Students
Announcements :
UBC Global Travel Update
The Government of Canada will ease the worldwide travel health notice encouraging travellers to avoid all non-essential travel effective February 28, 2022. In line with this guidance, UBC is happy to support student travel outside of Canada for university purposes. Students planning trips outside of Canada must follow UBC’s Student Safety Abroad Policy guidelines outlined below.
UBC values international learning and encourages students to seek out these opportunities. UBC has a responsibility (Student Safety Abroad Policy) to make sure everyone engages in safer travel practices and operates the Safety Abroad Program.
If you’re traveling outside of Canada for university activity, you’ll need to complete UBC’s travel authorization requirements. Travel for a “university activity” includes academic purposes including any activity required for academic credit, or financially sponsored or supported by UBC. Travel typically includes exchanges, research, internships, co-op placements, conference attendance, field study, and volunteering.
Pathology Day 2022
The Pathology Day Committee is planning to hold Pathology Day on Friday May 27, 2022. The event will be held in person at the Holiday Inn Vancouver on Broadway and Heather Street.
The link below will take you to the webpage to submit your Abstract for Pathology Day 2022:
https://file.pathology.ubc.ca/2022/PathologyDay2022.html#
The PALM Award and Recognition Committee has added several new internal departmental awards to be announced at Pathology Day. These include three 'Trainee Awards', additional awards for Education and Clinical Service, as well as a 'Community Engagement and Philanthropy Award'. For additional information view attached file. Conference awards information with proposed changes for 2022
The link below will take you to the webpage to submit your Award Nominations for recognition at Pathology Day 2022:
https://pathology.ubc.ca/annual-awards-nomination-form-2022/
The deadline for Award Nomination & Abstract Submission is Friday April 1st , 2022 at 5pm. Presenting at PATH Day is a requirement for first year graduate students.
Effective Mentorship of Racialized Graduate Students
Inspired by an Op-Ed by graduate student, Dwayne Tucker , this initiative focuses on the complexities and gaps in the mentorship of racialized students at UBC by calling on a constellation of graduate students, mentors and experts. The purpose is to highlight effective mentorship to amplify the value of ethnic/racial diversity at the core of graduate education excellence. A survey and focus groups on the experiences of racialized students is being conducted.
You can take the survey here: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3kn6z0eYHt5imAC
Free Statistical Software
As a member of the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine you are invited to use the statistical software JMPPro v16 from SAS institute. This software is made available for academic purposes only and is licensed annually. For more information on the capabilities of JMP, please see the website www.jmp.com . Interested parties must contact Steve Kalloger at kalloger@mail.ubc.ca to acquire the software.
Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies :
GradUpdate - In this issue: 3MT semi-finals, Submitting your Thesis, Annotated Bibliographies: Synthesizing Multiple Studies, Launch your Career in Canada, Negotiation Strategies, and more.
Deadline Reminder for Spring 2022 Graduation
Friday, March 25 – Last day for Final Doctoral Oral Examination
Friday, 22 April – Acceptance of final, approved master's theses and doctoral dissertations by Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies AND last day to apply to graduate for May 2022.
Invitation to Black graduate students to provide input on a Postdoctoral & Doctoral Completion Fellowship Program
In alignment with UBC's institutional commitments to the development of a more fair, equitable, diverse and inclusive academic and research environment, UBC is taking action to improve the recruitment and support of outstanding Black scholars.
One dimension of this effort is the potential development of new doctoral completion and postdoctoral fellowship programs to provide enhanced opportunity and support for emerging Black scholars to advance their preparation for successful academic careers.
The envisioned doctoral completion fellowship would provide financial and mentorship support to final-year Black doctoral students to help them strengthen their academic profile for the academic job market.
The envisioned postdoctoral fellowship would provide salary and research funding, access to teaching opportunities, career development, and academic networking for cohorts of Black postdoctoral fellows across any academic discipline.
Current UBC-V Black doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars are invited to join an upcoming conversation to help shape the possibilities of this new program. This feedback is crucial in helping to design programs that can address needs and provide opportunities to emerging Black scholars.
An online survey version of this consultation is also available here . You are welcome to provide feedback using the survey, and/or register to attend a remote engagement session.
Commitment Dates and Registration Details:
For UBC-V Black doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars:
Tuesday March 1, 2022 3:30-5:00pm - click here to register
Wednesday March 2, 2022 9:30-11:00am - click here to register
Professional Development & Workshops :
Registration is now open for the 11th annual Bioinformatics/IOP/GSAT Research Day (BIG22)!
Click here to register by March 11, 2022 - please note that registration will be required to attend the in-person event.
The theme for 2022 will be Gene Editing & Gene Therapy - check out the website ( bigresearchday.com ) for more information about the event. This year's Keynotes include Dr. Charles A. Gersbach, a John W. Strohbehn Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University, and University of British Columbia's very own Dr. Pieter Cullis who received the 2022 Officer of the Order of Canada designation. More information about the schedule and other speakers will be forthcoming.
Don't forget to follow on Twitter ( @ResearchBIG ) and Instagram ( @bigresearchday ) to keep up with any updates!
HLI Knowledge Translation and Mobilization Training Program
The HLI has put together a great training program in Knowledge Translation and Mobilization. The various sessions are every Thursday from 12:00pm - 1:00pm and can be viewed here .
You can register at the following link: https://forms.gle/T8SppBmaGAbEsJpc9
Awards :
Canadian Student Health Research Forum (CSHRF)
The 2022 Canadian Student Health Research Forum (CSHRF) will take place during the week of June 13 – 17 (TBA if virtual or in-person). This forum is a valuable opportunity for health research trainees in all fields at the doctoral level (PhD and MD/PhD) from across Canada to present their work, to network and to be recognized for the excellence of their contributions. The forum will feature a judged oral (research poster) presentation, awards of excellence and opportunities for students to network around their research posters. A notable highlight will be the participation of Gairdner laureates, both as symposium speakers and for small group mentorship interactions with student participants.
CSHRF has secured support and resources to provide students who attend with complimentary registration to the Forum. Registration includes the (judged) oral poster presentation, National awards of excellence, access to the Career Development Workshop, Gairdner Symposium and small-group Gairdner mentorship sessions as well as the opportunity for students to network virtually.
UBC graduate programs in the health sciences are invited to nominate their top (5%) currently-enrolled PhD students to participate in this event. If you are a PhD Student who would like to be considered for nomination please send your expression of interest to Heather Cheadle at heather.cheadle@pathology.ubc.ca by Monday, February 28th, 2022 at 4:00pm.
Value: Complementary registration to the Canadian Student Health Research Forum (CSHRF)
Graduate Program Nomination Deadline: March 15, 2022
Nominee Registration Deadline: March 15, 2022
For more information, including detailed nomination procedures, please see: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/canadian-student-health-research-forum-cshrf-travel-award .
PALM Trainee Virtual Conference Attendance Awards 2022 - Call for cycle 1 Apps
Due to COVID, these awards have been temporarily revised to reimburse students for virtual conferences where a registration fee was paid. The applications for cycle 1 (January - June, 2022) are due by e-mail to heather.cheadle@pathology.ubc.ca by Friday, April 1, 2022 at 4:00PM.
Eligibility:
The competition is open to Pathology graduate students irrespective of citizenship or residency status in Canada who are registered in the PhD Program, and are in the 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th year of their program.
The conference must be identified as an international conference, but it may take place in Canada.
If you have any questions about your eligibility, please contact Heather Cheadle for clarification.
A complete application includes:
1) Completed PALM Trainee Virtual Conference Awards Application found here
2) Submitted Conference Abstract.
3) Latest Annual Report.
4) Evidence of Abstract acceptance at Conference for Poster/Podium Presentation.
Reimbursement of this award will occur by funds transfer from G+PS Graduate Awards.
Applications will be adjudicated by a Departmental Awards Committee, and the results of this competition will be announced in July 2022.
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.
