Symposium Description

Congratulations to our 2024 URS winners and to all of the presenters at the event!

10×10 Presentation winners:

1st place: Phoebe McNair-Luxon

2nd place: Emilie Haniak, Annie Tsoromocos, Hari Arneja, Nicole Cormack, Hayley Emery and Aiden Simard

3×1 Presentation winners:

1st place: Monica Leca and Shreya Ghandi

2nd place: Brian Deng

Poster winners: Tiffany Wai, Ali Hedayatpour, Parsa Khatami, Jordan Si, David Lin and Josh Zhang

The MBIM URS is an excellent opportunity for undergraduate students to share their research findings, develop communication skills, and network with UBC faculty and peers.

The symposium will include 10-minute or 3-minute oral presentations and posters featuring the work of our undergraduate students done in research laboratories (MICB 448/449/Co-op), and some of our experiential learning courses (MICB 406/421/447/475/471).

Prizes for the top presentations and posters will be awarded.

Please direct any questions about the symposium to Dr. Evelyn Sun (evelyn.sun@ubc.ca).

Undergraduate Planning Committee

  • Melika Hajimohammadi (Co-Chair)
  • Nicholas Viegas (Co-Chair)
  • Asha Octoman
  • Bhavya Mohan
  • Brian Deng
  • Davey Li
  • Floria Lu
  • Gabi Reznik
  • Greg Nikas
  • Isabella Byrne
  • Jagroop Randhawa
  • Jamie Corbett
  • Jane Hsu
  • Kaila Villarey
  • Kerry Shi
  • Monica Leca
  • Natalie Viegas
  • Parsa Khatami
  • QingRu Kong
  • Salva Sherif
  • Sana Al-Jumaily
  • Sanaz Javanbakht Samani
  • Tiffany Wu

Faculty & Staff

  • Evelyn Sun, PhD (Faculty chair, lead)- Assistant Professor of Teaching
  • David Oliver, PhD (Faculty advising chair) – Associate Professor of Teaching
  • Michael Murphy, PhD – Microbiology & Immunology Department Head
  • Craig Kornak – Undergraduate Administrative Assistant
  • Laryssa Vachon – Social Media Coordinator