Useful information for Graduate Students in Pathology and their Supervisors.


Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Graduate Program Newsletter

For the Week of September 27, 2021

PATH Student Representatives:

Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies Committee (GPSC) - Madeline Lauener

 Graduate Program Curriculum Committee - Zeshuo Li

Graduate Student Society - Saumadritaa Kar    PATH Awards & Recognition Committee: Amirhossein Bahreyni

PALM Wellbeing Ambassador: Madeline Lauener (mlauener@alumni.ubc.ca)


Students

Announcements:

Advisory: UBC’s COVID-19 Rapid Testing Program Bulletin

Announcement: Ensuring a safe start to the new academic year

UBC has implemented rapid-testing for all students, staff and faculty on campus. See more here. For more information on the Vaccine Card for specific activities click here.


Faculty of Graduate Studies:

GradUpdate - Graduate Pathways to Success Weekly Newsletter - In this issue: Understanding the Modern Academic Publishing Ecosystem, Lay Summaries, Writing in STEM, Intro to Podcasting, Sensitive Data Panels, Biotech Startups in BC, West Coast Virtual Fairs: Career, Volunteer, and Grad Schools, and more.


Don’t miss out on a great opportunity to receive free stats advice! During the current school term and under the supervision of a stats professor, stats grad students taking the STAT 551 practicum consulting course will consult with you on your project and provide you with a report of recommendations.

Anyone is eligible so apply now by submitting a 1-page project description (similar in format to https://www.stat.ubc.ca/sites/default/files/sample551project.pdf) to asda@stat.ubc.ca.

Submissions will be accepted until the end of October but the sooner you submit the more likely your project will be selected. See the relevant snippet at https://www.stat.ubc.ca/free-statistical-consultation-20192020 for further details.


Update on new initiative for students: Food Security Initiative (FSI)

The Food Security Initiative is a whole campus approach to promoting food security at UBC, which launched in February 2020. Research has shown between 30-40% of students experience food insecurity, ranging from worrying about having enough money for food to skipping meals or consuming poor-quality food. Some of their initial projects include a Digital Food Hub for students (launching Nov 2021), the UBC Meal Share Program which launches October 6th, a Food, Financial and Wellbeing Resource list (soon to be on the Digital Food Hub) and work with community partners.

Updates on Health and Wellbeing resources for students

There are many resources and supports available for graduate students. In addition to various support and therapy groups and counselling (Brock Hall Annex has a separate waiting room for graduate students), there is an online graduate support group and a graduate wellness series offering opportunities specifically for graduate students to connect with others experiencing similar challenges, learn coping strategies, and hear about resources.

UBC offers several 24/7 virtual supports through the Student Assistant Program as well as self-direct learning through Canvas and Therapy Assistance Online (TAO).


Faculty of Medicine:

 

Writing in STEM Workshops:

Writing in STEM: Positioning Writers, Readers, and Ideas, Oct 5, 10 AM to 12 PM: https://libcal.library.ubc.ca/event/3634107

Writing in STEM: Evaluating Ideas Explicitly and Implicitly, Nov 16, 10 AM to 12 PM: https://libcal.library.ubc.ca/event/3634108


Professional Development & Workshops:

Entrepreneurship @ UBC Newsletter.


GrasPods is again hosting another episode of Science Made Casual featuring our next guest, Dr. Gerry Krystal!

Science Made Casual is the interview series where we find out about the lives, journeys, and research drives of scientists around BC that led them to the careers they have today. As a distinguished scientists of BC Cancer, Dr. Gerry Krystal primarily focuses on how diet affects cancer occurrence. Involved in many moments of historical and scientific significance, tune into Science Made Casual to learn of how success is achieved from his perspective.

Tune into this episode on September 29th at 1:00pm.

Register on the EventBrite link for future updates and reminders: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/science-made-casual-with-dr-gerry-krystal-tickets-176731297067?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch&keep_tld=1

Join this episode through the Zoom link:

Topic: Science made Casual with Dr. Gerry Krystal

Time: Sep 29, 2021 01:00 PM Vancouver

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86853047852

Meeting ID: 868 5304 7852?


Biotech startups in BC

Description:

Curious about entrepreneurship or biotechnology? If you’re not sure how your life sciences degree can translate into a career in medical biotechnology, come learn about three Vancouver-based biotech startups that are making big waves in the science and health fields. Further, learn how you can engage with UBC’s entrepreneurship department e@UBC to transform your own ideas into a business.

The Science to Business Network (www.s2bn.org) was founded 10 years ago to break down silos between universities, industry, government and the non-profit sector and to foster a culture of collaboration, partnership and mutual understanding. Importantly, the S2BN has been focused on building a network of innovative and creative individuals within and around STEM disciplines. Through panel discussions, workshops, mentoring programs, a podcast and other collaborative initiatives, the S2BN now has 9 chapters across Canada led by more than 70 grassroots volunteers whose activities now reach more than 2500 people a year.

Event objectives:

  • Learn about two local biotechnology companies and their distinct entrepreneurial journeys
  • Discover how entrepreneurship@UBC can help you prepare for a biotech startup career
  • Understand what it takes to launch a successful biotech startup in BC with recent examples

Virtual online event details:

Date: Tuesday, September 28th, 2021

Time: 12-1pm PST

Register Free Online at: https://www.s2bn.org/upcoming-events

More information here.

 

Coordinator's Corner:

A message from the PALM Graduate Student Wellbeing Ambassador, Madeline Lauener:

Hello fellow PALM graduate students!

I hope you are all having a good start to the academic year, and are also taking some time for yourself, as I know the beginning of term can be a very stressful time for us all.

I wanted to share a few links for UBC wellness and health resources in case they may be helpful to you now or later on in the term.

You can all find info about UBC student wellbeing & crisis resources at students.ubc.ca/health.

However, I know the many resources available can be daunting, so the below links may be useful for narrowing down your search for specific resources.

  1. The “Finding health support” tool at students.ubc.ca/health
  2. Wellness Centre Info Desk: UBC Life Building, or Zoom drop-in hours

If anyone has any questions about these or other resources available for aiding in student health, wellbeing, and success please feel free to email me anytime at mlauener@alumni.ubc.ca

Take care,

Madeline


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.

*New - Helpful instructions for course registrations.


 Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Student   Association (PaSA)

 President: Raelyn Gallant        Vice-President: Nancy Yang

 Event Coordinator: Theodore Lam    External Affairs Coordinator: Madeline Lauener

Announcements:

PaSA Meet & Greet

PaSA would like to invite you to our first in person event since 2019!

Please join us for Pizza (thanks to the funding from GSS), games, welcome our new graduate students to the program and see some familiar faces.

Thursday, October 7th, 2021

5:00pm-7:00pm

UBC hospital cafeteria outdoor terrace

Sign up:

https://forms.gle/zeW28jsQ5UQJfKsDA


Upcoming Meetings & Events:

PaSA First Official Meeting Fall Semester 2021/2022

PaSA would like to invite all graduate students to attend the first official virtual meeting.

Monday October 4th, 2021

5:30pm - 6:30pm

 

Join Zoom Meeting:

https://ubc.zoom.us/j/67902595124?pwd=NHdRS0NmQ29BdFl0TnJQYTU5ZWFDdz09

Meeting ID: 679 0259 5124

Passcode: 380527

Everyone is welcome! Join us and get the virtual human interaction you may have been missing!