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New publication: Griffin & Leeks. Nature Antimicrobial & Resistance

March 28, 2025
Fig. 1 | The concept of the Trojan Horse strategy. A The invasive potential of social cheats can be exploited to drive medically beneficial alleles...
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Canada slowest in reporting bird flu at 618 days – but COVID shows we can do better

March 25, 2025
Sarah P. Otto & Sean Vidal Edgerton. 2025. Lengthy delays in H5N1 genome submissions to GISAID. Nature Biotechnology UBC Science, March 25, 2025: Can...
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New publication: Irwin et al. Molecular Ecology

March 18, 2025
Figure 1. Greenish warblers show strong geographic structure, with west Siberian (P. t. viridanus) and east Siberian (P. t. plumbeitarsus) populations...
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Apr
07

Biostats and Data Science Faculty search Teaching demo

Biostats and Data Science Faculty search (CWL login)
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Apr
09

Accelerating Discovery: Killam Accelerator Research Fellowship Lectures 2025

Theme: Health Venue: Wall Collaboration Centre, The University Centre, 6331 Crescent Road 2:30pm - doors open 3:00pm - lecture presentations and Q&A...
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Apr
10

Skylight: 2025 Science Education Open House

2025 Science Education Open House   Date: Thursday, April 10th, 2025 Time: 9:30am-2:30pm Location: Earth Sciences Building, 1st Floor Lobby and Atrium...
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Apr
10

IRES: Institute of Resources, Environment and Sustainability Seminar

IRES Student Symposium with Nikki Kaechele, Momodou Barry and Ilke Geladi 1. Indigenous Authority and the State 2. Climate Resilience and Agricultural...
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Apr
11

LSS: Life Sciences symposium

Symposium date: Friday April 11, 2025 Time: 9:00 am – 6:00 pm PDT Location: UBC Michael Smith Laboratories (AM) and the Life Sciences Centre (PM)  ...
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Apr
11

John M. Gosline Memorial Lecture – Sharon Swartz

"The world in a wing: the integrative biology of bat flight", Sharon Swartz, Professor, Brown University Source: Friday Comphy Seminar Source: John...
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Apr
11

EDG: Evolution Discussion Group

Paper: TBA Source: EDG - full schedule and link to the paper(s)
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Apr
13

37th Annual Canadian Society for Immunology (CSI) Conference

37th Annual Canadian Society for Immunology (CSI) Conference - Hilton Lac-Leamy, Gatineau-Ottawa, ON  
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Apr
15

Botany Seminar

"Stories from cellular oceans", Andrei Smertenko- Associate Professor, Institute of Biological Chemistry, Washington State University Source: Botany...
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Apr
15

MBIM: Department of Microbiology and Immunology seminar

"Unveiling Mechanisms behind Salmonella persistence in a mouse model", Denise Monack, Professor and Chair, Department of Microbiology and Immunology...
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