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New prof Elitza Tocheva shares the vast possibilities of a career in science
At UBC, Elitza Tocheva is excited to apply her knowledge and be inspired by learning something new. But she wants people to know that there’s more than one ending when it comes to a career in science.
Microbiology and Immunology awarded with two FoS 2019 Excellence in Service Awards
On March 4, 2020, Sarah Woodward and Sue Palichuk were formally presented their awards by Meigan Aronson, Dean, Faculty of Science.
Women in UBC Science: Isobel Mouat
This article is one of the many stories celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science, which takes place every year on February 11.
Newly renovated home for life sciences allows student research to thrive
The opening of the Undergraduate Life Sciences Teaching Laboratories (Biological Sciences Centre) celebrates a new space that brings together all undergrads in the life & biological sciences into one complex.
MBIM HON student Laurel Neufeld advances to finals of UBC Undergrad 3MT Competition
Laurel’s first draft of the 3 Minute Thesis, which qualified her for finals, is on “Modeling E.coli infections in the gut.”
Obesity, heart disease, and diabetes may be communicable
A new paper in Science by B. Brett Finlay and a team of CIFAR fellows in the Humans & the Microbiome program proposes that “non-communicable” diseases may be transmitted between people through the microbiome.