Thrilled to be a Canada Research Chair in RNA Biology & Viral Infections here at University of British Columbia/UBC Dept of Microbiology and Immunology! Thank you to CIHR-III | IRSC-IMII, the Canada Research Chairs program, and my amazing group for making this possible.

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Selena Sagan and all the newly appointed Canada Research Chairs! From @ubcmbim, Dr. Sagan has been appointed for her outstanding research on RNA biology and viral infections. 👏👏 🔗 research.ubc.ca/nine-new-and-r… UBC Science Sagan Lab

New research from the Sun Lab, co-led by PhD student Yichu Liang, has developed a new compound, SMIP-031, showing promise in treating tuberculosis (TB) by enhancing the immune response. Read more🔗: mbim.ubc.ca/news/sun-lab-c… UBC Science Jim Sun #ubcmbim #tb #tbresearch

Enjoying our coop students’ lab meeting presentations today with some ice cream! Chocolate (Pranjali), Cookie dough (Olivia), and Mint Chocolate Chip (Aaron). A nice cool treat to go with their awesome science! 🍦

This week’s Lab meeting featured Breanna Landry and Manolya, as well as some Matcha and White Chocolate Ice cream!

So proud of my team for our first preprint! We asked how does loss of dystrophin impact satellite cells in DMD? biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Please join us for a special VRC career panel August 7 2024: 4-7 pm including a talk from Trilink, fantastic industry panelists, networking, food/drinks and a raffle! Please register!

Lab meeting this week featured Alex and some Mango Basil Sorbet! 😋 It was a nice way to cool down during a hot week in Vancouver!

This new national training program on One Health and Zoonosis will fill critical gaps in our workforce to tackle emerging zoonotic pathogens and help prevent the next pandemic. Together with the leadership of Dr. Jane Parmley and Drs. Aenishaenslin, Mubareka, Hiller, Leighton,

Are you interested in increasing equity, diversity and inclusion within CSV? The CSV EDI committee is looking for a PI to serve as a co-chair from Sept 2024-2026! If you are interested, please apply by Aug 25th. Details are posted below. #lovevirology

Very proud of Alex Wang, who did an amazing job defending his MSc thesis research today at UBC Dept of Microbiology and Immunology! Stay tuned for a new publication on the evolution of Zika virus Stem-loop A (SLA)! Great job and congrats Alex!

I thought it would be fun to have an end of summer game, I did NOT anticipate that it might drive my people to the brink of madness...youtu.be/V6rnIrT6oR4

We’re hiring! Come be our colleague at UBC!

Less than 2 weeks left to apply to our position in Mathematical Modeling of Emerging Zoonoses at University of British Columbia!

This year’s medicine laureates Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun studied a relatively unassuming 1 mm long roundworm, C. elegans. Despite its small size, C. elegans possesses many specialised cell types such as nerve and muscle cells also found in larger, more complex animals,

The 2024 #NobelPrize laureates in chemistry Demis Hassabis and John Jumper have successfully utilised artificial intelligence to predict the structure of almost all known proteins. In 2020, Hassabis and Jumper presented an AI model called AlphaFold2. With its help, they have

Are you a trainee interested in getting involved within CSV? We are excited to announce a new CSV Provincial Trainee Ambassadors program. All applications must be submitted by Dec 1st, 2024. Scan the QR code or use the following link to apply: forms.gle/35ePt1Dn6k9uRL…

Exciting news! Join us for the kick-off of the CSV Early Career Researcher Virtual Seminar Series on Friday, Nov 22 @ 10:30 AM PT / 1:30 PM ET! Featuring talks from @brycewarner1 and @M_Goncheva. Zoom link will be sent to CSV members! Don't miss out! #Virology #ECR #CSV

Evolutionary ecologist Dr. Kayla King (@kaylacking) of UBC Zoology & UBC Dept of Microbiology and Immunology has been recognized as one of Canada’s top young researchers with an Arthur B McDonald fellowship from NSERC / CRSNG for her research into host-pathogen interactions. science.ubc.ca/news/november-…

REMINDER: The CSV Early Career Researcher Seminar Series is this Friday, Nov 22 @ 10:30 AM PST / 1:30 PM EST! Featuring talks from @brycewarner1 and @M_Goncheva. A Zoom link has been sent to CSV members! Come support your fellow Canadian virologists! #Virology #ECR #CSV