Profiles

Title card for National Postdoc Appreciation Week 2021, with a collage of the four CBR postdocs highlighted in the piece, titled National Postdoc Appreciation Week 2021: Sharing the Stories of CBR Postdocs, in a 4-part collage: Dr. Alison McAfee, Dr. Alex Leatherdale, Dr. Emily Park, and Dr. Manoj Paul.

National Postdoc Appreciation Week 2021: Sharing Stories from CBR Postdocs

In honour of National Postdoc Appreciation Week, we chatted with several CBR postdocs to learn about them, their science and what they like to do outside of research.

Bio photo of Dr. Marine Theret, and text noting that she is being recognized for mentorship excellence at the CBR

Dr. Marine Theret recognized for mentorship excellence at the CBR

Dr. Marine Theret, who received the Neil Mackenzie Mentorship Excellence 2021 award, shared her mentorship insights with the CBR, including the importance of feedback and how mentorship can teach young scientists about collaboration and communication.

Slide with bio photos of CBR graduates and names, with title "Congratulations to our CBR Graduates!"

Celebrating the Journeys of our CBR Graduates

Congratulations to all our recent CBR Spring 2021 graduates, who walked across the virtual stage and celebrated their UBC convocation in early June! We had the pleasure of talking with some recent grads, undergraduate and graduate students alike, about their research projects, the best part of their student journey, and their words of wisdom to other researchers.

Dr. Peter Schubert hiking in the snowy mountains of Garibaldi, with text that says "Meet the Researcher: Dr. Peter Schubert"

Meet the Researcher: Dr. Peter Schubert

Our writers had the pleasure of chatting with Dr. Peter Schubert, a Principal Investigator with the UBC Centre for Blood Research (CBR) and the principal manager of the Blood4Research Facility, about his background, research, and advice for young scientists.

A six-collage photo of various women in STEM, with three on the top (Dr. Dana Devine, Cecilia Haymin Kim, and Dr. Narges Hadjesfandiari) and three on the bottom (Nancy Yang, Sreeparna Vappala, and Dr. Karen Cheung)

The CBR Celebrates #WomenInScience Day 2021

This year, we chatted with several women researchers in the CBR community to learn more about their research, share their stories, and celebrate all that they do. Read their stories below.

Q&A with Dr. Stefanie Mak, Recipient of the 2020 Neil Mackenzie Mentorship Excellence Award

Q&A with Dr. Stefanie Mak, Recipient of the 2020 Neil Mackenzie Mentorship Excellence Award

We chatted with Stefanie about her experiences in mentorship, the importance of being a mentor, and important qualities that mentors can carry forward into their work.

When Extraordinary meets Ordinary: Profiling Daniel Luo

When Extraordinary meets Ordinary: Profiling Daniel Luo

Although Centre for Blood Research (CBR) member Daniel Luo describes himself as a “typical 25-year old who plays games, reads books, listens to podcasts and socializes at the pub”, his passion for research, work ethic on committees, and optimistic mindset is anything but ordinary.

CBR Member Series – Episode 2: Diana Canals

CBR Member Series – Episode 2: Diana Canals

The UBC Centre for Blood Research presents a new video series featuring our members and their research. Meet Diana Canals and learn more about the PhD project that she is conducting in Dr. Kelly McNagny’s lab.

Meet the Researcher: Dr. Christian Kastrup

Meet the Researcher: Dr. Christian Kastrup

I had the pleasure to meet Dr. Christian Kastrup at a convening of the NanoMedicines Innovation Network (NMIN), a national association drawn from academia, industry and other enterprises to leverage Canada as a global leader in developing next-generation therapeutics.