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Expanding and exploiting the catalytic repertoire of combinatorial nucleic acid selections for medical applications
Synthetic DNA can potentially be used to develop new drugs that target infectious diseases and cancer. I…
View details2001Competition
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Exploring and exploiting the protein psoriasin as a new target for breast cancer therapies
Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is a precursor to invasive breast cancer, and the protein psoriasin is…
View details2007Competition
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Exploring mechanisms, pathways, and mitigation strategies to prevent loneliness, social isolation, and their deleterious health impacts
We experience hunger so we eat, thirst so we drink, tiredness so we sleep, and loneliness so…
View details2021Competition
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Exploring novel approaches to reduce the prevalence of depression
Depression has recently become the leading cause of disability, worldwide. It affects one out of every 20…
View details2019Competition
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Exploring Protein Carboxylation: A Molecular Mechanism for CO2 Sensing in Human Health and Disease
CO2 is a common biological gas that triggers adaptive responses in various organisms. In humans, it’s abundantly…
View details2025Competition
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Exploring the role of insulin in regulating female reproductive health and age-related reproductive decline
Female reproductive decline (indicated by rising rates of infertility, birth defects, and miscarriage) is an early sign…
View details2021Competition
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Exploring the shifting landscape of medication-based drug treatment and safer supply in the fentanyl era: a research program to address the evolving overdose crisis in BC
Canada continues to grapple with an overdose crisis driven by illicitly manufactured fentanyl and novel psychoactive substances…
View details2024Competition
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Extracellular Matrix Adhesins of Treponema pallidum
Syphilis, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum, is a chronic bacterial infection with a global distribution. Although…
View details2008Competition
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Family influence in pediatric chronic pain and disability
Up to 15 per cent of school-aged children and adolescents suffer from chronic pain conditions such as…
View details2001Competition
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Family planning health services research
Unplanned pregnancy is a problem in BC, especially among vulnerable populations who face stark economic, education-related, and…
View details2012Competition
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Finding a cure for tendinopathy: a translational biology approach
Repetitive-use tendinopathy, formerly known as tendonitis, is a major cause of repetitive strain injury (RSI). The occupational…
View details2011Competition
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Fine-scale mapping of high dimensional brain imaging genetics
Brain imaging genetics looks at how differences in genes (the part of our DNA that makes us…
View details2022Competition
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