LSI research plays an important role in new UBC JDRF Centre of Excellence in Type 1 diabetes
The UBC Faculty of Medicine is launching Canada’s first JDRF Centre of Excellence in Type 1 diabetes research. The Centre is being established in partnership with JDRF Canada, the largest Canadian charitable funder of Type 1 diabetes research, toward a singular purpose: curing Type 1 diabetes. More than 300,000 Canadians live with Type 1 diabetes, […]
Nine grants to 13 LSI labs in CIHR Fall 2020 funding round
Nine LSI research groups have been awarded funding through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) 2020 Fall round. Drs. Douglas Allan, Yossef Av-Gay, David Fedida, Kenneth Harder, Jayachandran N. Kizhakkedathu, Lawrence McIntosh, Robert Molday and Filip Van Petegem, and Robert Nabi received full grants. Drs. Eric Jan, Michel Roberge and Ivan Sadowski received a […]
Interferon study provides global view of the complex cellular networks activated in immune reponse
The type I interferon (IFN) response is an ancient pathway in the body’s armamentarium against viruses. This defense, on a cellular level, involves inducing transcription of hundreds of IFN-stimulated genes. Using biochemical and transcriptomic approaches, IFN-stimulated genes have been thoroughly catalogued across multiple species and cell types. But their antiviral mechanisms have not been fully […]