Nov 14 – Once upon a time we treated Diabetes with Insulin
Drs. Megan Levings, Garth Warnock & Timothy Kieffer
Oct 1st – Walking the tight-rope between Bleeding and Clotting
On Oct 1, 2013, the Life Sciences Institute (LSI) at the University of British Columbia hosted the 13th LSI Café Scientifique. Over 60 interested community members, students and faculty gathered for an informal and participatory dialogue with LSI experts for new series of Cafes focused on Disease. The topic of this session was “Walking the […]
Seeing is Believing Part 4, “Viewing the Biological World with X-rays and Magnetic Fields”
On Nov 14, 2012, the Life Sciences Institute (LSI) at the University of British Columbia hosted the 11th LSI Café Scientifique. Over 70 interested community members, students and faculty gathered for an informal and participatory dialogue with LSI experts for the fourth session in the “Seeing Is Believing” series. The topic of the session was […]
Seeing Is Believing Part 3, “NanoSpace Invaders: Seeing into the subcellular world”
On May 29, 2012, the Life Sciences Institute (LSI) at the University of British Columbia hosted the 10th LSI Café Scientifique. Over 50 interested community members, students and faculty gathered for an informal and participatory dialogue with LSI experts for the third session in the “Seeing Is Believing” series. The topic of the session was […]
Seeing is Believing Part 2 – “Flights of Fancy: using Fruit Flies to shed light on Health and Disease”
On February 13, 2012, the Life Sciences Institute (LSI) at the University of British Columbia hosted the 9th LSI Café Scientifique. Over 50 interested community members, students and faculty gathered for an informal and participatory dialogue with LSI experts for the second session in the “Seeing Is Believing” series. The particular topic of the session […]
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 […]
Several times a year, the Life Sciences Institute proudly hosts Cafe Scientifique, an informal and open forum that aims to bring the latest and greatest ideas in the study of the Life Sciences to the public.
Each event is free to attend and takes place within the comfortable surroundings of Cafe Perugia, located within the Life Science Centre, on the Point Grey UBC campus.
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Neera Vohra
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tel: 604-827-3935
email: neera.vohra@ubc.ca
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