Month: June 2012

Event Recap – “True blood” vs. “Real blood” vs. “Synthetic Blood”

Posted on June 24, 2012

On June 12th, SCWIST hosted another successful Café Scientifque and had a stimulating discussion on the topic “True blood” vs. “Real blood” vs. “Synthetic Blood”! Dr. Gershon Growe and Dr. Maria Gyong… Read More

Christiana Cheng, Director, Communications

Posted on June 21, 2012

Christiana began her involvement with SCWIST in April 2013 when she started as the communications and social media coordinator helping to promote SCWIST events and manage communications.  Her role gra… Read More

Update: Successful AGM

Posted on June 14, 2012

By Kristi Charish. UPDATE July 1st 2012: The AGM was a big success this year! We had one of our best turnouts EVER. Thanks to all you SCWIST members out there who were able to attend, and thank you to… Read More

Event Recap – Are Stem Cells the Future of Modern Medicine?

Posted on June 8, 2012

CIHR Café Scientifique Presentation On Thursday, May 31, SCWIST in conjunction with CIHR, hosted another successful Café Scientifique at the Wicklow Pub in scenic False Creek. Stem cells, unlike most… Read More

Two Worlds of Words

Posted on June 7, 2012

by Pamela Lincez Sitting in the chair at a hair salon the other day (yes-scientific chicks are concerned with their hair styles), I was enjoying my ‘free time’ – flipping through fashion mags an… Read More