Hello! My name is Saba, and I am a fifth-year Biology student. I am ethnically from Iran but spent the majority of my time growing up in Dubai before moving to Vancouver in 2017. Recently, I joined the Biological Sciences Society Club for the academic term of 2023-2024. As the academic director of the club, …
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TA Spotlight – Nathaniel Moyes
I’m Nathaniel (he/him) and I’m a 2nd year MSc student in Dr. Katie Marshall’s lab.I grew up in Kingston ON, and moved to the San Francisco Bay Area before high school. I completed my undergraduate degree at a small liberal arts school in Minnesota called Macalester College, where I majored in Biology and minored in …
TA Spotlight – Elsa Cyr
Hello, I’m Elsa (she/her)! I am from Toronto, but moved to Vancouver for my undergraduate degree in Biology at UBC. I am currently finishing up my Master’s degree in the Department of Zoology. I am co-supervised by the (Ben) Matthews lab and the Gordon lab, working on characterizing the neurons involved in …