Dear LFS graduate students,

The Applied Biology Program will be interviewing 3 candidates for a faculty position in Animal Welfare (see Ad). We would like to invite all graduate students to lunch with the candidates on September 11, 13 and 17, from 12:45pm to 1:45pm, McM 180.

Please RSVP to Sonja Bialobzyski (sbialobz@student.ubc.ca) and include any dietary restrictions by 12pm on Friday, Sept 6.

You are also invited to attend their research and teaching seminars. We would welcome your feedback following the interviews as per forms below. Note the seminars will be in person only but we will have recordings available afterward.

Dr. Carolin Adler (Sept 10-11)

Carolin Adler is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Animal and Poultry Science, Poultry Management and Welfare Lab at the University of Saskatchewan. She is engaged in projects examining perch space requirements for pullets, heat stress in broilers, and activity monitoring in turkeys. Her previous research concentrated on environmental enrichment and activity measurement in broilers, making substantial contributions to the field with several peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Adler completed her PhD in Agricultural Science from the University of Bonn (Germany) in 2021. Her PhD research focused on innovative housing systems in broiler production, which sparked her deep interest in poultry management and welfare. In 2020, Carolin joined the Chamber of Agriculture of North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany), where she worked on poultry research with practical implications for producers and policymakers. She has also been involved in teaching, having served as a course instructor for undergraduate and graduate courses, and as a mentor for bachelor’s and master’s students.

 

Teaching Seminar: Behaviour as a Tool in Animal Welfare Science: Social Groupings in Horses

September 10, 11:30-12:30pm

Swing Space 405 – 2175 West Mall

 

Research Seminar: A Love for Animals, a Vision for Change: My Animal Welfare Journey

September 11, 11:00-12:30pm

Buchanan (BUCH) – B215, 1866 Main Mall

 

Feedback Form: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6lfmNyviOpc0AQu

 

 

Dr. Anna Ratuski (Sept 12-13)

Anna Ratuski is a Laboratory Animal Welfare Research Fellow in the Department of Comparative Medicine at Stanford University. Dr. Ratuski specializes in laboratory animal welfare and behaviour, with a particular interest in refinement of housing and husbandry procedures for animals in captivity. She completed her PhD in animal welfare at the University of British Columbia in 2023. Her published research has focused on topics such as environmental enrichment for animals housed in laboratories and refinement of euthanasia and anesthesia procedures for rats and mice. She has additionally served as an Animal Care Committee member and taught a third-year undergraduate course on Ethics and Welfare of Using Animals in Science at UBC. At Stanford, she is developing the new Beyond3Rs initiative and researching a variety of topics related to mouse welfare and the 3Rs of animal research.

 

Teaching Seminar: Critically Evaluating Behavioural Measures of Affective States in Rats and Mice

September 12, 11:30-12:30pm

Swing Space 405 – 2175 West Mall

 

Research Seminar: Housing and Husbandry Refinements for Animals used in Science

September 13, 11:00-12:30pm

Orchard Commons (ORCH) – 4018, 6363 Agronomy Rd

 

Feedback Form: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9LT49nDHimFfzv0

 

 

Dr. Alessia Diana (Sept 16-17)

Alessia Diana is an ethologist interested in studying animal behaviour to improve the welfare of companion, farm and zoo animals. Dr. Diana is currently is a postdoctoral research associate at Purdue University. Her work focuses on evaluating the behaviour and welfare of dogs and puppies in commercial breeding kennels in the U.S. She is also investigating the relationship between early-stage stress susceptibility indicators and performance outcomes in detection dogs to inform selection and management practices that may help to optimize their breeding, selection and training. She completed a Ph.D in Veterinary Medicine in 2019 with a major in Animal Welfare and Behaviour from the University College Dublin (UCD) and Teagasc (Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority) in Ireland. She explored the link between health, welfare and antimicrobial use in pigs by employing aspects of applied ethology, social sciences and automated animal welfare monitoring. She then worked as a postdoctoral research assistant at the University of Padova (Italy) to investigate the impact of animal welfare standards and biosecurity practices on antimicrobial use in beef cattle.

 

Research Seminar: Animal Welfare Science: My Interdisciplinary Journey to Improve the Life of Animals under Human Care

September 16, 1:30-3:00pm

Swing Space (SWNG) – 307, 2175 West Mall

 

Teaching Seminar: Using Behaviour to Assess Animal Welfare in Pig Farming

September 17, 11:30-12:30pm

Swing Space 405 – 2175 West Mall

 

Feedback Form: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6SuzuuN5jya5Nd4

 

 

Thank you,

Melanie

 

 

Melanie Train

Human Resources Manager (Faculty) | Faculty of Land and Food Systems

The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus

248-2357 Main Mall | Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4

Phone 604-822-3105 | Fax 604-822-6394

Email:  melanie.train@ubc.ca

Office: M/W/F: Remote: T/Th

Faculty of Land and Food Systems at Homecoming

Alumni & Friends Meetup: Saturday, September 21, 11:00am–1:00pm

Hosted by the LFS Young Alumni Council, unwind and enjoy a day of fun at UBC Farm! Connect with fellow alumni, students, and friends, and make lasting memories in the heart of our vibrant community. Includes fun outdoor games, fantastic giveaways, and snacks.

Saturday, September 21, 2024
11:00am–1:00pm

UBC Farm
3461 Ross Drive
Vancouver, BC
V6T 1W5 – map

REGISTER

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Niki Glenning (Pronouns: She/Her/Hers)
Alumni Relations Manager

Faculty of Land and Food Systems

The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Territory

Phone: Cell 604 561 0504 | Fax 604 822 6394

@ubclfs www.facebook.com/ubcLFS

Hi all,

We hope that this note finds you well!

We (Nina von Keyserlingk, and Lexis Ly) are teaching a course this fall (APBI 398) that aims to give 3rd year undergraduate students some exposure to research methods in aspects of applied biology, with the hope of preparing them for a more intensive research experience in their 4th year.

A requirement for the course is that students volunteer on a research project for a minimum of 20 hours (the specifics can be decided depending upon the needs of the mentor and mentee). This is a great opportunity to have a student assist you with an aspect of your project – it does not necessarily mean they need to have their own experiment.

We’d be very grateful if you’d be willing to help mentor one or more students. Students who take the course really enjoy it, and develop skills and interests that prepare for theses and directed studies the following year!

Over the next few weeks students might be contacting you about opportunities – we do hope you will be willing to speak with students from this course that contact you. We would be grateful if you could send us a short summary of your projects.

We are also hoping that you might be willing to give a 5-minute talk about your work to the class on Monday, September 9th at about 3:45 pm. Let Lexis (lexisly@mail.ubc.ca) know if you would be available for this!

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Lexis!

Best,

Nina and Lexis

Please note that Graduate ISW on October 12, 19 & 20, 2024 will be held on the WEEKEND and not on the weekday as stated on the previous email.

Please notify your students and send this revised message to your graduate students.

The Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) will be offering a Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) on October 12, 19 & 20, 2024.

The Grad ISW is a 24-hour, fully participatory, and peer-based professional development workshop for graduate students that is beneficial to both new and experienced instructors.

Please note: You must attend all sessions and complete all independent work for the complete duration of the workshop, (i.e. the entire 24-hour workshop).

To apply for the waitlist for October 12, 19 & 20, 2024 ISW click here: https://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/graduate-instructional-skills-workshop-october-12-19-20-2024-preliminary-application/

Application opens on August 30 at 9 am and closes on October 9 at 4:30 pm. By clicking this link, you are applying for the WAITLIST only and this DOES NOT register you for the workshop. Graduate ISWs at UBC are in high demand. To create an equitable registration process all graduate students who apply for an ISW will first be enrolled on a waitlist, from which participants are randomly selected. If a participant has applied for more than one ISW waitlist, their name will appear more frequently when generating the participant list, giving them a higher chance of being selected for an ISW. If you are accepted into the workshop, you will be contacted by our office to confirm your registration. For more information and a list of all upcoming sessions visit: http://ctlt.ubc.ca/gradisw

Workshop Eligibility:

Please read the application process and workshop eligibility prior to applying.

A participant who wishes to take the Grad ISW is eligible if they are:

• a full-time or part-time registered graduate student at UBC during the academic term when the ISW is offered
• a graduate student at UBC who has completed degree requirements but has not yet convocated
• a joint degree graduate student who is enrolled at UBC and another institution
• a graduate student at UBC pursuing non-degree studies
• a visiting graduate student that is eligible to take courses

A participant who wishes to take the Grad ISW is not eligible if they are:

• not a graduate student at UBC
• a graduate student at UBC who has on-leave status
• a visiting graduate student that is not eligible to take courses

Elisa Herman
Event Coordinator
Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology
The University of British Columbia

http://www.ctlt.ubc.ca