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$2.4M funding supports five H1N1 research studies
October 14, 2009 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – Funding for five new research projects studying the H1N1 flu virus were announced today by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research. A total of $2.4 million over two…
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BC scientists first in world to decode genetic evolution of a breast cancer tumour
October 8, 2009 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Scientists in British Columbia have, in a world first, decoded all of the three billion letters in the DNA sequence of a metastatic lobular breast cancer tumour. The scientists found all of the mutations that caused the…
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Human-health genomic research projects win inaugural funding from Quebec-based innovation fund
October 7, 2009 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Two major projects have been chosen by the Pfizer-FRSQ Innovation Fund. The projects will investigate differences in the genetic code for inflammatory bowel disease and metastatic colorectal cancer. The projects are marshalling multidisciplinary teams of seasoned researchers…
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$1M research chair to focus on Alzheimer’s and related dementia
October 5, 2009 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – A new $1 million research chair, a partnership between the Saskatchewan Research Health Foundation (SHRF) and the Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan, is the first in a series of 10 potential Saskatchewan Research Chairs administered by SHRF. “The…
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Researchers create microchip that can detect type and severity of cancer
October 5, 2009 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – University of Toronto researchers have used nanomaterials to develop a microchip sensitive enough to quickly determine the type and severity of a patient’s cancer so that the disease can be detected earlier for more effective treatment. Their…
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New research chair in endothelial cell biology to accelerate development of innovative therapies
October 5, 2009 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – The Centre for Blood Research (CBR) and the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia have announced the establishment of the CSL Behring – Canada Research Chair in Endothelial Cell Biology. Over the next five…
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Top Canadian achievements saluted in health research awards
September 28, 2009 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) are honouring eight outstanding Canadian individuals and teams with the first ever CIHR-CMAJ Top Canadian Achievements in Health Research Awards, which recognize and…
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$7.5M genomic research project focuses on iron-overload disorders
September 28, 2009 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – A $7.5 million research project that studies iron-overload disorders hemochromatosis and thalassemia is receiving funding from Xenon Pharmaceuticals and Genome BC. The study, led by Dr Paul Goldberg of Xenon Pharmaceuticals and entitled “Enabling Studies for a…
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Nine new national strategic research networks launched by NSERC
September 24, 2009 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) has announced funding for nine new strategic research networks across the country, providing them with a total of $45 million support over five years. The networks encompass fields including…
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Novel approach used to sequence a fungus key to mountain pine beetle infestation
September 14, 2009 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Simon Fraser University and the BC Cancer Agency’s Genome Sciences Centre have developed a new way to compile draft genome sequences that could advance the fight against mountain pine…
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Quebec researchers group contributes to knowledge about influenza A (H1n1) virus
September 14, 2009 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Members of a group of Quebec researchers say they will be presenting the preliminary results of their work on Influenza A (H1N1) on Tuesday, September 15 at the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, an American…
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Fetal alcohol research grants awarded
September 11, 2009 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The second annual round of grants awarded for research, prevention and treatment of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) has been announced by Dr Gideon Koren, director of Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children’s Motherisk Program on behalf of…
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MEDICA 2009 entrance passes available now
September 2, 2009 by Lab Canada Dusseldorf, Germany – The organizers of the MEDICA 2009 international trade fair with congress say that entrance passes and show directories for can now be ordered from their North American offices in advance of the show at reduced rates: US$19.60…
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$2M funding supports mtDNA-based biomarkers study
August 31, 2009 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Biotech company Genesis Genomics is receiving $1.95 million funding support from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP). The funding supports a project that will assist the company in a two-year project to…
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Prognostic genetic test project seeks to improve stem cell transplant success
August 21, 2009 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Ontario Genomics Institute (OGI) says it is supporting a research project that is seeking to improve outcomes for hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplants, commonly referred to as bone marrow transplants. Worldwide, some 20,000 HSC transplants are…
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Toronto researchers help international team generate 1,000 protein structures
July 27, 2009 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Researchers from the University of Toronto are part of an international coalition that recently generated their 1,000th protein structure using X-ray crystallography. The U of T team has been working in collaboration with researchers at the Midwest…
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Carbohydrate science centre receives $4.35M for vaccine research equipment
July 27, 2009 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – The Alberta Ingenuity Centre for Carbohydrate Science (AICCS) at the University of Alberta has received combined $4.35 million funding to help purchase and install equipment for vaccine research. The equipment includes $3 million for a nuclear magnetic…
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Pfizer Global Research and Development contributes $6M to colon cancer research program
July 20, 2009 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Pfizer Global Research and Development is joining forces with researchers in Ontario to discover and validate new targets for the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of colorectal cancer. The program, entitled POP-CURE (an acronym for PMH-OICR-Pfizer-CURE), will be…
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Grant program focuses on Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders
July 20, 2009 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – The Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec (FRSQ), the Agence Nationale de la Recherche of France (ANR, France), and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) have announced the launch of a new program to…
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Scientist receives medal for discovery of new cancer antidote
July 20, 2009 by Lab Canada Charlottetown, PEI – Canada research chair in marine natural products Russ Kerr was recently awarded Prince Edward Island’s Premier’s Medal for Innovation for his work on advancing cancer treatment. He is now developing and testing a marine product known as…
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Discovery heralds new era in cancer genomics
June 23, 2009 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Vancouver scientists from the Ovarian Cancer Research (OvCaRe) Program at BC Cancer Agency and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute have discovered that there appears to be a single spelling mistake in the genetic code of granulosa cell…
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University of Saskatchewan and Canadian synchrotron researchers shed light on esophageal disease
June 8, 2009 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Canadian Light Source (CLS) staff scientist Luca Quaroni and Dr Alan Casson, head of the department of surgery at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) used the synchrotron’s infrared microscope to identify tissue afflicted with a…
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International collaboration reveals common problems in mass spectrometry-based proteomics
May 22, 2009 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – New findings from an international collaboration, involving McGill University, the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and the Human Proteome Organisation (HUPO) have been published a study in Nature Methods that shows common problems…
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Study identifies a protein that makes breast cancer cells more invasive
May 4, 2009 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – BC Cancer Agency scientists, in collaboration with international researchers, have identified the important role that a specific protein plays in breast cancer metastasis (spread of cancer cells to distant tissues or organs in the body), which may…
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Researchers multiply blood cells in the lab, furthering development of novel treatments
April 16, 2009 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A team from the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) at Université de Montréal has produced a large quantity of laboratory stem cells from a small number of blood stem cells obtained from bone marrow.…
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Stem cell breakthrough accelerates stem cell technology
March 2, 2009 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – In a study that was released on March 1, Mount Sinai Hospital’s Dr Andras Nagy has discovered a new method of creating stem cells. The study, to be published by Nature online, accelerates stem cell technology and…
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VIDO scientists develop new research tool to analyze function of proteins
February 9, 2009 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – University of Saskatchewan scientists have developed a new tool that enables scientists to analyze the function of a crucial set of proteins in animals – a finding they say could lead to a host of better drugs…
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Researchers solve a universal lab test mystery
February 9, 2009 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – It is a phenomenon that has boggled molecular scientists for decades: the protein size puzzle. It has to do with a lab test called SDS-PAGE, arguably the world’s most commonly used biochemical lab method. The procedure is…
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Researchers go global on genes for the advancement of heredity research
January 26, 2009 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A new website that lists the different genetic mutations responsible for several hereditary diseases has been created. The website is a result of collaboration between McGill University and the international consortium Human Variome Project and has the…
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CAMH study reveals that heritability may not be limited to DNA
January 19, 2009 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Scientists at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have detected evidence that DNA may not be the only carrier of heritable information; epigenetics, a secondary molecular mechanism may also account for some inherited traits and…
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Researchers advance knowledge of nano-machines in the human body
December 22, 2008 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A discovery by Canada-US biophysicists will improve the understanding of ion channels, akin to little ‘nano-machines’ or ‘nano-valves’ in our body, which, when they malfunction, can cause genetic illnesses that attack muscles, the central nervous system and…
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