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Welcome!

The Centre for Biomedical Research (CBR) is a collaborative group of scientists and clinicians who are investigating a number of important biomedical problems. The CBR is a multidisciplinary unit with an emphasis on genetics, molecular biology, and biotechnology. The centre was created to promote interdisciplinary basic and translational biomedical research. There are seven important research clusters within the CBR: biological technology, infection and immunity, cell signaling, genetics, cardiovascular, neuroscience and developmental biology. Our members span several UVic departments, the UVic Division of Medical Sciences, the Vancouver Island Health Authority and the BC Cancer Agency. CBR Mission Statement

Upcoming Events:

Café Scientifique

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

“Stealth, Evasion and the Heart of Darkness: the story of African sleeping sickness and the shaping of the African Continent.”
by Dr. Terry Pearson

6:30 pm
Strathcona Hotel - Maple Room
919 Douglas Street, Victoria BC

Admission is complimentary and light appetizers and beverages are provided.
For future dates and more information on these fun and educational cafes,
please see our Cafe Scientifique page.

Please call if you have any questions 250-472-4067
Our Cafe Scientifiques are sponsored by Canadian Institutes for Health Reseach (CIHR)
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Biomedical Bulletins

Please click here for past Biomedical Bulletins.

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Conferences

For information concerning the Canadian Physiological Society (CPS) Annual General Meeting planned for January 2010, Click here

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Look who's in the news:

23 September 2009

Two promising UVic scholars in the fields of brain function and micro-engineering are the University of Victoria’s newest Canada Research Chairs (CRC).Click here for complete newsrelease

Dr. Clay Holroyd (Tier 2), Canada Research Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience

Dr. David Sinton (Tier-2), the Canada Research Chair in Integrated Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

17 September 2009

Dr. Ben Koop, a biologist whose current research is uncovering the genetic secrets of the notorious sea louse; was one of the University of Victoria’s newest fellows of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC). The distinction is considered Canada’s highest academic honour. Click here for complete newrelease

Research Profile

Tracking genetic disorders

Whether he is finding a genetic cure or tracking a rare mutation, Dr. Patrick Macleod is a vital link between patients and molecular researchers at the CBR. More
The heartbreak of tracking rare mutations

Dr. Francis Choy's study of inherited diseases has immediate impact on patients. More
A better way to test for pollutants

Forty years after Rachel Carson wrote Silent Spring, Dr. Caren Helbing’s work warns us that we still don’t really know how to test for chemical contaminants in the environment. More
Bringing the power of genomics to aquaculture

Dr. Ben Koop co-founded the consortium for Genomic Research on All Salmon Project (cGRASP), an international team devoted to understanding salmon from its DNA out: its evolutionary history, its ecology, its health. More
Order in the chaos

Dr. Roderick Edwards finds patterns invisible to the naked eye, as he seeks for order in systems as complex as neuronal nets. More
Elegant strategy works against broad range of cancers

Dr. Brad Nelson thinks the time is right for T cell therapy. More
Syphilis expertise leads to whale research

When Dr. Caroline Cameron is not studying syphilis, she’s catching snot from whales: the strange path from syphilis to marine biology. More
Poxvirus expert creates bioinformatics tools

Dr. Chris Upton bridges gap between genetics and computers with the Viral Bioinformatics Resource Center. More
Deciphering the Histone Code

Dr. Juan Ausio helped figure out the structure and nature of chromatin, which led to the idea of a histone code. More
Watching eyes grow

Dr. Robert Chow is finding genes that control eye development. More
Listening to cells talk

The field of signal transduction is fulfilling its early promise of cancer cures. Professor Dr. Perry Howard is looking for signals to kill cancer cells. More
Sea urchin sequence accelerates discoveries

Dr. Robert Burke has seen developmental biology grow up and zoom in. When he helped finish the sea urchin sequence in 2006, the field took another quantum leap forward. More
Salmon genome gives clues to evolution

Dr. Johan de Boer describes how a salmon ancestor diverged so quickly into dozens of species thanks to transposons. More
Two nuclei are better than one

Dr. Claire Cupples takes advantage of the bizarre genetics of Tetrahymena to figure out DNA repair mechanisms. For starters, Tetrahymena has two nuclei instead of one. More
Link between diabetes and kidneys

You’ve heard of a brain scan – how about a kidney scan? Renal physiologist Dr. Will Cupples uses laser Doppler perfusion imaging to study kidney regulation. More
The leg bone is connected to the arm bone

How does the nervous system coordinate the arms and legs during walking? Professor Dr. E. Paul Zehr has expanded the focus of neuroscientists studying motor control, leading to new treatments for stroke victims. More
An eye for detail

Dr. Jim Tanaka, a cognitive neuroscientist, is examining whether autistic children can be taught to overcome "face blindness" by engaging a part of their brains, which they use to expertly recognize other objects. More
Exercise reverses fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)

Dr. Brian Christie was one of the first neuroscientists to discover that exercise promotes the generation of new brain cells. In his latest research, he found that exercise can even reverse FAS-related brain damage. More

Upcoming Events:

Conferences

Look who's in the news:

Research Profile

Tracking genetic disorders

The heartbreak of tracking rare mutations

A better way to test for pollutants

Bringing the power of genomics to aquaculture

Order in the chaos

Elegant strategy works against broad range of cancers

Syphilis expertise leads to whale research

Poxvirus expert creates bioinformatics tools

Deciphering the Histone Code

Watching eyes grow

Listening to cells talk

Sea urchin sequence accelerates discoveries

Salmon genome gives clues to evolution

Two nuclei are better than one

Link between diabetes and kidneys

The leg bone is connected to the arm bone

An eye for detail

Exercise reverses fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)