Contact Us
We are located at UBC's Okanagan Campus in the beautiful BC interior city of Kelowna.
The campus is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation.
We are based in the Biology Department on the second floor of the Arts and Science building.
Shipping & Mailing
Emmanuel Osei
3187 University Way
BIOLOGY, UBC-Okanagan
Kelowna, BC, V1V1V7
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Post Doc Opportunities
We currently only consider postdoc candidates with fellowships & generally seek postdocs with backgrounds in (Lung) Cell & Molecular Biology, Biomedical Science, Biochemistry, Biomimetic model establishment and fabrication, Bioengineering, and the Life Sciences. Contact Dr. Osei (emmanuel.osei@ubc.ca) for inquiries
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Postdoc Resources​​​​​
UBC Postdoc Fellows Office
Mitacs Accelerate
https://www.mitacs.ca/our-programs/accelerate/
Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship
https://banting.fellowships-bourses.gc.ca/en/home-accueil.html
Fulbright Postdoctoral Research Award
https://www.fulbright.ca/programs/american-scholars.html
Human Frontiers Science Program
https://www.hfsp.org/funding/hfsp-funding/postdoctoral-fellowships
Killam Award
https://killamlaureates.ca/killam-insitution/university-of-british-columbia/
Michael Smith Research Trainee Award https://healthresearchbc.ca/fundingprogram/research-trainee-program/
Opportunities
https://www.educanada.ca/scholarships-bourses/app/apply-scholarships-postuler-bourses.aspx?lang=eng
Graduate Opportunities
We seek creative, motivated and passionate students for all backgrounds but particularly those with a strong track record in (cell)Biology, (bio)chemistry, (bio)engineering and the biomedical sciences to contact us. Interested students should first contact Dr. Osei and apply via the College of Graduate Studies UBCO.
Find out more here: https://biology.ok.ubc.ca/graduate/biology/
Graduate Resources
UBCO Biology Grad Student General
(https://biology.ok.ubc.ca/graduate/graduate-resources/)
College of Graduate Studies (CoGS):
(https://gradstudies.ok.ubc.ca/)
Grad student applications
(https://gradstudies.ok.ubc.ca/applying/)
Academics
(https://gradstudies.ok.ubc.ca/academics/)
Deadlines
(https://gradstudies.ok.ubc.ca/academics/deadlines/)
Thesis and Defence
(https://gradstudies.ok.ubc.ca/academics/thesis-and-dissertation/) ,
Awards and Financial Support
(https://gradstudies.ok.ubc.ca/tuition-awards-and-finance/)
Forms
(https://gradstudies.ok.ubc.ca/forms/)
International students seeking a short internship placement might do so via the MITACS Globalink
(https://www.mitacs.ca/our-programs/globalink-research-internship-students/)
Undergraduate Opportunities
Throughout the school year, we offer several undergraduate research positions based on availability. During the school year, they take the form of honors thesis, directed studies, and volunteer research student placements. These positions usually intensify over the summer period with funding via the IKB faculty of Science URA, NSERC USRA
Undergraduate Resources
UBCO Biology Undergraduate Student General: https://biology.ok.ubc.ca/undergraduate/
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https://science.ok.ubc.ca/awards/undergraduate/
The Work-Study program (accessed via the UBC student Job board)
https://students.ok.ubc.ca/career-experience/job-board/
The Rogers Family Charitable Trust Award in Biology & Microbiology students https://biology.ok.ubc.ca/undergraduate/awards/#:~:text=Rogers%20Family%20Charity%20Trust%20Award,degree%20in%20the%20Irving%20K, degree in the Irving K
International students seeking a short internship placement or Domestic students also seeking a short international placement via the Osei-lab might do so via the MITACS Globalink
https://www.mitacs.ca/our-programs/globalink-research-internship-students/