CHiBi CRC2 Candidate Information
CHiBi CRC2 Candidate Search Committee
Interesting Links
- Faculty of Science
- Department of Botany
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology
- Department of Physics
- Department of Statistics
- Department of Zoology
- Genome Science + Technology Graduate Program
- Bioinformatics Graduate Program
- Biomedical Research Centre
- Centre for Drug Research and Development
- Laboratory for Molecular Biophysics at UBC
- Life Sciences Institute
- BC Cancer Research Centre
- Institute for Systems Biology
- Bioinformatics at SFU
- Genome Sciences Centre
- Genome British Columbia
- UBC Faculty Relations
Vancouver
Vancouver (population 1.9 million) is a modern city, surrounded by the beautiful landscapes of the Pacific Ocean and coastal mountain range. Vancouver has a diverse cultural community, vibrant entertainment scene, broad range of outdoor activities and temperate coastal climate. In (2001) Vancouver was declared the number one city in the world to live in by the world's largest human resource consultancy William M. Mercer.
Accommodations
Maps
Transportation
- Local Transit
Translink (covers Greater Vancouver) - Taxi
There are four taxi companies in Vancouver.
If you're in a popular downtown area, you'll be able to find a taxi easily.
If you aren't, it is probably best to call the cab company and request pick up.
Yellow Cabs:
604-876-5555
604-681-1111Vancouver Taxi:
604-255-5111Black Top Cabs:
604-731-1111MacLure's Cabs:
604-731-9211
Weather
Restaurants
- Yelp has a great site for finding a restuarant in Vancouver, the site allows you to search by location, price and cuisine type see:
Yelp.com
Arts & Culture
- Vancouver Art Gallery
- Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
- Museum of Anthropology
- Centre for Performing Arts
- Vancouver Civic Theatres
Outdoor Activities
Local Ski Hills
Not local but very close (1.5 hour drives)
- Whistler-Blackcomb
- Mount Baker (Washington State)
Shopping
- Robson Street (Popular shopping area in the downtown core)
- Pacific Centre Mall (Also in the downtown core)
- Granville Island (art galleries and fresh food market. Vancouvers version of Pike Place Market in Seattle)
Tourism Vancouver Sites
Tourism BC Sites
