Deadline: Monday, March 4, 2013 4:00 pm
Would you like to get some research experience in an academic setting?
If you are an undergraduate student with an interest in working on research and development projects at a University, you may be eligible to apply for an Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA). The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) subsidizes eligible professors to hire students on their research projects, thereby creating interesting research-related jobs and giving you the opportunity to gain valuable work experience.
How do you find USRA positions in the Faculty of Medicine?
Try to create your own research opportunity by contacting eligible professors you would like to work with and tell them about this program. Many professors will be happy to talk to you about the opportunity to hire you at a subsidized wage. The following faculty members in Faculty of Medicine Departments, Schools or Centres are currently eligible to supervise/sponsor an NSERC-USRA student:
| Professor | Department |
|---|---|
| Christopher Ahern | Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics |
| Alasdair Barr | Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics |
| Stephanie L. Borgland | Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics |
| Catherine C. Y. Pang | Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics |
| Anthony Herdman | Audiology & Speech Sciences |
| Lorienne Jenstad | Audiology & Speech Sciences |
| Susan A. Small | Audiology & Speech Sciences |
| Gary D. Brayer | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| Franck Duong | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| Leonard J Foster | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| Joerg Gsponer | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| LeAnn J. Howe | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| Eric Jan | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| Thibault Mayor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| Masayuki Numata | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| Ivan J. Sadowski | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| Calvin K. Yip | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| Juergen Kast | Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) |
| Eric Accili | Cellular & Physiological Sc. |
| Geoffrey Hammond | Cellular & Physiological Sc. |
| Chris Loewen | Cellular & Physiological Sc. |
| Edwin D.W. Moore | Cellular & Physiological Sc. |
| Timothy P. O’Connor | Cellular & Physiological Sc. |
| Guy Tanentzapf | Cellular & Physiological Sc. |
| Victor Viau | Cellular & Physiological Sc. |
| A. Wayne Vogl | Cellular & Physiological Sc. |
| Edward Conway | Centre for Blood Research |
| Dan Goldowitz | Centre for Molecular Medicine & Therapeutics (CMMT) |
| Michael S. Kobor | Centre for Molecular Medicine & Therapeutics (CMMT) |
| Wyeth W. Wasserman | Centre for Molecular Medicine & Therapeutics (CMMT) |
| Tim K. Lee | Dermatology & Skin Science |
| Elizabeth Conibear | Medical Genetics |
| William T. Gibson | Medical Genetics |
| Pamela Hoodless | Medical Genetics |
| Louis Lefebvre | Medical Genetics |
| Gregg B. Morin | Medical Genetics |
| Ann M. Rose | Medical Genetics |
| Jason Barton | Ophthalmology & Visual Science |
| Deborah E. Giaschi | Ophthalmology & Visual Science |
| Ipek Oruc | Ophthalmology & Visual Science |
| Miriam Pai-Spering | Ophthalmology & Visual Science |
| Thomas R. Oxland | Orthopaedics |
| Bonita Sawatzky | Orthopaedics |
| David R. Wilson | Orthopaedics |
| Sheila M. Innis | Paediatrics |
| Chinten James Lim | Paediatrics |
| Bernd Keller | Pathology & Laboratory Medicine |
| Jayachandran N. Kizhakkedathu | Pathology & Laboratory Medicine |
| Harley T. Kurata | Pharmacology & Therapeutics |
| Lara Boyd | Physical Therapy |
| Jayne Garland | Physical Therapy |
| Alex Scott | Physical Therapy |
| Naznin Virji-Babul | Physical Therapy |
| Artem Cherkasov | Prostate Centre |
| Adele Diamond | Psychiatry |
| Paul Pavlidis | Psychiatry |
| Anthony G. Phillips | Psychiatry |
| Todd Woodward | Psychiatry |
| Anna M. Celler | Radiology |
| Piotr Kozlowski | Radiology |
| Alexander Rauscher | Radiology |
| Roger Tam | Radiology |
| Murray R. Hodgson | School of Environmental Health |
| Murray R. Hodgson | School of Population and Public Health |
| Ying C MacNab | School of Population and Public Health |
| Pascal Bernatchez | UBC James Hogg Research Centre |
| Chun Seow | UBC James Hogg Research Centre |
Complete Information About the NSERC-USRA Available at:
UBC Career Services Website
NSERC Website
Detailed information for students: NSERC USRA Info for students 2013-14 (PDF)
Detailed information for supervisors: NSERC USRA Info for Medicine supervisors 2013-14 (PDF)
List of subject codes: NSERC – Research Subject Codes for Scholarships and Fellowships (PDF)
Common Errors: NSERC USRA Checklist 2013 (PDF)
If you have read all of the above material, and you still have questions, please contact your Faculty Coordinator (Dr. Deborah Giaschi: giaschi@mail.ubc.ca).
Deadline for Applications to the Faculty of Medicine: March 4, 2013 4:00 pm
Student applicants must submit 1 printed copy of the complete application package (including printout of scanned transcript file) including the student and supervisor names on the sealed envelope to one of the following locations:
- Attn: Linda Herbert/Dr. Deborah Giaschi, Faculty of Medicine Dean’s office (3rd floor of Woodward IRC on UBC Point Grey campus), OR
- Dr. Deborah Giaschi, Room A146, Shaughnessy Building, Children’s Hospital
Signatures are not required on your application package.
Please remember that you will need to print out your forms (part 1 and 2), to include in your application package.
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