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- Valentin Jaumouillé and Ryan Morin Receive Faculty of Science Research Awards
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- Dr. Ryan Morin has been honored with the Bernard and Francine Dorval Prize from the Canadian Cancer Society
- MBB researchers awarded $2 million in funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research
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- Decoding the genome to predict the clinical course of lymphomas
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MBB STANDING COMMITTEES
MBB Departmental Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (DUCC)
| Stephanie Vlachos (Chair) | svlachos@sfu.ca |
| Dustin King | dustink@sfu.ca |
| Ingrid Northwood | inorthwo@sfu.ca |
| Irina Kovalyova | irina_kovalyova@sfu.ca |
| Timothy Audas | taudas@sfu.ca |
| Lisa Craig, ex-officio | licraig@sfu.ca |
| Undergrad Program Assistant, ex-officio | mbbugrad@sfu.ca |
| Evon Khor, ex-officio | mbbadv@sfu.ca |
| Ugrad Student Rep 1 |
MBB Departmental Graduate Studies Committee (DGSC)
| Chris Beh (Chair) | ctbeh@sfu.ca |
| Amy Lee | ahl23@sfu.ca |
| Michel Leroux | leroux@sfu.ca |
| Michael Silverman | masilver@sfu.ca |
| Esther Verheyen | everheye@sfu.ca |
| Jamie Chen, ex-officio | mbb@sfu.ca |
| Lisa Craig, ex-officio | licraig@sfu.ca |
| Iqra Yaseen - Grad Student Rep | iyasin@sfu.ca |
MBB Scholarship Committee
| Peter Unrau (Chair) | punrau@sfu.ca |
| Frederic Pio | fpio@sfu.ca |
| Mark Brockman | mbrockman@sfu.ca |
| Mark Paetzel | mpaetzel@sfu.ca |
| Lynne Quarmby | quarmby@sfu.ca |
| Lisa Craig, ex-officio | licraig@sfu.ca |
Research and Resources Committee (RRC)
| Jonathan Choy (Chair) | jonathan_choy@sfu.ca |
| Fiona Brinkman | brinkman@sfu.ca |
| Dheva Setiaputra | dsetiapu@sfu.ca |
| Glen Tibbits | tibbits@sfu.ca |
| David Vocadlo | dvocadlo@sfu.ca |
| Christine Beauchamp, ex-officio | mbbmas@sfu.ca |
| Deidre de Jong-Wong, ex-officio | deidre@sfu.ca |
MBB Tenure & Promotions Committee (TPC)
| Lisa Craig (Chair) | licraig@sfu.ca |
| Lorena Braid | lrbraid@sfu.ca |
| Will Hsiao | wwhsiao@sfu.ca |
| Mani Larijani | mlarijan@sfu.ca |
| Peter Unrau | punrau@sfu.ca |
| Esther Verheyen | everheye@sfu.ca |
| Stephanie Vlachos | svlachos@sfu.ca |
Recruitment & Outreach Committee (ROC)
| Ryan Morin (Chair) | rdmorin@sfu.ca |
| Mani Larijani | mlarijan@sfu.ca |
| Sophie Sneddon | sasneddo@sfu.ca |
Microscopy Oversight Committee
| Christopher Beh | ctbeh@sfu.ca |
| Valentin Jaumouillé | vjaumoui@sfu.ca |
| Michel Leroux | leroux@sfu.ca |
| Tim Heslip | trh2@sfu.ca |
Flow Cytometry Lab Oversight Committee
| Mark Brockman | mbrockma@sfu.ca |
| Jonathan Choy | jonathan_choy@sfu.ca |
| Ralph Pantophlet | rpantophlet@sfu.ca |
Grant Application Pre-review Coordinators
| Sharon Gorski (CIHR) | sgorski@bcgsc.ca |
| Valentin Jaumouillé (NSERC) | vjaumoui@sfu.ca |
Seminar Coordinators
| MBB 803 Instructor | |
| Peter Unrau | punrau@sfu.ca |
University Academic Integrity Committee
| Edgar Young, MBB rep. | youngec@sfu.ca |
Library Representative
| Frederic Pio | pio@sfu.ca |