SPOTLIGHT STORY: PhD collab funding program for faculty & phd student teams
UBC Vancouver faculty members and PhD student teams are invited to submit a proposal for the PhD Collab pilot program through UBC Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies. Now in the second year of the program pilot, PhD Collab provides guidance and awards up to $100,000 to support inter/transdisciplinary teams of PhD students and faculty members who are working together to address complex questions or problems. Funds can be used to support student stipends, research expenses and/or dissemination activities.
Teams are invited to submit a Letter of Intent by 4 pm on Friday. June 13, 2025. Full proposals due by October 10.
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Events
Register for Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Training Program - Limited Spaces Still Remaining
Date & Time: May 1-August 21, Thursdays, 5:00-7:00pm PT
Location: Virtual via Zoom (recordings will be available for sessions that have passed)
RSVP: If interested in signing up or to learn more, please email danielle.walker@ubc.ca.
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BC Children's Hospital Research Institute PITCH Seminar Series NEW
Description: The guest speaker Samuel Agius, PhD candidate part of the Chen Davidovich at Monash University, in Melbourne, Australia, presenting Histone Mark Mimicry Limits the Spread of Repressive Chromatin.
Date & Time: May 29; 3:00–4:00pm
Location: Zoom
Meeting ID: 689 5564 9564
Passcode: 467779
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Engage in reconcili-ACTION: host an Indigenous student this summer!
seed2STEM is a unique summer reserach program for Indigenous high school students created as a way to address underrepresentation of Indigenous people in STEM fields, and encourage Indigenous youth to consider STEM education and careers. The program offers paid 6-week internships with wraparound supports.
Host supervisors are needed for this summer (July 7 to August 15), if interested, please contact summer@icord.org or check out the supervisor information page.
Call for Early Career Researchers to be Featured in Research Roundup and MedNet
If you'd like to nominate any post-doctoral fellows or researchers to be featured in Research Roundup and/or on MedNet through a short Q&A-style interview, please email us at medresearch.admin@ubc.ca.
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