Week of January 8th, 2024
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Graduate Program & PDF Newsletter Useful information for Graduate Students & PDFs in Pathology and their Supervisors. | EVENTS NEXT WEEK (see below for more information) : January 12th - Deadline to RSVP for PALM Seasonal Celebration | GRADUATE PROGRAM Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Seasonal Celebration We strongly encourage Graduate Students and Post-Doctoral Fellows to attend this event. It is free, there will be good food, and it is one of few annual opportunities to network and meet other members of the department in a non-work setting. The more the merrier! Thursday, January 18th, 2024 @ 4:30pm Vancouver Badminton and Tennis Club, 1630 West 15th Avenue, Vancouver Please RSVP by Friday, January 12th, 2024 here: RSVP
Department of Pathology Graduate Student Profile Features The UBC Social Media and Website highlights members of our clinical, academic, administrative and technical staff, as well as students and alumni, and we are hoping to include a profile of yourself in an upcoming distribution. Please complete the Qualtrics Survey link provided below to participate. https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_exIZyft3JyKDMea
Department of Pathology Grant Application Practicum This workshop-based practicum covers a variety of topics in the domain of preparation and evaluation of competitive grant proposals within the context of a practicum wherein two collaborative seed grants of $15,000 will be awarded. Each two-hour hybrid session will cover critical aspects of generating a competitive research grant proposal. Sessions are tailored for early career faculty, clinical faculty who are new to research, and senior trainees in a transitional role. Using didactic and interactive methods, workshop participants will have a choice to experience either applicant or reviewer roles within the workshop. The overall objective is to provide critical core skills training PALM faculty and trainees that complements their program-specific objectives and facilitates synergy among PALM academics and clinicians. We will need at least 10 people registered to run the program, and registration will be capped at 50 participants for the 2024 cycle. Registration link: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2mzbW2EurHinS2W Please feel free to reach out to Dr. Cheryl Wellington at cheryl.wellington@ubc.ca, If you have any questions or need further information. Class time and place: Fridays 9-11 am, UBC Hospital G226 Vassar Seminar Room/hybrid Dates: Jan 12, Jan 26, Feb 9, Feb 16, Mar 1, Mar 15, Apr 12, Apr 26, Apr 30 Additional information can be found here. | PaSA: PATHOLOGY STUDENT ASSOCIATION (pasa@pathology.ubc.ca) Find Us: Twitter @UBCPathologySA| Instagram @ubcpasa|Facebook at UBC Pathology Students Association SLACK: https://join.slack.com/t/pathologystud-ogs6617/shared_invite/zt-1arrr1g5h-cGsWP~ZuDFOGwJcuh4wxDA  Upcoming Meetings:
PaSA invites everyone to join us at the meetings. The next PaSA Meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 16th at 4:30pm via Zoom. Join Zoom Meeting
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GradUpdate In this issue: Navigating an Effective Relationship with your Supervisor, Resumes, Study Design and Data Collection Essentials, Teaching Assistant (TA) Institute, Graduate Instructional Skills Workshops, Writing Statements of Intent and Purpose, and more. Navigating an effective relationship with your supervisor This interactive workshop will be facilitated by staff members of UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies and Counselling Services to assist graduate students in building strong working relationships with their supervisor and committee members to support their progress through their graduate programs. Tuesday, January 16, 2024 from 1 to 3 pm | Online Register
Free Statistics Advice and Data Analysis Opportunity for Students Under the supervision of Statistics professors, Statistics students in STAT 450, 540, and 550 will provide free project-specific advice and/or data analysis, including a formal written report, as part of their course activities during next term. **New this year**: This is the first year we are piloting involvement of STAT 540, which means that we are specifically targeting projects that involve high-dimensional biological data for those students. Projects for STAT 450 and 550, on the other hand, can be quite general in scope. Submissions are accepted now until Dec 15. To apply, send a 1-page project description (see sample) to asda@stat.ubc.ca and have your data ready for downstream statistical analysis (e.g. all preprocessing and QC steps completed) by Monday, January 8th. For more details about this opportunity, please visit the announcement on the Dept. of Statistics website. Pre-submission inquiries regarding the suitability of projects for STAT 540 can be directed to Keegan Korthauer (kkorthauer@cmmt.ubc.ca) or Yongjin Park (yongjin.park@ubc.ca).
Professional Development: The Equity & Inclusion Office is hosting a campus-wide townhall to share current progress on UBC’s Strategic Equity and Anti-Racism (StEAR) priorities. StEAR Roadmap for Change update: Reporting on equity and anti-racism progress January 22, 2024 from 2:00 – 3:30pm on Zoom | Audience: Students, faculty and staff Join this campus-wide townhall to learn about the progress of UBC’s Strategic Equity and Anti-Racism (StEAR) efforts and hear directly from UBC leadership about the work underway in their portfolios. Learn more and register here UBC Library Public Events - “Open UBC Working Group” Meeting on January 29th, Register here Office of Respectful Environments, Equity and Inclusion Newsletter - December | GRADUATE STUDENTS Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies: Deadline Reminder for Spring 2024 Graduation PhD: FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2024 - Doctoral dissertation (and supporting documentation) submitted to Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for external examination FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2024 - Last Day for Final Doctoral Oral Examination FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2024* - Acceptance of final, approved doctoral dissertation by Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies MSc: FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2024 - Last Day for Final Master's Oral Examination FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2024* - Acceptance of final, approved master's thesis by Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies * It normally takes a minimum of five business days for your thesis to be reviewed after you submit it to cIRcle. Please plan ahead for this and check your email in case you are asked to make corrections. Your submission is not complete and you will not meet deadlines until your thesis has been approved, and you have received an official email receipt.
Professional Development Graduate Instructional Skills Workshops Online | Jan 16, 21, 27 & 28 | various times Apply by Jan 10 In-person | Jan 13, 20 & 21 | 9 am - 5:30 pm Apply by Jan 10 Check out additional upcoming ISWs.
Course Opportunities Recommended Course Opportunities: PATH 548L (3 CREDITS) - EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN & CONSIDERATIONS FOR DATA COLLECTION, PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS & INTERPRETATION (Runs Apr – June) This course will provide students with insight about study design, data collection, data presentation, data analysis, and data interpretation. Course Coordinators: Dr. Helene Cote & Dr. Andrew Roth Course Objectives: - Design a study and an analysis plan
- Identify sources of error, variability, and bias
- Present data transparently and informatively
- Perform simple statistical analyses using statistical software
- Read the scientific literature critically
- Know when and how to interact with a biostatistician
If you would like to register, please contact the Graduate Program Coordinator Heather Cheadle. | POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWS Support for Postdocs For the most up-to-date information pertaining to postdoctoral fellows, visit the PDFO website where you will find answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) related to appointments, immigration, professional development, Tri-Agency funding, and more. The PDFO has transitioned all upcoming professional development events to an online format. Information about upcoming professional development sessions can be found on the PDFO website. Additional online PD resources can be found on the PDFO website. | SUPERVISOR G+PS Graduate Supervision Workshop for Faculty G+PS is hosting another workshop on graduate supervision for faculty members. This one is designed for faculty members with some existing experience supervising graduate students, but open to all interested, eligible faculty members. Managing Effective Relationships with Your Graduate Students Monday, January 22, 2024 3pm – 4:30pm Zoom Register to attend by Friday, January 19, 2024. A calendar invite with Zoom details will be sent to all confirmed registrants. In this interactive session, we will share resources to help refine supervision practices for seasoned faculty members. This will include a framework to guide deeper and more meaningful supervisor and graduate student relationships and space for you to reflect on your supervisory practices to date. The session is designed for faculty members with some existing experience supervising graduate students, but open to all interested faculty and postdoctoral fellows. Topics will include: - A review of the basics: principles of excellent supervision, expectations regarding progress tracking, etc.
- Self-reflection: what do you want to change? what might you want to do better?
- Complex case management
- Key resources: including mentorship and coaching opportunities available for faculty, as well as other resources and supports for all faculty, staff and students
Presented by Emily Pitcher, Associate Director, Student Academic Support, and Julian Dierkes, Senior Associate Dean, Students, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
Postdoctoral Fellows seeking Positions We are posting potential postdoc CV's on our website on our Postdoctoral Fellows seeking Positions page. If you are looking for postdocs, please feel free to review the CV's and check back here often. If you are contacted by a strong candidate, but are unable to recruit them, please ask the candidate whether they would like their CV added to our website and refer them to the Graduate Program Coordinator .
Students Seeking Supervisors We are posting potential student CV's on our website on our Students Seeking Supervisors page. If you are looking for students, please feel free to review the CV's and check back here often. Among our posted CV's we have strong students from Canada and other countries, including students from McGill, SFU, U of Ottawa, UCSD , and UBC , who are looking for Supervisors. If you are contacted by a strong student, but are unable to recruit them, please ask the student whether they would like their CV added to our website and refer them to the Graduate Program Coordinator . | PROGRAM COORDINATOR & GRAD ADVISOR CORNER 📢 WEEKLY Program Coordinator Virtual Open Office Hours* - If you need advice, have an issue, or just want to chat, Heather will be hosting a one-hour virtual open office every week on Thursday from 1:00am - 2:00pm . Feel free to stop by here: Join Zoom Meeting
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Passcode: 680021 I am also available in-person in my office at UBC Hospital Koerner Pavilion in room G109A on Mondays. | PALM Student Representatives: | Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies Committee (GPSC) Postdoctoral Fellows Rep - Yasir Mohamud Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies Committee (GPSC) Student Rep - Madeline Lauener PALM Wellbeing Ambassador - Madeline Lauener PaSA Co-President - Raelyn Gallant PaSA Co-President - Madeline Lauener PaSA Vice President - Vriti Bhagat PALM Alumni Engagement Committee - Maria Elishaev, Emma Kang, Guadalein Tanunliong | PALM Awards & Recognition Committee - Amirhossein Bahreyni PALM Strategic Planning Steering Committee - Juhee Oh PALM Curriculum Committee - Zeshuo Li Graduate Student Society - Loulou Cai PaSA Co-Media Coordinator - Ryan Chan PaSA Co-Medica Coordinator - Josie Setiawan PaSA External Affairs Coordinator - Guadalein Tanunliong | | If you know someone who wants to receive this newsletter, advertise an event, or if you have any ideas for how to improve the newsletter, let us know at heather.cheadle@pathology.ubc.ca . We are always accepting content including photos for upcoming newsletters -- just email us! | | | | |
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