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Natural killer cells improve defenses through learning: study
March 22, 2016 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A team of researchers from the IRCM (Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal) have discovered a type of immune cell that trains itself to learn how to more effectively defend the body against cancer and infection. The…
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$23M supports cutting-edge infrastructure for researchers across Canada
March 15, 2016 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – More than $23 million in funding for 95 projects at 26 universities across Canada has been awarded by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), mostly through its John R. Evans Leaders Fund. The funding will provide support…
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Discovery opens door to creation of biological supercomputers
March 15, 2016 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – The substance that provides energy to all the cells in our bodies, adenosine triphosphate (ATP), may also be able to power the next generation of supercomputers. An international team of researchers led by Prof. Nicolau, chair of…
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New technique enhances gene therapy
March 15, 2016 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – Using his knowledge of how genes are organized and repaired in human cells, Dr. Graham Dellaire, Dalhousie Medical School’s Cameron research scientist in cancer biology, has developed a technique that could make gene therapy more effective and…
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Dementia expert named chair of World Dementia Council
March 15, 2016 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Dr. Yves Joanette, scientific director of the CIHR Institute of Aging and professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Montreal, has been named as the new chair of the World Dementia Council. The World…
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New method could make early disease diagnosis easier
March 4, 2016 by Lab Canada Stanford, CA – Detecting diseases such as cancer in their earliest stages can make a huge difference in patient treatment, but it is often difficult to do. Now scientists report in the journal ACS Central Science a new, simple method…
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1M prize won by University of Toronto researcher
March 4, 2016 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – University of Toronto researcher Graham Collingridge has been awarded the world’s most valuable prize for brain research. Professor Collingridge, chair of the Department of Physiology, was one of three recipients of the €1 million Brain Prize, awarded…
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$425M available in 2017 CFI competition
March 1, 2016 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) has issued a call for proposals for its 2017 Innovation Fund. The organization says that up to $425 million in infrastructure costs will be available for transformative projects that will strengthen…
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$48M funding awarded for science and engineering research
March 1, 2016 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Over $48 million in federal funding has been awarded for 76 research teams across Canada – through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada’s (NSERC) Strategic Partnership Grants. The announcement was made at Ryerson University, where…
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Scientists create nanomaterial from backyard pool chemical
March 1, 2016 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Could a cheap molecule used to disinfect swimming pools provide the key to creating a new form of DNA nanomaterials? Cyanuric acid is commonly used to stabilize chlorine in backyard pools; it binds to free chlorine and…
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LifeSciences BC announces its 2016 annual award winners
February 26, 2016 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC — LifeSciences BC has announced the recipients of the 18th Annual LifeSciences BC Awards, presented by FARRIS. The awards are presented annually to recognize talented individuals, outstanding clinical research and inspiring companies, who have made an extraordinary contribution…
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New approach for treating autoimmune diseases is discovered
February 26, 2016 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – Researchers at the University of Calgary have published a study into nanomedicines that will target specific cells without compromising immunity. The study, led by Dr. Pere Santamaria, a professor in the university’s Department of Microbiology, Immunology and…
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Scientists discover new way to prevent death of neurons during a stroke
February 24, 2016 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – The discovery of a new signalling pathway in neurons could help researchers understand how to protect the brain during a stroke. Scientists have long thought that a protein called the NMDA receptor was principally responsible for…
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Mining minerals research the focus of new collaboration
February 24, 2016 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – A Mining Materials Research Cluster is being formed in Saskatchewan, which will conduct research into the corrosion of materials used in the fabrication of mineral processing and mining equipment used in Saskatchewan’s potash industry. The cluster arises…
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Research commercialization centres receive $29M in funding
February 23, 2016 by Lab Canada Charlottetown, PEI – A total of $29 million in funding is being provided by the federal government to support research commercialization in cancer immunotherapies and natural products. In Montréal, the Centre for Commercialization of Cancer Immunotherapy (C3i) will receive…
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$619M in funding supports new and renewed Canadian research
February 23, 2016 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – The federal government has appointed 305 new and renewed Canada research chairs at 53 postsecondary institutions across the country, and provided a total of $260 million in funding for them through the Canada Research Chairs Program. In…
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Herzberg Gold Medal awarded as Canada’s top researchers are honoured
February 23, 2016 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – McGill University astrophysicist Dr. Victoria M. Kaspi has won the Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering, awarded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Dr. Kaspi is one of the…
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$34M funding supports genomics research
February 10, 2016 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Cutting-edge health research projects at Genome BC are receiving a total of $34 million in government funding, which will support new and ongoing projects. Current research includes cancer projects in hereditary and childhood cancer, pharmacogenomics research into…
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Partnership to boost research in Quebec
February 9, 2016 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – The Quebec Research Fund (NRF) and the National Fund for Scientific Research, the Federation Wallonia-Brussels (FWB) in Belgium, have signed an agreement that will promote scientific collaboration between researchers in Quebec and FWB, and in all fields of…
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Awards to bridge lab discovery and clinic in cancer research
February 9, 2016 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Two new BC Cancer Foundation Clinical Investigator Awards, with a total of $1.5 million in funding over five years, have been awarded to two BC cancer researchers. One recipient, Dr. Jessica McAlpine, will pursue work in endometrial…
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Friday is deadline for Pittcon 2016 discounts
February 8, 2016 by Lab Canada Pittsburgh, PA – This Friday, February 12, is the last day to register for Pittcon 2016 and receive a $150 discount. In addition, it’s also the deadline for discounts on Short Courses. Said to be the world’s largest annual conference…
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Nearly $12M funding launches brain cancer research team
February 8, 2016 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A team of top Canadian scientists in stem cell research is receiving $11.7 million over four years from Stand Up To Cancer Canada (SU2C), Genome Canada, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Cancer Stem Cell Consortium,…
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Funding competition launched for neurotech start-ups
February 8, 2016 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Ontario Brain Institute has announced a new round of funding from its entrepreneurs program, which offers up to 10 early stage entrepreneurs the opportunity to build a start-up company and develop a technology applicable to brain…
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Pioneering merger for Michener Institute and University Health Network
February 5, 2016 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The University Health Network (UHN) and The Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences have announced that they are merging, and say the move is Canada’s first-ever merger between a hospital and a post-secondary health education institution. The…
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Toxic effects of sugar stopped with novel enzyme
February 4, 2016 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Scientists at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) have discovered an enzyme that can stop the toxic effects of sugar in various organs of the body. This enzyme, named glycerol 3-phosphate phosphatase (G3PP), plays a…
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Alberta researcher receives prestigious award
February 3, 2016 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Former Alberta Agriculture and Forestry (AF) researcher Dr. Jim Helm has been awarded the prestigious American Society of Agronomy Distinguished Service Award. This award is given only to highly distinguished nominees that have made a transformational contribution…
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World wheat experts to meet in Saskatoon in 2019
February 2, 2016 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – A Saskatoon group has won the bid to host the 2019 International Wheat Congress, a first-of-its-kind event that will bring together more than 600 wheat scientists to discuss advances in wheat research and the future of wheat…
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Space research draws $1.4M in Canadian Space Agency funding
February 2, 2016 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – Space research is deepening our understanding of atmospheric phenomena like the space weather dynamics that create aurora borealis. This breathtaking light show belies the epic forces at the heart of space storms that send radiation, solar winds,…
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Partnership blends engineering, science and biomedical research
January 29, 2016 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – St. Michael’s Hospital and Ryerson University have entered into a 20-year partnership to research and develop innovative health-care solutions and to support start-up biomedical companies seeking to improve patient care. The partnership brings together Ryerson’s engineering…
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$1M for research into biological diagnostics for detection of mental illness
January 28, 2016 by Lab Canada Québec City, QC – The Fondation de l’Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Québec (FIUSMQ) has received a $1 million donation from Bell Let’s Talk in support of research to detect early signs of mental illness in youth from families…
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Mining research cluster launched with $1.2M funding
January 28, 2016 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Western Economic Diversification Canada and the International Minerals Innovation Institute (IMII) have announced that the IMII, on behalf of its potash industry and provincial government members, has entered into research funding agreements with the University of Regina…
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