmine Gill (left) with the Simoa HD-1...
Dr. Erin Michalak recognized for CREST.BD and work in patient engagement
Dr. Michalak and research coordinator Caden Poh outside of the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for...
Research
June 19, 2019
Partnership unites high-profile scholars at UBC and the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Pictured: Dr. Dermot Kelleher (front, left) and Dr. Jianping Fan (front, right) sign a...
New CCNA funding to support UBC researchers
This week, the Government of Canada announced the next phase of funding for the...