World TB Day at UBC
Tomorrow, Wednesday March 24th, the Department of Microbiology and Immunology is co-hosting a TB awareness day to mark World TB Day. From the event website: WTBD-UBC…
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Name: Nadine Qureshi Talk Title: “Malaria: How We Are Biting Back” Notes:Faculty of Science, Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, 3rd year Topic: Nadine has heard…
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By Matt Whiteman On the evening of February 11th, just before the Olympic torch arrived on UBC campus, I met with our university’s president, Stephen J.…
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The Olympics are coming to Vancouver… and whether you’re excited about the Games or not, there are going to be lots and lots of great events…
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Carl is currently in Vancouver, and he was gracious enough to come out for drinks with us last night. This was after a great talk he…
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Sonja says: “No doubt many of you have seen Mike Gretes’ fantastic talk at TEDxTerry Talks 08. If you haven’t yet, there’s a treat in store…
Read article(2009) Public Health in the 21st Century: the Open-Source Outbreak: Jennifer Gardy
Name: Jennifer Gardy Talk Title: “Public Health in the 21st Century: the Open-Source Outbreak” Notes: UBC Alumni (Faculty of Science, 2000). Topic: Dr. Jennifer Gardy, an…
Read articleMicrobes as glass sculptures: in a word, beautiful.
Dear Luke, I just saw a photo of your glass sculpture of HIV. I can’t stop looking at it. Knowing that millions of those guys are…
Read articleDoes the name Dr. Krisana Kraisintu ring a bell? (If not, might be worth reading this)
A review of Cocktail: A Play about the Life and HIV Drug Development Work of Dr. Krisana Kraisintu by Vince LiCata and Ping Chong Truth be…
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A Life Worth Living: considering the limits of science in medicine and life
By Sarah Andersen,
Horatio: O day and night, but this is wondrous strange! Hamlet: And therefore as a stranger give it welcome. There are more things in heaven and…
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