NEXT WEEK! CBR Summer Seminar Series with Dr. Benjamin Lai on, “Antiphospholipid Syndrome, from biology to bedside?.” Join us in LSC3/Zoom from 1-2PM. See you there! #research #seminar

Congratulations to Dr. Kizhakkedathu, Dr. McNagny & Dr. Foster! UBC Faculty of Medicine researchers are leading 38 projects awarded more than $25 million in combined funding through the CIHR Project Grant. Read more: cbr.ubc.ca/three-cbr-scie… #science #research #CIHR

After a five-year break, the CBR Amazing Race returned with a bang! Congrats to our winners, Susan Zhang and Alessia Palumbo! 🏅🎉 A huge thank you to all the labs for participating and supporting the race. #science #theamazingrace #research Read more: cbr.ubc.ca/summer-fun-and…

We are happy to share that @canadaslifeline's partnership with the CBR has been renewed to 2027 to continue training the next generation of researchers in transfusion science. We are grateful for the continuous support! Read more: cbr.ubc.ca/driving-excell… #science #research

Congratulations to Marie Johns, one of the recipients of the 2023-2024 William and Dorothy Gilbert Scholarship in Biomedical Sciences! 🏆 Marie joined the Michael Smith Labs in 2021 as a graduate student after completing her Bachelor of Science at UBC. Read more: cbr.ubc.ca/marie-johns-aw…

NEXT WEEK! CBR Summer Seminar Series with the Brown Lab on, “Do adult-derived biomarkers have similar utility in pediatric small vessel vasculitis?” Join us in LSC3/Zoom from 1-2PM. See you there! #research #seminar

ONE WEEK COUNTDOWN STARTS NOW! Today is the last day to register for Research Day on Thursday, August 15. Join us for student oral presentations, a keynote talk, awards, posters, food and more! ☀️🔬 Register here: ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_87… #science #research #researchday

Featured #paper: "An alternative broad-specificity pathway for glycan breakdown in bacteria." University of British Columbia UBC Chemistry Michael Smith Labs UBC Biochemistry & Molecular Biology UBC Centre for Blood Research Beamline: CMCF doi.org/10.1038/s41586…

Fateme Babaha, PhD candidate from Queen's University, reflects on her experience at the 2024 Norman Bethune Symposium, made possible by the CBR's External Travel Award! 🌍 ✈️ Read more about her first visit to Vancouver: cbr.ubc.ca/cbr-external-t… #travelaward #science #research

TOMORROW! CBR Summer Seminar Series with the Cheung Lab on, “Working towards robust, portable, point-of-need diagnostics using silicon photonic biosensors, microfluidics design, & immunoassay development.” Join us in LSC3/Zoom from 1-2PM. See you there! #research #seminar

Thank you to everyone for joining us at Research Day last week! Couldn’t make it? Recordings from the event are available on our YouTube page! Here’s a quick snippet on how the day looked. ☀️🧬 #research #science #researchday

Researchers from the McNagny lab have shown for the first time how and why the depletion of microbes in a newborn’s gut by antibiotics can lead to lifelong respiratory allergies. 💊👶👶👶👶👶👶👶👋 Read more: cbr.ubc.ca/ubc-research-p…: cbr.ubc.ca/ubc-research-p…

NEXT WEEK! CBR Summer Seminar Series with Dr. Hayley Merkeley on, “What is a Hematologist?" Join us in LSC3/Zoom from 1-2PM. See you there! #research #seminar

Join us at 1:00pm on Oct. 11 at UBC Robson Square to celebrate World Thrombosis Day! 🌎❤️ Register for this FREE event & gain insights from leading experts on heart attacks, strokes, and deep vein thrombosis. #WorldThrombosisDay Register now 📝: https:/qr1.be/WEIN

✨ Relive the highlights of Research Day! 🎉 Our students worked tirelessly all summer at the CBR, and now they’re sharing their journey with a blog. 📚💡 Check out the photos and read their reflections on our website! 📸📝 #ResearchDay #Science #research cbr.ubc.ca/celebrating-yo…

Welcome CBR Graduate Award Program (GAP) cohort 2024! We are so excited to introduce the 8 students who are part of this year's GAP, an educational development program available to MSc and PhD students. 📚💡 Learn more: cbr.ubc.ca/meet-the-cbr-g… #research #trainees

Join UBC Centre for Blood Research and #UBC Dentistry's Dr. Hugh Kim on Friday, Oct. 11, from 1:00 - 4:30 pm to celebrate #WorldThrombosisDay! Attend this free event to gain insights from leading experts. View the full agenda and register at qr1.be/WEIN

Are you registered?! 📝 The Earl W. Davie Symposium is approaching fast! Don't miss out on a day filled with insightful presentations, good food & great company. If you'd like to share your research, don't forget to submit an abstract! Register now: ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ey…

ICYMI: A Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) panel developed by the Karsan lab allows for simultaneous detection of somatic hypermutation status (SHM) and other key clinical variants to inform treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. Read more: cbr.ubc.ca/a-novel-sequen…