Difficult music, harsh electronics, spoken word, cut-up/collage and general CRESPAN© weirdness courtesy of ANDREW PEKLER, AJ CHATON, AUTOPSIA, BRONSENSE, EMMA HENDRIX, ERDEM HELVACIOGLU, IF BWANA, KK NULL, JOHN M BENNETT, JUAN ANGEL ITALIANO, MARCELLO MERCADO, RUSTWORSHIP, TIM HECKER and TIME ATTENDANT.

David Ng

AMBL Director and Senior Instructor, UBC Terry Project co-leader

David Ng is a geneticist, science literacy academic, writer, and faculty based at the Michael Smith Laboratories at the University of British Columbia. You can find out more about his science literacy activities at http://thisishowitalkscience.tumblr.com and you can follow him on twitter @ng_dave

Of note: (1) he is partly responsible for the massive DNA helix emblazoned on his building’s facade; (2) his Dad beat up Bruce Lee; (3) his first foray into general publishing featured a unicorn on the front cover; and (4) his wife and kids are all exemplary. He has also set uppopperfont.net as his personal blog: this is where he categorizes funny, curious, pretty things that work well as a break or transition in that science talk you’re about to give

Alia Dharamsi

Outstanding Future Alumna Award winner & passionate philantropist

Ms. Dharamsi is a fourth year medical student at UBC, with a background in International Health. She aspires for a diverse career including her interests in global health, addictions and mental health, urban poverty, and rural medicine. She has worked in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside for over eight years, on health projects in rural communities throughout BC, and on educational initiatives in Central America. She aspires to use social media and technological innovation in medical education, to bring critical care resources to remote communities only otherwise accessible by air or sea. In her spare time she’s an avid runner and swimmer, and can usually be found on the trails or in the lakes of BC’s great outdoors.