The RBC Youth BIOlab is a space for students and teachers to explore and experience real biomedical science in a world-class research centre.
Virtual Thesis Defence During COVID-19 Lockdown, and Highly Coveted CIHR Fellowship – two wins for Dhingra Lab.
Congratulations goes to Dr. Weiang Yan, who has been awarded a CIHR fellowship ($50,000 /year for 2 years) in the category of Health Professionals. Dr. Yan’s research work includes the investigation of a immunosuppressive biomaterials based approach as a possible...
AJP-Heart – Best Paper Award Review Article 2020, goes to Parikh, Netticadan and Pierce
The prestigious journal AJP-Heart and Circulatory Physiology awarded "Flaxseed, its bioactive components and their cardiovascular benefits" as its BEST PAPER AWARD REVIEW ARTICLE for 2020. Congratulations to these world-renowned flax researchers for this well-deserved...
YSC Online STEM Fair
Canada-Wide Science Fair 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta and most of the 103 regional science fairs across the country may have been cancelled, but the passion for discovery and innovation amongst Canadian youth will not be denied. Youth Science Canada (YSC), organizers of...
Research shows new drug can protect hearts in breast cancer patients
In a recent paper published March 2020 in Nature Cancer, research co-authored by Dr. Lorrie Kirshenbaum, Director of the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences here at St. Boniface Hospital Research, shows how heart damage that often results from a widely employed...
A PhD researcher guide to COVID-19
Dr. Benedict Albensi recommended the following infographic, created by Dr. Zoe Ayres, for all researchers during our time dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Full-size image (JPG)
To researchers seeking treatments and a vaccine for COVID 19 – we stand with you.
To all the researchers around the globe who are working tirelessly to develop treatments and a vaccine for COVID 19 – we stand with you. We know that science is the only thing that will beat this. The vaccines for cholera, typhoid, diphtheria, whooping cough,...
