2024 Gairdner High School Symposium – Monday, October 21, 2024
***REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED. THANK YOU FOR REGISTERING. ELIGIBLE STUDENTS WILL BE CONTACTED. Grade 10-12 students, teachers, and the academic community have the opportunity to hear from two Gairdner award-winning scientists and learn about the BC Children’s Hospital’s research facilities this Fall! Hosted by Dr. Michael Hayden, Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, University of British […]
2024 Gairdner High School Symposium – Registration Page
Student Registration ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————– All Grade 10-12 students are eligible to participate in the Gairdner High School event. Registration is required. Before registering you will need to: Method of Participation ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————– In-person Monday, October 21 | 9:00 am – 12:15 pm Arrange to miss class and plan your own transportation to BC Children’s Hospital. You have […]
CMMT Research Day – September 27th, 2024
Please join us for a day of trainee talks, faculty speakers, poster presentations, lunch, social and more!!! Guest Speaker: Kym M Boycott Senior Scientist, CHEO Research Institute Kym Boycott is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Ottawa in Canada, where she is a Clinical Geneticist at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), […]
2024 Vancouver Gairdner National Symposium – Monday, October 21, 2024 (SAVE THE DATE)
Hosted by: Dr. Michael Hayden, University Killam Professor, Department of Medical Genetics, UBC, Founding Director Emeritus, Senior Scientist, Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, UBC Monday, October 21, 2024 IN-PERSON & ONLINE (Zoom details to follow) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM 2:15 pm – 4:00 pm PST | Gairdner National Symposium | Venue: Room LSC 1002 LT2 […]
CMM Talks Seminar Series – May 24th, 2024
The next Casual Meeting of Minds Talks (CMM Talks) is Friday April 26th, 3:30 PST. Chan Centre for Family Health Education at BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute 938 West 28th Ave, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4H4, Room 3113. Join Zoom Meeting https://ubc.zoom.us/j/62379496050?pwd=eIaPGneI2IfhEIebI0fp6ltoHNAj0T.1 Meeting ID: 623 7949 6050 Passcode: 193014 Karanvir Singh – (Dennis Lab) “Genetics of anorexia nervosa, BMI, […]
CMM Talks Seminar Series – April 26th, 2024
The next Casual Meeting of Minds Talks (CMM Talks) is Friday April 26th, 3:30 PST. Chan Centre for Family Health Education at BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute 938 West 28th Ave, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4H4, Room 3113. Join Zoom Meeting https://ubc.zoom.us/j/69216940283?pwd=TDZlR1MzNUNES1h4VVlGOTNyQ2s2QT09 Meeting ID: 692 1694 0283 Passcode: 060914 Hayley Sowards – Medical Genetics Graduate Student (Dennis Lab) “Integrative […]
CMM Talks Seminar Series – April 5th, 2024
The next Casual Meeting of Minds Talks (CMM Talks) is Friday April 5th, 3:30 PST. Chan Centre for Family Health Education at BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute 938 West 28th Ave, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4H4, Room 3113. Join Zoom Meeting https://ubc.zoom.us/j/62563610585?pwd=Yk5JTEd2NGlwdjFCVjIzbmpCVU0xUT09 Meeting ID: 625 6361 0585 Passcode: 766654 Dr. Carol Huang – Assistant Professor, Center for Genomics and […]
CMM Talks Seminar Series – March 22nd, 2024
The next Casual Meeting of Minds Talks (CMM Talks) is Friday March 22nd, 3:30 PST. Chan Centre for Family Health Education at BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute 938 West 28th Ave, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4H4, Room 2108. Join Zoom Meeting: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/64800040116?pwd=Rktxd1BLN1BkSFJlWDBHZjAzUkpHUT09 Meeting ID: 648 0004 0116 Passcode: 770304 Dr. Jeffrey Carroll – Associate Professor Department of Neurology, University […]
CMM Talks Seminar Series – February 23nd, 2024
Casual Meeting of Minds Talks (CMM Talks) Friday February 23rd, 3:30pm PST. Chan Centre for Family Health Education at BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute 938 West 28th Ave, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4H4, Room 3113. Ben Life, BSc (Hons) (PhD Candidate Leavitt Lab): “Progranulin function and regulation in brain disease”. Hannah-Ruth Engelbrecht, MSc Med (PhD candidate Kobor […]
University of Cape Town announces Dr. Michael Hayden’s honorary degree
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Michael Hayden on his recently awarded degree of Doctor of Science in Medicine (DSc(Med)) (honoris causa) by the University of Cape Town. Read more: https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2024-02-20-uct-to-confer-honorary-doctorates-on-six-remarkable-individuals This award is in recognition of his contribution to biomedical research and inspirational leadership as a clinician-scientist, entrepreneur, and humanitarian. Michael has been the recipient of numerous […]
CMM Talks Seminar Series – January 26th, 2024
Casual Meeting of Minds Talks (CMM Talks) Friday January 26th at 3:30 pm PST. Rui Wang (Kobor Lab): “Explore the impact of SNCA overexpression on mouse hippocampal DNA methylome and transcriptome during early and midlife”. Maggie Fu (Kobor Lab): “Accounting for variability in DNA methylation: application in patients with rare diseases”.