Seminars

Held weekly, CBR seminars feature insightful scientific talks, with speakers from a range of clinical, industry and academic backgrounds.
April 20, 2022 update: Starting in June 2022, our CBR summer seminars will be held in a hybrid format in LSC3, from 1PM – 2PM PT!
- Starting June 2022: CBR seminars will be held in a hybrid format from 1PM – 2PM PT on Wednesdays, in LSC3 and via Zoom.
- Know a speaker, or want to present at a CBR seminar? Contact Dr. Dana Devine (ddevine@pathology.ubc.ca), Dr. Parvin Bolourani (parvin@mail.ubc.ca) or Mira Milutinovic (mira.milutinovic@ubc.ca).
Select recordings of CBR seminars are available for viewing below and on YouTube.
Date |
Name |
Affiliation |
Title
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Abstract |
Recording |
Host |
September 14, 2022 |
Dr. Dirk Lange |
UBC |
“Combatting Bacterial Biofilms on Medical Devices – The Bane of Medicine” |
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Dr. Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu |
October 6, 2022
2022 Michael John Page Postdoctoral Fellow Award
|
Dr. Miffy Hok Yan Cheng |
UBC |
“Passing the shuttlecock around: How the bounces in my career helped me to achieve science excellency” |
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November 16, 2022 |
Dr. Ruchika Goel |
SIU School of Medicine, John Hopkins University, ImpactLife Blood Services |
“Big Data Applications in Transfusion Medicine, Silos No More” |
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Dr. Ed Pryzdial |
November 30, 2022 |
Dr. Celina Montemayor |
Medical Officer; Medical, Laboratory and Stem Cell Services, Canadian Blood |
“Banking With Precision: The Future of Genomics in Transfusion” |
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N/A |
Dr. Dana Devine |
January 11, 2023 |
Dr. Scott Cooper |
University of Wisconsin La Crosse |
“Platelets from 13-lined ground squirrels are resistant to cold storage lesions” |
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Dr. Ed Conway |
January 18, 2023 |
Dr. Robert Campbell |
University of Utah |
“Novel roles of platelets in infection and inflammation” |
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Dr. Ed Conway |
February 22, 2023 |
Dr. Andrew Shih |
University of British Columbia |
“The British Columbia Provincial Blood Coordinating Office: Old Dog, New Tricks)” |
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Dr. Dana Devine |
March 15, 2023 |
Dr. William Sheffield |
Canadian Blood Services |
“Transfusion and infusion strategies in murine hemorrhagic shock” |
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Dr. Dana Devine |
March 29, 2023 |
Dr. Lori West |
University of Alberta |
“ABO-Histocompatibility”: Organ Transplantation and ABO Blood Groups |
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Dr. Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu |