REMINDER: Join us on Monday May 13 for a seminar from Dr. Joseph Osmundson - Clinical Associate Professor of Biology at NYU and author of "VIROLOGY: Essays for the Living, the Dead, and the Small Things in Between." 2:30 - 3:30 PM in LSC 3! mbim.ubc.ca/events/seminar…

Don’t miss this seminar! Dr. Osmundson joseph osmundson (all pronouns) was named the TIME Next 100 in 2022 for his writing, research, and advocacy for the health of the queer community. 🙌🙌 Great collaboration between EDI groups from UBC Biochemistry & Molecular Biology UBC Cellular & Physiological Sciences & UBC Dept of Microbiology and Immunology.

📢 - Exit Seminar from Avril Metcalfe-Roach Avril Metcalfe-Roach, PhD Candidate Brett Finlay 🔎 - "Diet and the gut microbiome in Parkinson's disease." 🗓️Tuesday May 21 @ 12:30 - 1:30 PM PT 📍LSC 3 mbim.ubc.ca/events/exit-se…

May is Asian Heritage Month. An opportunity for all Canadians to learn more about the many achievements and contributions of Canadians of Asian descent. Find events, resources and stories: bit.ly/4aqZ0My

“‘Who really cares about glow sticks?’," said Dr. Steven Hallam of UBC Dept of Microbiology and Immunology. “But I had no idea the scale of the problem." Lux Bio made a glow stick that won't litter landfills and oceans with toxic plastic. @lightbynyoka thetyee.ca/WhatWorks/2024…

📢 - Seminar from Dr. Patrick Keeling, Professor at UBC Botany 🔎 - "Horizontal Gene Transfer in Eukaryotes: How Eating Changed Our Genomes." 🗓️Tuesday May 28 @ 12:30 - 1:30 PM PT 📍LSC 3 mbim.ubc.ca/events/seminar…

Congratulations Maria Tokuyama on being 1 of 9 #Lupus Innovation Award recipients! Dr. Tokuyama's research with Dr. Laura Belver (Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute, Spain) Belver Lab IJC is on "New Types of Cell Therapies to Target Disease-Causing B Cells."

Congrats to Maria Tokuyama and colleague Dr. Laura Evgin (Laura Evgin) from BC Cancer! Their research will develop a new type of CAAR T-cell that eliminates ERV-targeting B cells, leaving healthy B cells intact and avoiding inflammation & kidney damage for people with lupus. 👏

Congratulations to all of our grads this week! We hope you are proud of all your accomplishments and enjoy the summer months ahead. 👏🎓☀️🎉

June is #Pride month! At UBC, we’re proud to celebrate 2SLGBTQIA+ students, faculty and staff. Explore the many Pride activities at our campuses, connect with your community, and reflect on what each of us can do to support 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion: bit.ly/3R8iSxo #UBCPride

Join us Tuesday June 4 in LSC 3 from 12:30-1:30pm for a seminar by Dr. Albert Berghuis (Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology & Immunology, McGill University). 🔎 - "Antibiotic Resistance up close: a structural biology perspective on a global health threat." mbim.ubc.ca/events/seminar…

June commemorates Indigenous History Month in Canada. The month encourages people to learn about, appreciate and acknowledge the rich history, heritage, resilience, contributions and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples across the country. bit.ly/4bMynTL

What if you could earn money for carpooling? Drivers earn a $4 credit on their UBC card per daily ride, and passengers earn $2 per daily ride. That's a tiramisu every two days! Download the Liftango app and visit our page at planning.ubc.ca/carpooling for more information. 🚗

Join us Thursday, June 13 in MSL 102 for the Effective Science Illustrations workshop with Martin Krzywinski. Learn how to turn complex datasets into beautiful, understandable images. eventbrite.com/e/effective-sc…

Thrilled to be a Canada Research Chair in RNA Biology & Viral Infections here at University of British Columbia/UBC Dept of Microbiology and Immunology! Thank you to CIHR-III | IRSC-IMII, the Canada Research Chairs program, and my amazing group for making this possible.

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Selena Sagan and all the newly appointed Canada Research Chairs! From @ubcmbim, Dr. Sagan has been appointed for her outstanding research on RNA biology and viral infections. 👏👏 🔗 research.ubc.ca/nine-new-and-r… UBC Science Sagan Lab

🚨Newest work from our lab & Yang Lab to advance host-directed therapy for #tuberculosis. We improved the activity, cytotoxicity & bioavailability of our phosphatase inhibitor, resulting in improved efficacy for #TB HDT! UBC Dept of Microbiology and Immunology UBC Life Sciences Institute pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

New research from the Sun Lab, co-led by PhD student Yichu Liang, has developed a new compound, SMIP-031, showing promise in treating tuberculosis (TB) by enhancing the immune response. Read more🔗: mbim.ubc.ca/news/sun-lab-c… UBC Science Jim Sun #ubcmbim #tb #tbresearch

The #KronstadLab is working hard to uncover weaknesses of C. neoformans, which is the fungal cause of cryptococcosis, hoping to open doors for drug and vaccine development. Learn more about what they’ve found so far: msl.ubc.ca/kronstad-lab-u… UBC Dept of Microbiology and Immunology UBC Faculty of Land and Food Systems UBC Science