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Life Sciences
Research Night
#GetIntoResearch
Want to get involved with life sciences research? Join us for an evening of engaging workshops and panels led by world-class researchers. RSVP below!
AMS Student Nest
Our event will be located in the AMS Student Nest, 2nd floor! Learn about life science research conveniently from wherever you are!

Free Workshops
November 18, 2021
The event falls on a Thursday evening, and will be from
5:00 pm – 9:00 pm PST. Stay for as long or as short as you like!

World-Class Researchers
Getting into research can be hard – but it doesn’t have to be. We have some of the brightest minds presenting at LSRN 2021.

Information packed

Present at LSRN
Are you a student researcher? Interested in presenting your findings are Life Sciences Research Night? Submit your poster to present at one of the biggest research events on campus. Deadline: November 12, 2021

Introducing our keynote speaker: Dr. Carolina Tropini!
Dr. Carolina Tropini is an Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology and the School of Biomedical Engineering. She is a Paul Allen Distinguished Investigator and in 2020 she was the first Canadian to be awarded the Johnson & Johnson Women in STEM2D Scholar in the field of Engineering. She is a CIFAR Fellow in the Human & the Microbiome Program (2021-2026) and a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar (2019-2024).
The Tropini lab is investigating how a disrupted physical environment due to altered nutrition or concurrent with intestinal diseases affects the microbiota and host at a multi-scale level. They are a cross-disciplinary group that incorporates techniques from microbiology, bioengineering and biophysics to create highly parallel assays and study how bacteria and microbial communities function, with the goal of translating the knowledge gained to improve human health.
Introducing our LSRN Collaborators!
LSRN Event Schedule 2021
5:00 – 5:30 pm
Attendee check-in
5:30 – 5:55 pm
Keynote speech by Dr. Carolina Tropini
Workshop Schedule
For more information on what each specific workshop entails, check out the Workshops and Panels page!
6:00 – 6:25 pm
Research Opportunities at BC Children’s Hospital
MD vs. PhD vs. MD/PhD Panel
Industry vs. Academia Panel
General Research Opportunities
Basic vs. Translational vs. Clinical Research Panel
6:30 – 6:55 pm
Summer Research Opportunities: Centre for Blood Research
The Do’s and Don’ts of a Student Researcher
UBC Science Co-op
How to Approach Faculty
General Graduate Studies Information
7:00 – 7:25 pm
Honours and Directed Studies Panel
How to Fund Your Undergraduate Research: SSRP & NSERC Awards
Canadian Journal of Undergraduate Research Panel
Diversity in STEM Panel
Summer Research Abroad: Go Global
7:30 – 7:55 PM
STEMCELL Technologies Panel
7:30 – 9:00 pm
Poster, Networking and Club Boothing Session!
Location: AMS Student Nest, 2nd Floor!
Specific room locations can be found under the Workshops and Panels page

Free, as in
$ 0
But why free?
We believe in research, and believe in undergraduate students.
Our event is proudly supported and funded by all of the clubs who helped plan it. From filling your bellies with food to filling your brains with knowledge, every expense is covered so that you, the students, can enjoy it – no strings attached.