Research
August 27, 2019
Newly discovered gene function may reduce cell death in Alzheimer disease and Down syndrome
The discovery of a new role for a gene associated with neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative...
Community
FAME for NEUROFITNESS program at UBC clinic merges physical therapy and research
A new UBC Physical Therapy & Research Clinic for people with neurological conditions has...
Community
August 21, 2019
Member news: August 2019
Pictured: Tariq Aziz, Laura Harvey, Dr. Rob Carruthers, and Jamie McDowell join colleagues with the...
Community
July 30, 2019
Member news: July 2019
Pictured: Dr. Nick Weilinger (PI: Dr. Brian MacVicar), who won an award for best...
Research
July 23, 2019
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...