We are excited to announce the following speakers have been invited to give 10 minutes oral presentations at our flagship event, UBC Postdoctoral Association Research Day.

The presentations will be held at LSC3 (Life Sciences Institute, map), 2:15 – 4 pm on Thursday Nov 24, 2016. Top 3 presenters will win cash prizes of up to $150.

Invited Speakers
Jenn Bossio – Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine
Innovations in sex therapy and mindfulness at UBC: Development of a novel treatment approach for couples dealing with sexual dysfunction after prostate cancer treatment.                                             

Michael Irvine – Mathematics, Faculty of Science
Linking models of infectious diseases to policy: estimating the impact of intervention in HIV & neglected tropical diseases

Esther Maas – School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine
Return-to-work is not a single event

Paula MacDowell – Curriculum & Pedagogy, Faculty of Education
#GirlsHack@UBC

Amir Sharafian – Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science
Using low-carbon fuels with minimum environmental impacts in transportation: Green solutions to mitigate climate change

Timm Treskatis – Mathematics, Faculty of Science
Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair (or: Fast Optimisation Methods for Simulations of Viscoplastic Fluid Flow)

Alexander Weber – Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine
Diffusion Imaging Reveals White Matter Damage in Ice Hockey Players for Up To Two Months Post-Concussion

Good luck to all our presenters! See you there!

Please note: All efforts have been made to ensure the information above is accurate at time of publishing. However, the list is subject to change without notice.

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