Michael Smith Labs

Research department at @UBC investigating human diseases, bioengineering, computational biology, plant biology & genomics (yes, very multidisciplinary) #ubcmsl

[Michael Smith Labs @ubcmsl]

Congratulations to our spring 2026 graduates! 🥳🎓

We can't wait to see what you do next.

[UBC Science @ubcscience]

Flowers in full bloom cover UBC’s Vancouver campus, just in time to celebrate our graduating students as they prepare to cross the Chan Centre stage. We congratulate their achievements and welcome them to our alumni community!

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@ubcscience @UBCChem @ubcbiochemistry @mmarra0630 @lenjf @huan55555

[Michael Smith Labs @ubcmsl]

Congratulations to the recipients of this year’s Pathway to Independence Award, Drs. Huan Zhong (Foster lab), Rui Han (@Brumerlab) and Michelle Ng (Marra lab)!

Learn more about the award and their research projects at: https://t.co/oY90wGdJ2l

[Michael Smith Labs @ubcmsl]

Join us next Wednesday for our May MSL seminar, where we're excited to welcome guest speaker Dr. Edward Buckler!

May 20: 3pm PT
MSL 102 & Zoom
Hosted by: Dr. @MarcoTodescoCnv

More details: https://t.co/HF2as9OcEt

[University of British Columbia @UBC]

URGENT: Canvas is unavailable due to a cyber breach involving Instructure, the provider of Canvas. UBC community members should not log into Canvas until further notice. If you are logged in, please log out now and change your CWL password immediately. For more, click here: https://t.co/OALIdL31Cx

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Join us on Tuesday, April 21 at 3pm for our annual Michael Smith Distinguished Lecture!

This year we are excited to be hosting Dr. Sarah Teichmann for a lecture on 'Mapping the Human Body One Cell at a Time'.

📍MSL 102 and Zoom

More info: https://t.co/pT3mWzqZce

[Michael Smith Labs @ubcmsl]

Join us tomorrow (April 15) for our next MSL seminar!

We'll hear from two of last year's Pathway to Independence Award recipients about how their projects have progressed.

April 15, 3pm
MSL 102 & Zoom
Host: Dr. Dave Ng

Event details: https://t.co/0sovirfIKv

[Michael Smith Labs @ubcmsl]

Join us on Tuesday, April 21 at 3pm for our annual Michael Smith Distinguished Lecture!

This year we are excited to be hosting Dr. Sarah Teichmann for a lecture on 'Mapping the Human Body One Cell at a Time'.

📍MSL 102 and Zoom

More info: https://t.co/pT3mWzqZce

[Michael Smith Labs @ubcmsl]

Join us next week to hear Dr. Brenda Andrews deliver this year's Friesen Prize Lecture at UBC!

📅 Wednesday, April 1, 3:00pm
📍 MSL 102

More details: https://t.co/zTlSyzLgpP

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[Michael Smith Labs @ubcmsl]

Join us next Monday for the Michael Smith Special Lecture in Next-Generation Biotechnologies, where we're excited to welcome guest speaker Dr. Elaine Fuchs!

Mar. 2, 3pm PT
MSL 102 & Zoom
Hosted by the MSL Postdoc & RA Committee

Event details: https://t.co/vjzm3j38C8

[Michael Smith Labs @ubcmsl]

We’re hiring! The Jefferies lab is seeking a Research Assistant/Technician with molecular biology and bioinformatics expertise.

Learn more about the position and how to apply at: https://t.co/dRoFBw1YpA

@ubcscience @UBCMicroImmuno

[Michael Smith Labs @ubcmsl]

Dr. @AnnaBlakney’s team has partnered with STRM BIO and @Ginkgo on an $8.4 million USD grant from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), which will support them in developing a delivery platform for immune cell engineering.

Learn more: https://t.co/q26NChuCG1

[UBC Media Relations @UBCNews]

In a major new study, UBC researchers have discovered how to grow a specialized type of immune cell from stem cells—paving the way for next-generation “living drugs” to treat everything from cancer to autoimmune disorders.

Learn more: https://t.co/dGJSAH8aGn

[Michael Smith Labs @ubcmsl]

Happy holidays from the MSL! ❄️🎊

We got together to celebrate earlier this month at our annual holiday party, enjoying good food, great company, and lots of holiday fun.

We wish everyone an enjoyable, restful holiday season, and all the best in the new year!

[Michael Smith Labs @ubcmsl]

Congratulations to the 2025-26 recipients of the @ZymeworksInc – MSL - @UBCMicroImmuno Fellowships in Advanced Protein Therapeutics: Marie Johns from the #JefferiesLab and Abishek Wadhwa from the Harder lab!

Learn more about their research projects: https://t.co/qKvjoWWYCD

[Xin Tang @XinTang288269]

We are hiring: 3 Postdoctoral Fellows (AI × Life Sciences) @ UBC Vancouver. We build interpretable + autonomous AI for multi-scale, multi-modal spatiotemporal biology—especially single-cell, spatial, and multi-omics—with applications in neuroscience/BCI and cancer genomics. 🧵👇

[Michael Smith Labs @ubcmsl]

We're hiring!

Dr. @XinTang288269 is looking for three postdoctoral fellows to join his lab this winter, working at the intersection of artificial intelligence and biomedical research.

Learn more about the roles and how to apply at: https://t.co/dRoFBw1YpA

@UBC_CS @ubcscience

[University of British Columbia @UBC]

From a UBC lab to a global biotech leader.

Co-founded by UBC professor Dr. Carl Hansen and alumni Dr. Véronique Lecault, @AbCelleraBio has grown from a small UBC team into a nearly 600-person company—creating jobs, advancing made-in-Canada innovation, and helping deliver some of the world’s first COVID-19 antibody treatments.

This is what research-driven economic impact looks like: https://t.co/UccnH68fhR

@ubcscience, @alumniubc, @innovationubc, @ubcmsl

[Michael Smith Labs @ubcmsl]

Join us next Wednesday for our last seminar of 2025, where we'll hear from the recipients of last year's @ZymeworksInc - MSL - MBIM Fellowships!

Dec 17: 3pm PT
MSL 102 & Zoom
Hosted by: Dr. Martin Hirst
Speakers: Dane Sands & Xianya Qu

Event details: https://t.co/J9IEBQnUQE

[Michael Smith Labs @ubcmsl]

Congratulations to Dr. Terry Snutch for being named a Distinguished University Scholar!

Awarded to exceptional scholars at UBC, Dr. Snutch is celebrated for his contributions to the field of molecular neurobiology.

Learn more: https://t.co/RLyjHaqhgH