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A Gap-Junction-Mediated, Calcium-Signalling Network Controls Blood Progenitor Fate Decisions in Hematopoiesis
What is the significance of the findings in this publication? Our new paper uses live imaging of calcium signalling in the intact Drosophila lymph gland, where blood stem cells reside in flies. We show that gap-junctions, a special type of cell junctions that form channels between…
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Dr. Hilla Weidberg receive scholar and trainee awards in latest round of Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research funding
September 9, 2021 The Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research today announced its 2021 scholar and research training awards, with two LSI investigators and two postdoctoral trainees among the 86 recipients.
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A scalable Drosophila assay for clinical interpretation of human PTEN variants in suppression of PI3K/AKT induced cellular proliferation
Abstract Gene variant discovery is becoming routine, but it remains difficult to usefully interpret the functional consequence or disease relevance of most variants. To fill this interpretation gap, experimental assays of variant function are becoming common place.
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2021 Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Award Recipients
Recognizes outstanding contributions in the area of equity, diversity, and inclusion through research, teaching, or service.
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Reappointment of Dr. Edwin Moore as CPS Department Head
Dr. Moore is a professor in the Department. He was the inaugural Academic Director of the Centre for Disease Modeling prior to becoming Department Head, and is an active participant on a number of Faculty governance committees.
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Congratulations to CPS Honours Class of 2021!
Graduation image album
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Aging: a Gut Feeling presented by Linda Patridge, PhD
An album of “A Gut Feeling” presentation presented by Linda Patridge
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20 Questions With Dr. Tim Kieffer from Stem Cell Network
Why stem cells? I think of all the diseases poised to benefit the most from stem cells, diabetes must be at, or near, the top. The clinical path for a cell therapy has been proven by the Edmonton protocol for islet transplant. A few millilitres of cells infused into a patient with diabetes could cure them, and the cells don’t even have to be located in the natural location (pancreas) to do this
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Dr Oyedele Awarded 2020/2021 Killam Teaching Prize
UBC congratulates faculty members and graduate students who have been recognized for their outstanding teaching, research and service to the community.
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Emily Wilts Awarded BCREGMED Dragon’s Den Award
Dr. Emily Wilts earned her PhD at Virginia Tech in Macromolecular Science and Engineering in Blacksburg, Virginia, USA and now is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Prof. Timothy Kieffer’s lab in CAPS. She is researching novel biomaterials with immunomodulatory properties for islet encapsulation in cell-based diabetes treatments. Incorporating releasing anti-inflammatory molecules and 3D bioprinting for complex
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Dr. Wayne Vogl awarded the Henry Gray Scientific Achievement from the American Association for Anatomy
A. Wayne Vogl, PhD, FAAA, of The Life Sciences Institute at The University of British Columbia is Professor in the Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences and recipient of AAA’s highest scientific honor for his countless contributions to the anatomical sciences.
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Claudia Krebs named as Fellow for the American Association for Anatomy
Dr. Claudia Krebs has been elected to fellowship in the AAA, which recognizes distinguished members who demonstrate excellence in science and make extraordinary contributions to the anatomical sciences.
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Dr. Mark Cembrowski is a newly appointed member of the storied Cajal Club, and the recipient of this year’s Krieg Cortical Explorer Award.
Dr. Mark Cembrowski is a newly appointed member of the storied Cajal Club, and the recipient of this year’s Krieg Cortical Explorer Award. The Cajal Club inducts Dr. Mark Cembrowski as a member, celebrating his research with one of the top awards in neuroscience.
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Dr. Elizabeth Rideout named Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Sex and Gender Chair
Drs. Elizabeth Rideout, Wendy Robinson and Kate Shannon have been named Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Sex and Gender Chairs. As recipients of the funding opportunity, they will support in-depth investigations in the emerging field of sex and gender science to deepen society’s understanding of how biological and social influences interact to affect health and disease.
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Dr. Mark Cembrowski awarded ‘Understanding and Disrupting Fear Memory in the Brain’ Scholar Award
The results of this research will provide a comprehensive understanding of the basic biology of memory, help to innovate novel targets and approaches for disrupting fear memory, and generate a framework with which other anxiety and memory disorders may be interpreted. In the long term, we aim for these results to guide the generation of new therapeutic approaches for preventing traumatic fear memory in humans.
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Congratulations! CPS Honours Class of 2020
Graduation image album
