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Allon Receives Michael J Fox Foundation Grant for Parkinson’s Disease Research
November 30, 2010 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Allon Therapeutics Inc.announced today it has received a major grant from the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research to conduct pre-clinical research that will help determine the potential of the company’s lead neuroprotective drug, davunetide, as…
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$2.5M for project to examine microbiota link to auto-immune diseases in children
November 1, 2010 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – A new project to examine microbiota and its potential link in auto-immune diseases in children is receiving $2.5 million in funding. The project, called the Impact of the Microbiota on Immune Development and Disease, was spurred by…
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$5.5M supports stem cell research project for osteoarthritis
October 25, 2010 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – A 36-member team that is researching the science and issues connected with osteoarthritis (OA) has formally launched with $5.5 million in funding. The team includes orthopedic surgeons, scientists, rehabilitation specialists, and experts in healthcare design. The province-wide…
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Over $15M in funding unveiled for microbiome research
October 14, 2010 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Significant new funding will allow seven groups of researchers to investigate the many microorganisms that reside in or on the human body and the role they play in health and disease as well as develop new detection…
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Scientists receive $7M new funding from Terry Fox Research Institute
October 8, 2010 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The research teams of Drs Andras Nagy, Tony Pawson (Apotex Chair in Molecular Oncology), Sue Quaggin and Jeff Wrana (Mary Janigan Research Chair in Molecular Cancer Therapeutics) at Mount Sinai Hospital have been awarded continued funding from…
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Researchers discover protein powering drug resistance in fungal infections
October 8, 2010 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Researchers at the University of Toronto have identified for the first time a protein which enables a deadly form of fungal infection to become drug resistant, opening up new treatment opportunities. In research published on August 26…
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Toronto database for genomic medicine extends global reach
October 4, 2010 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – This week marks the launch of the Database of Genomic Variants archive (DGVa) – a public resource that will facilitate the translation of genetic information into new diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic tools for improved human health. DGVa…
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Program issues challenge for young Canadian scientists
September 27, 2010 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – A call to action for young Canadian scientists to make a contribution to global health has been issued by a program called Grand Challenges Canada. The program’s goal is to tap into the creativity, knowledge and skills…
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$14.8M funding for cancer research across Canada in new partnership
September 20, 2010 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – On the 30th anniversary of Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope, the Terry Fox Foundation (TFF) has announced $14.8 million in funding for cancer research. The TFF funding is being allocated to institutions and researchers in Ontario ($9.7…
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Drug research and development centre appoints VP for new biologics division
September 13, 2010 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – The Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD) has announced that John Babcook will head up a new biologics division at the centre. The creation of a biologics division will provide a resource for academic investigators to…
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$13M funding for health-related research projects across Canada
September 3, 2010 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Researchers from 12 universities across the country are undertaking 31 new health-related research projects with a total of $13 million in federal funding. The funding comes from the Collaborative Health Research Projects (CHRP) program, which is an…
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Canada research chair awarded gold medal
August 30, 2010 by Lab Canada London, ON – Dr Aaron Fenster, Canada Research Chair in Medical Imaging at the University of Western Ontario, has been awarded the 2010 Gold Medal by the Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists (COMP), in recognition of his outstanding achievements. COMP…
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Research laboratories added to Dalhousie medicine program
August 30, 2010 by Lab Canada Saint John, NB – Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick (DMNB), located on the Saint John campus of the University of New Brunswick, is receiving $5 million from the province’s government to establish and equip research laboratories. The funding will be divided…
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Worldwide study identifies the genes that control cholesterol levels
August 30, 2010 by Lab Canada London, ON – A worldwide study involving the genetic testing of more than 100,000 people has identified the genes that control lipid levels, in particular: LDL (bad cholesterol), HDL (good cholesterol) and triglycerides. It found 95 genes associated with lipid…
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Study shows biosynthetic corneas restore vision in humans
August 30, 2010 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – A new study from researchers in Canada and Sweden has shown that biosynthetic corneas can help regenerate and repair damaged eye tissue and improve vision in humans. The results, from an early phase clinical trial with 10…
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$1M funding enables upgrades at TRIUMF lab
August 30, 2010 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Canada’s National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics (TRIUMF) has received nearly $1 million to upgrade essential infrastructure and acquire equipment that creates positron emission radiopharmaceuticals (PERs). The $911,000 funding is being provided by the federal government.…
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Neurochip technology developed by Canadian team
August 23, 2010 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – Scientists at the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Medicine have been involved in the development of new technology that monitors brain cell activity at a resolution never achieved before. Developed with the National Research Council Canada (NRC),…
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Scientists uncover important clues in the biology of stem cells
August 12, 2010 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Mount Sinai Hospital researchers, including Drs Andras Nagy and Jeff Wrana, have discovered new insights into the genesis of stem cells, which will improve the efficiency of stem cell creation for use in tissue regeneration and in…
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$6M funding supports studies into long-term effects of women’s cancer drugs
August 6, 2010 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Dr Tom Hudson, president and scientific director of the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR), and Dr Terrence Sullivan, president and CEO of Cancer Care Ontario (CCO), announce $6 million in funding for projects in the Health…
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Nano-sized advance toward next big treatment era in dentistry
August 6, 2010 by Lab Canada Los Angeles, CA – Scientists are reporting an advance toward the next big treatment revolution in dentistry – the era in which root canal therapy brings diseased teeth back to life, rather than leaving a “non-vital” or dead tooth in…
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Childhood injuries research projects funded with $8.2M
July 30, 2010 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Five injury research teams are being funded through CIHR for a total of $8.2 million over five years. Dr Ian Pike from the University of British Columbia will lead a cross-Canada research team on childhood injury research.…
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Canadian researchers testing vaccines for prion diseases and common cancers
July 26, 2010 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Several Canadian researchers have come together to help control the relentless spread of a prion disease, chronic wasting disease (CWD) in deer and elk, through vaccines. At the same time they aim to generate safe and effective…
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MEDICA and COMPAMED return in November 2010
July 26, 2010 by Lab Canada Dusseldorf, Germany – From November 17 – 19, 2010, two major trade shows, MEDICA 2010 and COMPAMED 2010 will be held concurrently at the Messe Dusseldorf fairgrounds in Germany. Said to be the world’s largest medical trade fair, the combined event…
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New UBC pharmaceutical building breaks ground
July 19, 2010 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – A new state-of-the-art building to house the University of British Columbia (UBC)’s Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science celebrated its groundbreaking last week. The $133.3-million building will contain research and teaching laboratories, office space and classrooms, as well as…
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Merck Frosst R&D centre to close
July 12, 2010 by Lab Canada Kirkland, QC – Merck & Co, based in Whitehouse Station, NJ, says it will close the Merck Frosst Centre for Therapeutic Research, located at the head office of its Canadian subsidiary in Kirkland, Québec, by the end of 2010. The…
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Researchers crack the protein kinase specificity code
July 12, 2010 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Kinexus Bioinformatics, which conducts molecular communications research, has announced major advancements in its PhosphoNET KnowledgeBase (www.phosphonet.ca) for the study of cell signalling systems. This free resource to the scientific community now features data on more than 92,000…
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$6M funding supports Health Services Research Program
July 12, 2010 by Lab Canada Toronto, On – $6 million in funding for projects in cancer research have been announced by Dr Tom Hudson, president and scientific director of the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR), and Dr Terrence Sullivan, president and CEO of Cancer…
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Augrey J Tingle Prize awarded to Dr Julio Montaner
July 5, 2010 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS clinical director Dr Julio Montaner is the first recipient of the Aubrey J Tingle Prize, created in honour of the founding president and CEO of the Michael Smith Foundation for Health…
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Genome Customization Award announced
July 5, 2010 by Lab Canada Cellectis Bioresearch, a specialist in genome customization and subsidiary of Cellectis has announced the first edition of The Genome Customization Award. The award is intended for academic research teams across the world who are undertaking targeted modification of the genome…
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$1M funding supports antibody treatment research program
June 28, 2010 by Lab Canada London, ON – The United States Department of Defense Spinal Cord Injury Research Program has announced a grant of more than a US$1 million to support research at the Robarts Research Institute at The University of Western Ontario (Western). The…
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Collaboration to focus on prostate cancer research
June 28, 2010 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – The Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD) and the Vancouver Prostate Centre (VPC) have signed a collaboration agreement to work together on the discovery, development and commercialization of anti-cancer therapeutics. “Knowing that our two organizations hold…
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