2011
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Seeing is Believing Part 1, The Universe Within – Seeing how cells move and interact.
On November 21, 2011, the Life Sciences Institute (LSI) at the University of British Columbia hosted the 8th LSI Café Scientifique. A record number of over 60 interested community members, students and faculty gathered for an informal and participatory dialogue with LSI experts for the first session of the “Seeing Is Believing” series. The particular topic [...]
E-natomy – How digital anatomy has changed the way we teach and practice medicine.
On May 17, 2011, the Life Sciences Institute (LSI) at the University of British Columbia hosted the seventh LSI Café Scientifique. Over 50 interested community members, as well as students and faculty gathered for an informal and participatory dialogue with experts on the topic of “E-natomy – How digital anatomy has changed the way we [...]
Memories in your Genes?
On March 29, 2011, the Life Sciences Institute (LSI) at the University of British Columbia hosted the sixth LSI Café Scientifique. A record number of over 75 interested community members, students and faculty gathered for an informal and participatory dialogue with LSI experts on the topic of “Memories in your Genes?” The Café featured members [...]
What can be done about antibiotic resistance?
On November 16, 2010, the University of British Columbia Life Sciences Institute hosted the fifth LSI Café Scientifique at the Cafe Perugia.
‘Fingerprinting’ Cancer for Personalized Medicine
On August 10, 2010, the University of British Columbia Life Sciences Institute (LSI) hosted the fourth LSI Café Scientifique at the Cafe Perugia. Over 65 interested community members, students and faculty gathered for an informal and participatory dialogue with an LSI expert on the topic of “Fingerprinting” Cancer for Personalized Medicine. The Café featured Dr. [...]
Electrical Signaling in the Heart and Body: Understanding Cardiac Disease
On May 25, 2010, the University of British Columbia Life Sciences Institute (LSI) hosted the third LSI Café Scientifique. Over 40 students, faculty, and interested community members gathered for an informal and participatory dialogue with UBC experts on the topic of “Electrical Signaling in the Heart and Body: Understanding Cardiac Disease”. The Café featured members [...]
Inside the fight against the Flu pandemic
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 On April 13, 2010, the University of British Columbia Life Sciences Institute (LSI) hosted the second LSI Café Scientifique. Over 40 students, faculty, and interested community members gathered for an informal and participatory dialogue with UBC experts on the topic of “Inside the fight against the Flu pandemic”. The Café featured [...]
Diabetes: Causes, Consequences and Cures?
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 On January 26, 2010, the University of British Columbia Life Sciences Institute hosted the inaugural LSI Café Scientifique. Over 40 students, faculty, and interested community members gathered for an informal and participatory dialogue with UBC experts on the topic of “Diabetes: Causes, Consequences and Cures?” The venue, Café Perugia, provided the [...]
Cafe Caters to Folks with Taste for Science
Taken from The Campus Resident – May 2010 The newest ‘cafe’ at the University of British Columbia opens only once a month, and stays open for only 90 minutes at a time. In these short sessions, however, the cafe offers members of the public looking for information about the latest scientific research (in the field [...]
Full House in Café Hears Talk of Heartbeats
Taken from The Campus Resident – June 2010 The passionate dislike of Christopher Ahern for ‘bad cells’ came across clearly during the third session of the UBC Café Scientifique May 25th. A full house of 50 invited members of the public attending this casual presentation of medical research in the real-life Café Perugia on campus [...]
