BIG 2023 SCHEDULE
Overview
Detailed Schedule
Registration Check-in
8:00-9:00 AM at the East Atrium
Welcome & Keynote I
9:10 AM - 10:15 AM
Location: LSC 1001
Welcome - Red Alder Clarinet Quartet
Opening Remarks - Dr. Peter Stirling
Keynote: Learning the Rules of RNA splicing
Dr. Christopher Burge
Professor of Biology at MIT; CSB Program Director; Extramural Member of KIICR; Associate Member of the Broad Institute\
Zoom link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/65132609331?pwd=ekpOR2FXZXFxajJXcXBQcC84bkxKUT09
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Tea & coffee in the East Atrium
CONCURRENT SESSIONS I
10:30 AM - 11:20 AM
Location: LSC 1001 & 1002 and MLP LSC 1013
Dr. Ly Vu - Toward targeting Post-transcriptional Gene Regulation in Myeloid Leukemia
Scientist at Terry Fox Laboratory, BC Cancer
@LSC 1001 Zoom link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/65132609331?pwd=ekpOR2FXZXFxajJXcXBQcC84bkxKUT09
Dr. Gregg Morin - Discovery of pediatric cancer surfaceome immunotherapeutic targets
Senior Scientist and the Head of Proteomics at Genome Sciences Center, BC Cancer
@LSC 1002 Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88667460887?pwd=NlhLSzl4NitKR0JmdlA0SndqUjV2dz09
Dr. Marco Marra - The Genomics of Treatment Resistant Cancers
Distinguished Scientist at Genome Sciences Center, BC Cancer
@MLP LSC 1013 Zoom link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/62756585465?pwd=TXg4WnlWdW1jZEFRaXozaTdqQ2lTUT09
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POSTER SESSION A
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Locations: West Atrium
Please find more info in the event booklet.
Lunch & Networking
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
Location: East Atrium
Student tALKS
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Locations: LSC 1001 and 1002 and MLP LSC 1013
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CONCURRENT SESSIONS II
2:10 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: LSC 1001 & 1002 and MLP LSC 1013
Dr. Calvin Yip - Investigating the molecular structures and dynamics of histone acetyltransferase complexes
Assistant Professor at Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia
@LSC 1001 Zoom link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/65132609331?pwd=ekpOR2FXZXFxajJXcXBQcC84bkxKUT09
Dr. Philipp Lange - Protein dynamics and modification in childhood cancer
Assistant Professor of Pathology & Computer Science, University of British Columbia
@LSC 1002 Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88667460887?pwd=NlhLSzl4NitKR0JmdlA0SndqUjV2dz09
Dr. Charlie Stevens - Structural Bioinformatics and its Role in Industrial Protein Development
Senior Scientist in the Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Genomics (MBBG) Team at STEMCELL Technologies Inc.
@MLP LSC 1013 Zoom link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/62756585465?pwd=TXg4WnlWdW1jZEFRaXozaTdqQ2lTUT09
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Tea & coffee in the East Atrium
Alumni & Industry Talks
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Alumni Talks @ LSC 1001
Zoom link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/65132609331?pwd=ekpOR2FXZXFxajJXcXBQcC84bkxKUT09
Dr. Tal Shalev - There be dragons here: navigating the uncharted waters of grad school and beyond
GSAT Alumni
Dr. Sonya Langman - Hindsight is 20/20: practical tips on career development while in graduate school
IOP Alumni
Dr. Jasleen Grewal - How to forge your own Swiss knife through grad school and beyond
BIOF Alumni
Industry Talks @ LSC 1002
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88667460887?pwd=NlhLSzl4NitKR0JmdlA0SndqUjV2dz09
10X GENOMICS- Empowering Impactful Science with Leading Edge Single Cell, Spatial, and In Situ Technologies
BIO-RAD - Bio-Rad: Who We Are and What We Do
Closing Remarks & Awards
Closing Remarks - Dr. Kevin Bennewith
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Locations: LSC 1001
BIG Social
6:00 PM ~ 9:00 PM
Location: Koerner’s Pub (1758 West Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2)