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[VanBUG] Student Biotechnology Network Annual Networking Soiree 2015‏

Student Biotechnology Network will be hosting its annual Networking Soiree on June 25, 2015 at Petley Jones Gallery. Join us in celebrating SBN’s 14th anniversary along with an evening of food, drinks, and the opportunity to network with people and mentors in the field of biotechnology and life sciences. The cost to students is $10 […]

Department of Statistics Award in Data Science – Congratulations to Rosemary!‏

Congratulations to Rosemary for her award in the Department of Statistics Award in Data Science! The Department of Statistics is soliciting nominations for the newly established Department of Statistics Award in Data Science, an award to recognize the importance of developing and applying tools to answer important questions through the analysis of data.   This $1000 award […]

MSc Exit Seminar – Sarah Perez – Friday, May 22‏

MSc exit seminar – Sarah Perez

BIOTALK TOMORROW: Calvin Lefebvre – Exit Seminar‏

Genome Sciences Centre Bioinformatics Graduate Program Exit Seminar Cis-Regulatory Somatic Mutations and Gene-Expression Alteration in B Cell Lymphomas Speaker: Calvin Lefebvre   NOTE: This session will take the place of the Friday Bioinformatics Seminar (BioTalk)  Friday, May 8, 2015 12:00 am – 1:00 pm BCCRC Dorothy Lam Boardroom BC Cancer Research Centre 675 West 10th Avenue   […]

Awards now being paid through SSC accounts – please see email to make sure your awards go to the proper place‏

To assist with this transition, it is vital that UBC graduate programs help publicise the importance of students receiving awards signing up for direct deposit via their SSC accounts. Otherwise, award holders will be issued a cheque that they will have to pick up in person at Brock Hall for any award amounts above their […]

Call for Nominations: Rio Tinto Alcan Research Scholarships‏

If you plan to apply for this award, the deadline for having your application to Sharon is May22. _________________________________________________________________________________ Please distribute the following competition announcement to your students, and set your internal deadlines as appropriate: Rio Tinto Alcan Research Fellowships As part of its ongoing commitment to innovation and research, Rio Tinto Alcan offers an […]

Potential series of talk of interest for bioinformaticians‏

In July, Eric Tannier (see bio information at the end of the email),  from INRIA and LBBE in Lyon will visit SFU for a month, funded by PIMS,  and has planned a series of 4 lectures on models and algorithms for  evolutionary genomics. Below are the title and topics of these talks.  The first one […]

Register for the summer thesis course‏

Hi All, Please remember to register in your thesis course for the summer term, so you have continuous registration. MSc BIOF 599 923 PhD BIOF 699 923 If you are not able to do this, please let me know and I will do it for you, but you will need to give me your student […]