Steric Hindrance Assay for Secreted Factors in Stem Cell Culture
Zhou W, Mahshid SS, Wang W, VallA e-BA lisle A, Zandstra PW, Sargent EH, Kelley SO.A ACS Sens. 2017 Apr 28;2(4):495-500. View Paper
Cell transplantation therapy for spinal cord injury
Assinck, P, Duncan, GJ, Hilton, BJ, Plemel, JR,A Tetzlaff, W.A Nat. Neurosci. 2017. (20) 637a 647A View Paper
Blusson Spnal Cord Centre Lecture May 9th: When fibroblasts become contractile: benefits and problems a Dr. Boris Hinz
Join us to hear Dr. Boris Hinz talk all things fibroblast! Dr. Boris Hinz is a University of Toronto Distinguished Professor in Tissue Repair and Regeneration with primary appointment in the Faculty of Dentistry, Matrix Dynamics Group. He has been president and is board [...]
Cell transplantation therapy for spinal cord injury
Assinck, P, Duncan, GJ, Hilton, BJ, Plemel, JR, Tetzlaff, W. Nat. Neurosci. Apr 2017, 20:637a 647 A View Paper
Phosphorylation of NEUROG3 Links Endocrine Differentiation to the Cell Cycle in Pancreatic Progenitors
Nicole A.J. Krentz, Dennis van Hoof, Zhongmei Li, Akie Watanabe, Mei Tang, Cuilan Nian, Michael S. German, Francis C. Lynn. Developmental Cell. 2017 Apr.A 41: 2, 129a 142. View paper.
THE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE SEMINAR SERIES a Dr. David J. Glass (April 28th 2017)
Dr. David Glass is the Executive Director and Global Head of Muscle Diseases Research. A Dr.Glassa s seminar will discuss the Mechanisms mediating skeletal muscle mass, function and aging. If you areA interested in meeting with Dr. Glass, please contact Vittoria Canale atA [email protected]. [...]
March For Science Vancouver – April 22 2017
Are you ready to walk out of the lab and into the streets for science?! Whether you're a scientist or a science enthusiast, A join the movementA on April 22, 2017 to celebrate the very important role science plays in our lives. This movement [...]
Interview with Dr. Fabio Rossi – The Stem Cell Podcast
In an interview with Dr. Fabio Rossi on the The Stem Cell Podcast, the role of mesenchymal stem cells in regeneration and fibrosis in vivo is discussed!
Emerging biofabrication strategies for engineering of complex tissue constructs
Pedde, R.D., Mirani, B., Navaei, A., Styan, T., Wong, S., Mehrali, M., Thakur, A., Mohtaram, N.K., Bayati, A., Dolatshahi-Pirouz, A., Nikkhah, M.,A Willerth, S.M.A and Akbari, M.A Advanced Materials. 2017, April 3. View Paper
Stem Cell Network welcomes federal funding for leading-edge research
Today the Government of Canada invested $6 million inA Canadaa s Stem Cell Network (SCN) to support innovative stem cell and regenerative medicine research that will move and translate research discoveries into better health and economic growth for Canadians. Read more about this incredible [...]
C-reactive protein and N-terminal prohormone brain natriuretic peptide as biomarkers in acute exacerbations of COPD leading to hospitalizations
Chen YR, Chen V, Hollander Z, Leipsic JA, Hague CJ, DeMarco ML, FitzGerald JM, McManus BM, Ng RT, Sin DD. PLoS One. 2017 Mar 22;12(3):e0174063. View paper
Fibrin hydrogels induce mixed dorsal/ventral spinal neuron identities during differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells.
Edgar, J., Robinson, M., and Willerth, S.M. Acta Biomaterialia. 2017 Mar 15;51:237-245.A View abstract.A
CCA Releases New Workshop Report on Regenerative Medicine
On behalf of the Council of Canadian Academies (CCA), I am pleased to announce the release of a new workshop report, Building on Canada's Strengths in Regenerative Medicine. The report is an insightful, high-quality, independent study that overviews the current strengths and weaknesses in [...]
Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Leaders Join Forces to Advance Canadaa s Position in the Field
(March 9, 2017) Montreal - Stem cell science belongs to Canada and it is powering regenerative medicine. Today, leaders from across this emerging sector have joined forces to advance the field, through the newly created Regenerative Medicine Alliance of Canada (RMAC). The global market [...]
BCRegMed website launches!
We are please to have launched theA BCRegMed website. We would love to hear any feedback in regards to any content ideas. Feel free to reach out and send in any blog post news or announcements .
Emerging biofabrication strategies for engineering of complex tissue constructs
Pedde, R.D., Mirani, B., Navaei, A., Styan, T., Wong, S., Mehrali, M., Thakur, A., Mohtaram, N.K., Bayati, A., Dolatshahi-Pirouz, A., Nikkhah, M., Willerth, S.M. and Akbari, M. Accepted at Advanced Biomaterials (Abstract Link Coming Soon)
SAVE THE DATE – Biomedical Technology-Industry Partnership Day
Friday, November 3 10:30 a 5:30. Biomedical engineering and related disciplines at the University of Victoria generate strong connections between university research and local business. We are the home of the first accredited undergraduate program in Biomedical Engineering in Western Canada and this event [...]
Biomimetic strategies for replicating the neural stem cell niche.
Willerth, S.M.A Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering. View Abstract
Association of Serum MiR-142-3p and MiR-101-3p Levels with Acute Cellular Rejection after Heart Transplantation
Sukma Dewi I, Hollander Z, Lam KK, McManus JW, Tebbutt SJ, Ng RT, Keown PA, McMaster RW, McManus BM, GidlA f O, A hman J. PLoS One. 2017 Jan 26;12(1):e0170842. View paper
Enumerateblood – an R package to estimate the cellular composition of whole blood from Affymetrix Gene ST gene expression profiles
Shannon CP, Balshaw R, Chen V, Hollander Z, Toma M, McManus BM, FitzGerald JM, Sin DD, Ng RT, Tebbutt SJ. BMC Genomics. 2017 Jan 6;18(1):43. View paper
A 17-gene stemness score for rapid determination of risk in acute leukemia
Ng, S., Mitchell, A., Kennedy, JA., Chen, WC., McLeod, J., Ibrahimova, N., Arruda, A., Popescu, A., Gupta, V., Schimmer, AD., Schuh, AC., Yee, KW., Bullinger, L., Metzeler, K., Herold, T., Cheok, M., Preudhomme, C., Dombret, H., Buske, C., LA wenberg, B., Valk, PJM., Zandstra, [...]
Functionalizing Ascl1 with novel intracellular protein delivery technology for promoting neuronal differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells.
Robinson, M., Chapani, P., Styan, T., Vaidyanathan, R., Willerth, S.M.A Stem Cell Reviews and Reports. 2016 12 (4) 476- 483. View Abstract
SABRE: a method for assessing the stability of gene modules in complex tissues and subject populations
Shannon CP, Chen V, Takhar M, Hollander Z, Balshaw R, McManus BM, Tebbutt SJ, Sin DD, Ng RT. BMC Bioinformatics. 2016 Nov 14;17(1):460. View paper
Allan Eaves named Entrepreneur of the Year Pacific Winner 2016 by Ernst and Young Canada
Dr. Allen Eaves has been awarded Entrepreneur of the Year Pacific Winner by Ernst and Young Canada. Read more about this stellar recognition here
Using functionalized transcription factors to engineer personalized neural tissue.
Willerth, S.M.A Neural Regeneration Research. 2016 Oct 11(10):1570-1571. View Abstract This work was an invited commentary on our 2016 Stem Cell Reviews and Reports article.
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