Join the Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences for the 19th D. Harold Copp Lecture with Dr. Pieter Cullis, on “Lipid Nanoparticle Systems for Enabling Gene Therapies”. Join in-person or online on May 5, 2023 from 3–4 pm.
The D. Harold Copp Lecture is a UBC Faculty of Medicine sponsored lectureship that arose in November 1996 through donations from the Medical Research Council of Canada and the Wolfe and Gita Churg Foundation. Named after the late Doctor D. Harold Copp, the Copp Lecture is hosted each year by the Faculty of Medicine and speakers are nominated by members of the faculty, and selected by the Copp Lecture committee.
In this talk, Dr. Cullis will describe the historical development of lipid nanoparticle (LNP) systems leading to the development of Onpattro and how related LNP delivery technology is being employed to enable many mRNA-based gene therapy drugs — including the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 mRNA vaccine.
In person: Life Sciences Centre, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, LSC 2
UBCV and UBCO are collaboratively hosting the 14th Annual Celebrate Learning Week (CLW) online and in-person from May 2–9, 2023.
The theme of this year’s campus-wide showcase is celebrating the Power of Place in Teaching and Learning. UBC faculty, staff and students are encouraged to participate in the professional development opportunities. Sessions demonstrate the connections between the power of place in teaching and learning with strong ties to the goals and actions laid out in UBC’s Indigenous Strategic Plan.
UBCO Keynote Speaker: Bill Cohen, a Syilx Okanagan artist and educator, speaks about snk̓l̕ip’s (Coyote) role in Syilx pedagogy and praxis, including humanizing Indigenous Peoples and learning about the potential for healthy, sustaining cultural and ecological diversity.
Discussion: Join a conversation on the role of the land as a teacher and kin, rooted in Indigenous sovereignty and LandBack as a framework for understanding our relationship with the land.
Closing Plenary Panel: This panel features educators from across UBC as they share their experiences and strategies for decolonizing and Indigenizing curriculum and teaching practice.
Join Genome BC and a panel of experts on Wednesday, May 3 for a 2023 Genomics Forum on the future of health care. This year’s theme is “Beyond the Promise: Maximizing the value for patients”.
This free, virtual event will investigate the power of integrating genomics into patient management, the potential of precision medicine, how to overcome the hurdles still in the way and how to derive maximum value from samples and patient data. Learn how we can all contribute to achieving these goals while ensuring that research and health care advances are equitable to all.
A Clinical Associate Professor Emerita, Dr. Stark taught in the former Department of Health Care and Epidemiology (now the School of Population and Public Health).
A Clinical Associate Professor Emeritus in the Department of Dermatology and Skin Science, Dr. Coupe first joined the Department as a researcher. After moving to private practice, he moved to a clinical faculty role, teaching dermatology residents.
Applications are open for entrepreneurship@UBC‘s fall 2023 Venture Founder CORE and Lab2Launch programs, which support UBC entrepreneurs and researchers looking to launch a startup idea into a viable business model.
These free programs are designed for UBC entrepreneurs (student, staff, faculty or alumni up to 5 years) looking to further their venture opportunity through in-depth training, mentorship and resources.
Lab2Launch is for UBC researchers across disciplines (faculty, staff, students, recent UBC alumni) who plan to build, or are building, a deep tech venture based on a proprietary and novel scientific or technological innovation.
Teams are provided with industry expertise, practical business training and deep mentorship to develop research discoveries into transformational venture opportunities. Gain access to the community and join Venture Studios for additional support around climate, human health and social impact.
CORE supports UBC entrepreneurs who are building solutions founded in technology and innovation, helping to develop their startup through practical business training and deep mentorship to launch ideas into thriving companies capable of shifting industries.
entrepreneurship@UBC helps validate and shape your venture’s potential by working with seasoned industry instructors, experts and mentors to catapult your venture into a scalable company. Gain access to the community and join Venture Studios for additional support around climate, human health and social impact.
The event is open to UBC faculty, staff, graduate students and external partners who collaborate with UBC.
Explore the ethical, cultural and political challenges of partnered research and develop strategies for driving real change. The conference will bring together 200 faculty, staff, students and community partners to UBC Robson Square to discuss how we can collaborate meaningfully for greater impact.
