ISMB conference
This is kind of last minute, but just in case you didn’t know yet and you want to travel for conferences in the summer, there’s a cool conference happening in Orlando in July. https://www.iscb.org/ismb2016 The early poster submission deadline is tomorrow. After that you’d have to pay $50. This conference is one of the biggest bioinformatics […]
REMINDER: B.I.G. Research Day reminder – Posters
The B.I.G. Research Day is this Friday, March 11th! Here are a few reminders: – If you are printing your poster with our sponsor Save On Stitch, please contact Sulin Cao (sulincao1982@gmail.com) by Wednesday, March 9th at the latest. Check out the website for further instructions (note that, if you choose this option, your poster […]
Dinner & Karaoke: Socializing after the research festival
Hello bioinformatics folks, Since it’s a busy week for everyone preparing for this Friday, we should totally reward ourselves by having some fun after the B.I.G research retreat ! Doodle Poll : http://doodle.com/poll/dpwr5bbv44santgd The retreat might end around 4-4:30 since the closing ceremony will be around 3:30pm. We’ll head out to get some dinner and […]
New Group Content: Nominating students for the CIHR National Student Research Poster Competition
If you are interested in being nominated for this forum, you will need to have your application materials to Sharon by Monday, March 7th, as the deadline is March 9th. _________________________________________________________________________________ Please note that the deadline for nominations is much sooner than usual: Wednesday, 9 March 2016 Entering its 29th year, the 2016 Canadian Student […]
Daniel LAI – Doctoral Exam Monday, March 7, 2016
Lai (Daniel) Programme
February Social This Sunday!
Hello! This month’s social will be at the Vancouver Buddhist Temple for their spring food bazaar on Sunday. Here’s a really sketchy image from their website with details: http://www.vancouverbuddhisttemple.com/sites/default/files/legacy_files/images/2016.02%20Spring%20Bazaar-page-2.jpg Meet there at noonish to eat some tasty foods! Yay! -Santina/Mike ===== Here’s a doodle if you want to let everyone know if you are coming or […]
Exam Notification – Emilia Lim
Lim (Emilia) Programme
B.I.G. Research Day abstract submission deadline
Hello fellow BIOF students, My name is Ka Ming Nip. I am part of this year’s B.I.G. Research Day organizing committee. Just a heads-up that the abstract submission deadline has been postponed (from today) to this Friday. We were supposed to sent out a reminder email last week to students of BIOF/IOP/GSAT, but somehow it […]
B.I.G. Retreat Invitation- March 11
Dear students and faculty, Registration is now open for the 2016 B.I.G. Research Day on Friday, March 11th at the UBC Nest! This multidisciplinary retreat is a great opportunity to meet and discuss with other graduate students and faculty, and learn about the exciting interdisciplinary research happening at UBC. The event will include a keynote talk from Dr Lynne Quarmby, […]
iGSN Winterdisciplinary Party
Hello Boings, iGSN is organizing a party for grad students next Friday at UBC! It’s a great opportunity to meet students from different departments! See you there! Ka Ming — FYI: https://www.facebook.com/events/914619381979012/ “”” Join us for our annual Winterdisciplinary party on Friday, Feb 5th in Thea’s Lounge! As usual, we’ll have free food and cheap drinks, […]