Grade 11-12 students are encouraged to register for UBC’s virtual symposium Stem Cell Talks on May 13th, 2021.
What is Stem Cell Talks?
- Stem Cell Talks is a science outreach program run by graduate student volunteers, sponsored and founded by Let’s Talk Science and Stem Cell Network. Each year, our symposium on UBC campus attracts more than 200 students. However, this year we are moving our event online due to the pandemic and planning a special theme, “Stem Cell and the Respiratory System”, to introduce the role of stem cells in repairing tissue damage in the lung and strategies and technologies to investigate and combat Covid disease.
What is included in our event?
- Students will receive a virtual Workbook prior to the event, with detailed information about each lecture and activity. During the event, there will be a knowledge contest about what have been shown in Demos and lectures and top-ranked students can win prizes.
How to join the event?
- All you need is an electronic device and a Zoom account. Register today for Stem Cell Talks at Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/stem-cell-talks-2021-virtual-vancouvercalgary-tickets-143242595459
Time: Thu, May 13, 2021
8:30 AM – 3:00 PM PDT
Theme and Agenda: Stem Cells and the Respiratory System
- Dr. Jeff Biernaskie (University of Calgary): Stem Cells 101
- Dr. Amy Wong (University of Toronto): Lung Physiology and Lung Organoids
- Dr. Bernard Thebaud (University of Ottawa): Stem Cells and the Respiratory System
- Dr. Josef Penninger (University of British Columbia): Modelling COVID-19 Using Organoids
- Dr. Erika Kleiderman (University of Calgary): Ethics Perspectives of Stem Cell Therapies
- Panel discussion – Careers in Science
- Demonstration videos of lab techniques
If you have any questions or inquiries, please email us at stemcelltalksvancouver@gmail.com.