Public Talk: Your Microbiome – How the Bugs Living in You and on You Affect Your Health
On Wed. April, 6 at Vancouver Public Library – Central Branch, over 230 people attended the fourth and final LSI Public Talk of this season’s Personalized Medicine-themed series: Your Microbiome – How the Bugs Living in You and on You Affect Your Health. Video of entire event just uploaded: The event featured the following speakers: Moderator Linda Aylesworth – Reporter, Global […]
Public Talk: Wrapping Personalized Medicine around the Patient
On February 10, 2016, this LSI Public Talk held at VPL Central Branch featured a conversation with a family member of someone who had a dangerous, but preventable reaction to a drug, a student who is exploring the power of language to bridge the gap between diabetes patients and healthcare providers, a pharmacist who is bringing […]
GSA Research Day 2016 A Hit!
The highlight of this very successful event, held on March 11, 2016, was the keynote speech by Dr. Mina Bissell, Distinguished Scientist, Life Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Dr. Bissell spoke on “Why Don’t We Get More Cancer: The Critical Role of Extracellular Matrix and Microenvironment in Metastasis and Dormancy.” Dr. Bissell’s abstract is at the […]
Public Talk: Personal Health Data Sharing for Personalized Medicine
On December 2, 2015, six leaders came together for conversations about types of personal health data, opportunities that arise from integrating these data for health and economic benefits, and issues in secure, private and ethical storage and sharing of these data. Moderator: Dr. Jehannine Austin – Associate Professor, UBC Psychiatry/Medical Genetics Dr. Jehannine Austin is […]
Public Talks : Bringing Personalized Medicine to BC
Preventing, Diagnosing and Treating Disease Are Soon to Change Forever Held at the VPL Central Branch on Oct. 7, 2015, this edition of the LSI Public Talks aimed to bring the Personalized Medicine Roadmap to the public, informing them about specific near-term benefits of personalized medicine. An expert panel including Dr. Pieter Cullis, Joyce Drohan, […]
Research Day 2015
LSI Graduate Students Association Research Day took place on Friday, March 6, 2015. Schedule 9:30-11:30am – Trainee talks – Schedule (PDF) 11:30-12:30pm in LSC3 – Keynote speaker – Klaus Kaestner 12:30-1:30pm in West Atrium – Lunch 1:30-2:30pm in LSC3 – Keynote speaker – Susan Quaggin 3:00-7:00pm in West Atrium – Poster session/beer garden Award Winners […]
Public Talk : Diabetes
Drugs, Diet and Genes. Personal Approaches to Treat Diabetes and Obesity Learn about the link between obesity and diabetes, current treatment options for type 2 diabetes and how genetics and personalized medicine will inform better treatments in the near future. On November 26, 2014, a group of experts presented short talks and hosted a discussion […]
Special Event: Venki Ramakrishnan, Nobel Prize winner
On September 19, 2014, the LSI hosted Dr. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan for a special seminar attended by nearly 300 people. Dr Ramakrishnan shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry “for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome”. This special event was sponsored by the LSI, Chemical Biology of Disease Research Group, Centre for High […]
Public Talk : Autism Spectrum Disorders
AUTISM GETS PERSONAL: EMERGING THERAPIES FROM THE INTERFACE OF GENES AND ENVIRONMENTS. The Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs), defined by significant deficits in communication, social reciprocity and behaviour, are the most common childhood neurodevelopmental disorder and a rapidly growing public health concern. One of the University of British Columbia Life Sciences Institute (LSI) initiatives, iTARGET Autism, […]
Research Day 2014
LSI-GSA Research Day was held on March 14, 2014 Keynotes: Dr. Suzanne Noble Assistant Professor Department of Medicine (Infectious Disease) UC San Francisco Candida albicans in the Mammalian Host: Tales of Fungal Commensalism and Virulence Sponsored by Bacterial Adaptation & Response Networks Research Group Dr. Allan Basbaum Professor & Chair Department of Anatomy UC San […]