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Earlier testing and tracing could have prevented spread of COVID-19 in U.S. and Europe

Earlier testing and contact tracing might have prevented SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, from becoming established in the United States and Europe, suggests a new study recently published in Science. For the study, an international research team-including UBC scientist Dr. Jeffrey Joy-reconstructed the spread of SARS-CoV-2 across the world using genomic data from coronavirus

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Variation in HIV-1 Nef Function within and among Viral Subtypes Reveals Genetically Separable Antagonism of SERINC3 and SERINC5

Can you provide a brief overview of your lab’s current research focus? Our joint lab groups at Simon Fraser University and the BC Center for Excellence in HIV/AIDS investigate HIV pathogenesis and the human immune response to viral infection. We use molecular, cell biology and genetics approaches to examine host/pathogen interactions that may inform the

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Faculty of Medicine researchers receive $15M from CIHR’s Project Grant program

Twenty-two research projects led by researchers from the Faculty of Medicine and affiliated health authority research centres were awarded $15 million from the Canadian Institute of Health Research Project Grant Spring 2020 competition. The Project Grant program supports researchers in building and conducting health-related research and knowledge translation projects, covering all areas of health. In

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Pioneering B.C. HIV/AIDS researcher honoured on new Canada Post stamp

A renowned British Columbia doctor is being celebrated for his pioneering work fighting HIV/AIDS with a new commemorative stamp. Dr. Julio Montaner is one of six distinguished Canadian doctors and researchers whose faces will grace the new run of stamps from Canada Post. Montaner, who moved to Vancouver from his native Argentina in 1981, is

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New Canada Post stamps honour medical contributions of six Canadians

Canada Post has issued a set of five commemorative stamps to honour the contributions made in the medical field by six Canadian physicians and researchers; Drs. Bruce Chown, Julio Montaner, Balfour Mount, M. Vera Peters, James Till and Ernest McCulloch. “Their contributions to the fields of pediatric pathology, HIV/AIDS, palliative care, oncology and stem cell

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Recherche en santŽ : Postes Canada cŽlbre la contribution des Canadiens

Les docteurs Vera Peters, Bruce Chown, Julio Montaner, Blafour Mount, Ernest McColloch, ainsi que le chercheur James Till, sont honorŽs par la sociŽtŽ fŽdŽrale sur de nouveaux timbres à leur effigie. Grâce à leurs contributions, il y a des avancŽes notoires dans la prise en charge de plusieurs pathologies affectant aussi bien les jeunes que

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New stamps honour groundbreaking contributions to medicine

Six Canadian physicians and researchers revolutionized their fields of health care TORONTO – Today, Canada Post issued a set of five commemorative stamps celebrating six groundbreaking physicians and researchers: Drs. Bruce Chown, Julio Montaner, Balfour Mount, M. Vera Peters, James Till and Ernest McCulloch. Their contributions to the fields of pediatric pathology, HIV/AIDS, palliative care,

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How Coronavirus Took Hold in North America and Europe, Igniting Major COVID-19 Outbreaks

Early interventions were effective at stamping out coronavirus infections, but subsequent, poorly monitored travel allowed the virus to ignite major outbreaks in Europe and North America, according to a new study. A new study combines evolutionary genomics from coronavirus samples with computer-simulated epidemics and detailed travel records to reconstruct the spread of coronavirus across the

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It Will Take More Than a Vaccine to Beat COVID-19

The first outbreak of polio in the United States struck Rutland County, Vermont, in the summer of 1894. The disease began with fever, sore throat, and fatigue; it sometimes went on to damage the brain and spinal cord, paralyzing or even killing its hosts. Charles Caverly, a local physician, chronicled the devastation using detailed maps

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2020 Tri-Agency Award Recipients

The Tri-Agency Awards are awarded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). These awards support outstanding students pursuing a doctoral or master’s degree in a health-related field. … Aniqa Shahid: CIHR Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada

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Overdoses Have Reduced Life Expectancy for British Columbians With HIV

As overdose death rates have risen in this population, life expectancy has increasingly narrowed. The life expectancy of people living with HIV in British Columbia has increasingly declined in recent years due to a troubling rise in overdose deaths in the population, aidsmap reports. Martin St-Jean, MSc, of the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in

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Research in the time of COVID-19: Q&A with Dr. Zabrina Brumme

The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed how we all live and work. It’s also changed how we do science. At Providence Health Care, our research community has been faced with shuttered labs and offices, financial uncertainty, and a rapid shift to virtual research environments. In this Q&A series, we’re asking PHC researchers and research staff to

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