Faculty, students and postdocs from the MBB department make waves in the media. The links below provide a collection of newsworthy articles.
2013
- Baillie Lab Alumnus appointed as Governing Council of CIHR
- Advancing research on life’s origins, language translation
- New genomic maps to revolutionize forest management
- SFU hopes to put 'lab on a chip' medical tests onto smartphones
- New tools to improve disease management, analysis - Drs. F. Brinkman, C. Sahinalp (MBB Associate Faculty) and S. Jones
- Scientists find antibody genes not universal
- Scientists find ethnicity linked to antibodies - Dr. F. Breden, MBB Associate Faculty
- SFU researchers help unlock pine beetle's Pandora's box
- MBB alumnus Jennifer Gardy, PhD, BC Centre for Disease Control, in Globe and Mail
- Three Minute Thesis - MBB PhD Student Mike Peabody wins 1st place & people's choice award, proceeds to finals
- Discovering cell surface proteins' behaviour - Dr. B. Sun, MBB Associate Faculty
- Dining In: Investigating cellular self-digestion for cancer therapy - Jan. 16 Cafe Scientifique Speaker Sharon Gorski
2012
- Poets and scientists fuse creative horns
- Tapping into the immune system - Nov. 21 Cafe Scientifique Speaker Jonathan Choy
- Bringing the power of computing to biology
- Bigger human genome pool uncovers more rare variants - Sahinalp Lab, MBB Associate Faculty
- Scientists deepen genetic understanding of MS - Dr. F, Breden, MBB Associate Faculty
- Tracking environmental causes of good and bad health - Dr. M. Hirst, MBB Adjunct Faculty
- Cholera discovery could revolutionize antibiotic delivery - Craig Lab
- Tying our fate to molecular markings - Dr. E. Emberly, MBB Associate Faculty
- Four distinct subgroups of medulloblastoma identified - Drs. M. Marra, R. Holt and S. Jones
- SFU duo's protein discovery could aid cancer research
- Winners of Origin of Life Challenge Announced
- SFU mentors winning high school science researchers
- SFU researchers contribute to study on HIV control
- Researchers find new malaria treatment
- Study finds cancer-fighting goodness in cholesterol
- SFU scientists help to improve water-quality testing
- Scientists uncover multiple faces of deadly breast cancer
- SFU HIV/AIDS vaccine research gets financial boost
- Researchers testing sugary Alzheimer's solution
- Lynne Quarmby to speak at AAAS
2011
- Tackling malaria:Christian Frech and Jack Chen isolate genes unique to the parasite
- MBB Adjunct Gregg Morin's study discovers link between single gene mutation and cancer
- SFU HIV research team tracks South African teens
- Findings led by Rob Holt one of TIME's Top 10 Medical Breakthroughs
- Deep Space, Worms and Humans - Bob Johnsen, Baillie Lab
- Finding E. coli's Achilles heel: Paetzel lab - Kelly Kim (first author) and Suraaj Aulakh
- Mark Brockman one of the three SFU researchers to receive CRC award
- Rob Holt's findings may shed a light to colon cancer
- Honors MBB grad eyes humanitarian career
- Steven Jones named a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
- People-centred science will attract more women to field
- MBB researcher Mark Brockman and SFU colleagues heads $1.8M African HIV project
- Scientists strike genetic gold in lymphoma study
- Renowned biologist shares 'the beauty of cells' and discusses using green algae (Chlamydomonas) for research in the online journal Numéro Cinq.
- MBB student wins SFU biz award
- Alberni TB outbreak linked to crack cocaine use
2010
- Lynne Quarmby amongst 100 most influential women in British Columbia (Vancouver Sun)
- Vancouver cancer breakthrough will see remedy targeted to tumour (Vancouver Sun)
- Study aims to reorient lost cells
- Raising cervical cancer awareness among South Asians
- Another piece found in disease puzzle
2009
- New technology revolutionizes cancer research
- Origins of Life in an RNA World
- Fiona Brinkman among Canada's 100 most powerful women
- New technology revolutionizes cancer research
- SFU prof helps combat deadly flu viruses
- Genome sequencing furthers pine beetle and cancer research
- Science undergrad Canada's top co-op student
- River research among projects to receive CFI funds
2008
- Sharon Gorski and colleagues win $2.5M CIHR Grant to study autophagy proteins as targets for cancer treatment
- SFU Alumnus Honours Mentor with Endowment
- Scientists push for fresh embryos in stem cell research
2007
2006
- Sequencing sea urchins
- Biochemist takes on technology
- PhD Graduate Applies High-Tech to Immune Studies
- SFU Research Takes Aim at Kidney Disease
- Fighting bio-terrorism with its own kind
2005
2004
2004
2002
- Molecular studies net health research grants
- New breed of scientists trained in BC
- SFU researcher studies infectious diseases
2001
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