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Apr 8, 2020

Credit: Tibor Kulcsar/IMBA

Webinar: UBC-led study gives hope for COVID-19 treatment

Scientists around the world, including Canada, are working tirelessly on the development and testing of new treatments and vaccines to help contain the current outbreak of COVID-19.

Apr 8, 2020

UBC In The News

Apr 7, 2020

Ergonomics is about fitting the task or the work to the person doing the work. Credit: Samule Sun/Unsplash

How to stay comfortable and prevent injury when working from home

Abigail Oveduin leads the ergonomics program for UBC Human Resources, where she is tasked with keeping 16,000 faculty and staff comfortable, productive and injury-free. We asked her what people can do to bring ergonomics into their homes.

Apr 7, 2020

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Apr 6, 2020

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Apr 3, 2020

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Apr 2, 2020

In cell cultures analyzed in the current study, hrsACE2 inhibited the coronavirus load by a factor of 1,000-5,000. Credit: IMBA/Tibor Kulcsar

Trial drug can significantly block early stages of COVID-19 in engineered human tissues

An international team led by University of British Columbia researcher Dr. Josef Penninger has found a trial drug that effectively blocks the cellular door SARS-CoV-2 uses to infect its hosts.

Apr 2, 2020

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Apr 1, 2020