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Register now for the 2021 Experimental Medicine Career & Research Expo!
The 2021 UBC Experimental Medicine Career and Research Expo is taking place virtually via Zoom on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, from 1 pm – 5 pm.
We are pleased to welcome Dr. Bev Holmes, President & CEO of Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, who will give a brief introduction on MSFHR and its role in developing health research talent. Dr. Holmes focuses on the funding, production, and uptake of health research and healthcare-related evidence in British Columbia. Her research interests include knowledge translation, discourse analysis, health communication, risk communication, and public involvement in health research.
The 2021 program features faculty keynote addresses from Dr. Manish Sadarangan (UBC Department of Pediatrics), Dr. Janice Eng (UBC Department of Physical Therapy), Dr. David Granville (UBC Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine), and Dr. Gail Murphy (UBC Vice-President of Research and Innovation).
In addition to keynote addresses, the program will also feature student presentations (oral, lighting and posters) and two panels (Industry Panel and Award/Grant Panel), which are an innovative part of this year’s event. Professionals in academia and industry will share their stories and answer questions.
Event program to follow
Register now to join us for an exciting afternoon of collective networking, idea sharing, and collaboration! We look forward to seeing you there!
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COVID-19 related Research
Dr. Don Sin and Anthony Tam
ACE-2 expression in the small airway epithelia of smokers and COPD patients: implications for COVID-19.
Leung JM, Yang CX, Tam A, Shaipanich T, Hackett TL, Singhera GK, Dorscheid DR, Sin DD. Eur Respir J. 2020 May 14;55(5):2000688. doi: 10.1183/13993003.00688-2020.
SARS-CoV-2 receptor ACE2 gene expression and RAAS inhibitors.
Milne S, Yang CX, Timens W, Bossé Y, Sin DD. Lancet Respir Med. 2020 Jun;8(6):e50-e51. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30224-1.
ExMed Travel Fund
The application for ExMed Travel Fund 19/20 is now open. Students who attended a conference and made a poster or oral presentation as a first author as of September 2019 may fill out the application form and email it to Program Office along with supporting documents. The deadline for this application is July 24. MSc students may apply for the ExMed Travel Fund once throughout their program and PhD students twice, with a maximum of $500 per request. To be eligible, students must make a poster or oral presentation as a first author at the conference. Students who need travel fund for conferences are encouraged to apply for the G+PS Travel Fund before applying for the ExMed Travel Fund.