Jay Kizhakkedathu Lab

The Kizhakkedathu group takes advantage of multivalent polymers to devise multifunctional therapeutics. Account managed by: @bryceroper6 (PhD Student)

[Science in Vancouver @ScienceVancity]

🩸 @UBCmedicine & @CBR_UBC researchers developed a groundbreaking coating to make #MedicalDevices safer for millions of patients.

Dr. Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu's lab (@JayKizLab) created this new material to mimic the natural behaviour of blood vessels: https://t.co/YDZmqSW8F6

[Jay Kizhakkedathu Lab @JayKizLab]

Dr. Haifeng Ji presenting the results of our paper hot off the press at the @CBR_UBC Earl W. Davie symposium.

[Jay Kizhakkedathu Lab @JayKizLab]

We are also excited to share that this work has been published today in @NaturePortfolio @NatureMaterials! Read more on our contact activation inhibiting antithrombotic coatings published in Nature Materials here:

https://t.co/DxfYAl2v8e

[Jay Kizhakkedathu Lab @JayKizLab]

We are also excited to share that this work has been published today in @NaturePortfolio @NatureMaterials! Read more on our contact activation inhibiting antithrombotic coatings published in Nature Materials here:

https://t.co/DxfYAl2v8e

[Jay Kizhakkedathu Lab @JayKizLab]

The work of our postdoc, Dr Haifeng Ji has been featured in a news article by @UBCmedicine! Read about our novel antithrombotic coatings that could dramatically reduce the need for risky blood thinners here:

https://t.co/RfFuZdNiqt

[Anna Blakney @AnnaBlakney]

Our collaboration with @JayKizLab is now out in Advanced Functional Materials! Here, we develop a new polymer that protects both proteins and RNA/LNP from freezing, heat and lyophiliztion: https://t.co/Wi79duzLde

[Science in Vancouver @ScienceVancity]

A total of 157 new programs and projects led by @UBC researchers were awarded more than $36 million through the 2024 @NSERC_CRSNG Discovery Research Program competition.

🤩 Congratulations to all awardees including Dr. @JayKizLab! See the complete list: https://t.co/mpdqnArnaN

[Jay Kizhakkedathu Lab @JayKizLab]

Lab meetings are always better with cake - wishing a happy birthday to team members Kai, Iren, and Jay!

[Jay Kizhakkedathu Lab @JayKizLab]

Thrilled to have our collaborative research with @JHMorrissey on smart thrombosis inhibitors featured in @NLM_NIH!

[National Library of Medicine @NLM_NIH]

🩸 Blood clots can be dangerous, but researchers are making big strides in understanding and treating them. Read about the latest breakthroughs from @NIH_NHLBI and NIH @MedlinePlus Magazine! https://t.co/IBrlH0Iv10

[Nature Communications @NatureComms]

.@JayKizLab @travisxu1997 and the Zhao group at Sichuan University develop a heparin-mimetic polymer-modified sponge for whole blood auto-transfusion and decode underlying mechanisms
#BiotechNatureComms

https://t.co/f4lD2CqTcF

[Jay Kizhakkedathu Lab @JayKizLab]

🤓If you have trouble accessing the original research article or do not have an institutional license, use the following link to get direct access to the PDF. If all else fails, DM us directly

https://t.co/7zYE6xI5x5

[Jay Kizhakkedathu Lab @JayKizLab]

🩸We are excited to share a novel thrombosis inhibitor without the risk of bleeding in @NatureComms

👩‍🔬Lab alum Dr. @lapetitechanel used a charge tunable design to target polyphosphate

📰 (paper) https://t.co/QySDzHe5H4 or (news release) https://t.co/8WsR5duodP

[Jay Kizhakkedathu Lab @JayKizLab]

💪It takes a village!

🤝This work was made possible through our collaborators and their labs members: @JHMorrissey, C. Haynes, @emconway99, @MHolinstat, C. Du, S. Straus, and @henke1965

🏢Funding agencies: @CIHR_IRSC @NSERC_CRSNG @NIH @InnovationCA @HlthResearchBC

[Science in Vancouver @ScienceVancity]

👏 Congratulations to Drs. Ali Bashashati (@ABashashati) and Jay Kizhakkedathu (@JayKizLab), who received $3 million in @NSERC_CRSNG funding for two new training initiatives!
https://t.co/2TXZGc9q5L

[UBC Centre for Blood Research @CBR_UBC]

With a CBR Travel Award, PhD student Daniel Luo of the @JayKizLab traveled to Buenos Aires, for the @ttsorg Congress of The Transplant Society.

More on Daniel experience: https://t.co/KoUphIgjcH

[UBC Life Sciences Institute @ubclifesciences]

Congratulations to all recipients of CIHR Fall 2022 Project Grant funding including six LSI labs
https://t.co/P8Z1vxBCPO

[UBC Life Sciences Institute @ubclifesciences]

LSI Paper of the Day☀️

HyClear, a new tissue clearing protocol developed by Dr. Karen Cheung and @JayKizLab, enables one-step tissue clearing of #spheroids and #organoids and can be used with high-throughput screening.

@SirenErika @CBR_UBC @SBME_UBC @ECEUBC @ubcpathology

[UBC Life Sciences Institute @ubclifesciences]

Life sciences research is the strongest contributor to #UBC's first-place ranking among all Canadian institutions in @NatureIndex 2022 - driven by a 61.3% share in patents linked to high-profile publications.
@ubcnews

https://t.co/ccUyRFc5cM

[UBC Centre for Blood Research @CBR_UBC]

“If our research can help prolong [donated organs], while remaining respectful and responsible... to the donor and their loved ones – that’s incredibly important.”

@JayKizLab scientists receive 2 awards from @AngelsLegacyPro for organ transplant research: https://t.co/ULxqR9KOqC

[UBC Science @ubcscience]

#UBC researchers have developed a process that could make #blood types obsolete.

@JayKizLab @CBR_UBC @UBCChem @ubcmsl @PRahfeld @withlabb

#BloodResearch #HealthResearch #transplant #BloodTransfusion

https://t.co/n9xr8VK3ze

[UBC Life Sciences Institute @ubclifesciences]

Congratulations to Drs. Jessica Rosin, Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu and Sheila Teves on being announced as new Canada Research Chairs!

Watch for a Q&A on their respective research agendas on the LSI website.

@JayKizLab @RosinLab @sheilateves @TIPS_SPIIE