Patryk Krolikowski
COVID-19 Clinical Research Coordination Initiative Newsletter – August Update
News and Announcements: UBC Researchers Discover ‘Weak Spot’ Across Major COVID-19 Variants UBC professor Dr. Sriram Subramaniam is the senior author of a study that reveals a weak spot which remains largely unchanged across variants and can be neutralized by an antibody fragment. It sets the stage for the design of pan-variant treatments that could potentially […]
COVID-19 Clinical Research Coordination Initiative Newsletter – June Update
News and Announcements: Image credit: Pexels Pregnant People More Vulnerable to Severe COVID-19 Outcomes Findings from the CanCOVID-Preg project, led by UBC’s Dr. Deborah Money, showed that pregnant people were at higher risk of COVID-19 hospitalization than non-pregnant people. COVID-19 infection during pregnancy was also associated with greater risk of pre-term birth. For more information, please visit jamanetwork.com. […]
COVID-19 Clinical Research Coordination Initiative Newsletter – August Update
August Update for News and Announcements, Funding Opportunities, and Resources for Investigators relating to COVID-19.
COVID-19 Clinical Research Coordination Initiative Newsletter – June Update
News and Announcements: Funding Announced for SARS-COV-2 Rapid Vaccine Research Initiative in BC The Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR), Genome BC, and the BCCDC Foundation invited researchers to rapidly address COVID-19 vaccine questions in BC. Nine research teams have received funding from this partnership to inform decision making on urgent issues. For more information, please […]
COVID-19 Clinical Research Coordination Initiative Newsletter – April Update
News and Announcements: UBC Spin-off Company Contributes to Leading Vaccine Technology The Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine is able to enter human cells thanks to advancements in lipid nanoparticle technology from Acuitas Therapeutics, a UBC spin-off company co-founded by Dr. Pieter Cullis. For more information, please watch the press release and visit news.ubc.ca. UBC COVID-19 Research Projects Receive National Funding Thirteen UBC researchers, […]