About Cafe Scientifique
The objective for LSI Cafe Scientifique is to provide an integration point where the public will meet expert scientists, trainees and individuals who are suffering from the health concerns. In an informal setting the science behind the diseases and its impact will be discussed. As such, it is consistent with the CIHR objectives to “establish an accessible/informal discussion between the general public and scientists about the value and impact of health research on the health of Canadians, the health care system and the economy as a whole.”
About The Life Sciences Institute
The Life Sciences Institute (LSI) is dedicated to discovering the fundamental biological mechanisms underlying health and disease in an environment designed to catalyze research ideas and interests.
Officially opened in 2005, it is the largest UBC research unit to be jointly governed by the Faculties of Medicine and Science. The interdisciplinarity of the LSI is reflected in the mandate of its Research Groups, which foster the sharing of research ideas, expertise, resources and joint efforts in the programs that train graduate and undergraduate students. Our goal is to facilitate partnerships and innovative initiatives that individual labs and departments cannot achieve alone
Within the LSI there are over 86 faculty member’s labs, from life sciences departments in Medicine and Science, conducting vibrant, biomedical-based research on diabetes, cardiovascular disease, immune responses, infectious disease, cancer biology, developmental disorders, bacterial regulation, neuroscience, structural biology and molecular epigenetics. In addition to specific disease-oriented research, the LSI focuses on fundamental basic research in the biomedical sciences aimed at identifying, characterizing and understanding the molecular mechanisms that govern gene expression, protein structure-function, environmental microbiology and how key cellular and developmental processes that go awry in human disease.
The LSI also provides an exceptional and unique environment for graduate and undergraduate student training, being home to over 250 graduate students in 10 different graduate programs in the Faculties of Science, Medicine and CFIS. In addition, over 100 undergraduate students are provided with “enriched educational experiences (E3)” doing independent research projects in LSI labs that are supported by over 50 permanent research staff.
In addition to the Cafe Scientifiques, the LSI also sponsors a number of other innovate initiatives including CSI@the LSI, Graduate Recruiting Initiative, LSI-Graduate Student Association and Postdoc Research Day, Special Seminars/Workshops/Symposia, Visiting Scientist and Student awards as well as supporting topical research events and programs that enhance our research environment.
Location
Each Cafe Scientifique is held at the Life Sciences Centre on the UBC Point Grey campus.
Life Science Centre
2350 Health Sciences Mall
Vancouver, BC.
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