GSS Departmental Representative
Hi everyone, The new departmental representative is: Hamza Khan, and the proxy is: Jasleen Grewal. Dmitry, Hamza and Jasleen had responded to the e-mail, and I had them decide among themselves who would like to serve as the GSS rep. Wish you all the very best! Regards, Naman
B.I.G. Retreat – call for volunteers
Hi All, If you would like to volunteer for the annual B.I.G. retreat (BIOF, IOP and GSAT programs), please send me your name by Monday, October 19th. This is a great way to get to know people in the program (s) and also have a volunteer experience for your CV. Please do not volunteer if […]
Halloween and Thanksgiving party – October social
Hello people of bioinformatics, We are so glad that people had fun last time, but there’s more fun coming this month! This time it’s a Halloween + Thanksgiving party for people who want to try dressing up and for people who don’t have a family here in Vancouver but want to enjoy a warm and […]
[VanBUG] Next VanBUG Talk: Dr. Tamara Munzner Oct 8th 2015
Dear VanBUGger, Following our successful season opener (sorry we ran out of pizza, but I trust everyone had at least a slice or two), Dr. Tamara Munzner from UBC Dept of Computer Science will give a talk titled “Visualization Analysis and Design for Biology” on October 8th, 2015 at 6pm. Abstract:Computer-based visualization systems provide visual […]
Gairdner Symposium – Genomics and Cancer – November 17th
Genomics and Cancer – SaveTheDate – November 17 Sent on behalf of Kelly Curwin (Terry Fox Research Institute), A Canada Gairdner Symposium brought to you by The Terry Fox Research Institute and Genome BC http://gairdner.org/content/vancouver-british-columbia
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Hello, Just a brief follow-up on the social last Friday. It was a huge success! 😀 I hope everyone had fun cooking/eating/making their own crepes and playing boardgames. Special thanks to: Mike for helping to organize the event and logistics Ka Ming for helping me do the shopping Bruno for spearheading the preparation of crepe […]
Deadlines for September 2015 Registration
Tuesday, 22 September 2015 Term 1 courses and Distance Education Term A courses: Last day for change in registration and for withdrawal from most Winter Session Term 1 courses and Distance Education Term A courses without withdrawal standing of W recorded on a student’s academic record. Student Service Centre remains open for course withdrawals with […]
VanBUG Talk: Fiona Brinkman, September 17, 2015 at 6pm, BCCRC
VanBUG is kicking off the 2015-2016 school year with a talk by Dr. Fiona Brinkman on September 17, 2015 at 6pm. Dr. Brinkman’s talk is titled: “Microbes (and why all bioinformaticists should care about them)”. Abstract: As sequencing technology now allows us to rapidly sequence many microbial genomes daily, microbial bioinformatics is facing multiple challenges […]
Bioinformatics Social September
Hello Bioinformaticians, The date for the September social has been decided and the lounge has been booked for this date: September 18th, Friday evening 6pm – 11pm (1125 West 12th Avenue) Here’s a list of boardgames people are bringing to the social: Twister, flux, banagrams, settlers, risk, cards of humanity, Coloretto, Clue, Resistance, Saboteur, and […]
Signing authority for Doctoral CIHR ONLY
If you are planning to apply for a Doctoral CIHR and your supervisor and you are off campus, then you can use this attached guideline for people who can sign your signature page for CIHR scholarship. Make sure you do this well in advance, as there usually is a deadline at least 7 working days […]