Save the Date: a celebration of Dr. Susanne Clee and her contributions to research
Clee Symposium The LSI community is invited to participate in a special symposium in memory of our colleague Dr. Susanne Clee, to take place on Wednesday, November 18th at 13:00 Pacific Standard Time via Zoom. Zoom Link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/64744001212?password=cSs0eFZVSDdZWDhHbk9JTVNRUnUxZz09 Meeting ID: 647 4400 1212, Passcode: 250654 Presenters will include: • Dr Michael Hayden, UBC, PhD supervisor […]
Annual Day of Immunology a Science Literacy Success Story
They don’t want to leave at the end of the day. Every year since 2012, Dr. Ninan Abraham and Dr. Parvin Bolourani and colleagues seed the fascination that makes future scientists when they invite primary and secondary school students to the Day of Immunology on the UBC campus. Dr. Abraham estimates about 750 grade school […]
Sounds and Science – Vienna Meets Vancouver Sets a Precedent
A virtuoso performance by UBC researchers and members of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra sold out UBC’s Old Auditorium November 30. Inspired by a successful series run by Medizinische Universität Wien, Sounds and Science – Vienna Meets Vancouver drew a diverse and enthusiastic audience. Many attendees expressed an interest in Sounds and Science becoming an annual […]
Dr Roger Wong interviewed by CBC Radio Music and Aging
CBC Radio host Matthew Parsons spoke with the UBC Faculty of Medicine’s Dr. Roger Wong Sunday, Nov. 24 in an interview focusing on Dr. Wong’s upcoming role in Sounds and Science. In a talk dedicated to composer Johann Strauss, Dr. Wong will speak on how music enables healthy aging, as one of the presenters featured […]
‘Sounds and Science’ unites music with scientific research from Vienna to Vancouver Nov. 30, 2019
– Vienna Philharmonic musicians and top UBC scientists to spark novel insights into the human experience The University of British Columbia will host the first Canadian concert bringing leading musical talents of Vienna together with dramatic narratives from science and medicine. “Sounds and Science: Vienna Meets Vancouver” is part of the President’s Concert Series, to be […]
“Multifunctional Nanoparticles for Medical Imaging and Therapeutics” a Seminar by David Cormode
On Friday, July 28, at 10:00 am in LSC 3 , please join us for an interesting talk given by David Cormode from the University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Radiology. “Nanoparticles have found many applications in medical imaging and therapeutics in the past few years, resulting in the field of nanomedicine. Nanoparticles can offer advantages […]
2017 Personalized Medicine Summit, hosted by LSI
Sunday June 11th-Tuesday June 13th, 2017 The Summit will be held at the Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC The Personalized Medicine Initiative and partners are pleased to announce the 2nd Personalized Medicine Summit 2017, scheduled for June 11-13, 2017 at the University of British Columbia (UBC). This meeting follows on from […]
Bringing the ASCB to the LSI
Dr. Eric Betzig is an American physicist based at the Janelia Farm Research Campus in Ashburn, Virginia. He has worked to develop the field of fluorescence microscopy and photoactivated localization microscopy. He was awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for “the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy”, along with Stefan Hell and fellow Cornell alumnus […]
Nov. 15, 2016 LSI Public Talk
An LSI Public Talk The latest LSI Public Talk was held on Nov. 15 at The Annex. It involved a discussion with a panel of experts who explained what personalized medicine tells you about your potential for heart health issues, and how doctors and researchers in British Columbia are collaborating to identify your risks, detect […]
New LSI Gallery Attracts A Crowd
On Tuesday, June 7, 2016, the UBC Life Sciences Institute officially opened its new LSI Gallery during a reception in LSC West Atrium attended by 150 guests and hosted by Director Dr. Pieter Cullis. The LSI Gallery is essentially most of the walls of LSC Colonnade, where 20 framed photographs taken by 18 talented researchers from LSI labs are currently […]