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Michael Smith Laboratories: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY WORKSHOP, June 10th to 14th, 2013. Registration now open.

(Click here to download pdf poster)
To inquire about registration, please contact Dr. David Ng at db@interchange.ubc.ca Note that all registration fees are put towards our lab’s numerous science outreach programs.
(1) ONE WEEK VERSION
Dates: June 10th to June 14th, 2013 (5 days: Monday to Friday)
Price: CAN$1400 (does not include room or board)
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. David Ng
DESCRIPTION:This intense 5 day [...]

Our 2013 High School Student Conference is FULL!

This year’s “ESCAPADES IN SCIENCE” conference will be held on Friday March 8th, 2013. Attending this event is FREE, but registration is required.

Michael Smith Laboratories: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY WORKSHOP, Feb 18th to 22nd, 2013. Registration now open.

(Click here to download pdf poster)
To inquire about registration, please contact Dr. David Ng at db@interchange.ubc.ca
(1) ONE WEEK VERSION
Dates: February 18th to February 22nd, 2012 (5 days: Monday to Friday)
Price: CAN$1400 (does not include room or board)
Reviews and Testimonies can be found here.
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. David Ng
DESCRIPTION:This intense 5 day workshop will focus on a myriad [...]

PRESS RELEASE: UBC researchers seek to engage students in STEM careers with science outreach toolkit

Outreach programs that offer a taste of real-world science and pair secondary students with enthusiastic young researchers are key to promoting careers in science and technology, according to University of British Columbia researchers.
In a paper published this week in PLoS Computational Biology, UBC researchers document their work on the Genomics Field Trip Program hosted at the [...]

Check out the new Phylo decks.

Two to be exact. One in coordination with the World Science Festival in New York City, and the other to do with the Beaty Biodiversity Museum. Note that the Beaty deck should have a “fancy” deck available sometime in September 2012.

Here and there…

Don’t usually publicize these things, but I (David) will be giving a few talks in the next little while that should be fun (as is tradition, I promise to insert a little Chewbacca into all of these talks). In particular, I’ll be in New York for a few days, and game to chat with folks [...]

Molecular Biology Workshop Summer Session: Registration is now open.

(Click here to download pdf poster)
To inquire about registration, please contact Dr. David Ng at db@interchange.ubc.ca
(1) ONE WEEK VERSION
Dates: July 23rd to July 27th, 2012 (5 days: Monday to Friday)
Price: CAN$1400 (does not include room or board)
Reviews and Testimonies can be found here.
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. David Ng
DESCRIPTION: Updated for 2012: This intense 5 day workshop will [...]

MOST EXCEPTIONAL ESCAPADES IN SCIENCE 2012

The Fifth Edition of our “MOST EXCEPTIONAL ESCAPADES IN SCIENCE” High School Student Conference will be held on Friday March 9th, 2012. Attending this event is FREE, but registration is required. Registration is now closed and we had a great event. Thanks for coming and we’ll see you next year

WINTER/SPRING 2012 MOLECULAR BIOLOGY WORKSHOP NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION

We are now ready to accept registration for our popular winter/spring molecular biology workshop. Note that all revenue from these workshops go towards keeping our outreach activities free. You can get full details here, but the blurb reads:
Dates: February 13th to February 17th, 2012 (5 days: Monday to Friday)
Price: CAN$1400 (does not include [...]

Second semester 2012 now open for PCR field trip bookings.

We’re now ready to fill in fieldtrip slots for our Grade 11/12 PCR fieldtrips (in the January 2012 to June 2012 timeframe).  Please check here for details and email db@interchange.ubc.ca to make a request.

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