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Computing efficiently in QLDPC codes

Malcolm, A. (a), Glaudell, A. (a), Fuentes, P. (a), Chandra, D. (a), Schotte, A. (a), DeLisle, C. (a), Haenel, R. (a), Ebrahimi, A. (a), Roffe, J. (a, b), Quintavalle, A. (a, c), Beale, A. (a), Lee-Hone, N. (a) and Simmons, S. (a)

(a) Photonic Inc., Coquitlam, BC, Canada
(b) University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
(c) Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Nature Communications , Open Access, 2026
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-73061-9

SAASI: Sampling Aware Ancestral State Inference

Song, Y. (a), Gill, I. (b), MacPherson, A. (a, c) and Colijn, C. (a)

(a) Department of Mathematics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
(b) Department of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
(c) Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada

Nature Communications, Open Access, 2026
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-72851-5

Guarding versus self-guarding in innate immunity

Ashby, B. and Anderson, A.

Department of Mathematics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada

Evolution, Open Access, 2026
DOI: 10.1093/evolut/qpag075

A meshfree method for eigenvalues of differential operators on surfaces, including Steklov problems

Venn, D. and Ruuth, S.

Mathematics, Simon Fraser University, University Dr., Burnaby, V5A 1S6, BC, Canada

Advances in Computational Mathematics, Open Access, 2026
DOI: 10.1007/s10444-026-10335-2

Stacking the Deck to Make Materials With Atypically Short Heterometallic d⁸ M(II)···Au(III) Bonds

Storr, T. (a), Leznoff, D. (a), Karn, L. (a), Mahato, S. (a), Britton, Adilh (a), Abbasi M. (b) and Kroeker, S. (b)
(a) Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
(b) Department of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 2026
DOI: 10.1002/anie.4741569

HNRNPU mutations redirect cell cycle control to E2F in MYC-driven lymphomas

Audas, T. (a), Morin, R. (a, b, c, d), Qureshi, Q. (a, b), Coyle, K. (a, b), Brown, C. (a, b), Thomas, N, (a, b), Collinge, B. (c), Dreval, K. (a, b), Steidl, C. (c) and Scott, D. (c).

(a) Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
(b) Basic and Translational Research, BC Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada
(c) BC Cancer's Centre for Lymphoid Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Blood Advances, Open Access, 2026
DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2025019135

A Mathematical Model for Nordic Skiing

MacDonald, J. (a), Cardales, R. (b) and Stockie, J. (c)

(a) Arcadis, Suite 100, 1285 West Pender Street, Vancouver, V6E 4B1, BC, Canada
(b) Universidad Popular del César, Departamento de Matemáticas y Estad́{\i}sticas, César, Valledupar, Colombia
(c) Department of Mathematics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, V5A 1S6, BC, Canada

SIAM Review, Open Access, 2026
DOI: 10.1137/24M1687650

Comparing methods to estimate time-varying reproduction numbers using genomic and epidemiological data

Are, E., Riazi, S., Saeidi Mobarakeh, N. and Colijn, C.

Department of Mathematics, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, V5A 1S6, BC, Canada

Infectious Disease Modelling, Open Access, 2026
DOI: 10.1016/j.idm.2026.05.005

Suppression of microbial burden to reduce pneumonia in critical illness: the SMURF feasibility pilot study

Rohrs, E. (a, b, c), Ornowska, M. (a, c), Wittmann, J. (a, b), Hernandez, S. (a), Reynolds, C. (a), Dakin, I. (a), Zhang, L. (d), Whellams, D. (e, f), Masud, S. (e, f) and Reynolds, S. (a, b, c)

(a) Advancing Innovation in Medicine, Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation, New Westminster, Canada
(b) Critical Care, Royal Columbian Hospital, Fraser Health Authority, New Wesminster, Canada
(c) Department of Biomedical, Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada
(d) Department of Statistics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada
(e) Medical Microbiology, Fraser Health Authority, Surrey, Canada
(f) Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Critical Care, Open Access 2026
DOI: 10.1186/s13054-026-06008-7

A unified platform for nucleoside analog synthesis

Anketell, M. (a), Fung, E. (a), Liu, W. (b), Shinde, M. (a), He, C. (c), Ng, K. (d)., Silverman, S. (e), Campeau, L. (e), Pantophlet, R. (d) and Britton, R. (a, f, g)

(a) Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
(b) Department of Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., West Point, PA, United States
(c) Modeling and Informatics, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, United States
(d) Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
(e) Department of Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, United States
(f) Cloudburst Biotech, Burnaby, BC, Canada
(g) Carbaform Biosciences, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Science, 2026
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2026.6025

4% Tetrasodium EDTA to Prevent Central Venous Access Device–Associated Complications

Ornowska, M. (a), Wittmann, J. (b, c) ; Blitz, S. (d), Wong, H. (d, e), Vazquez-Grande, G. (f), Mitra, A. (f) Jang, W. (f), Wood, G. (g), Ovakim, D. (g), Forrest, D. (g), Rohrs, E. (a, c) and Reynolds, S. (a, b, c, g)

(a) Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
(b) Department of Critical Care, Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
(c) Fraser Health Authority, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
(d) University of British Columbia Centre for Advancing Health Outcomes, Providence Healthcare, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
(e) School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
(e) Section of Critical Care, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
(f) Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Journal of the American Medical Association, online, May 2026
doi: 10.1001/jama.2026.6025

Nwosu, U. and Siahrostami, S.
Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, V5A 1S6, BC, Canada

Advanced Science, Open Access, 2026
DOI: 10.1002/advs.202522176

Nodwell, M. (a), Caballero-Garcia, G. (b), Mesa, J. (b), Muilu. T. (b), Wilson, D. (a), Arora, A. (c), Brooke, A. (b), Singgh, B. (b), Gill, M. (b), Tran, H. (b), Silverman, S. (d), Campeau, L. (d), Damha, M. (c) and Britton, R. (a, b)

(a) Cloudburst Biotech, 8999 Nelson Way, Burnaby, V5A 4B5, BC, Canada
(b) Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, V5A 1S6, BC, Canada
(c) Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, H3A 3E8, QC, Canada
(d) Department of Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, 07065, NJ, United States

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2026
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c21938

Karpiuk, T. and Leznoff, D. 

Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, Canada

Nature Communications, Open Access, 2026
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-69445-6

Guo, Y. (a), Wang. Y. (a), Wei, Z. (b) and Punnen, A. (c) 

(a) School of Management, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
(b) School of Economics and Management, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, 100876, China
(c) Department of Mathematics, Simon Fraser University, 250-13450 102nd AV, Surrey, British Columbia, V3T 0A3, Canada

Computers and Industrial Engineering, 2026
DOI: 10.1016/j.cie.2026.111976

Rafay, R. (a), Jones, E. (b, c, d), Sivak, D. (d) and Fowler, J. (a)

(a) Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
(b) Department of Physics and Energy Science, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, 80918, CO, United States
(c) BioFrontiers Center, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, 80918, CO, United States
(d) Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Open Access, 2026
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2508689123

Hira, A. (a), Swartz, T. (b) and Cao, J. (b)

(b) Department of Political Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
(b) Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada

International Journal of Financial Studies, Open Access, 2026
DOI: 10.3390/ijfs14020030