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NSERC Prizes 2020: Tovi Grossman

NSERC Prizes 2020: Tovi Grossman

NSERC program information in relation to COVID-19 (updated August 10, 2021)

NSERC program information in relation to COVID-19 (updated August 10, 2021)

Canada Biomedical Research Fund Soft Launch

October 5, 2021

NSERC welcomes new Vice-President of NSERC and Chair of Council

August 12, 2021

Government of Canada provides additional funding for applied R&D collaborations between colleges and businesses

August 3, 2021

Agencies to pay postdoctoral fellows through Canadian host institutions

July 26, 2021

Government of Canada invests to encourage confidence in vaccines

July 26, 2021

Discovery Accelerator Supplements (DAS) program suspended

July 22, 2021

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Researchers discover unique ‘spider web’ mechanism that traps, kills viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 and influenza

The researchers have found that neutrophils—the most abundant white blood cells in the human body—explode when they bind to such pathogens coated in antibodies and release DNA outside of the cell, creating a sticky tangle which acts as a trap.

Rain, rain go away! SFU chemists develop new waterproofing solution

A Simon Fraser University student’s experimental error in 2016 helped chemistry professor Hogan Yu and graduate student Lishen Zhang discover the waterproofing solution they were in search of. The team has now patented a coating that is cheaper, free of harmful fluorinated compounds, effective on fabric, wood, glass and metal, and superior to current consumer products.

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