Invited Speaker: Dr. Peng Yin Professor of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School Core Faculty Member, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University Host: Dr. Sabrina Leslie 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 […]
Local Invited Speaker: Dr. Tim Murphy Department of Psychiatry and Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health Faculty of Medicine, UBC Host: Dr. Xin Tang Off-cycle from our regular monthly seminars, we have invited local researchers to give talks at the MSL to open up opportunities for interesting research discussions and collaborations. We are excited to welcome […]
Host: Dr. Peter Zandstra 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 to ask questions during the Q&A portion […]
Host: Dr. Jörg Gsponer 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 to ask questions during the Q&A portion […]
The Michael Smith Special Lecture in Next-Generation Biotechnologies is an event initiated and organized by the MSL Postdoc & RA Committee, empowering the postdoctoral fellows in our community by allowing them to nominate a scientist that inspires them. The Postdoc and RA Committee thanks their external sponsors, the UBC Cell and Developmental Biology (CELL) Program […]
Host: Dr. Jamie Piret 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 to ask questions during the Q&A portion […]
Talk title: Accelerating Discovery: The Catalytic Impact of Interdisciplinary Environments and Collaborations on Basic Biomedical Research Speaker: Dr. Brenda Andrews Founding Director, Donnelly Centre Recipient of the 2025 Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research Lecture details: Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 3:00pm MSL Lecture Theatre (room 102) Local host: Dr. Phil Hieter About […]
The annual Michael Smith Distinguished Lecture is organized in partnership between the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the Michael Smith Laboratories. This event honours Nobel Laureate Dr. Michael Smith, whose academic career was deeply rooted at UBC and where his legacy continues to inspires young generations of scientists. The first Michael Smith Distinguished Lecture was […]
The Michael Smith Laboratories, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and Ambassade de France au Canada are excited to present the Single Cell Symposium! This symposium will run April 28-29, 2026 at the University of British Columbia, with the goal of bringing together leading single-cell researchers from Canada and France. The symposium is centred around three key themes: […]
Invited Speaker: Dr. Edward Buckler Geneticist Ithica, NY Host: Dr. Marco Todesco 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 link. Those connecting via zoom will be able to ask questions during the Q&A portion […]
Local Invited Speaker: Dr. Natalie Strynadka Killam and Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UBC Host: Dr. Thibault Mayor Off-cycle from our regular monthly seminars, we have invited local researchers to give talks at the MSL to open up opportunities for interesting research discussions and collaborations. We are excited to welcome Dr. Strynadka as […]
Host: Dr. Brett Finlay 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 to ask questions during the Q&A portion […]