Opportunities

Statistical Opportunity for Students (SOS)‏

The Statistical Opportunity for Students (SOS) The Statistical Consulting and Research Laboratory (SCARL) is proud to offer an hour of statistical consulting to UBC graduate students at no charge to the student. The SOS program is designed to help graduate students formulate and understand the statistical issues involved in their research projects. The program is […]

bioinformatic position‏

Hi Sharon, Anthony Fejes recommended that I write to you about posting an exciting bioinformatic job posting for Sickkids for GSC recent graduates. https://career.sickkids.ca/uniquesig6f48ebcb0541aebf96298f20840453ff78ad6bcf4250514960ec2a74bb87fb63/uniquesig0/psc/CAREER/CAREER/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL?Page=HRS_CE_JOB_DTL&Action=A&JobOpeningId=3897&SiteId=1&PostingSeq=1 Thanks so much! – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Lynette Lau Department of […]

REMINDER: FW: Travel awards available to non-CIHR training program students – some still available

To all Bioinformatics graduate students: There are 7 travel awards of $500 each available to non-CIHR training program students (that is because CIHR training program students all receive travel awards already in their first 2 years). These are available now and up until April 30, 2015. To qualify: 1) Must be presenting a poster or […]

New Group Content: Competition Announcement: Mackenzie King Competition‏

Mackenzie King Memorial Scholarships Deadline: Monday, 2 February 2014 Amount: $8,500 – $10,500 (subject to change) The Open Scholarship is available to graduates of Canadian universities who pursue graduate study in any discipline, in Canada or elsewhere. One Open Scholarship is awarded each year. The value has recently been approximately $8,500 but is subject to […]

MEDG 505 – seats available for 2014W, term 2

Hi everyone: Sent to MEDG graduate students and faculty Some seats have opened up in MEDG 505: “Genome Analysis Investigation of genetic information as it is organized within genomes, genetic and physical map construction, sequencing technologies, gene identification, database accessing and integration, functional organization of genomes from contemporary, historic and evolutionary perspectives.” Registration for this […]

Open rank statistical bioinformatics position‏

Dear Sharon Ruschkowski, I am trying to reach bioinformatics Ph.D. graduates who may not monitor the usual venues for statistics job ads, yet may qualify for our bioinformatics faculty position. Please share this opportunity with qualified soon-to-graduate or recent graduates of your bioinformatics education program(s). I am chairing the search for an Assistant, Associate, or […]

[VanBUG] Re: VanBUG Holiday Social and Lightning Talks – Dec 12th 2014‏

Holiday2014_poster Please note that the registration deadline for the Lightning Talk is Dec 10th 2014 (rather than Dec 1st). My apology for the transcription error. Will On Nov 28, 2014, at 11:35 AM, William Hsiao wrote: Dear all, The Vancouver Bioinformatics Users Group is hosting a holiday party with lightning talks and free food/drinks afterwards. […]

Upcoming Deadline: Travel Funding Opportunity for Conference Travel

Hello, Please send the following competition announcement to your students. The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (G+PS) has been offered two free flights for round trip, system-wide travel with Delta Airlines by the UBC Travel Program. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants must be: · UBC graduate students during the intended period of […]

Bursaries available for service learning program‏

Serena from Operation Groundswell here. I just left you a voicemail regarding our international service learning programs and wanted to follow up with more information. Our goal is to facilitate service-learning programs abroad that combine critical learning, cross-cultural dialogue, and community service.  We’ve just received funding to provide bursaries that all students are eligible for and was […]

2015 Friedman Scholars Program

*Deadline: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 4:00pm PST* *Intent to apply deadline: no later than Monday, February 9, 2015*  The Constance Livingstone-Friedman and Sydney Friedman Foundation Scholarships in Health Sciences are named after the first two faculty members in the UBC Faculty of Medicine. Drs. Constance and Sydney Friedman believed that a full well-rounded education […]