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Welcome to Pathology's Bi-Weekly Bulletin | Feb 21, 2025

External Review Report 2024 - Now Available Online

The Department's External Review Report (2024) is now available on our website (Password: external_review_2024)

Weekly Province-wide Pathology Rounds

You can also view previous rounds here. Rounds.

We welcome your participation and suggestions for topics or speakers. Please email your ideas to pathassist@pathology.ubc.ca.

The same Zoom link will be used for all rounds: Join Zoom Meeting
https://ubc.zoom.us/j/61199076992?pwd=3Ix1R2FwPB9rwimuOEfPmfhaO6onAa.1

New Faculty Appointment:
Dr. Añuli Uzozie to Lead BMLSc Program

We are very pleased that Dr. Añuli Uzozie has accepted the offer of Assistant Professor of Teaching and Director of the BMLSc program. Dr. Uzozie, who will join the Department May 1, 2025, obtained her Bachelor of Technology in Biochemistry from the Federal University of Technology in Owerri, Nigeria in 2004. In 2010, she received her Master of Science in Applied Biomolecular Technology from the University of Nottingham in England. Dr. Uzozie obtained her Doctorate of Natural Sciences in Cancer Biology from the University of Zürich, Switzerland in 2014. Following the completion of her studies, Dr. Uzozie spent three years as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich, Switzerland. From 2017-2021, she held an appointment as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the UBC Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. She also served as a Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow in the UBC Biology Program during 2020. Since 2021, Dr. Uzozie has been a full-time faculty instructor in the Department of Biology at Langara College.

New PI Focus:
Dr. Katey Enfield Analyzes Spatial Interactions in Lung Cancers To Better Understand the Immune Response

Dr. Katey Enfield, Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC, has established a new laboratory at BC Cancer focusing on spatial interactions in lung cancer. Her research examines how cancer cells interact with surrounding tissues and immune cells, particularly B cells, to understand why immunotherapy treatments are effective in some patients but not others. She was recently profiled in Science in Vancouver →
and you can learn more about her lab here →

UBC Life Sciences Symposium 2025
Registration Now Open (Deadline: April 4)

The second annual UBC Life Sciences Symposium will be held on April 11, 2025 (9:00 am - 6:00 pm) at the Michael Smith Laboratories and Life Sciences Centre.

• Keynote speakers: Dr. James Burke (UF Scripps) and Dr. Brett Finlay (UBC)
• EDI discussions with Dr. Liz Rideout
• Data visualization workshop with Martin Krzywinski
• Student and postdoc presentations (talks and posters)
• Raffle prizes for attendees
• Lunch and refreshments provided

Registration is free, deadlines:
- March 17, 2025 (for presenters)
- April 4, 2025 (general registration)

Register Here | Questions? Contact: ubclifesciencessymposium@gmail.com

Recently Published

• Our Postdoctoral Fellow Mehwish Anwer and colleagues identified a new type of brain cell called "ovoid neurons" in the hippocampus that specifically responds to novel objects and plays a key role in object memory. Read the full article in Nature Communications: Read more →
  Read more about this discovery in the UBC Faculty of Medicine digital magazine: Read more →

2025 Pathology Summer Student Research Program

Summer Student Research Program in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is offering 3 awards ($4,872 plus 4% vacation pay) for 8 weeks full-time or 16 weeks part-time research positions. Students must contact potential supervisors from the posted list before applying. Application deadline: March 3rd, 2025, 4:00 pm. For inquiries: summer.studentships@pathology.ubc.ca | Read more →

Battling Bird Flu: Genome BC Funds Critical Research to Protect BC from Avian Influenza

Genome BC is funding new H5N1 research projects at BCCDC involving Dr. Linda Hoang, Clinical Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC (Medical Director, BCCDC Public Health Laboratory and principal investigator of the HUB projects) and Dr. Shannon Russell, Clinical Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC (Senior Scientist, BCCDC Public Health Laboratory). The projects aim to monitor viral mutations, develop early detection methods, and study transmission patterns of the H5N1 outbreak that has led to culling of over 8.5 million poultry in BC since 2022. Read more →

PathDay 2025 Updates

The PathDay 2025 webpage is now live at PathDay2025 → . All event updates, registration details, and abstract submission information will be posted there - please check frequently for the latest information.

We are pleased to announce an expansion of the Michael A. Noble Family Awards in Laboratory Quality for PathDay May 30th, 2025. Building on the success of previous years, we are excited to extend the awards program to include BMLSc students. This year's awards will include:

• Graduate Student Poster Award
• Resident Poster Award
• NEW: BMLSc Student Poster Award
• Book prize for the certificate in Lab Quality

Monetary awards for the poster competitions will range from $1,000 to $1,600. To be eligible for consideration, posters must clearly define quality and include strategies that address risk and the consequences of error. For detailed award criteria and judging guidelines, please review the award guidelines → .

How to Apply:
Submit your abstract through the PathDay abstract submission form → and select 'yes' in the "Apply for the Michael Noble Family Award" section.

We extend our sincere gratitude to Dr. Michael Noble and family for their continued support and commitment to expanding quality initiatives in laboratory medicine.