Events
CBR Postdoc and Research Associate Retreat at Loon Lake
June 6, 2019
If you didn’t go, you missed groping around in the dark with a dozen RAs and postdocs from the CBR. Perhaps I should explain …… this year’s Postdoc and Research Associate Retreat at Loon Lake near Maple Ridge, BC included a scavenger hunt that culminated in an escape room.
Achieving Health & Wellness One Step at a Time
May 30, 2019
The Health & Wellness (H&W) Committee decided that March was the best time for our members to get active and accumulate their steps as the spring weather was warmer, brighter and fresher than ever!
Blood is Bonding
May 9, 2019
February is “The Month of Love” and CBR’s Overall lab took the opportunity for an alternative lab bonding experience.
37th World Congress of the International Society of Hematology
May 2, 2019
The 37th World Congress of the International Society of Hematology (ISH) was hosted by the Canadian Hematology Society in Vancouver, British Columbia on Canada’s magnificent west coast, from September 13 to 16, 2018.
Winning Science Research Writers Announced
April 25, 2019
To give our research trainees an opportunity to showcase their research, while honing their writing skills, Canadian Blood Services teamed-up with Science Borealis and the Centre for Blood Research, to launch our first-ever Lay Science Writing Competition.
Scientists Wanted: Influencing Science Policy at the Canadian Science Policy Conference
April 11, 2019
Academics are often billed as top-notch problem solvers; however, the task of translating their work into policy is a challenge that can leave even the best researchers stumped.
CBR workshop – #SciComm: More Than Just a Hashtag
March 20, 2019
Missed our social media workshop with STEMCELL Technologies? View our learning resources here.
29th European Conference on Biomaterials
March 14, 2019
With support provided by a CBR Post-Doc Travel Award, I attended the 29th European Conference on Biomaterials at Maastricht, Netherlands from Sep 9-13, 2018.
2018-2019 CBR Postdoctoral Fellow & Research Associate Travel Awards
February 28, 2019
Once a year, the Centre for Blood Research provides travel awards to Postdoctoral Fellows and Research Associates to aid in their travel to conferences and academic events.
Matrix Biology Europe 2018: Celebrating 50 years of FECTS
February 14, 2019
The field of extracellular matrix (ECM) biology has come a long way since 1968 – the year of formation of the Federation of European Connective Tissue Societies (FECTS). At this time, only a single form of collagen had been described, and the first DNA cloning methods would not arrive for another five years.