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Student of the Year Award: Charu Sankaran (Integrated Sciences)
March 30, 2020
Charu Sankaran is an Integrated Sciences student, who has completed two eight-month work terms with the Science Co-op program. She completed her first and second co-op work-terms as a Research Assistant under the supervision of Dr. Kevin Hay at Terry Fox Laboratories (BC Cancer Agency) studying… read more
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Featured Student: Nicole Cheng
March 24, 2020
Co-op has always been on my university bucket list, because it’s a great way to kickstart my career. read more
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Student of the Year Award: Judy So (Microbiology & Immunology)
March 29, 2019
Judy So is a fourth year Microbiology and Immunology student, who recently completed a 12-month work term at BC Children's Hospital. Her experience includes preparing case study reports on rare orthopaedic conditions, coordinating the largest international registry for developmental dysplasia… read more
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Student of the Year Award: Samantha Sam (Geophysics)
March 30, 2018
Geophysics major, Samantha Sam, names Science Co-op program the most significant factor in her successful undergraduate journey. During her 16 months at SRK Consulting, Samantha worked with the Geo-Environmental group as the firm’s very first non-engineering Co-op student. As a Geotechnical… read more
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Student of the Year Award: Brandon Huntington (Biology) + ACE Student of the Year in BC
March 30, 2018
Biology Co-op Student, Brandon Huntington, is a gifted and dedicated young biologist who excelled in all of his Co-op work terms and academics, and contributions to Co-op and to the UBC Community. Brandon’s Co-op journey allowed him to gain experience in broad range of subjects including… read more
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Student of the Year Award: Jessica Jun (Integrated Sciences) + ACE Student of the Year in BC
March 30, 2017
Jessica Jun recently completed a 12-month co-op term at the BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU) and will be graduating with a B.Sc. in Integrated Sciences from the University of British Columbia. As a co-op student, Jessica worked closely with the medical writing team and Canadian Research… read more
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Student of the Year Award: Jamie Magrill (Biology)
March 31, 2016
Jamie recently completed a 12-month Co-op term at the BC Cancer Agency. As a Co-op student Jamie was responsible for validating a cutting-edge molecular classifier for endometrial cancer, and he also initiated a number of novel projects on rare ovarian cancer biomarkers. Jamie was able to co-author… read more
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Student of the Year Award: Alanna De Mello (Combined Majors in Science)
March 30, 2015
Alanna recently completed a 16 month Co-op placement with BC Children’s hospital in the Division of Nephrology, where her colleagues, peers and mentors considered her to be “one of the strongest research students that our Division has ever seen”. In addition to Alanna’s outstanding performance as a… read more