Cluster Events

Upcoming Events

  1. December 10, 2025

    GUEST Seminars

    Harnessing Computational Tools in Precision Medicine: Implementation and Future DirectionsThursday December 10, 2025, 10:00 am - 11:00 amAchieving precision health will require AI advances spanning biomedical discovery to healthcare delivery. Yet the digital health ecosystem is siloed between…

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Past Events

  1. December 4, 2025

    Seminar by Dr Johan Foster

    Dr. Foster's research focuses on the structuring, functionalization, and fundamental mechanisms of reinforcement and deformation in polymers and bio-based materials, with applications in the design of novel implantable and lightweight materials, 3D printing, and a range of responsive “smart…

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  2. November 6, 2025

    Seminar by Dr. Yanpu He

    Dr. He’s research centers on protein and cellular engineering to create more effective, accessible immunotherapies for cancer, infectious diseases, and neurodegenerative disorders. His work includes combining microbial and cell-based therapies to induce immune tolerance for multiple sclerosis and…

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  5. September 26, 2025

    Mycotoilet Opening

    Please join us to celebrate the official opening of Mycotoilet. The Biogenic Architecture Lab, working with researchers at the Hallam Lab at UBC Microbiology and Immunology, has designed a sustainable modular building that uses fungi to convert human waste to soil. The project employs architecture…

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  6. Lab Tour1
    August 14, 2025

    Lab tour. Functional Bioproducts - Foster & Rojas Lab

    Join us for the upcoming Lab Tour on Thursday, August 14, 2025, at 11:30 a.m. at the UBC Pulp and Paper Centre (we’ll meet at the main entrance). This will be a fantastic opportunity to connect, network, and explore the innovative biomaterials research of the Rojas Lab and…

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First Nations land acknowledegement

UBC’s Point Grey Campus is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam) people. The land on which we work and learn has always been a place where Musqueam people for millennia have passed on their culture, history, and traditions from one generation to the next.

Microbial Cell Systems for Sustainable Living (MCELLS) Research Excellence Cluster

2350 Health Sciences Mall
Vancouver, BC Canada

UBC receives support for managing its research enterprise from the federal Research Support Fund.

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