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: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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201113T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201113T120000 DTSTAMP:20260501T200145 CREATED:20201013T215356Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201013T222717Z UID:3593-1605261600-1605268800@bcregmed.ca SUMMARY:Scientific Figure Making Workshop DESCRIPTION:This 2 hour workshop provides an introduction to producing effective scientific figures for use in reports and publications. \nTogether we will look at how to design figures clearly to accurately represent your data and conveying your research in an effective manner. The course will encompass principles of visual design and provides strategies for choosing figure elements and composition. URL:https://bcregmed.ca/event/scientific-figure-making-workshop/ LOCATION:Virtual/Online CATEGORIES:Event,Seminar,Workshop ORGANIZER;CN="BCRegMed":MAILTO:info@bcregmed.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201105T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201106T130000 DTSTAMP:20260501T200145 CREATED:20200915T173652Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201026T173632Z UID:3560-1604566800-1604667600@bcregmed.ca SUMMARY:CASCADIA 2.0 DESCRIPTION:BCREGMED & ISCRM Cascadia Corridor Research Symposium \nBCRegMed\, with the Centre for Biomedical Research at the University of Victoria\, and the Institute for Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine at the University of Washington are proud to host the SECOND Annual Cascadia Regenerative Medicine Symposium. \nThe event will take place VIRTUALLY November 5th and 6th (9AM-1PM BOTH DAYS) 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. \nWe invite you to attend our highly anticipated\, two half-day event. This year featuring keynote speakers Drs. Connie Eaves and Markus Grompe! \nOther confirmed speakers:\nDr. Tom Reh\, University of Washington\nDr. Nozumo Yachie\, University of British Columbia\nDr. Ru Gunawardane\, Allen Institute for Cell Science\nDr. David Mack\, University of Washington\nDr. Pamela Hoodless\, University of British Columbia\nDr. Brandon Hadland\, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center\n\nDr. Tim Kieffer\, University of British Columbia \nView the full agenda HERE \n\nThis year we are bringing back our Trainee Rapid Fire Talks and POSTER Presentations. Make sure to register for your chance to win CASH prizes!\nDeadline for Abstracts: October 16th\nDeadline to Register for the Conference: November 3rd \nFor sponsorship opportunities and more information\, please contact our program manager Lisa Borecky: lborecky@bccrc.ca. \nRegistration is now closed. Please email info@bcregmed.ca with any questions URL:https://bcregmed.ca/event/cascadia-2-0/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Conference,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:20260501T200145 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:20260501T200145 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;VALUE=DATE:20200611 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200614 DTSTAMP:20260501T200145 CREATED:20200422T213217Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200513T191008Z UID:1972-1591833600-1592092799@bcregmed.ca SUMMARY:ComSciCon 2020 DESCRIPTION:ComSciCon is a unique professional development experience\, which will provide graduate student attendees with a fantastic opportunity to convene in Boston\, MA to meet young leaders in the communication of science\, learn from and interact with a remarkable group of invited experts\, and produce an original work communicating complex technical concepts from science and engineering to a new audience. \nAttendance at ComSciCon is limited to current (or recently graduated) graduate students in residence at US or Canadian institutions. International students who study at US and Canadian institutions are gladly welcomed. We unfortunately cannot accept students traveling to this event from outside the US or Canada. Recent graduates must have graduated no earlier than December 2019. \nApplication\, registration\, and attendance at the workshop is free of charge for accepted applicants. Full or partial travel support will be provided to accepted applicants from the US or Canada who would need to travel to the Boston area\, and housing nearby to the conference venue will be provided. \nApply by March 1st 2020 \nApply Now URL:https://bcregmed.ca/event/comscicon-2020/ LOCATION:Great Hall @ The Nest\, 6133 University Blvd. Vancouver\, BC\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada CATEGORIES:Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bcregmed.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/comscicon_participants.png ORGANIZER;CN="BCRegMed":MAILTO:info@bcregmed.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200513T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200513T130000 DTSTAMP:20260501T200145 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:20260501T200145 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 LinkedInThis 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:20260501T200145 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:20191107T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191107T160000 DTSTAMP:20260501T200145 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/ CATEGORIES:Workshop ORGANIZER;CN="BCRegMed":MAILTO:info@bcregmed.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191024T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191025T140000 DTSTAMP:20260501T200145 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:20260501T200145 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/ 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:20260501T200145 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/ CATEGORIES:Workshop ORGANIZER;CN="BCRegMed":MAILTO:info@bcregmed.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190515T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190516T170000 DTSTAMP:20260501T200145 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:20260501T200145 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:20181011T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20181012T170000 DTSTAMP:20260501T200145 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/ 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:20260501T200145 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:20260501T200145 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 END:VCALENDAR