Great hike with (most of) the group this weekend to Quarry Rock in Deep Cove… we live in a beautiful place 😍

Congrats again to Drs Anna Blakney & Pieter Cullis whose project AVENGER: Advanced LNP RNA Vaccines... is also being funded by the CIEBH research hub #CBRFBRIF #CdnBiomanufacturing UBC Medicine Health Canada and PHAC CIHR

Join us next week for Warren’s last seminar in Canada before he moves to Singapore- not to be missed! Followed by a social in MSL 😀

What a resounding investment by the #GoC to drive pandemic preparedness and biomanufacturing innovation. Grateful to TIPS_SPIIE for supporting AVENGER- Pieter and I can’t wait to see what comes from our all star team. University of British Columbia UBC School of Biomedical Engineering Michael Smith Labs

Learned the story of Elsie Macgill (Canada’s first female aeronautical/electrical engineer) yesterday via this coin from @JamesDeanAPS- grateful to live/work in a place that values female engineers! University of British Columbia UBC Applied Science UBC School of Biomedical Engineering

Why did the immuno-engineer visit Telsa? 🚗🚗🚗 To develop the Immuno-Tesla, equipped with self-driving CAR-T cells to fight cancers and traffic jams simultaneously! 🙂🙂🙂Complimentary tickets to
🍁 Science World 🍁 available at immunot.ca/news/#DOI 🎫 UBC School of Biomedical Engineering Elon Musk

I had the pleasure of interviewing Anna Blakney as part of the Power of Particles series by CSL Vifor . Our conversation delved into the exciting realm of mRNA vaccines and their potential in combating bacterial infections.

Check out the video:
powerofparticles.com/videos/beyond-…

The best news! Well done Support Our Science and everyone who advocated for this 😀

I had a great time at #ICAM2024 this weekend- the future of medicine in Canada is bright! And I learned a lot from Dr. Christopher Mushquash, Dr. Nel Wieman and Jeff Reading about Indigenous health research 😀

If it’s on Eric Topol’s radar, you know things are getting serious!

Check out the article led by our postdoc Chris Wayne on the recently approved Arcturus saRNA vaccine against COVID-19 in Japan- exciting times for the field! 🍾 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

ADDR Open Access: Clinical Perspective on Topical Vaccination Strategies.
By Anna K. Blakney & coworkers UBC School of Biomedical Engineering Anna Blakney
#vaccine #TopicalDelivery #perspective
doi.org/10.1016/j.addr…

Join us UBC School of Biomedical Engineering!

ICYMI “What this means for us is it requires a much lower dose than a normal messenger RNA vaccine. Scaling this up is really advantageous because you’re able to get 100X as many vaccines from the same batch size.” research2reality.com/health-medicin… UBC School of Biomedical Engineering University of British Columbia University of British ColumbiaNews UBC Engineering

The results are in and Vancouver researchers have racked up 85 awards for March, making it back-to-back months with 85 awardees! This month we're highlighting a new Canada Research Chair: Dr. Anna Blakney at UBC School of Biomedical Engineering.

🔎 March 2024 Awardee List: bit.ly/4aDgMg3

ICYMI The pandemic thrust mRNA vaccines into the spotlight; now, researchers are exploring how to make them faster, cheaper and more powerful. research2reality.com/health-medicin… UBC School of Biomedical Engineering University of British Columbia University of British ColumbiaNews UBC Engineering

So proud of the Canadian Society for Immunology (CSI) and the EDI Committee for letting us examine our historical data and analyze our successes and remaining challenges in EDI: Truly a model for how societies can move the cause forward by being data-driven and open. Kudos to all!

ADDR open access: Clinical Perspective on Topical Vaccination Strategies.
By Anna K. Blakney & coworkers UBC School of Biomedical Engineering
#vaccine #topical #adjuvant #permeation
doi.org/10.1016/j.addr…

Check out our new review on topical vaccination strategies led by Petya Mu Ting and Suiyang | 廖穗杨 with Manish Sadarangani! Why aren't we administering more vaccines via our immune cell-rich skin?! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

We’re honored to be named one of  #Cantor 's exciting private biotechs and to be featured in their Private Company Showcase Series 'Taking mRNA to the Next Level', where we will be discussing our #srRNA platform & its potential across  #infectiousdisease , #oncology & #immunology .