September Newsblast!
Read the latest updates from BCREGMED! September Newsletter
Stem Cell Network LOIs DUE SEPT 24
Applications Now Open! 2025-2029 Research Funding Competition SCN’s national research funding competition supports world-class, translational, regenerative medicine research, across the research continuum, to facilitate health, social and economic benefits for Canadians. The Stem Cell Network is pleased to announce the first of two national research funding competitions planned for SCN’s 2025-2029 funding cycle. The Round 1 competition is officially open as of Tuesday, September 3, 2024, and offers 24- and 36-month awards. Six regenerative medicine research programs are available that focus on innovation, clinical translation, policy and societal impact and commercialization. LOI submission deadline is Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. [...]
Remembering Dr. Connie Eaves
It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we remember Dr. Connie Eaves, a pioneer in stem cell and cancer research, and a long-time supporter of BCREGMED. A full tribute can be found here. Our deepest condolences go out to her family and everybody she touched with her inspiring life.
Congratulations to the poster winners of Cascadia 5.0!
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PRESENTED! Congratulations go out to: Best of BC: Aria Arslanova Marie Johns Best of WA: Aquene Reid Jessica Ayers Poster Scoring MVP: Harshini Nadig Seetharam
Registration open for Cascadia 5.0!
BCRegMed along with the Institute for Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine at the University of Washington takes great pride in announcing the hosting of the FIFTH ANNUAL Cascadia Regenerative Medicine Symposium. CLICK HERE for more info and to register
Congratulations to our travel award winners!
Congratulations to our Round 1, 2023 Travel Award Winners! Alexandre Aubert, Granville Lab Homa Hamledari, Tibbets Lab Maria Handad, Willerth Lab Thristan Paulo Taberna, Zandstra Lab Marine Theret, Rossi Lab Keep an eye on our newsletter for Round 2 of our competition in the fall!
Congratulations to SCN Round 2 Winners!
Congratulations to SCN's Round 2 Winners! Particularly BCREGMED members, Bruce Verchere, Peter Zandstra, Zachary Laksman, and our fearless leader Fabio Rossi! You can find the full list of winners here.
UBC-led biomedical innovation hub to accelerate the development and manufacturing of lifesaving medicines for Canadians.
On March 15, the federal government announced that B.C. will be home to Canada’s Immuno-Engineering and Biomanufacturing Hub. Read more here
Registration open for BCREGMED 7th Annual Symposium!
BCREGMED is proud to host our annual Symposium taking place October 4th from 8:30AM-6PM at the Nest on UBC's beautiful campus. Deadline for abstract submission is August 1st! Deadline to register for the symposium is September 15th! REGISTER HERE
BCREGMED MEMBERS lead $24m project to treat SCI
A new multidisciplinary, multinational team composed of prominent BCREGMED Scientists—aptly named Mend the Gap—is working on a novel approach that may help people with SCI. The Mend the Gap team, which includes iCORD researchers Drs. Wolfram Tetzlaff, Brian Kwon, Dena Shahriari, Michael Berger, Corree Laule, Babak Shadgan, and Stephanie Willerth, recently received $24 million from Canada’s New Frontiers in Research Fund 2020 Transformation stream to investigate using biomaterials—and soft gels in particular—to heal the injury. Congratulations to everyone, and we look forward to seeing progress in this important area! You can read more here.