VPRI Unit: Research Ethics
The UBC REBs released a statement on May 15, 2017 regarding US FDA 1572 Forms. This policy statement is intended to outline the REB's perspective on Investigators signing US FDA Form 1572 and to set out alternatives that an investigator can propose to the sponsor so that neither the investigator nor the REB are obligated to comply with foreign (US) regulations.
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VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office
Ten UBC researchers were among the latest Canada Research Chairs appointments.
VPRI Unit: Advanced Research Computing
Date: May 1-3, 2017Location: Vancouver, BC
With increasing adoption of Next Generation Sequencing technologies to infectious disease surveillance and outbreak investigations, genomic epidemiology (combining pathogen genomics data with epidemiological investigations to track the spread of infectious diseases) is poised to change the practices of public health and infection controls and provides unprecedented amount of data for pathogen evolution studies.
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UBC Researchers Julio Montaner and Dominic McIvor Lopes have won the prestigious Killam Prize and Killam Fellowship, respectively.
Montaner, UBC Professor and Head of the Division of AIDS, will receive the 2017 Killam Prize in the Health Sciences from the Canada Council for the Arts.
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UBC biodiversity researcher Dolph Schulter, a leading expert in the evolution of ecological diversity, has been elected a foreign associate of the US National Academy of Sciences.
VPRI Unit: Advanced Research Computing
Dates:
Workshop 1: Monday, April 24th, 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Workshop 2: Tuesday, April 25th, 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Workshop 3: Thursday, April 27th, 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Location:
Room LSC3 – Life Sciences Institute – 2350 Health Sciences Mall. Vancouver, BC – View Map
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office
The CIHR Gold Leaf Prize for Impact goes to the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, in acknowledgement of the organization’s 25 years of providing care and treatment for those living with HIV, educating health professionals, and promoting evidence-based policy to protect people from the virus.
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VPRI Unit: Advanced Research Computing
Course Details:
Sessions will take place from June 5-9 and June 12-14
Sessions will be held from 10am - 12pm Pacific
Participants can attend in-person at the BC Children's Hospital or online via videoconference
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Session Topics:
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DIscover the support available for your sequencing projects, learn from vendor application specialists and hear how sequencing is impacting research in multiple disciplines.
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Preliminary nomination deadline: Wednesday, April 26
VPRI Unit: Sequencing and Bioinformatics Consortium
The SBC brings together the services and expertise previously offered by the UBC Sequencing Centre, the Biodiversity Research Centre NextGen Sequencing Facility, and the NAPS Unit.
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Education series starts April 5, competition deadline is April 12 for promising new tech ventures in the province.
VPRI Unit: Advanced Research Computing
Date: Friday, March 17, 2017 - 10am-11am PDTLocation: Online
As part of our ongoing initiative to keep our users regularly informed and engaged, WestGrid is hosting another Community Town Hall session on Friday, March 17.
WestGrid's management team and support staff will share the latest updates on:
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Hear first-hand about SSHRC’s new programs and changes in eligibility. Wednesday 5th April:1:00pm-3:30pm. Registration required.
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Watch the UBC 3MT finalists at the alumni centre at 12:30pm on Thursday, March 16.
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Discover the UBC researchers, programs and companies that wll be exhibitign and presenting at this year's summit.
VPRI Unit: Advanced Research Computing
The SBC (and The Pharm Sci Seq Centre which preceded it) has, for the past 3 years, provided client-first, personalized sequencing services to UBC researchers, as well as their collaborators across Canada and Internationally. We recently completed sequencing several hundred exomes and in 2016 will be offering clinical-grade exomes with a rapid Turn-Around-Time.
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Dr. Patricia Schulte is leading genomics research to understand why some populations of wild rainbow and steelhead trout prove resilient to climate change effects. Findings could inform stocking practices and conserve wild populations.
VPRI Unit: Research Ethics
See the Winter Newsletter for the lastest from the UBC Behavioural Research Ethics Board (BREB). It includes application tips and reminders for student and faculty.