Bicycle June Social – Bioinformatics go biking!

Hi people, For this month’s bioinformatics social, we’re gonna to bike to Deep Cove and then do one~all of the followings: 1. Eat donuts 2. Kayak and find jellyfish 3. Hike a little bit 4. Eat more 5. Chill in the sun Check out the Facebook event to get more details about this getaway happening […]

Pool and foosball games at Soho Bar, Yaletown

There had been an excessive amount of sunshine and warmth last week, but like how sometimes good thing comes to a pause, a whole week of cloud and rain is upon us… Fear not! Your super social bioinformatics social coordinators are here to bring you joy and laughter! We will be having a social at […]

ECCB 2016 – deadline May 16, 2016 – The Hague, Netherlands.(European Conference on Computational Biology)‏

In case someone from the program is interested: http://www.eccb2016.org/ This is a great opportunity for young researchers working in bioinformatics.

[VanBUG] Fwd: Special Seminar – Niko Beerenwinkel – April 28th‏

Dear all, There is a special seminar by Dr. Niko Beerenwinkel this Thursday at BCCRC. Please see information excerpt below and the VanBUG calendar for more information: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=MTdtMGJmcmkycjJmcG90MzNjMTJ2ZzdvZXMgdmFuYmlvaW5mb0Bt&tmsrc=vanbioinfo%40gmail.com Cheers, Will > > Molecular Oncology Department > Special Seminar > > “Modeling cancer evolution from genomic data” > > by > > Dr. Niko Beerenwinkel > […]

Exit Seminar -Thuy Nguyen – Friday, April 29‏

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Director, Genomics Applications Programs‏

Genome Canada (Ottawa) has an exciting opportunity for a Director, Genomics Applications programs.  While this position is located in Ontario, I was wondering if you may know of or have suggestions for finding candidates for this role. http://www.genomecanada.ca/en/about-us/careers

VanBUG seeking speaker suggestions for Next Season‏

Dear VanBUGgers, The VanBUG Dev Team is in the process of selecting and contacting potential speakers for our next season.  If you have someone that you like to hear, please reply to this email or fill out the web form at http://www.vanbug.org/suggest_speaker.php Thank you. Cheers, VanBUG Dev Team

A Basic Course in Statistical Data Analysis Using R (May 4 – 6, 2016; Vancouver, B.C.)

A Basic Course in Statistical Data Analysis Using R We are pleased to announce that we are offering a 3-day statistical training course on May 4 – 6, 2016 in Vancouver, B.C., titled “ A Basic Course in Statistical Data Analysis Using R”. The course is intended for novice R users who would like to […]

2016 Complex Systems Postdoctoral Fellowship‏

2016 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Studying Complex Systems The James S. McDonnell Foundation (JSMF) has posted updated guidelines for the 2016 Postdoctoral Fellowship Award program in Studying Complex Systems. The Fellowship -The JSMF Fellowship is designed to provide students with an opportunity to seek potential postdoctoral research opportunities on the basis of the student’s interest and desire to obtain […]