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SUMMARY:McCarthy Spotlight Speaking Series
DESCRIPTION:Building BC’s Future in Lipid Nanoparticles and mRNA \n\n\n\n\nLipid nanoparticles (LNPs) are transforming modern medicine and powering breakthroughs from mRNA vaccines to next-generation therapeutics and British Columbia is at the forefront. \nJoin us for an inside look at the evolution of BC’s globally recognized LNP cluster. Discover how decades of research\, a deep talent pool\, and a thriving biotech ecosystem have positioned the province as a leader in this rapidly advancing field.
URL:https://scienceinvancouver.com/event/mccarthy-spotlight-speaking-series-3/
LOCATION:McCarthy Tetrault LLP\, 2400 – 745 Thurlow Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6E 0C5\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Bio Essentials: Foundational Science
DESCRIPTION:A new micro credential that will teach you the fundamental science that underpins the biotech industry. \n\n\n\n\nLearn the Science Behind BC’s Life Sciences Sector \nLSBC\, in partnership with BCIT\, is relaunching our science for non-scientists courses – first up…Bio Essentials :Foundational Science. A new micro credential that will teach you the fundamental science that underpins the biotech industry. You asked\, and we delivered\, now with new Canadian context and relevant BC-specific ecosystem examples. \nThis two-day introductory course makes biotechnology clear\, relevant\, and exciting for professionals without a science background. You’ll gain a practical overview of how biotech drives healthcare\, sustainability\, and business innovation across British Columbia and beyond. \nWhat You’ll Learn: \n– How BC’s biotech ecosystem tackles real-world challenges \n– The molecular toolbox: cells\, DNA\, RNA\, proteins \n– The role of genes in human health \n– How biotechnology prevents\, manages\, and cures disease \n– The future of BC biotech innovation \nOutcome:\nBy the end of the course\, you’ll confidently understand biotech language and see how BC’s life sciences community connects science\, health\, and business to drive the future of innovation.
URL:https://scienceinvancouver.com/event/bio-essentials-foundational-science/
LOCATION:BCIT Downtown Campus\, 555 Seymour St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B 3H6\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Deciphering and Re-Engineering the Immune Response to Cancer
DESCRIPTION:About the Speaker \nDr. Nelson is a native of Vancouver\, Canada. He received his B.Sc. from the University of British Columbia in 1987 and Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley in 1991. He completed postdoctoral training with Dr. Phil Greenberg and held faculty positions at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and University of Washington in Seattle. In 2003\, he became the founding Director of BC Cancer’s Deeley Research Centre in Victoria BC. He is a Professor of Medical Genetics at the University of British Columbia and a Professor of Biochemistry/Microbiology at the University of Victoria. He holds the Lynda and Murray Farmer Immunotherapy Research Chair at BC Cancer and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. \nDr. Nelson’s lab uses genomic and molecular approaches to study the immune response to cancer. As Scientific Director of BC Cancer’s Immunotherapy Program\, he is co-leading a phase I/II clinical trials program focused on engineered T cell therapies for lymphoid and gynecological cancers. Dr. Nelson is also a co-founder and CEO of Innovakine Therapeutics Inc\, which is using protein and cell engineering approaches to improve the efficacy and safety of cell-based therapies. He has played the guitar since he was a kid and is currently working his way (very slowly) through music of the Baroque era.
URL:https://scienceinvancouver.com/event/deciphering-and-re-engineering-the-immune-response-to-cancer/
LOCATION:Van Dusen Gardens\, Floral Hall\, 5151 Oak Street\, Vancouver
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SUMMARY:May Nerd Nite North Van “Wonder Women of STEM"
DESCRIPTION:Like TED Talks with Beer! 3 short talks with Q&As\, big ideas\, trivia & prizes. Shows sell out quickly\, get your tickets early! \nWe’re back with a new season of mind-blowing talks\, trivia and one of the city’s most unique 19+ nights out\, where science gets social and curiosity takes the mic. \nEvery Nite features three 15-minute talks from scientists\, experts\, and curious thinkers who can explain big ideas in plain\, human language. No decoder ring required. Just real knowledge\, shared with humour and beer. After each talk\, get up close and personal with speakers when the audience joins in a live Q&A. \nMay’s show pays homage to some amazing women of Science\, Technology Engineering and Math with an all-female cast of speakers for our “Wonder Woman of STEM” show. \nShow starts promptly at 7pm. Please arrive by 6:50pm at the latest. Doors open at 6pm. Venue has a great menu! \n  \nJohanna Wagstaffe\, CBC Science Reporter & Meteorologist \nCascadia Subduction Zone – The 100-Year Window \nThe West Coast is famous for its mountains\, oceans and a fault line that hasn’t had a proper meltdown in over 300 years. Beneath the surface\, invisible forces are quietly winding up for something enormous – and they don’t care about your plans. \nWith over 2\,000 earthquakes rumbling through British Columbia every year\, most of them too small to notice\, it’s easy to forget that something much bigger is quietly building beneath us. Just off the coast of Vancouver Island\, the Cascadia Subduction Zone is locked\, loaded\, and long overdue – capable of unleashing a magnitude 9.0 megathrust earthquake\, like the one that struck in 1700 and sent a tsunami all the way across the Pacific Ocean to Japan. \nNow\, a newly discovered tear in the tectonic plate suggests the northern edge of this massive fault may be starting to behave differently than expected – possibly even shutting down. That might sound reassuring…until you realize it could change how\, where\, and how violently the next “Big One” hits. \nLocal Lynn Valley native and CBC science reporter and meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe dives into the latest research\, what it means for the West Coast\, and why living here means sharing space with a system that is patient\, powerful\, and very much alive. \nJohanna Wagstaffe is an award-winning CBC journalist\, meteorologist\, and science host with a background in geophysics and seismology. Specializing in climate and earthquake science\, she has fronted investigative series and podcasts including Fault Lines and 2050: Degrees of Change. \nAfter earning an honours degree in geophysics from Western University\, Johanna interned at the Environment Canada Severe Weather Centre and later obtained a meteorology certificate from York University. Beyond her reporting\, she is a dedicated author of STEM books for children and she is passionate about science literacy! \n  \nZoha Khawaja Bioethicist\, SFU \nVoice AI Therapeutic Chatbots – The Physics of Feelings \nYour voice carries more than words. It carries stress\, fatigue\, mood\, hesitation\, and patterns you don’t consciously control. This talk explores the rise of therapeutic AI chatbots that listen to how you speak\, not just what you say\, using voice as a potential biomarker for mental health. \nIn real-time and set in a near-future clinic\, where voice AI has quietly become part of everyday care\, this dramatized talk walks audiences through how these systems promise to expand access to mental health support while raising unsettling questions about consent\, regulation\, bias\, and trust. When your voice becomes data and therapy becomes software\, who is listening\, who decides what counts as “healthy\,” and what has to go right\, before we let an algorithm help hold our minds together? \nZoha Khawaja is a health sciences researcher working at the intersection of psychology\, bioethics\, and emerging AI technologies. She recently completed her MSc at SFU and holds a BA in Psychology from University of Calgary. As a member of the Bridge2AI Voice Consortium\, her research examines the ethical\, legal\, and social implications of using voice-based AI chatbots for therapeutic care. She is currently continuing this work while preparing for a Mitacs internship focused on translating research into real-world clinical tools. Mitacs is a national non-profit that connects students and researchers with companies\, startups\, and government groups. The idea is simple: instead of research living in a dusty PDF no one reads\, Mitacs funds projects where people apply their work directly to real industry challenges. Outside the lab\, Zoha keeps busy skiing\, running\, dancing\, hiking\, and painting\, presumably proving she is still more human than any chatbot. \n  \nDr. Rosanna Tilbrook\, Hot Jupiter Exoplanets \nAstronomer\, H.R. McMillan Space Centre \nDetails coming soon!
URL:https://scienceinvancouver.com/event/may-nerd-nite-north-van-wonder-women-of-stem/
LOCATION:Jack Lonsdale’s Public House\, 127-1433 Lonsdale Avenue\, North Vancouver\, BC\, V7M 2H9\, Canada
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