All classes are scheduled to return to in-person this fall.
In case you haven’t seen this website, there is a ton of useful information regarding return to campus activities: UBC's Return to Campus
Faculty of Medicine:
FACULTY OF MEDICINE PEER MENTORSHIP PROGRAM: Sign-up deadline extended to Friday September 17!
Dear graduate students,
The Graduate & Postdoctoral Education Office is accepting applications for mentors and mentees to participate in our Faculty of Medicine Peer Mentorship Program for graduate students! Sign up by Friday September 17.
- If you’re a new MSc or PhD student, apply to be matched with a mentor! Mentorship offers a low-pressure space for asking questions and learning the ropes of UBC, graduate studies, and research or career pathways.
- Sign up here to be matched with a peer mentor (for first-year grad students): https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dcDdaoCUCMiB9Pw
- Students in IOP, Medical Genetics, MD/PhD, Neuroscience, Rehab Sciences, and SPPH (MSc/PhD) also have program-level mentorship opportunities – for information, click here or contact your program coordinator and/or student association.
- If you’re an MSc or PhD student in 2nd year or beyond, apply to mentor an incoming student. You’ll get access to professional development opportunities and be able to support others, expand your network, and practice mentorship skills that will serve you throughout your degree and into your career.
- Sign up here to volunteer as a peer mentor (for students in 2nd year or beyond): https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_diIuXGHuzGpEO1M
- Students in IOP, Medical Genetics, MD/PhD, Neuroscience, Rehab Sciences, and SPPH (MSc/PhD) also have program-level mentorship opportunities – for information, click here or contact your program coordinator and/or student association.
Training and orientation workshop dates begin next week! More details available at https://grad-postdoc.med.ubc.ca/current-students/student-wellbeing/peer-mentorship-program/. Please contact the Grad & Postdoctoral Wellbeing Support Coordinator at karen.ross@ubc.ca with any questions.
Professional Development & Workshops:
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – UBC SUSTAINABILITY SCHOLARS (PAID WINTER TERM INTERNSHIPS)
The UBC Sustainability Initiative (USI) is pleased to offer UBC graduate students the opportunity to work on funded sustainability-related internship projects.
We are currently accepting applications for internships that start October 15, 2021. Current UBC graduate students from all academic disciplines are encouraged to confirm the eligibility requirements and apply. Successful candidates will work under the mentorship of a partner organization, and are immersed in real world learning where they can apply their research skills and contribute to advancing the partner organization’s sustainability goals. Each Scholar receives $25 per hour to complete 250 hours of work.
For more information on the available projects and to apply, visit the Sustainability Scholars Program website. Applications will be accepted until midnight Sunday September 19.
Greetings from your friendly BioTAP (TA Training in the Life Sciences) team! We have put together a Needs Assessment Survey to guide us in the development and facilitation of our workshops, such that we can make these workshops as relevant and helpful as possible for you. The deadline to complete this short (~7 minute) survey will be Friday, September 24th. We would greatly appreciate your feedback.
Complete the survey and enter to win a $25 UBC Bookstore gift card here:
https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2sNjR47NNmoFL4G
For information about BioTAP or to register in our workshops, please see our website: https://blogs.ubc.ca/biotap/ and join our mailing list.
We hope that you are having an excellent start of term and look forward to hopefully seeing you sometime soon in the future.
Registration for BioTAP's Facilitation Strategies for Effective Learning is now open. In this workshop, participants will learn classroom management strategies by working together to identify solutions to common challenges that arise in the classroom. Discussions will focus on both in-person and online facilitation strategies.
Date: Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Time: 1-2:45 pm
Location: Online via Zoom
To secure your spot, register here: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3dsbEhv1VPKoZQa
The SBN’s Building Biotech Expo is the leading networking event with the best and the brightest of the BC Biotech and Life Sciences industry. This year, we've pivoted our flagship event virtually to align with Global Biotechnology Week. This annual event continues to attract and unite 100+ students every year, along with professionals from the life sciences, pharmaceutical and clinical sectors among many others. We’ve also had the pleasure of hosting several prominent organizations as exhibitors. The result is a gathering of students and professionals, eager to share ideas and forge a strong biotech community that will help shape BC’s biotech future.
Why attend Building Biotech?
Meet with movers and shakers of some of the hottest areas in the global and local biotech sphere. If you are interested in building your network of like-minded peers and industry professionals in the life sciences and biotech area, then you should join us at our Annual Building Biotech Expo this Friday, October 1st 2021 for this exclusive opportunity.
The full day event will include:
- Keynote speakers from the Discovery Foundation and the Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWIST)
- Formal networking with students from different backgrounds and industry mentors.
- A chance to virtually visit exhibitors and leaders in BC’s life science and biotech industry during the reception.
General admission is $10. Early bird tickets ($7.5) are limited and will be available until September 17th.
We look forward to seeing you there.
The Student Biotechnology Network
Awards:
Tri-Agency Canada Graduate Scholarships-Doctoral (CGS-D)
Applicants applying through UBC will either be:
- currently registered in, or are on an approved leave of absence from, a degree program at UBC
- not currently registered in but was registered at any other time during the year of application (2021) in a degree program at UBC
If a student is not sure where to submit their application, they can consult the CGSD chart "Where should I submit my application?"
Applications will be submitted via each of the agency platforms. The application portals are now open and applicants may begin preparing their applications.
For detailed application instructions, nomination, and adjudication procedures that are specific to UBC, please visit: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/canada-graduate-scholarships-doctoral-cgs-d-program. The UBC webpage includes guidance for applicants on transcripts.
UBC Affiliated Fellowships – Doctoral competition
The UBC Affiliated Fellowships doctoral competition runs in concert with the university-adjudicated Tri-Agency Canada Graduate Scholarships-Doctoral (CGS-D) competition. Students who submit an NSERC, SSHRC, or CIHR doctoral award application are eligible for “unrestricted” Affiliated Fellowships and do not need to submit a separate Affiliated Fellowships application. To be considered for “criteria-based” affiliated fellowship(s), students must submit this checklist to their graduate program by the application deadline.
Those applying only for the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship must submit a separate and complete Affiliated Fellowships application in order to be considered for the Affiliated.
Affiliated Fellowship competition information and application/reference forms are available at: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/affiliated-fellowships-doctoral-program.
UBC Deadlines for the Tri-Agency CGSD / Affiliated Fellowships Doctoral Competitions
- Applicant deadline: 12:00 PM (noon) PDT on Tuesday, 14 September 2021
- Graduate program nomination deadline: 4:00 PM PDT on Friday, 8 October 2021
Resources: Resources for graduate programs (such as the Transcript Checklist - Doctoral - now available) are posted here: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/award-resources-programs/affiliated-fellowships-tri-agency-competitions.
Killam Awards for Excellence in Mentoring
The Killam Awards for Excellence in Mentoring recognize the outstanding graduate mentorship activities of faculty members at the UBC Vancouver campus. One award is offered to mid-career faculty (who have held university appointments for less than 12 years) and another award is offered to senior faculty (those with 12 or more years of university service). Awardees receive a commemorative certificate and a cash award of $5,000, to be presented at Fall Congregation.
Deadline for nominations: Friday, 17 September 2021 at 4:00 pm PDT
2021 Gairdner Symposium - click link here
Date: Monday, October 25, 2:00– 3:45pm PST
Location: Zoom
Hosted by Dr. Michael Hayden, Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia
To mark the 25th and 40th anniversaries of the SBN and SCWIST, we have partnered with the Discovery Foundation to launch a new Business Mentorship Program. This is a 1-week intensive program running from September 27th - October 1st 2021. Schedule is available on our website.
Aligned with Global Biotechnology Week, the Discovery Foundation’s Business Mentorship Program aims to support the next generation of Biotechnology Entrepreneurs, especially those from historically underrepresented communities (BIPOC, Women, LGBTQIAS+, and more) in navigating the Biotechnology industry. Why be a Mentee?
- Understand the process of establishing a start-up company in the Biotechnology Industry from incorporating a business, developing a business strategy to IPO’s or acquisitions
- Develop a business plan and business model under the guidance of a mentor
- Develop an understanding of start-up company fundraising, how to conduct market assessments, and determining company valuation
- Gain a basic understanding of intellectual property and licensing
- Develop an understanding of the role racial and gender inequality plays in the workplace and the actionable items we can take towards mitigating bias
The program aims to foster relationships between individuals and professionals through networking and mentorship, providing education and training through workshops and seminars, and providing 1:1 consultation with industry leaders. Participants will be paired with mentors throughout the week and have the opportunity to participate in a pitch competition which will provide a cash award and in-kind prizes to the top three participants to kick-start their Biotechnology venture.
This program is limited to 10 participants. Selected applicants will be contacted via email within 2 weeks of the application deadline.
Applications will close on September 03rd. Click here to go directly to the application form.
Coordinator's Corner:
We are accepting feature photo submissions for upcoming newsletters! Email Heather with your photo at heather.cheadle@pathology.ubc.ca.
If you have changed your email address since the start of your Program, please email it to me to ensure you continue to receive Program Communications. Please also be sure to update your email in SIS to continue to receive important communications including awards notifications.
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