BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//BC Regenerative Medicine Initiative - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://bcregmed.ca X-WR-CALDESC:Events for BC Regenerative Medicine Initiative REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Vancouver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20160313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20161106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20170312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20171105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20180311T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20181104T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20190310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20191103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20200308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250514T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250514T180000 DTSTAMP:20260417T122958 CREATED:20241106T200204Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250505T172719Z UID:4134-1747211400-1747245600@bcregmed.ca SUMMARY:2025 BCRegMed 8th Annual Symposium DESCRIPTION:BCREGMED is excited to host our Annual Symposium on May 14th from 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM at The Nest on UBC’s beautiful campus. This full-day event will bring together leading voices in regenerative medicine and cell therapy\, fostering a collaborative environment dedicated to advancing our field. \nOur mission at BCREGMED is to create a meaningful opportunity for professionals\, researchers\, and students in the regenerative medicine community to connect\, discuss emerging challenges\, and forge impactful partnerships. By addressing current gaps in the field and building bridges for new collaborations\, we aim to accelerate the development of effective\, lasting solutions to some of today’s most pressing healthcare issues. This year\, we’re also expanding our digital reach\, making it easier than ever for participants to engage virtually. \nThe Symposium will continue its tradition of highlighting the innovative work of our trainee community. Attendees can look forward to poster presentations and dynamic Rapid Fire Talks that showcase cutting-edge research. We are thrilled to provide this platform for emerging talent to share their insights and drive progress in regenerative medicine. \nJoin us in advancing the future of healthcare—together\, we’re pushing the boundaries of what’s possible! \nFeaturing Drs. Xin Tang\, Carl De Boer\, Brett Hilton\, Valerie Horsley\,  Hanrui Zhang\, Yuan Yao\, Foteini Mourkioti\, Justin Deniset\, Sarah Hedtrich\, and keynote Jeff Biernaskie \nDeadline to submit an abstract: February 7th\, 2025\nDeadline to register: May 1st\, 2025 EXTENDED TO MAY 12th 2025 \nRegistration now open\n\nAGENDAThank you to our sponsors!\nRegistration is now closed for the 2025 Symposium. Please email info@bcregmed.ca with any questions URL:https://bcregmed.ca/event/2025-symposium/ LOCATION:Great Hall @ The Nest\, 6133 University Blvd. Vancouver\, BC\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada CATEGORIES:Conference,Symposium ORGANIZER;CN="BCRegMed":MAILTO:info@bcregmed.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231004T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231004T180000 DTSTAMP:20260417T122958 CREATED:20230308T195307Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231004T000919Z UID:3982-1696408200-1696442400@bcregmed.ca SUMMARY:2023 BCRegMed 7th Annual Symposium DESCRIPTION:BCREGMED is proud to host our annual Symposium taking place October 4th from 8:30AM-6PM at the Nest on UBC’s beautiful campus. \nThe ongoing goal of BCREGMED is to provide opportunities for members of the regenerative medicine and cell therapy community to come together\, identify existing gaps in the field\, pursue new collaborations\, and continue working toward effective and permanent solutions to some of today’s most challenging and prevalent health care issues. We believe this goal can be just as effectively realized through our new digital mediums. \nAs in previous years\, we will showcase trainee research through posters\, our Rapid Fire Talks\, and potential full-length presentations! \nFeaturing speakers: Ryan Flannigan (UBC)\, Pura Muñoz-Cánoves (Altos Lab)\, Michael Kallos (University of Calgary)\, Jelena Kolic (UBC)\, Jeremy Hirota (McMaster)\, Juan Carlos Zúñiga-Pflücker (Sunnybrook Research Institute\, Ontario)\, Véronique Moulin (Université Laval\, Québec)\, and more to come! \nRegistration now closed\, thank you for your interest!\n2023 Agenda\n2023 Symposium Programs\nThank you to our sponsors! URL:https://bcregmed.ca/event/2023-bcregmed-7th-annual-symposium/ LOCATION:Great Hall @ The Nest\, 6133 University Blvd. Vancouver\, BC\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada CATEGORIES:Conference,Symposium ORGANIZER;CN="BCRegMed":MAILTO:info@bcregmed.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220518T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220518T180000 DTSTAMP:20260417T122958 CREATED:20220228T173658Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230308T194154Z UID:3896-1652862600-1652896800@bcregmed.ca SUMMARY:2022 BCRegMed 6th Annual Symposium DESCRIPTION:BCREGMED is proud to host our annual Symposium taking place May 18th\, 2022 from 8:30AM-6PM at the Nest on UBC’s beautiful campus. \nThe ongoing goal of BCREGMED is to provide opportunities for members of the regenerative medicine and cell therapy community to come together\, identify existing gaps in the field\, pursue new collaborations\, and continue working toward effective and permanent solutions to some of today’s most challenging and prevalent health care issues. We believe this goal can be just as effectively realized through our new digital mediums. \nAs in previous years\, we will showcase trainee research through posters\, our Rapid Fire Talks\, and select full-length presentations! \nDeadline for abstract submission is April 15th!\nDeadline to register for the symposium is May 11th!\nVIEW OUR EXCITING LINE UP HERE!  \nDidn’t register but still want to attend? Here are the virtual details: \nYou are invited to a Zoom webinar.\nWhen: May 18\, 2022 08:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)\nTopic: BC Regenerative Medicine Spring Symposium \nPlease click the link below to join the webinar:\nhttps://ubc.zoom.us/j/61666183265\nOr One tap mobile :\nCanada: +14388097799\,\,61666183265# or +15873281099\,\,61666183265#\nOr Telephone:\nDial(for higher quality\, dial a number based on your current location):\nCanada: +1 438 809 7799 or +1 587 328 1099 or +1 613 209 3054 or +1 647 374 4685 or +1 778 907 2071 or +1 204 272 7920\nWebinar ID: 616 6618 3265\nInternational numbers available: https://ubc.zoom.us/u/gcFrvS3DQH \nOr an H.323/SIP room system:\nH.323: 69.174.57.160 (Canada Toronto) or 65.39.152.160 (Canada Vancouver)\nMeeting ID: 616 6618 3265\nSIP: 61666183265@zmca.us URL:https://bcregmed.ca/event/2022-bcregmed/ LOCATION:Virtual/Online CATEGORIES:Conference,Symposium ORGANIZER;CN="BCRegMed":MAILTO:info@bcregmed.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220315T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220315T113000 DTSTAMP:20260417T122958 CREATED:20220129T205724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220223T231807Z UID:3881-1647336600-1647343800@bcregmed.ca SUMMARY:BCREGMED Dragon's Den Competition for Trainee Projects (ROUND 2!!!) DESCRIPTION:BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! \nAre you a trainee? Do you have a trainee? Do the two of you want a super-shiny stipend grant to pursue a new project and celebrate the holidays? \nBCREGMED is bringing in the new year with a brand-new opportunity to support trainees! We are now offering $15K salary stipends to SIX lucky trainees and are inviting trainees and PIs to participate in our virtual dragon’s den competition! \nHow it works: interested trainees or principal investigators will register to pitch their project below. Abstracts will be assessed by our team to determine if the research is relevant to regenerative medicine and successful applicants will be notified and given a five-minute time slot at our event (trainee or PI or both can present). During the presentations\, we will have a panel of experts (the dragons) vote anonymously on which projects will be awarded the grant! Then you are awarded the grant! It’s just that easy! \nIMPORTANT INFORMATION \nAward \n Award amount of $15\,000 CAD to be used for trainee or postdoctoral fellow salary \nEligibility Requirements  \n\nThis award opportunity is particularly apt for summer students\, graduate students in the first two years of their program\, or trainees who do not currently hold other awards although all are welcome to apply!\nPrincipal investigators OR trainees (or both together!) are invited to the application process however the award must be used for trainee or PDF salaries/stipends only\nAward recipient must be employed as a post-doctoral fellow or registered to an accredited graduate program in mathematics\, physics\, chemistry\, computer science\, statistics\, medicine\, biology\, or engineering at the University of British Columbia\, Simon Fraser University or University of Victoria\nApplicants must be working on a project with a specific focus on regenerative medicine and/or cell therapy\nThe stipend should support the trainee or post-doctoral fellow in the advancement of their educational goals and/or scientific projects whereby the recipient will be\n\nDeveloping techniques and methodologies\nGaining knowledge of scientific\, scholarly ideas or materials.\nGathering data for own thesis or research project\nAnalyzing findings for own thesis/research project\nConducting lab experiments and/or studies to further own thesis/research\n\n\nAlthough not required\, applications/projects that collaborate with more than one principal investigator/lab/institution will be favored over single-investigator projects\nNew projects that would otherwise not be pursued during the applicant’s thesis are strongly encouraged!\n\nApplication Process \nApplicants are required to complete a web-based notice-of-intent assessing their eligibility for this award by no later than 11:59pm\, February 28th\, 2022. Applicants being considered for the stipend will be contacted and given a 5-minute time slot in our dragon’s den competition taking place March 15th starting at 9:30AM (SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON JUDGE AVAILABILITY). Judging will be done by an anonymous and random selection of principal investigators in the BCREGMED community and will be based on \n\nQuality of research proposal (clear description of proposed methodology)\nInnovation and novelty of the project\nFeasibility\nQuality of expected contributions and extent to which they may advance the field of regenerative medicine—contributions may include publications\, patents\, reports\, posters\, abstracts\, monographs\, presentations\, creative outputs\, knowledge translation outputs\, community products\, etc.\nEnthusiasm for research\, originality\, initiative\, autonomy\, relevant community involvement and outreach\n\nReview Process \nFollowing the dragon’s den competition\, successful trainees or PDFs will be notified by our team no later than March 2nd\, 2022. \nQuestions\nPlease email info@bcregmed.ca with any questions\, with “2021 DRAGON’S DEN” as the subject line. Please note it may take a few weeks to receive and review your application. Only successful applicants will be contacted with a time slot. URL:https://bcregmed.ca/event/bcregmed-dragons-den-competition-for-trainee-projects-round-2/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Event ORGANIZER;CN="BCRegMed":MAILTO:info@bcregmed.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210922T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210922T130000 DTSTAMP:20260417T122958 CREATED:20210809T173113Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210908T224318Z UID:3717-1632304800-1632315600@bcregmed.ca SUMMARY:UBC Tissue Clearing and Expansion 2021 DESCRIPTION:BCREGMED and the Dynamic Brain Circuits in Health & Disease team are excited to offer a TWO DAY online workshop to facilitate the use of tissue clearing and expansion techniques in the research lab. \nSeptember 22nd and 23rd\n10AM – 1PM both days\nZOOM \nPurpose\nBiological specimens are intrinsically difficult to image.  Currently used tools and methods\, which cut two-dimensional sections of tissue samples to provide insight into the cellular components\, lack in their ability to reveal the systemic nature of tissues and organs which are inherently three-dimensional. On the other hand\, imaging deep into intact tissues brings with it its own problems as a result of the obscuring effects of light scatter and the limitations of most commercial microscopes. \nTechniques to eliminate this scatter and provide understanding into the true behavior of tissues and organs have been developed\, however to our knowledge these techniques being under-utilized in research labs in BC due to their complexity and lack of appropriate equipment. With the recent purchase of a light sheet microscope for the School of Biomedical Engineering and a lattice light sheet microscope expected at the Centre for Brain Health\, tissue clearing and expansion will be made possible however training is needed on the various protocols of expansion and clearing\, 3D image analysis\, and troubleshooting to make sure these techniques are implemented effectively. \nSPEAKERS:  \nDay 1 Wed Sept 22\, 2021  \nPresentations from Tissue Clearing and Expansion Experts \n10:00-10:10am Welcome/Intro/General Housekeeping Announcements\n10:10-10:20am Intro to tissue clearing (Mehwish Anwer; Postdoctoral Fellow\, UBC)\n10:20-10:50am Tools for holistic multi-scale imaging and molecular phenotyping of organ-scale systems (KC Chung; Associate Professor\, MIT)\n10:50-11:20am A Flexible Atlas Segmentation Tool for Multi-Area Processing of Biological Images (Jonathan Epp; Assistant Professor\, UCalgary and Dylan Terstege)\n11:20-11:30am Wellness Break\n11:30-11:40am Intro to ExM (Sarah Ebert and Mathias Delhaye; PhDs\, UBC)\n11:40-12:10pm Multiplexed\, Single-Cell Profiling of Chromatin States with Expansion Microscopy (Marcus Woodworth; PhD Candidate\, UW)\n12:10-12:40pm Expansion Microscopy: Development and Application (Ed Boyden; Professor\, MIT)\n12:40-1pm General discussion and Wrap-up \nDay 2 Thurs Sept 23\, 2021  \n10:00-10:10am Intro/Welcome\n10:10-11:00am Session 1: Experimental Setup and Protocols Roundtable with LifeCanvas Technologies\n11:00-11:05am Wellness break\n11:05-11:55 Session 2: Imaging of cleared and expanded tissue with Translucence Biosystems and Zeiss \n11:55-12:00pm Wellness break\n12:00-12:50pm Session 3: Data Analysis with Arivis AG\n12:50-1:00pm Closing Remarks.  Exit Survey. URL:https://bcregmed.ca/event/tissue-clearing-and-expansion-workshop-2-0/2021-09-22/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Event,Workshop ORGANIZER;CN="BCRegMed":MAILTO:info@bcregmed.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210519T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210520T130000 DTSTAMP:20260417T122958 CREATED:20200506T192231Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210519T043838Z UID:3323-1621414800-1621515600@bcregmed.ca SUMMARY:2021 BCRegMed 5th Annual Symposium DESCRIPTION:BCREGMED is proud to host our annual Symposium taking place May 19th and 20th\, 2021 from 9AM-1PM both days. \nIn keeping with provincial and federal guidelines\, we will be sticking with a VIRTUAL event. The ongoing goal of BCREGMED is to provide opportunities for members of the regenerative medicine and cell therapy community to come together\, identify existing gaps in the field\, pursue new collaborations\, and continue working toward effective and permanent solutions to some of today’s most challenging and prevalent health care issues. We believe this goal can be just as effectively realized through our new digital mediums. \nAs in previous years\, we will showcase trainee research through posters and our Rapid Fire Talks! \nDeadline for abstract submission is April 23rd!\nDeadline to register for the symposium is May 17th! \nWe already have two confirmed keynotes : Dr Leonardo Morsut\, Assistant Professorm\, Dept. of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine\, Keck School of Medicine\, University of Southern California and Dr. Molly Shoichet\, Professor and Michael E. Charles Chair in Chemical Engineering\, University of Toronto and a list of other notable speakers including Drs. Jonathon Choy\, Nozomu Yachie\, Lisa Julian\, Kevin Hay\, Natasha Chang\, Stephanie Protze\, and Mohsen Akbari! \nVIEW THE AGENDA HERE URL:https://bcregmed.ca/event/2021-bcregmed-symposium/ LOCATION:Virtual/Online CATEGORIES:Virtual Symposium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bcregmed.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/White-and-Black-Text-Research-Poster.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="BCRegMed":MAILTO:info@bcregmed.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210311T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210311T113000 DTSTAMP:20260417T122958 CREATED:20201208T183150Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210205T195306Z UID:3631-1615455000-1615462200@bcregmed.ca SUMMARY:BCREGMED Dragon's Den Competition for Trainee Projects DESCRIPTION:Are you a trainee? Do you have a trainee? Do the two of you want a super-shiny stipend grant to pursue a new project and celebrate the holidays? \nBCREGMED is bringing in the new year with a brand-new opportunity to support trainees! We are now offering $15K salary stipends to SIX lucky trainees and are inviting trainees and PIs to participate in our virtual dragon’s den competition! \nHow it works: interested trainees or principal investigators will register to pitch their project below. Abstracts will be assessed by our team to determine if the research is relevant to regenerative medicine and successful applicants will be notified and given a five-minute time slot at our event (trainee or PI or both can present). During the presentations\, we will have a panel of experts (the dragons) vote anonymously on which projects will be awarded the grant! Then you are awarded the grant! It’s just that easy! \nIMPORTANT INFORMATION \nAward \n Award amount of $15\,000 CAD to be used for trainee or postdoctoral fellow salary \nEligibility Requirements  \n\nThis award opportunity is particularly apt for summer students\, graduate students in the first two years of their program\, or trainees who do not currently hold other awards although all are welcome to apply!\nPrincipal investigators OR trainees (or both together!) are invited to the application process however the award must be used for trainee or PDF salaries/stipends only\nAward recipient must be employed as a post-doctoral fellow or registered to an accredited graduate program in mathematics\, physics\, chemistry\, computer science\, statistics\, medicine\, biology\, or engineering at the University of British Columbia\, University of Victoria\, or Simon Fraser University\nApplicants must be working on a project with a specific focus on regenerative medicine and/or cell therapy\nThe stipend should support the trainee or post-doctoral fellow in the advancement of their educational goals and/or scientific projects whereby the recipient will be\n\nDeveloping techniques and methodologies\nGaining knowledge of scientific\, scholarly ideas or materials.\nGathering data for own thesis or research project\nAnalyzing findings for own thesis/research project\nConducting lab experiments and/or studies to further own thesis/research\n\n\nAlthough not required\, applications/projects that collaborate with more than one principal investigator/lab/institution will be favored over single-investigator projects\nNew projects that would otherwise not be pursued during the applicant’s thesis are strongly encouraged!\n\nApplication Process \nApplicants are required to complete a web-based notice-of-intent assessing their eligibility for this award by no later than 11:59pm\, February 24th\, 2021. Applicants being considered for the stipend will be contacted and given a 5-minute time slot in our dragon’s den competition taking place March 11th starting at 9:30AM. Judging will be done by an anonymous and random selection of principal investigators in the BCREGMED community and will be based on \n\nQuality of research proposal (clear description of proposed methodology)\nInnovation and novelty of the project\nFeasibility\nQuality of expected contributions and extent to which they may advance the field of regenerative medicine—contributions may include publications\, patents\, reports\, posters\, abstracts\, monographs\, presentations\, creative outputs\, knowledge translation outputs\, community products\, etc.\nEnthusiasm for research\, originality\, initiative\, autonomy\, relevant community involvement and outreach\n\nReview Process \nFollowing the dragon’s den competition\, successful trainees or PDFs will be notified by our team no later than February 26th\, 2021. \nQuestions\nPlease email info@bcregmed.ca with any questions\, with “2021 DRAGON’S DEN” as the subject line. Please note it may take a few weeks to receive and review your application. Only successful applicants will be contacted with a time slot. URL:https://bcregmed.ca/event/virtual-pitch-competition/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Event ORGANIZER;CN="BCRegMed":MAILTO:info@bcregmed.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210119T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210120T120000 DTSTAMP:20260417T122958 CREATED:20201204T185327Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201211T202305Z UID:3615-1611050400-1611144000@bcregmed.ca SUMMARY:Regenerative Rehabilitation Research Symposium DESCRIPTION:Regenerative Rehabilitation: an emerging field that integrates regenerative medicine with rehabilitation therapies \nSimon Fraser University and BCREGMED are proud to present a first-of-its-kind\, virtual Regenerative Rehabilitation Research Symposium taking place January 19th and 20th\, 2021 (10AM-12PM both days)! This unique event seeks to explore the interface of tissue engineering and regenerative therapies with rehabilitation techniques. \nBackground: \nAs most of us know\, regenerative medicine involves the regeneration or replacement of diseased cells and tissues using tools such as stem cells\, engineered tissues\, biomaterials\, or molecules. Two pressing questions surround this approach: 1) it is necessary to precondition biological materials prior to implantation? If so\, what are the best methods for doing so? 2) Once the materials are implanted\, what rehabilitation techniques should be used in order to best promote their integration? \nFor example\, when engineering muscle tissue or stem cells for implantation to treat volumetric muscle loss\, should the muscle constructs be “exercised” beforehand to promote differentiation and resilience once implanted? How should the affected limb be exercised once the muscle has been implanted? Are there optimal techniques for promoting its successful integration and function? \nThese are the questions that the new field of “regenerative rehabilitation” seeks to tackle\, and ones that will be discussed at this exciting two-day event! \nAre you a trainee working on these questions? Then we invite you to submit an abstract and give a brief overview of your research at the symposium! Trainee talks will be 10 minutes in length\, and there are four spots available! Abstracts are due January 5th! \nAGENDA\nJanuary 19th\, 10AM~12PM\nDave Clarke\, SFU\, http://www.sfu.ca/clarkelab-bpk.html \nFabrisia Ambrosio: U Pittsburgh Medical Center\, https://mirm-pitt.net/our-people/faculty-staff-bios/fabrisia-ambrosio-phd-mpt/\nNick Willett\, Emory University\, http://www.willett-regenerative-labs.com/page-nw\nTrainee talk x 2 \nJanuary 20th\, 10AM~12PM\nSarah Greising\, Minnesota Kinesiology\, https://www.cehd.umn.edu/kin/people/grei0064.html; http://smprl.umn.edu/\nKeith Baar\, UC Davis\, https://health.ucdavis.edu/physiology/faculty/baar.html\nTrainee talk x 2\nPanel Discussion URL:https://bcregmed.ca/event/regenerative-rehabilitation-research-retreat/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Event,Symposium,Virtual Symposium ORGANIZER;CN="BCRegMed":MAILTO:info@bcregmed.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200921T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200921T120000 DTSTAMP:20260417T122958 CREATED:20200812T181721Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200901T173854Z UID:3517-1600682400-1600689600@bcregmed.ca SUMMARY:BCREGMED Media Engagement Workshop DESCRIPTION:News media set agendas\, shape policies and impact spending. Issues that are effectively profiled by the news media are seen as more important than those not receiving such attention. However\, often the people most expert in a particular field have difficulty translating their deep knowledge into commentary that is accessible and engaging to a lay audience made up of those who don’t have a science background or specialized vocabulary. BCREGMED is providing a two day media engagement workshop for its graduate students\, post docs\, and PIs. The goal being to provide support with concrete tools and strategies to increase their communications effectiveness when sharing information about any aspect of their work with the broader public through news media. \nWRITING COMPELLING COMMENTARY \nThis workshop provides participants with the confidence and tools to contribute their expertise to the public discourse through compelling\, short-form written commentary for newspaper op ed pages and online sites. It helps scholars to: \n• Identify elements of their work most likely to be of interest to a broader public and the news media;\n• Apply a 5-step approach to developing a persuasive\, focused written argument;\n• Learn some self-editing strategies and the process of submitting commentary to news media gatekeepers. \nThis is a TWO-DAY workshop taking place September 21st and September 23rd from 10am-12pm. Register below! URL:https://bcregmed.ca/event/3517/ LOCATION:Virtual/Online CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual Seminar,Workshop ORGANIZER;CN="BCRegMed":MAILTO:info@bcregmed.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200916T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200916T120000 DTSTAMP:20260417T122958 CREATED:20200831T184823Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200901T174019Z UID:3530-1600250400-1600257600@bcregmed.ca SUMMARY:How to be a Better Ally in Research and Study DESCRIPTION:Building a Respectful Community: Equity\, Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace\n\nIn this session\, participants will learn what it takes to build a respectful and inclusive community by focusing on practices and policies that centre equity and diversity. Beginning with a discussion of the terms equity\, diversity\, and inclusion (EDI)\, the group will explore how EDI matters in the work and research spaces at UBC. This is followed by an examination of bias and microaggressions\, how they manifest and what we can do about them.\n\n\nLed by Rachael Sullivan from the Equity and Inclusion office at UBC and taking place September 16th from 10am-12pm\, this session will draw from a variety of perspectives and utilize interactive learning to help build skills to bring into the research and workplace. \nAbout Rachael: \n\n\nRachael lives\, learns and works on the traditional\, ancestral and unceded territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam)\, səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) and Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) People\, as a settler. Rachael joined the Equity and Inclusion Office (EIO) in 2014 after completing her doctorate in the Department of Sociology (2005-2012). Since then\, Rachael has worked with a variety of students\, staff and faculty member of UBC to raise awareness and implement practices and processes that embed equity and inclusion to better support the diversity of the campus community. One such project is the launching of the Beyond the Binary @ UBC video. Currently\, Rachael is working closely with the Office of the VP of Research and Innovation\, co-leading the UBC Inclusive Washroom Consultation\, and supporting the engagement with conflict through Conflict Theatre @ UBC.\nSign up below to get the ZOOM details for this virtual meeting! URL:https://bcregmed.ca/event/how-to-be-a-better-ally-in-research-and-study/ LOCATION:Virtual/Online CATEGORIES:Seminar,Virtual Seminar ORGANIZER;CN="BCRegMed":MAILTO:info@bcregmed.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200513T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200513T130000 DTSTAMP:20260417T122958 CREATED:20200506T212534Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200812T171340Z UID:3333-1589371200-1589374800@bcregmed.ca SUMMARY:Trainee Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:BC Regenerative Medicine is going digital and kicking off a reoccurring virtual seminar series organized and operated by trainees! \nEach seminar will give the trainee 20-25 minutes to present data relevant to their research followed by a 5-10 minute Q & A period. \nSeminars will be Wednesdays at 12pm and will happen so long as we have content! \nMONTHLY CASH PRIZE for best seminar!! \nDon’t have data ready to present but still want practice leading a seminar? Lead a Journal Club session instead! \n\nA new zoom link will be sent out each week! \n\nSign up here to participate! URL:https://bcregmed.ca/event/trainee-seminar-series/2020-05-13/ LOCATION:Virtual/Online CATEGORIES:Virtual Seminar ORGANIZER;CN="BCRegMed":MAILTO:info@bcregmed.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200407T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200407T140000 DTSTAMP:20260417T122958 CREATED:20200513T185718Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200519T170546Z UID:3436-1586257200-1586268000@bcregmed.ca SUMMARY:Virtual Writing Workshop DESCRIPTION:THE SURPRISING SECRET FIRST STEP TO SILENCING YOUR INNER CRITIC WITH MELISSA E. ANDERS\n\n\n\n\nIn our current situation of a global pandemic\, suddenly\, you have the time to analyze your data and write your paper or grant. \nAnd\, when you sit down to write\, there is an opening for your inner critic. You will know the voice of your inner critic because it is stopping you from taking action. It may be any combination of doubt\, questioning\, confusion\, circling\, overanalyzing\, perfecting and uncertainty. \nYou also know\, that even though it may feel like just a whisper\, there is another part of you that has a desire to be clear\, confident and taking action to make progress. You can see that there is a part of you that wants to make the most of this exceptional time that you have to dedicate to your writing. \nSo\, the question becomes how do we silence our inner critic and grow the voice that is supporting us to write? \nWell\, it’s a process. Your next step is to accept our invitation to a complimentary one-hour Zoom Webinar so that you may learn the Surprising First Step to Silencing Your Inner Critic. \nEvent details:\nWhere; ZOOM teleconference\nWhen: Tuesday April 7th\, 11AM-12PM \nPlease sign up below to receive an invitation to a Zoom Meeting. \nSpots will be reserved for the first 12 that sign up and we are closing this invitation on Friday Apr 3. Depending on interest\, future workshops may be possible. \nAs a part of this opportunity\, Melissa will also be offering you a complimentary one-hour Discovery Call to support you with next steps. \nDid you connect with Melissa during the workshop and want to pursue additional support and guidance? If so we may be able to help. Apply for a Writing Aid Scholarship below:\n\n\n \n \n Application for BCREGMED Writing Aid Scholarship\n \n \n \n Step 1 of 2\n \n \n 50%\n \n \n URLThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Name*\n \n \n Mr.Mrs.MissMs.Dr.Prof.Rev.\n \n Prefix\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Primary Organization*Please select...BC CancerBC Women's and Children's HospitalCentre for Drug Research and DevelopmentGovernment of British ColumbiaICORDRick Hansen InstituteSimon Fraser UniversitySt. Paul's HospitalUniversity of British Columbia (Okanagan)University of British Columbia (Vancouver)University of Northern British ColumbiaUniversity of VictoriaOtherOther Organization Name:*\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Position*Please select...Student - UndergraduateStudent – Graduate MScStudent – Graduate PhDPost-Doctoral FellowOtherOther Position Name:*Email Address*\n \n \n Enter Email\n \n \n \n Confirm Email\n \n \n Supervisor Name*Supervisor Email Address*What program would you like to apply this award to?*Please select...6 months12 monthsRationale for participating in this program*Please explain why this program is important to you. Your explanation should be kept short and concise please. Have you had your complimentary session with Melissa?*\n \n \n Yes\n \n \n \n No\n Has your supervisor approved your participation in this program?*(not strictly necessary)Please select...YesNoIs there other funding available to you to support you in this program?*Please select...YesNoIf yes\, please state what funding you will be applying for*What is the value of this other funding?*Declaration*BCREGMED has permission to publish my name in their newsletter\, on their website and on their social media channels if my application is successful.Please select...I agree.I disagree.CAPTCHA URL:https://bcregmed.ca/event/virtual-writing-workshop/ LOCATION:Virtual/Online CATEGORIES:Workshop ORGANIZER;CN="BCRegMed":MAILTO:info@bcregmed.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200109T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200109T160000 DTSTAMP:20260417T122958 CREATED:20200513T190238Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200513T191008Z UID:3438-1578562200-1578585600@bcregmed.ca SUMMARY:MICROBIOME SEQUENCING WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:MICROBIOME RESOURCES & SEQUENCING AT UBC\nHalf day workshop exploring the applications of microbiome research and currently used techniques and tools. Attendees will learn how to sequencing the microbiome and how to apply that data to determine the connection between gene expression and metabolic signatures.\n\n\n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\nTalk – Kelly McNagny: Overview of the microbiome its applications to disease research (focus hematopoiesis\, immune responses\, and allergic disease)\nTalk – Carolina Tropini: Techniques to environmentally alter the microbiome (laxatives\, antibiotics).\nTalk – Tao Huan: Metabolomics / Influence of microbiome on metabolomics analysis\nBREAK\nTalk – Lisa Osbourne: Microbiome and germ free mice as a tool for microbiome analysis\nTalk – Pedro Dimitrui/Erick Cardenas Poire: Microbiome DNA sequence analyses and metagenomic analyses)\nLUNCH\nHands-on component (Pedro Dimitrui/Erick Cardenas Poire): microbiome/metagenomic analysis – sequencing of microbiome/microbiome gene expression to infer their influence on metabolism URL:https://bcregmed.ca/event/microbiome-sequencing-workshop/ LOCATION:DMCBH Koerner Labs Conference Centre\, 8888 University Drive\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6T 2B5\, Canada CATEGORIES:Workshop ORGANIZER;CN="BCRegMed":MAILTO:info@bcregmed.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191216T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191216T160000 DTSTAMP:20260417T122958 CREATED:20200513T190633Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200513T191008Z UID:3441-1576486800-1576512000@bcregmed.ca SUMMARY:Data Science - Reg Med Lab DESCRIPTION:DATA SCIENCE FOR THE REGENERATIVE MEDICINE LAB\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Description \nHow can regenerative medicine goals be advanced by having better computational data science platforms. How do we best handle our data\, how do we design our experiment so that we are collecting the right data\, and how can we optimize that collection knowing how we want it to look. What tools are available to students and faculty that can improve their collection and analysis. Is there a place for machine learning in regenerative medicine\, and how would we implement it? \nLearn all this and more at our DATA SCIENCE WORKSHOP\, featuring David Becerra Alonso from  Loyola Andalucía University\, Mathematics and Engineering.  \n\n\nDECEMBER 16th \n\n9am-4m \nBiomedical Research Centre Rm 351! \n\nAgenda:\n1) Types of data\n2) Data processing\nCoffee Break\n3) Neural network behaviour and demystification of machine learning\nLunch\n4) Intro to image\n5) Image analysis\n6) Feature subset selection\n7) Dimensionality reduction URL:https://bcregmed.ca/event/data-science-reg-med-lab/ LOCATION:British Columbia CATEGORIES:Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191107T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191107T160000 DTSTAMP:20260417T122958 CREATED:20200513T190747Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200513T191008Z UID:3443-1573117200-1573142400@bcregmed.ca SUMMARY:Tissue Clearing and Expansion DESCRIPTION:BCREGMED and the Dynamic Brain Circuits in Health & Disease team are excited to offer a full day workshop to facilitate the use of tissue clearing and expansion techniques in the regenerative medicine lab. \nNovember 7th\n9am-4pm \nDMCBH Koerner Labs Conference Centre\nFirst floor\, UBC Hospital Koerner Pavilion\n2211 Wesbrook Mall\nVancouver\, BC Canada\nV6T 2B5 \nPurpose\nBiological specimens are intrinsically difficult to image.  Currently used tools and methods\, which cut two-dimensional sections of tissue samples to provide insight into the cellular components\, lack in their ability to reveal the systemic nature of tissues and organs which are inherently three-dimensional. On the other hand\, imaging deep into intact tissues brings with it its own problems as a result of the obscuring effects of light scatter and the limitations of most commercial microscopes. \nTechniques to eliminate this scatter and provide understanding into the true behavior of tissues and organs have been developed\, however to our knowledge these techniques being under-utilized in research labs in BC due to their complexity and lack of appropriate equipment.  With the purchase of a new light sheet microscope for the Biomedical Research Centre at UBC\, tissue clearing and expansion will be made possible however training is needed on the various protocols of expansion and clearing\, 3D image analysis\, and troubleshooting to make sure these techniques are implemented effectively. \nTentative format \n\nJoshua Vaughn (University of Washington): details expansion and staining protocols with examples of expanded samples (30 min)\nJonathan Epp (University of Calgary): wide analysis approaches and open source clearing methods\n (30 min)\nZeiss: Data acquisition methods (30 min)\nZeiss: 3D image analysis (30 min)\n\nLUNCH & COFFEE BREAK sponsored by Zeiss \nHands-on component: Attendees apply their knowledge and analyze cleared tissues using software and pre-acquired files provided by Zeiss (2-3 hrs) URL:https://bcregmed.ca/event/tissue-clearing-and-expansion/ LOCATION:British Columbia CATEGORIES:Workshop ORGANIZER;CN="BCRegMed":MAILTO:info@bcregmed.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191024T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191025T140000 DTSTAMP:20260417T122958 CREATED:20200505T211656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200513T191008Z UID:3233-1571904000-1572012000@bcregmed.ca SUMMARY:2019 BCRegMed Cascadia Corridor Research Symposium DESCRIPTION:BCRegMed\, with the Centre for Biomedical Research at the University of Victoria\, the Institute for Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine at the University of Washington\, and Stem Cell Network are proud to host the first Cascadia Regenerative Medicine Symposium. \nThe event will take place October 24th and 25th in the Shaughnessy Room at the Fairmont Hotel in Victoria\, BC\, and will provide an opportunity for the rich academic talent pools from BC and Washington to share their knowledge and expertise with the community\, generate new collaborative partnerships\, identify existing gaps in the fields of regenerative medicine and cell therapy\, and continue to work toward effective and permanent solutions to some of today’s most challenging and prevalent health care issues. \nOrganized by out friends at UW (Tom Reh\, Andrea Wills\, Cole DeForest\, Jessica Young\, Mary Regier) and widely affiliated BC crowd (Liam Brunham\, Matt Ramer\, Stephanie Willerth\, and Kevin Hay)\, we invite you to attend our highly anticipated\, two half-day event. \nFor sponsorship opportunities and more information\, please contact our program manager Lisa Borecky: lborecky@bccrc.ca. \nThank You To Our Sponsors URL:https://bcregmed.ca/event/2019-bcregmed-cascadia-corridor-research-symposium/ LOCATION:Fairmont Empress – Shaughnessy Room\, 721 Government St\, Victoria\, BC\, V8W 1W5\, Canada CATEGORIES:Symposium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bcregmed.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Cascadia-2019.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="BCRegMed":MAILTO:info@bcregmed.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191004T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191006T170000 DTSTAMP:20260417T122958 CREATED:20200505T212728Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200513T191008Z UID:3241-1570176000-1570381200@bcregmed.ca SUMMARY:2019 Health and Regenerative Medicine Hackathon DESCRIPTION:After a very successful first event at UVic last year\, we are making our 2nd annual Hackathon even bigger! With a cross-campus Hackathon happening between UVic and UBC! \n🧬 What is a Hackathon? 🧬 \nA ‘traditional’ hackathon is an event where programmers get together for a short period of time to collaborate on a project. Typically\, participants have 24-48 hours to consecutively work on the challenge with the goal of delivering a completed product/project at the end of that time period. \n🔬 BUT 🔬\nThis is not your typical Hackathon! FIRST: you do not need a background in coding or computer science to solve our problems\, SECOND: you have a 2-3 week lead in period before the hackathon weekend to have access to mentors and infrastructures to aid you in your design\, and THIRD: the health industry is largely multidisciplinary\, so participants of this Hackathon can come from medicine\, engineering\, biology\, you name it! \nOn September 12th we kicked things off at UBC at the BRC. We presented this year’s challenges to eager students who will have until the hacking weekend to recruit friends\, think about their challenges\, approach mentors\, and have access to the infrastructure required to work on their challenge designs! If you weren’t there\, don’t worry: Sign up today and get access to our SLACK channel to connect with a team and receive daily updates! 👯‍♀️ \nOn October 4th starting at 6PM we’ll start our 24 hour push at the Biomedical Research Centre Rm 351 (or Fort Tectoria at UVIC)\, where teams will get together and put all these resources to use! October 5th at 6PM\, hackers will get to go home and get a well-earned sleep\, and come back to UBC or UVIC recharged on October 6th at 10:30AM and pitch their ideas to a panel of experts. \nWHATS IN IT FOR YOU \n\nPRIZES 💸💸💸\nNETWORKING WITH INFLUENTIAL MENTORS AND JUDGES 🤓\nEXPERIENCE FOR YOUR RESUME 🕴🏻\nAND THE POTENTIAL TO HAVE YOUR CHALLENGES PICKED UP BY THE RIGHT PEOPLE AND IMPLEMENTED! (💸💸💸)\n\nFREE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP WORKSHOP SEPTEMBER 27TH\, 3-4PM\n\n\n\nClick Here to View Full Recap\n\nTHANK YOU TO OUR HACKERS\, MENTORS\, JUDGES AND SPONSORS!! URL:https://bcregmed.ca/event/2019-health-and-regenerative-medicine-hackathon/ LOCATION:British Columbia CATEGORIES:Hackathon ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bcregmed.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Hackathon-2019.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="BCRegMed":MAILTO:info@bcregmed.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190925T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190926T170000 DTSTAMP:20260417T122958 CREATED:20200513T190854Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200513T191009Z UID:3445-1569398400-1569517200@bcregmed.ca SUMMARY:Making Writing Easier DESCRIPTION:Who is this workshop for?  \nResearchers who are struggling with writing manuscripts\, grants\, research program descriptions for applications\, scholarships or thesis. \nWhat is this workshop about?  \nResearchers tell me that writing is hard. They are overwhelmed by our ideas\, unsure where to start\, and feel lost at times. Melissa E Anders has been developing and implementing grants with scientists for more than 15 years and she has a deep curiosity and understanding about human nature and how we can harness our true selves. It is at this intersection that she draws from to support researchers in making writing easier. \nIn this workshop you will learn how the writing process works\, how to design your own unique writing process and practical ways to begin to clear the obstacles that come up for you so that you can get started\, maintain momentum and complete your writing projects.”\n– Melissa E. Anders \nFEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS \nSeptember 25th: Students/Trainees\nSeptember 26th: PIs/Scientists/Faculty/Project Managers \nLOCATION: Room 2301\, The Nest UBC\nTIME: 8:30AM-12:30PM URL:https://bcregmed.ca/event/making-writing-easier/ LOCATION:British Columbia CATEGORIES:Workshop ORGANIZER;CN="BCRegMed":MAILTO:info@bcregmed.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190515T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190516T170000 DTSTAMP:20260417T122958 CREATED:20200505T213714Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200513T191009Z UID:3249-1557910800-1558026000@bcregmed.ca SUMMARY:2019 BCRegMed 3rd Annual Symposium DESCRIPTION:Our 2019 BCRegMed Symposium took place May 15th! Every year our symposium brings together individuals from the regenerative medicine and cellular therapy community and highlights exciting research underway on the local\, regional\, and international stage and this year was no different! \nBCREGMED 2019 garnered the support of 13 influential speakers with a wide variety of affiliations to the community\, including UBC preseident Santa Ono\, as well as the attention of over 220 participants coming from academia\, industry\, and government. \nThank you to everyone who participated and attended. \nThank You To Our Sponsors URL:https://bcregmed.ca/event/2019-bcregmed-3rd-annual-symposium/ LOCATION:Great Hall @ The Nest\, 6133 University Blvd. Vancouver\, BC\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada CATEGORIES:Symposium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bcregmed.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/BCREGMED-symposium-2019.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="BCRegMed":MAILTO:info@bcregmed.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190514T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190514T190000 DTSTAMP:20260417T122958 CREATED:20200505T213158Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200513T191009Z UID:3246-1557842400-1557860400@bcregmed.ca SUMMARY:2019 Trainee Workshop DESCRIPTION:In 2018 we introduced our Trainee Workshop!\nThe aims of this workshop were to:\nEngage trainees\, as current and future players in the BCREGMED and cell therapy sectors\, in a discussion on the direction and future needs of this rapidly growing area \nFacilitate trainee professional development by exposing the trainees to careers in REGMED and cell therapy in BC \nProvide a unique networking opportunity for student trainees to benefit from the guidance of alumni\, industry and academic experts in their fields \nDue to overwhelming participation\, we are bringing our trainee-led day back this year this time focusing on informal scientific communication strategies\, equity\, diversity\, and inclusion\, as well as careers in science! \nDate: Tuesday May 14th\, 2019\nTime: 2:00pm – 7:00pm URL:https://bcregmed.ca/event/2019-trainee-workshop/ LOCATION:Chemical and Biological Engineering (CHBE)\, Rm 102 @ UBC\, 2360 East Mall V6T 1Z3\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bcregmed.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/BCREGMED-TRAINEE-WORKSHOP-2019.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="BCRegMed":MAILTO:info@bcregmed.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190306T081500 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190306T170000 DTSTAMP:20260417T122958 CREATED:20200506T181626Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200513T191009Z UID:3262-1551860100-1551891600@bcregmed.ca SUMMARY:2019 Technological Platforms for Cellular Therapy DESCRIPTION:SFU\, Centre for Cell Biology\, Development\, and Disease (C2D2) & BCREGMED are proud to sponsor Technological Platforms for Cell Therapy\, at Simon Fraser University on March 6th\, 2019. This event will bring together individuals in the BC RegMed community that are involved in cell therapy and will highlight technologies within the community for the advancement of cell therapy. \nThe event will take place at the Big Data Hub\, Applied Science Building Room 10905\, Simon Fraser University. \nConfirmed speakers include Kevin Hay\, Megan Levings\, Brad Nelson\, Mark Brockman\, Tania Bubela\, Kirk Schultz\, Sowmya Viswanathan\, David Vocadlo\, Glen Tibbets & Francis Lynn. \nCommitted to Diversity \n\n\nBCRegMed is committed advancing equity and diversity within our research excellence cluster. We are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive environment\, in which diversity is welcomed and respected. We consider diversity to be foundational to excellence in research\, education and engagement.\n\n\n\nWe encourage participation from all qualified individuals\, including Aboriginal peoples\, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities. URL:https://bcregmed.ca/event/2019-technological-platforms-for-cellular-therapy/ LOCATION:Big Data Hub – Applied Science Building Room 10905 @ SFU\, 8888 University Drive\, Burnaby\, V5A 1S6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20181011T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20181012T170000 DTSTAMP:20260417T122958 CREATED:20200506T190323Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200506T190343Z UID:3309-1539248400-1539363600@bcregmed.ca SUMMARY:2018 BCRegMed Virtual Symposium DESCRIPTION:Connecting the West Coast Regenerative Medicine Community \nBCRegMed linked up with USC Stem Cell for an amazing one day! It featured engaging speakers from leaders in the Reg Med field\, a virtual poster session (w. live chat dialogue on Slack – over 600 messages were exchanged) and trainee short talk competition.\nThank you to all participants\, we appreciate your support and enthusiasm. The event was a great success and we hope to have more in the future. \nOur program is shown below and can also be found in the Virtual Symposium Booklet\, which also contains presenter info\, trainee abstracts\, social media info and a feedback survey link. \nFor copyright reasons a recording of the live stream is not available\, apologies for the inconvenience. \nProgram\n* please note: speakers names are linked to their lab pages\, check them out! \n\n\n\n9:00am-9:15am\nRegistration and Coffee\n\n\n9:15am-9:40am\nWelcome and Introductions\n\n\nFabio Rossi (BCREGMED) \nAndrew McMahon (USC)\n\n\n9:40am-10:50am\nTheme 1: Stem Cells\, Development & Disease\n\n\n\n15 mins\nPamela Hoodless\nEpigenetic mechanisms regulating enhancer switching during hepatocyte differentiation\n\n\n15 mins\nMin Yu\nCirculating tumor cells as a “liquid biopsy” to inform mechanisms of metastasis\n\n\n10 mins\nJoanna Smeeton\n(Crump Lab)\nArthritis and regeneration of the zebrafish jaw joint\n\n\n10 mins\nTracy Tran\n(McMahon Lab)\nIn vivo developmental trajectory informs in vitro differentiation of pluripotent stem-cell derived podocytes\n\n\n10:50am-11:00am\nBreak\n\n\n11:00am-12:10pm\nTheme 1: Stem Cells\, Development & Disease (continued)\n\n\n\n15 mins\nLiam Brunham\nUnderstanding mechanisms of chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity using patient-specific induced pluripotent stem cells\n\n\n15 mins\nQilong Ying\nUnderstanding embryonic stem cell self-renewal\n\n\n10 mins\nIdo Rafaeli\n(McNagnyLab)\nPodocyte mutagenesis at distinct developmental time points during kidney organogenesis lead to different disease phenotypes\n\n\n10 mins\nJennifer Grants\n(Karsan Lab)\nLoss of miR-146a links inflammaging with myeloid malignancy\n\n\n12:10pm-1:10pm\nLunch & Digital Poster Viewing\n\n\n1:10pm-2:05pm\nTheme 2: Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering\n\n\n\n15 mins\nPeter Zandstra\nEngineering Development\n\n\n15 mins\nLeonardo Morsut\nEngineering cells with synthetic signaling pathways: A new way to control cell behaviors\, from cell therapy to stem cell reprogramming\n\n\n10 mins\nMitch Braam (Kieffer Lab)\nPrecise creation and correction of a neonatal diabetes-causing KATP-channel mutation in human iPSCs\n\n\n2:05pm-2:40pm\nTheme 3: Chemistry and Translation\n\n\n\n10 mins\nBen Van Handel\n(Evseenko Lab)\n Discovery and pre-clinical development of small molecule modulators of IL-6 family cytokine signaling\n\n\n15 mins\nMichael Bonaguidi\nGenomics-driven translation for human epilepsy\n\n\n2:40pm-2:50pm\nCoffee break\n\n\n2:50pm-3:50pm\nTheme 4: Novel Technologies\n\n\n\n15 mins\nStephanie Willerth\n3D bioprinting personalized neural tissues\n\n\n15 mins\nMichael Underhill\nNew genetics tools for investigating the fate and function of mesenchymal progenitors\n\n\n15 mins\nRong Lu\nTracking Hematopoietic Stem Cell and Leukemia Cell Clones in Mouse Models\n\n\n3:50pm-4:50pm\nPoster Judging/Happy Hour\n\n\n4:50pm-5:00pm\nClosing Remarks URL:https://bcregmed.ca/event/2018-bcregmed-virtual-symposium/ LOCATION:British Columbia CATEGORIES:Virtual Symposium ORGANIZER;CN="BCRegMed":MAILTO:info@bcregmed.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180509T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180510T140000 DTSTAMP:20260417T122958 CREATED:20200506T184048Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200506T184347Z UID:3287-1525852800-1525960800@bcregmed.ca SUMMARY:2018 BCRegMed Symposium DESCRIPTION:Our 2018 Symposium happened on May 9th at the Pharmaceutical Sciences Building at UBC!\nMore than 220 attendees attended including scientists\, trainees\, and industry representatives from across Western Canada! \nDownload the full Symposium booklet here! \nOr\, simply Bdownload the Agenda here! \nThank You To Our Sponsors URL:https://bcregmed.ca/event/2018-bcregmed-symposium/ LOCATION:Pharmaceutical Sciences Building @ UBC\, 2405 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada CATEGORIES:Symposium ORGANIZER;CN="BCRegMed":MAILTO:info@bcregmed.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180508T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180508T190000 DTSTAMP:20260417T122958 CREATED:20200506T183441Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200506T183603Z UID:3281-1525788000-1525806000@bcregmed.ca SUMMARY:2018 BCRegMed Trainee Workshop DESCRIPTION:New in 2018\, we held the first BCRegMed Trainee workshop!\nThe aims of this workshop were to:\nEngage trainees\, as current and future players in the BCREGMED and cell therapy sectors\, in a discussion on thedirection and future needs of this rapidly growing area \nFacilitate trainee professional development by exposing the trainees to careers in REGMED and cell therapy in BC \nProvide a unique networking opportunity for student trainees to benefit from the guidance of alumni\, industry and academicexperts in their fields \n \nAgenda\n1:30-2:00pm: Registration (Coffee and snacks available) \n2:00-3:30pm: Peter Zandstra/Fabio Rossi “fireside chat”: The Future of Regenerative Medicine in BC” \nDr. Fabio Rossi (Professor in Medical Genetics at UBC and Canada Research Chair in Regenerative Medicine) will engage Dr. Peter Zandstra (Director of the new UBC School of Biomedical Engineering and Canada Research Chair in Biomedical Engineering) in an “fireside” discussion of the evolution of the rapidly growing BC Regenerative Medicine sector. Together with Drs Zandstra and Rossi\, we will explore how cross-interactions between disciplines\, and engineering and biology in particular\, can help advance this field. \n3:30-3:45pm: Coffee Break \n3:45-5:15pm:”Meet the Experts: Careers in Biotech” panel sessionJoin us for this professional development panel and find out what you can do with a PhD. Take a look at our confirmed panelists include: \nDr. Paul Cassar (Associate Scientist\, Project Search and Evaluation\, CDRD)Dr. Cassar is an associate scientist at CDRD (The Centre for Drug Research and Development) on the Project Search and Evaluation team. Paul is based in Toronto working to bridge national collaborations on early stage drug development programs with investigators in Ontario and CDRD. Before joining CDRD\, Paul worked at the Stem Cell Network where he gained experience in evaluating translational research projects in regenerative medicine for their clinical and commercial potential. Paul has a PhD from the University of Toronto in stem cell biology and functional genomics\, a BSc from McMaster University in Pharmacology\, and pharmaceutical industry experience working in the Molecular Sciences division of AstraZeneca R&D Montreal. \nDr. Vronique Lecault (Co-Founder\, AbCellera)Dr. Lecault is Co-Founder of AbCellera\, a Vancouver-based biotechnology company focused on the discovery of therapeutic antibodies from natural immune repertoires. Founded in 2012 as a spin-off from the University of British Columbia (UBC)\, AbCellera has grown from 12 to 50 employees over the past 2 years\, with triple-digit revenue growth year over year. The company was recently awarded the Life Sciences BC Growth Company of the Year\, and recognized on the 2018 Life Science Ready to Rocket list. \nAfter simultaneously completing a B.Sc. in Biochemistry/Biotechnology and a B.A.Sc. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Ottawa\, Vronique obtained her PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering from UBC. For her thesis\, she developed a microfluidic platform to study thousands of single mammalian cells at once that is now part of AbCelleraas core technology. In her free time\, she enjoys windsurfing\, weightlifting\, yoga and reading. \nDr. Eric Jervis (Principal Scientist\, STEMCELL Technologies)Dr. Jervis completed his PhD in Chemical Engineering at the University of British Columbia in 1998. Upon graduation he accepted a faculty position at the University of Waterloo in Chemical Engineering where he was eventually promoted to the rank of Full Professor. Dr. Jervis was a founding member of the Canadian Stem Cell Network NCE and directed the Long-term Live Cell Imaging initiative. In 2011 Dr. Jervis resigned his position at Waterloo to join STEMCELL Technologies to head the new BioEngineering Program in the Research and Development department. The Bioengineering group at STEMCELL is responsible for media and process development for stem cell culture scale-up\, tools and devices for immunomagnetic cell separation\, as well as tools and devices for tissue engineering and 3D cell culture. Dr. Jervis has 51 publications in refereed journals\, published 2 book chapters and more than 100 abstracts. He is also a co-inventor of 5 US patents and has served on many grant and academic review panels. \nDr. Amanda Kotzer (Executive Director\, BCREGMED)Dr. Kotzer (PhD\, PMP) has over 10 years of research\, operations and administration management in an academic environment. After completing her PhD in the area of cell and molecular biology in the UK and a postdoctoral fellowship at UBC\, she traded the lab bench for an office and is currently the Research Projects & Operations Leader of the Terry Fox Laboratory at the BC Cancer Agency. As a project leader\, Amanda guides her team providing the best possible support for the department’s scientists while seeking to integrate the tools of project management in this complex\, matrix environment. She is also currently the Executive Director for the BC Regenerative Medicine Network. \nDr. Leigh Anne Swayne (Associate Professor\, UVic)Dr. Swayne is an Associate Professor and cell biologist who studies brain and heart cell development in the Division of Medical Sciences at the University of Victoria. She is a MSFHR and BC Schizophrenia Society foundation scholar and her research is supported by grants from CIHR\, NSERC\, Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation of Canada\, Canada Foundation for Innovation and the BC Knowledge and Development Fund. \nDr. Sam Wadsworth (Co-Founder and CSO\, Aspect Biosystems)Dr. Wadsworth is a world leader in the field of human airway tissue engineering and has published many peer-reviewed papers on related research. He completed his Ph.D. in respiratory cell biology in the UK before relocating to Vancouver in 2007 to work as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the UBC Centre for Heart + Lung Innovation at St. Paul’s Hospital. Since 2011 Sam has spearheaded inter-disciplinary\, cross-Canada research projects to build living 3D human airway tissues. He was scientific lead on a collaboration with StemCell Technologies to develop a cell culture media to fully differentiate cultures of primary human bronchial epithelial cells\, PneumaCult?-ALI is now one of the most successful products in this field. In 2013 Sam co-founded Aspect Biosystems with Konrad Walus\, Simon Beyer and Tamer Mohamed. Aspect is a world-leading tissue engineering company with proprietary 3D-bioprinting technology capable of revolutionising the fields of pharmaceutical drug development\, disease research\, personalised and regenerative medicine by providing living human tissues on demand. As Chief Scientific Officer\, he is responsible for external partnerships and internal projects to develop and use new printed tissue applications \n5:15-7:00pm: Networking reception URL:https://bcregmed.ca/event/2018-bcregmed-trainee-workshop/ LOCATION:Pharmaceutical Sciences Building @ UBC\, 2405 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada CATEGORIES:Workshop ORGANIZER;CN="BCRegMed":MAILTO:info@bcregmed.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170510T071500 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170510T180000 DTSTAMP:20260417T122958 CREATED:20200505T214347Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200506T182310Z UID:3254-1494400500-1494439200@bcregmed.ca SUMMARY:2017 BC Regenerative Medicine Research Symposium DESCRIPTION:Our 2017 Symposium was a huge success! We had over 230 attendees including scientists\, trainees\, industry and NGO representatives involved and interested in the area of regenerative medicine in BC!\n\n\n\nDownload the complete 2017 Symposium Booklet! \n(includes agenda\, registrant information and abstracts) \nIn 2017\, we were honoured to have the 2016  Friesen Prize winner\, Dr. Janet Rossant\,  give a lecture at the Symposium! (The Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research was established in 2005 by Friends of CIHR in recognition of Dr. Friesen’s distinguished leadership\, vision and innovative contributions to health research and health research policy.) \n\nThank You to Our 2017 Symposium Partners URL:https://bcregmed.ca/event/2017-bc-regenerative-medicine-research-symposium/ LOCATION:Pharmaceutical Sciences Building @ UBC\, 2405 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada CATEGORIES:Symposium END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR