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Botany Seminar
Category(-ies): Seminars/Workshops
Sandra Jackson, Univ. of Canterbury, Christchurch, NZ, will present a talk titled “Do Microtubules Direct Cellulose Microfibril Orientation in the Secondary Cell
Wall?” on Tuesday November 2, 2004. The seminar will be held in BioSciences 2000, 12:30 pm.
Posted by Dorothy Cheung at 10:16 AM on October 28, 2004
Cell Biology Seminar
Category(-ies): Seminars/Workshops
Andrew Fire will give a presentation entitled Cellular Responses to Foreign Nucleic Acids on Thursday November 4, 2004. The seminar will be held in Friedman Lecture Hall, 11:00 am.
Posted by Dorothy Cheung at 10:01 AM on October 28, 2004
Credit Course in Biomes & Plants of BC
Category(-ies): Seminars/Workshops
Malaspina University-College is offering a 3 credit course in Biomes &
Plants of B.C., Biology 359, May 3 to 30, 2005. This 4-week field-oriented
course is on the biogeoclimatic zones of B.C., their dominant plant species,
and techniques of plant identification.
For more information contact Bill McMillan (mcmillan@mala.bc.ca) or visit Malaspina Biology 359.
Posted by Dorothy Cheung at 11:00 AM on October 21, 2004
First meeting of BC Bioproducts Association
Category(-ies): Conferences
The BC Bioproducts Working Group invites you to attend the first meeting of the British Columbia Bioproducts Association. Mark this date on your calendar and plan to be in Kelowna for this important meeting.
Friday November 26th, 2004
Meeting: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Bioproducts Showcase: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Grand Okanagan Hotel, Kelowna, BC
A full information package including agenda and registration information is coming soon!
Bioproducts…
…are sustainable, environmentally-friendly, novel products, or products satisfying novel applications and generated from renewable (living) bioresources, based on technologically advanced eco-efficient conversion processes. They can include biofuels, bioenergy, a wide range of biochemicals, nutraceuticals and connected biotechnology services such as genomics and bioprocessing.
Our vision…
To provide a focus for the emerging bio-based industries of BC,
To represent the bio-based economy and bring together diverse sectors in its inception.
To help BC companies access funding initiatives designed to grow the bio-based economy.
Our members will include...
Owners, CEO’s and managers of businesses of all sizes with an interest in bioproducts
Consultants and advisors to all parts of the bioproducts value chain
Representatives of non government agencies with a stake in the bioproducts sector in BC
Members of regional, provincial and federal governments with an interest in bioproducts
Individuals interested in development of the bio-based economy in BC
A membership application form will be sent to you with the meeting information package.
The Agenda includes…
Bioproducts in British Columbia – a presentation by Timmenga & Associates
The first business meeting of the British Columbia Bioproducts Association
Election of 8 – 12 directors for this new organization
Presentations from members of the working group about next steps
Presentations from individuals, organizations and government representatives
A Bioproducts Showcase
There will be no registration fees to attend this event.
The Grand Okanagan Hotel is offering a block of rooms at a conference rate if you book before the end of October and tell them that you are there for the BC Bioproducts AGM. The Grand Okanagan reservation desk phone number is (250) 763-4500 or 1-800-465-4651 or fax (250) 763-4565 or email reserve@grandokanagan.com.
If you have any questions about this event, are interested in sponsoring part of the meeting or display booth space in the Bioproducts Showcase please contact:
Richard D. Hallman, P.Ag.
Industry Specialist, BioProducts and Special Crops
Industry Competitiveness Branch, BC Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries
c/o University of British Columbia, 336-2357 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4
Phone (604) 822-7918 Fax (604) 822-2184
E-Mail Richard.Hallman@gems6.gov.bc
Posted by Dorothy Cheung at 10:27 AM on October 20, 2004
Botany Seminar
Category(-ies): Seminars/Workshops
Cheryl Martin, M.Sc. Candidate, UBC Botany, will give a presentation titled Carbon acquisition strategies by Phytoplankton Assemblages in the Bering Sea on Tuesday October 26, 2004. The seminar will be held in BioSciences 2000, 12:30 pm.
Posted by Dorothy Cheung at 10:46 AM on October 15, 2004
Botany Seminar
Category(-ies): Seminars/Workshops
Dr. Keith Adams, Agricultural Sciences, UBC, will give a presentation entitled Evolutionary genomics and gene silencing in polyploids on Tuesday October 19, 2004. The seminar will begin at 12:30 pm in BioSciences 2000.
For more information about Dr. Adams' research, please visit Keith Adams Laboratory.
Posted by Dorothy Cheung at 4:08 PM on October 14, 2004
Biology Film Festival
Category(-ies): Website News
Inherit the Wind (1960) will be shown on Wednesday October 20, 2004 at the Biology Film Festival. Everyone is welcome and admission is free. BioSciences 2000, 7:30 pm. For a review of this film, visit Biology Film Festival
Posted by Dorothy Cheung at 3:59 PM on October 14, 2004
Statistics Seminar
Category(-ies): Seminars/Workshops
Dana Aeschliman will give a presentation entitled Several examples of statistics used in experiments involving microarrays and protein 2-D gels at the Stats seminar, on Thursday October 21, 2004. The seminar will be held in Rm 302, LS Klinck Bldg, 4pm.
Abstract: For the past nearly two years of work I have
focused almost exclusively on aiding researchers in high
throughput molecular biology. I have aided them by creating software
for their use as well as helping with the design and analysis of
experiments involving two color microarrays or protein 2-D gels. I will
begin with a brief introduction of these kinds of data sets and will
subsequently discuss some of the work that I have done in this area.
For directions to the LS Klinck building, please visit the IT Services Map.
Upcoming event are posted on the Bioinformatics Event Calendar.
Posted by Dorothy Cheung at 11:43 AM on October 14, 2004
Vancouver Natural History Society
Category(-ies): Seminars/Workshops
Terry Taylor will present a talk entitled Ecology of Local Mushrooms (a slide show of Rene Savenye's photographs) on Thursday October 21, 2004. The seminar will be held at the Vancouver Museum 1100 Chestnut St., 7:30 pm.
Posted by Dorothy Cheung at 11:42 AM on October 14, 2004
2004 Ecology and Evolution Retreat
Category(-ies): Seminars/Workshops
UBC Biodiversity Research Centre is hosting the 2004 Ecology and Evolution Retreat for graduate student, post-doc or graduate student supervisor in the field of ecology and evolution. The retreat will be held October 30-31. Grad students and post-docs will present short talks and posters. Deadline for abstracts is Oct. 15. Cost is $125. For more information visit the retreat webpage.
Posted by Eric La Fountaine at 3:06 PM on October 12, 2004
UBC Botanical Garden & Centre for Plant Research Lecture
Category(-ies): Seminars/Workshops
Christia Roberts, will give a presentation titled "A Horticulturist visits China" on Tuesday Oct 12. The seminar will be held at then UBC Botanical Garden Reception Cetre (6804 SW Marine Drive), 12:00 noon.
Posted by Dorothy Cheung at 10:33 AM on October 7, 2004
Botany Seminar
Category(-ies): Seminars/Workshops
Dr. Jeannette Whitton, Dept. of Botany, UBC, will be giving a presentation entitled "Ecology, genetics and plant speciation: Some examples from the sunflower family" on Tuesday October 12, 2004. The seminar will begin at 12:30 pm, BioSciences 2000.
Posted by Dorothy Cheung at 10:21 AM on October 7, 2004
Chemistry Seminar
Category(-ies): Seminars/Workshops
Dr. Reinhard Jetter, Dept. of Botany, UBC, will give a talk titled "There is
more than one way to skin a leaf: Biological Chemistry of Plant Surfaces" on Tuesday October 12, 2004. The seminar will be held in Chemistry Rm. B250, 12:45 pm.
Posted by Dorothy Cheung at 9:38 AM on October 7, 2004
