MSc Defence Emma Conway
GRADUATE STUDIES THESIS
| MSc DEFENCE | Tuesday, December 15th, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Student | Emma Conway |
| Title | CISPLATIN PARTIALLY IMPEDES LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA-MEDIATED M2 MACROPHAGE POLARIZATION |
| Abstract | abstract |
| Location | Ken Berry Reading Room, Pathology Education Centre at VGH, 3200, 910 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC |
| Time | 12:00 pm |
| Supervisor | Dr. Wan Lam |
PhD DEFENCE Chansonette Badduke
GRADUATE STUDIES THESIS
| PhD DEFENCE | Tuesday, December 15th, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Student | Chansonette Badduke |
| Title | FUNCTIONAL GENOMIC ANALYSIS OF NOVEL MICRODELETIONS AND MICRODUPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY |
| Abstract | abstract |
| Location | Room 203, Graduate Student Centre, 6371 Crescent Road, UBC Campus |
| Time | 11:0 pm |
| Supervisor | Dr. Evica Rajcan-Separovic |
Lynn (Yu-Hsuan) Huang
GRADUATE STUDIES THESIS
| PhD DEFENCE | Thursday, November 5th, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Student | Lynn (Yu-Hsuan) Huang |
| Title | THE ROLE OF SAP IN ANTIGEN PRIMING AND DIFFERENTIATION OF T LYMPHOCYTES |
| Abstract | abstract |
| Location | Room 203, Graduate Student Centre, 6371 Crescent Road, UBC Campus |
| Time | 12:30 pm |
| Supervisor | Dr. John Priatel & Dr. Rusung Tan |
PhD Kevin Yang
GRADUATE STUDIES THESIS
| PhD DEFENCE | Monday, July 27th, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Student | Kevin Yang |
| Title | DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL SMALL MOLECULE INHIBITOR OF ANDROGEN RECEPTOR TO TREAT CASTRATION-RESISTANT PROSTATE CANCER |
| Abstract | abstract |
| Location | Dorothy Lam Board Room, BC Cancer Research Centre |
| Time | 08:00 am |
| Supervisor | Dr. Marianne Sadar |
Jithendra (Jay) Gunawardana
GRADUATE STUDIES THESIS
| PhD DEFENCE | Monday, July 13th, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Student | Jithendra (Jay) Gunawardana |
| Title | Identification and characterization of novel recurrent mutations in Primary mediastinal large B cell lymphoma and Hodgkin lymphoma |
| Abstract | abstract |
| Location | Room 200, Graduate Student Centre, UBC Campus |
| Time | 09:00 am |
| Supervisor | Dr. Christian Steidl |
PhD Junyan Shi
GRADUATE STUDIES THESIS
| PhD DEFENCE | Thursday, June 25th, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Student | Junyan Shi |
| Title | DISRUPTION OF SELECTIVE AUTOPHAGY IN COXSACKIEVIRUS B3 INFECTION |
| Abstract | abstract |
| Location | Room 200, Graduate Student Centre, UBC Campus |
| Time | 12:30pm |
| Supervisor | Dr. Honglin Luo |
PhD Jaswinder Khattra
GRADUATE STUDIES THESIS
| PhD DEFENCE | Monday, May 11th, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Student | Jaswinder Khattra |
| Title | CHARTING BREAST TUMOR HETEROGENEITY: FROM BULK TUMOR GENOMES TO SINGLE-CELL GENOTYPES |
| Abstract | abstract |
| Location | Room 200, Graduate Student Centre, UBC Campus |
| Time | 9:00am |
| Supervisor | Dr. Sam Aparicio |
PhD Jennifer Won
GRADUATE STUDIES THESIS
| PhD DEFENCE | Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Student | Jennifer Won |
| Title | CLINICAL PERFORMANCE OF DIAGNOSTIC, PROGNOSTIC AND PREDICTIVE IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL BIOMARKERS FOR HORMONE RECEPTOR-NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER |
| Abstract | abstract |
| Location | Room 200, Graduate Student Centre, UBC Campus |
| Time | 9:00am |
| Supervisor | Dr. Torsten Nielsen |
PhD Defence Cherry Ma
GRADUATE STUDIES THESIS
| PhD DEFENCE | Wednesday, April 15th, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Student | Qianli (Cherry) Ma |
| Title | FUNCTIONAL STUDIES OF PPP2R2A IN BREAST CANCER |
| Abstract | abstract |
| Location | Room 203, Graduate Student Centre, UBC Campus |
| Time | 9:00am |
| Supervisor | Dr. Samuel Aparicio |
PhD Melissa McConechy
GRADUATE STUDIES THESIS
| PhD DEFENCE | Tuesday, March 31, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Student | Melissa McConechy |
| Title | PPP2R1A MUTATIONS IN GYNAECOLOGIC CANCERS: FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION AND USE IN THE GENOMIC CLASSIFICATION OF TUMOURS |
| Abstract | abstract |
| Location | Room 9299, Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre, 2775 Laurel Street |
| Time | 9:00am |
| Supervisor | Dr. David Huntsman |
MSc Yuda Shih
GRADUATE STUDIES THESIS
| MSc DEFENCE | Monday, March 30th, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Student | Yuda Shih |
| Title | DIFFERENTIAL REGULATION OF OLIGODENDROCYTE DEVELOPMENT AND MYELINATION BY PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE ALPHA AND WNT SIGNALING |
| Abstract | abstract |
| Location | Room 2108, CFRI, Visitor Address: Entrance #18, 938 West 28th Avenue, Vancouver, BC |
| Time | 11:00am |
| Supervisor | Dr. Catherine Pallen |
MSc DEFENCE-Vincent Leung
GRADUATE STUDIES THESIS
| MSc DEFENCE | Monday, March 23rd, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Student | Vincent Leung |
| Title | INVESTIGATION OF COMPLEMENT SYSTEM ACTIVITY INDUCED BY HYPERBRANCHED POLYGLYCEROL GRAFTING TO RED BLOOD CELL MEMBRANES |
| Abstract | abstract |
| Location | Room 4510, Life Sciences Institute, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, UBC |
| Time | 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm |
| Supervisor | Dr. Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu |
PhD DEFENCE – Jasmine La Juanie Hamilton
GRADUATE STUDIES THESIS
| PhD DEFENCE | Thursday, March 5th, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Student | Jasmine La Juanie Hamilton |
| Title | Innovative Polymeric Iron Chelators with High Iron Binding Affinity and Biocompatibility for the Treatment of Transfusional Iron Overload |
| Abstract | abstract |
| Location | Room 200, Graduate Student Centre, UBC Campus |
| Time | 9:00am |
| Supervisor | Dr. Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu |
Xinya Wang
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PhD DEFENCE Dana (Kyluik) Price
GRADUATE STUDIES THESIS
| PhD DEFENCE | Wednesday, December 10, 2014 |
|---|---|
| Student | Dana (Kyluik) Price |
| Title | THE EFFECTS OF POLYMER-MEDIATED IMMUNOCAMOUFLAGE ON ALLORECOGNITION OF BLOOD CELLS |
| Abstract | |
| Location | Room 203, Graduate Student Centre, UBC Campus |
| Time | 4:00pm |
| Supervisor | Dr. Mark Scott |
Samuel Aparicio Named 2014 Aubrey J. Tingle Prize Winner
FACULTY AWARDS
| Name | Aparicio, Samuel |
|---|---|
| Academic Rank | Professor & Canada Research Chair in Molecular Oncology |
| Dept/School | Pathology & Lab Med/ UBC |
| Other Affiliation | |
| Year of Award | 2014 |
| Name of Award | Aubrey J. Tingle Prize |
| Agency Giving the Award | The Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research |
| Brief Description | |
| Category | Research |
Huynh, Hanh Ho Chi Minh City’s Badge
FACULTY AWARDS
| Name | Huynh, Hanh |
|---|---|
| Academic Rank | Senior Instructor |
| Dept/School | Pathology & Lab Med/ UBC |
| Other Affiliation | |
| Year of Award | 2014 |
| Name of Award | Ho Chi Minh City’s Badge |
| Agency Giving the Award | Highest honor award from the President of People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| Brief Description | The award was given to me for the outstanding contributions in the development of the city in the field of Health and Nutrition as part of Prevention of Non Communicable Diseases such as Diabetes and Obesity |
| Category | Education |
MSc DEFENCE – Student: Jesse Olson
GRADUATE STUDIES THESIS
| MSc DEFENCE | Tuesday, September 23, 2014 |
|---|---|
| Student | Jesse Olson |
| Title | Folic Acid And Vitamin B12 Imbalance Throughout Development And Early Life Programs Glucose Tolerance And Adiposity In Adult Female Mice |
| Abstract | |
| Location | Pathology Education Centre, VGH |
| Time | 9:00am |
| Supervisor | Dr. Angela Devlin |
Victor Ling
FACULTY AWARDS
| Name | Ling, Victor |
|---|---|
| Academic Rank | Professor & the founding President and Scientific Director of the Terry Fox Research Institute |
| Dept/School | Pathology & Lab Med/ UBC |
| Other Affiliation | |
| Year of Award | 2014 |
| Name of Award | Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences in Ottawa |
| Agency Giving the Award | Canadian Academy of Health Sciences |
| Brief Description | Dr. Ling is honoured for his discovery of P-glycoprotein (MDR), a mechanism associated with drug resistance in cancer chemotherapy |
| Category | Research/Leadership |