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UBC-led research team receives over $40 million for Advanced Therapeutics Manufacturing Facility 

The Advanced Therapeutics Manufacturing Facility (ATMF) on UBC’s Vancouver campus will be a cornerstone of Canada’s life sciences ecosystem, enabling researchers and biotech start-ups to turn their discoveries into patient-ready treatments for Canadians. 

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MS Research Network timeline

As this is our inaugural newsletter, we invite you to learn more about the MS Research Network. Take a look at our timeline of milestones so far. 

Funding opportunities

• Mcdonald, International Fellowships, MS International Federation, apply by June 30
• Exploratory/Developmental Bioengineering Research Grants, NIH, apply by Oct. 16
• Pathways to MS Cures Roadmap Grant, apply by July 24
• Barancik Prize for Innovation in MS Research, apply by August 12

All opportunities
 

Events

• Dr. Donald Paty Lectureship with Dr. Amit Bar-Or,"Tackling Heterogeneity in Multiple Sclerosis: on Path to Precision Neuroimmunology," Jim Pattison Pavilion Room 1891 Paetzold Atrium & Lecture Theatre, Vancouver General Hospital or Zoom, June 19, 9:00–10:00 a.m.
• Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies, San Francisco, USA, June 18–21
• The International Society for Stem Cell Research, Hamburg, Germany, July 10–13

All events
 

Innovator spotlight

Dr. Harold Atkins is a senior clinician investigator of the Cancer Therapeutics Program with Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, physician with the Transplant and Cell Therapy Program at the Ottawa Hospital. He pioneered the use of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) for immune system repair in autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, and stiff person syndrome...

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Careers

• Three faculty positions at UBC to advance the cell therapies program

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FAST FACTS

• Did you know May was MS Awareness Month? Every year the UBC Hospital MS Clinic puts together a team for the Annual MS Walk, organized by MS Canada. This is the 16th year of participating for the UBC MS Remyelinators team and they raised more than $18,000.
• Read the latest research highlights from the ACTRIMS Forum 2024 by MS Canada