MSL Virtual Poster Session
Kick off the summer season with our first ever Virtual Poster Session on June 29th, from 3:00-4:30pm! This is a fantastic opportunity for researchers (grad students, postdocs, research associates, technicians, or other) to share research progress and reconnect with fellow researchers outside their immediate group. How do virtual poster sessions work? Each presenter will prepare a […]
MSL Seminar Series: September Trainee Talks
Event details: Date: Wednesday September 22nd, 3:00-4:30pm Host: Dr. Anna Blakney Zoom registration link: https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5YvceyqrjgoG90dGXOOXVBmd746SeGkoibE Seminar Schedule: Trainee Talk 1: Albert Kamanzi - Leslie Lab Simultaneous, single-particle measurements of size and loading give new insights into the structure of drug-delivery nanoparticles Trainee Talk 2: Shreyas Rangan - Turner Lab Raman spectroscopy as a process […]
MSL Seminar Series: October Trainee Talks
Event details: Date: Wednesday October 13th, 3:00-4:30pm Host: Dr. Jim Kronstad This seminar will be presented in a hybrid format. All speakers will be delivering talks in person at the MSL Lecture Theatre (room 102). Audience members are welcome to attend either in person or via the zoom link. Those connecting via zoom will be […]
MSL Seminar Series: November Trainee Talks
Event details: Date: Wednesday November 17th, 3:00-4:30pm Host: Dr. Paul Pavlidis This seminar will be presented in a hybrid format. All speakers will be delivering talks in person at the MSL Lecture Theatre (room 102). Audience members are welcome to attend either in person or via the zoom link. Those connecting via zoom will be able […]
Engineering human-scale pancreatic islet encapsulation systems to treat diabetes
DETAILS When: December 1, 2-3pm Pacific Time Where: This is a hybrid virtual and in-person event IN-PERSON: Room 1312, Life Sciences Centre (LSC) | 2350 Health Sciences Mall. VIRTUAL: Zoom details will be emailed out to the community on the morning of the event. For special arrangements, please email events@sbme.ubc.ca Host: Dr. Peter Zandstra ABSTRACT As Canadians are celebrating the 100 […]
Vaccine Hesitancy in the Information Age
Life Sciences Centre, room 1001 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaIn 2019, the World Health Organization named vaccine hesitancy as one of the top ten threats to global health. Vaccine hesitancy and mistrust in science are troubling trends that are growing despite unprecedented access to information – or perhaps because of it? Are you curious about why someone you know won't get vaccinated? Join us […]
2021 Michael Smith Distinguished Lecture – Dr. Carol Robinson
Co-presented by The Michael Smith Laboratories and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Speaker: Dr. Carol Robinson Director of the Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery Department of Chemistry University of Oxford Talk Title: A new phase for structural biology Abstract: While cryo-EM has transformed our view of the structures of protein assemblies, behind the […]
MSL Seminar Series: December Trainee Talks
Event details: Date: Wednesday December 15th, 3:00-4:30pm Host: Dr. Freda Miller This seminar will be presented in a hybrid format. All speakers will be delivering talks in person at the MSL Lecture Theatre (room 102). Audience members are welcome to attend either in person or via the zoom link. Those connecting via zoom will be able […]
MSL Seminar Series: January – Invited Speaker, Dr. Jijie Chai
Invited Speaker: Dr. Jijie Chai Alexander von Humboldt Professor, University of Cologne Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research Talk title: Biochemical functions of plant NLRs Nucleotide binding and leucine-rich repeat containing receptors (NLRs) play a critical role in innate immunity of both animals and plants. Plant NLRs mediate specific recognition of pathogen effector proteins […]
MSL Seminar Series: February – Invited Speaker, Dr. Robert E. Campbell
Invited Speaker: Dr. Robert E. Campbell - University of Alberta Zoom registration link: https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5wqde-orzsrGtOp4X3ZskTu8gmSAxrPN8aQ Talk Title Engineering genetically encoded biosensors of neural activity and metabolism Abstract Advances in microscopy and fluorescent probe development are revolutionizing biological research by enabling the normally achromatic world of the cell to be visualized in high resolution and with […]
MSL Seminar Series: March Trainee Talks
Event details: Date: Wednesday March 16th, 3:00-4:30pm Host: Dr. Charles Haynes This seminar will be presented in a hybrid format. All speakers will be delivering talks in person at the MSL Lecture Theatre (room 102). Audience members are welcome to attend either in person or via the zoom link. Those connecting via zoom will be able […]
MSL Plant Bioengineering Faculty Search Series – Dr. Xue Pan
Invited Speaker: Dr. Xue Pan Center for Plant Cell Biology Institute of Integrated Genome Biology Department of Botany and Plant Sciences University of California at Riverside This seminar will be presented in a hybrid format. Audience members are welcome to attend either in person at the MSL Lecture Theatre (room 102) or via the zoom. […]