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UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research
Category(-ies): Seminars/Workshops
Art Bomke, Prof. UBC, Land & Food Systems, will give a presenation entitled Feeding the Soil: Composts, Cover Crops and Other Goodies on Tuesday May 1, 2007.
The seminar will be held in the UBC Botanical Garden Reception Ctr., 12:00 pm.
Posted by Dorothy Cheung at 2:41 PM on April 27, 2007
Botany/Michael Smith Lab Seminar
Category(-ies): Seminars/Workshops
Jin Suk Lee, Ph.D. Candidate, Michael Smith Lab/Dept. of Botany, UBC, will present a talk entitled Fine-tuning MAP kinase signalling by MAPK phosphatases in Arabidopsis on Tuesday April 24, 2007.
The seminar will be held in the Michael Smith Lab., Auditorium, 12:30 pm.
Posted by Dorothy Cheung at 2:03 PM on April 20, 2007
Fermentas Life Sciences Seminar
Category(-ies): Seminars/Workshops
Jovonna Richards, Territory Mgr., Fermentas, will be presenting a Product Show on Tuesday April 24, 2007.
The event will be held in the Michael Smith Lab, Rm. 101, 10:00 - 12:30 pm.
Posted by Dorothy Cheung at 2:00 PM on April 20, 2007
QIAGEN Seminar
Category(-ies): Seminars/Workshops
Dirk Loeffert, Director of R&D, QIAGEN, will give a presentation entitled the effect of RNA integrity on real-time PCR results Improved methods for cDNA synthesis being optimized for real-time PCR Novel technology for multiplex real-time PCR Fast real-time PCR analysis on any real-time PCR cycler on Monday April 16, 2007.
The seminar will be held in the Life Sciences Ctr., Rm. 1410, 10:00 am.
Posted by Dorothy Cheung at 3:55 PM on April 13, 2007
Botany Seminar
Category(-ies): Seminars/Workshops
Jen Sheen, Dept. of Genetics, Harvard Medical School., will present a talk entitled Plant Innate Immune Signalling Networks, Clayton Person Lecture in genetics, molecular and cellular biology on Tuesday April 17, 2007.
The seminar will be held in the Michael Smith Lab. Auditorium, 12:30 pm.
Posted by Dorothy Cheung at 3:52 PM on April 13, 2007
Botanical Garden Lecture
Category(-ies): Seminars/Workshops
Wilhelm Bischoff, Vancouver Orchid Society, will give a presentation entitled Hardy Orchid on Tuesday April 17, 2007.
The seminar will be held at the UBC Botanical Garden Reception Ctr., 12:00 pm.
Posted by Dorothy Cheung at 3:50 PM on April 13, 2007
Botany Seminar
Category(-ies): Seminars/Workshops
Aine L. Plant, Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser Univ., will give a presentation entitled Plant molecular responses to environmental stress on Thursday April 19, 2007.
The seminar will be held in the Michael Smith Lab. Auditorium, 12:30 pm.
Posted by Dorothy Cheung at 3:47 PM on April 13, 2007
Vancouver Natural History Society Seminar
Category(-ies): Seminars/Workshops
Brian Klinkenberg, Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Geography, UBC, will give a presentation entitled Virtual Botany: A Peak into the World of E-Flora on Thursday April 19, 2007.
The seminar will be held in the Vancouver Museum, 1100 Chestnut St., 7:30 pm.
Posted by Dorothy Cheung at 3:45 PM on April 13, 2007
Botany Seminar
Category(-ies): Seminars/Workshops
Sharon Jeffery, M.Sc. Candidate, Dept. of Botany, UBC, will give a presentation entitled Influences of seagrass (Zostera marina) bed characteristics on juvenile rockfish abundance: in search of a predictive model on Tuesday, April 10, 2007.
The seminar will be held in Michael Smith Lab. Auditorium, 12:30 pm.
Posted by Dorothy Cheung at 2:55 PM on April 5, 2007
Genomics Forum and Research Exchange 2007
Category(-ies): Seminars/Workshops
Where & When
UBC Graduate Student Centre Ballroom
6371 Crescent Road, Vancouver
April 13, 2007
12:20 -1:15pm (Round 1 Judging)
4:20-6:00pm (Round 2 Judging & Pizza)
Poster Competition
Graduate students from academic institutions across BC will present research posters at the fourth annual Research Exchange, co-hosted by Genome BC and the Student Biotechnology Network.
The Exchange concludes the full day Genomics Forum and will feature an impressive display of graduate, post-
doctoral and platform technology research posters in disciplines across the life sciences.
First prize is a 2007 laptop computer.
View Research Exchange Agenda & Abstract Guidelines Research Exchange 2007
NOTE: Only the first 50 posters will be registered for Research Exchange 2007, on a first-come first-serve
basis. Space fills fast so register your abstract today!
REGISTER YOUR POSTER NOW - Genomics Forum 2007 Registration
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Genome British Columbia
500-555 West 8th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V5Z 1C6
604-738-8072
info@genomebc.ca
http://www.genomebc.ca
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Genome British Columbia is a research organization that invests in and manages large-scale genomics and proteomics research projects, and technology platforms focused on areas of strategic importance such as human health, forestry, fisheries, ethics, agriculture and the environment.
By working collaboratively with all levels of government, universities and industry, Genome BC is the catalyst for a vibrant, genomics-driven life sciences cluster with far reaching social and economic benefits for the Province and Canada.
Posted by Dorothy Cheung at 3:56 PM on April 4, 2007
VanDusen Botanical Garden - Labelling Technician
Category(-ies): Opportunities
The labelling technician works closely with VanDusen's Curator of Collections. The labelling technician is responsible for: manufacturing metal accession tags using Fotofoil metal etching technology; making plastic display labels for plants in the garden using a Brother P-touch electronic label machine; labelling plants in the garden and VanDusen's nursery; conducting inventories of the garden's plant collections and identifying plants; researching and writing interpretive brochures and signs for the garden. The labelling technician also works with VanDusen=s labelling volunteers, to train new volunteer labeller recruits, coordinate the volunteer schedule, and provide technical support. He/she will work in the office, in the labelling lab and out in the garden.
Qualifications:
This position is partially funded by the Canada Summer Jobs program. To qualify, you must be no more than 30 years of age, you must currently be registered as a full-time student and intend to return to school full-time in the fall. You must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident and be legally entitled to work in Canada. All other qualifications being equal, preference will be given to aboriginal people, members of a visible minority or those with disabilities.
The ideal candidate for this job will have completed course work in botany or horticulture. They should have excellent plant identification skills and/or demonstrated observation/research skills, a good understanding of botany, botanical nomenclature and careful spelling. They should be competent with MS Office and experience working with a database would be an asset. He or she needs excellent attention to detail, the ability to work independently but to follow instructions carefully, and excellent communication skills. He/she must be physically able to work in the garden, off the main paths, and the nursery, and be able to work in the label lab, standing for long periods of time.
Wage: $15 per hour
Employed by the VanDusen Botanical Garden Association
Full time for 12 weeks from May 1, 2007 to September 1, 2007. May extend part-time into the Fall.
Closing Date: April 10, 2007
How to Apply
Submit resume, covering letter and availability (preferably in electronic format as an email attachment) to the attention of:
Cindy Sayre
Curator of Collections
VanDusen Botanical Garden
5251 Oak Street
Vancouver, BC, V6M 4H1
Email: cindy.sayre@vancouver.ca
Posted by Dorothy Cheung at 12:33 PM on April 1, 2007
