Medical Genetics Research Day 2025 will take place on November 28th, 2025. We are excited to host Dr. Evan Eichler from the University of Washington as our esteemed external Keynote Speaker. Additionally, we have the privilege of hearing a presentation from our own faculty member, Dr. Laura Arbour, along with Biotech talks by Xenon Pharmaceuticals, DMark, and Complete Genomics
If you have any questions please message us at medg.gsa@ubc.ca
Hannah Bourget and Michael Ke
MGGSA Research Day Committee 2025
What is Research Day? Medical Genetics Research Day brings together students, staff, and faculty from all of our Vancouver lab locations to celebrate the high-caliber research in our department. Trainee posters will showcase the research projects of our students and offer a platform for networking both with other research groups, as well as with the companies that support our valuable work.
Poster Competition: Genetic Counselling students; and MSc and PhD graduate students and medical residents whose supervisors are Medical Genetics faculty, are encouraged to present their research with a poster and 8-minute talk and 2-minute question period format. Registered presenters are automatically entered to be judged for prizes!
A very big thank you to all of our 2025 sponsors, Research Day would not be possible without you!
Awards presented on Research Day:
- Patricia Baird Prize recognizes excellence in Medical Genetics research by trainees.
- James Miller Memorial Prize is awarded to a senior PhD student excelling in the areas of leadership and integration of basic science with clinical medical genetics.
- Mary-Jane Carroll Trainee Award was created to support trainees whose work best aligns with Mary-Jane’s vision of advancing our understanding of genetic variants, and ultimately improving the quality of life for individuals living with them.
- Teaching Assistant Award is determined each year from students’ course evaluations. The award is presented to the Teaching Assistant who showed exceptional dedication to teaching, was consistently accessible, stimulated interest in the course, and communicated effectively during tutorials, on Connect, etc.
- Faculty Teaching Award alternates between a clinical and basic science faculty researcher who has excelled in their teaching duties in the Department of Medical Genetics.
Contact: medg.gsa@ubc.ca