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 [...]
TMM2024 Career Connect – Calling all Job Seekers!
Highly skilled and qualified personnel are in high demandfrom employers across the hot regenerative medicine sector. At TMM2024,delegates can connect with companies and principal investigators who willshowcase their organizations, labs, and projects at TMM2024 Career Connect,TMM’s career expo. TMM2024 Career Connect will take place [...]
SBME Research Day 2024
Keynote Presentations: This year we are highlighting the research of two junior SBME’s faculty members: Drs. Calvin Kuo and Dena Shahriari. Trainee Talks: Select trainees will present their research in short Trainee Talks. Come support them as they develop their presentation and communication skills! Poster [...]
New GMP Facility to be constructed in 2024
Congratulations to Dr. Megan Levings and the rest of the CIEBH team on their recent funding announcement! A GMP facility in BC has been a long time coming and we are proud of our members for bringing investment for these much-needed facilities and [...]
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 [...]
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
STEMCELL Technologies Announces Acquisition of Propagenix Inc.
“The acquisition of Propagenix is an important step in STEMCELL’s growth journey and an achievement for Canada’s biotechnology industry,” said Dr. Allen Eaves, President and CEO, STEMCELL. “Propagenix’s technology has the potential to contribute to big advancements in scientific research in both labs [...]
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
Stem Cell Network and Research Canada Co-Host Parliamentary Event on Regenerative Medicine
A link to the full article can be found HERE
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 [...]
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
Canada’s Stem Cell Network Makes Its Single Largest Investment in Regenerative Medicine Research
SCN announces $19.5M in funding for 32 regenerative medicine research projects and clinical trials involving more than 400 researchers, clinicians, and trainees from across Canada Read more 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 [...]
The Surprising Secret First Step to Silencing Your Inner Critic
The Surprising Secret First Step to Silencing Your Inner Critic with Melissa E. Anders coming - April 7th, 2020 11AM-12PM. See our workshop tab for more details!
May Symposium postponed
The May Symposium is now postponed until September 30th, 2020. Join our newsletter to receive the latest BCRegMed information.
Application deadline for Round 2 Funding Programs has been extended to May 4, 2020
Due to the rapidly evolving situation with #COVID19 & the resulting closures & changes in Canadian research institutions, the application deadline for Round 2 Funding Programs has been extended to May 4, 2020. Visit https://stemcellnetwork.ca/research/research-funding-opportunities/ for more details.
Cell competition during reprogramming gives rise to dominant clones
Shakiba, N., Fahmy, A., Jayakumaran, G., McGibbon, S., David, L., Trcka, D., Elbaz, J., Puri, M.C., Nagy, A., van der Kooy, D., Goyal, S., Wrana, J.L., Zandstra, P.W. Cell competition during reprogramming gives rise to dominant clones. View abstract.
Join Dr. John Dick from Princess Margaret Wednesday, November 6, 2019 12:00pm to 1:00pm Gordon & Leslie Diamond Family Theatre
BC CANCER RESEARCH SEMINAR SERIES presents the Dr. Chew Wei Memorial Prize Lecture on “Stem Cells Play A Role In Leukemia From The Beginning To The End” by Dr. John Dick, MD Senior Scientist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network [...]
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