Alberta researchers genetically engineer yeast to produce healthy fatty acid
On Jan. 21, 2025, researchers from the University of Alberta announced they have come up with a way…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Genomics | Neurology | Therapeutics
Alberta researchers revealed full structure of ‘ancient genetic parasite’ implicated in human diseases
On Dec. 14, 2023, the University of Alberta announced that a study published in Nature sheds light on…
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Virologist Michael Houghton awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus
On Dec. 8, 2020, University of Alberta virologist Michael Houghton was awarded a share of the 2020 Nobel…
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Alberta Enterprise Corporation invested additional $5 million to benefit Alberta startups
On Oct. 19, 2020, Alberta Enterprise announced that it had invested an additional $5 million into its third…
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Province of Alberta made 20 million masks available free of charge
On Jul. 13, 2020, 20 million masks were made available at more than 700 partner restaurant locations, including…
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University of Alberta researchers discovered the protein PEX3 in the cells of deadly parasite trypanosome
On Aug. 26, 2019, University of Alberta researcher Rick Rachubinski and colleagues announced they had discovered the protein…
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Government of Canada and partners invested $18 million in crucial microbiome research
On Jan. 30, 2019, the Government of Canada announced an investment of $18 million over five years in…
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Alberta Life Science Genealogy, 2018
Alberta Life Science Genealogy illustrates life science companies and non-profit research organizations in the Province of Alberta by…
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The Calgary Cancer Centre broke ground
On Nov. 3, 2017, construction started on the Calgary Cancer Centre located at the northeast corner of the…
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Canada Foundation awarded $6 million for Innovation Metabolomics Innovation Centre at the University of Alberta
On Jan. 9, 2017, the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) awarded $6 million for Canada’s national metabolomics laboratory,…
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UAlberta received $82.5 million research infrastructure boost from federal government and province
On Sept. 8, 2016, the University of Alberta received $82.5 million in infrastructure funding from the federal and…
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Alberta Bio Evolution, 2008
Alberta Life Science Genealogy illustrates life science companies and non-profit research organizations in the Province of Alberta by…
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Raymond U Lemieux established a research program at the University of Alberta
In 1961, Raymond U. Lemieux established a research program at the University of Alberta (UA). UA researchers in…
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The University of Alberta opened it doors
In 1908, the University of Alberta in Edmonton opened it doors. The University was founded in 1906 with…
