SBME Interfaces

In this episode, we interface with Paul Cubbon, Assistant Dean of Innovation at UBC's Sauder School of Business, Leader of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group, and Leader at the Creative Destruction Lab West (CDL-West).

We chat about innovation at UBC, Sauder’s impact on the local ecosystem, SBME’s potential to grow the BC Life Sciences Community, retaining talent and innovations in Vancouver, the Climate XPrize, and more.

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Guest:

Paul Cubbon
Assistant Dean, Innovation, UBC Sauder School of Business
Leader, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group
Leader, Creative Destruction Lab Vancouver

Paul Cubbon is the Assistant Dean of Innovation and a faculty member of the Marketing and Behavioural Science Division at the Sauder School of Business. He leads the Entrepreneurship Group and is also the Assistant Dean of Innovation and the Academic Director of Creative Destruction Lab Vancouver. He holds a B.A. Honours degree from Oxford University, and an MBA from Simon Fraser University.

Since 2000, Paul has committed himself to designing innovative and applied learning experiences in marketing communication, digital marketing and technology entrepreneurship. He has expanded venture start-up programs across campus, and beyond credit courses to support science researchers in finding product-market fit and venture creation.

He has won multiple awards including a UBC Killam Undergraduate Teaching Award, and in 2020, became a 3M Canada National Teaching Fellow.

Learn more about Paul here

Hosts:
Dr. Payam Zahedi
Strategic Planning & Operations Director, UBC School of Biomedical Engineering

Payam is a born problem solver and dot connector who believes that real impact only occurs when everyone is given the means to chase it. He's the Director of Strategic Planning and Operations at UBC's School of Biomedical Engineering and holds a BASc in Biomedical Engineering and an MSc and PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences, from the University of Toronto. He believes we are better together and is an advocate for equity and inclusivity. In his spare time, when he's not chasing his two sons around, he's experimenting in the kitchen, reading crime fiction and untangling the mechanisms of effective leadership.

Miguel Eichelberger
Communications & Engagement Manager, UBC School of Biomedical Engineering

Miguel is an unflinching optimist. He is a communicator and writer whose work has appeared in literary magazines and on stages around the world. His most recent publications include Harpur Palate, the Literary Review of Canada, Plainsongs Magazine, and Soliloquies Anthology. He believes in authenticity; in doing and saying what you actually believe, and he is an obsessive student of leadership from the biological and anthropological perspectives. You've likely heard him rant about it, and he's not sorry.

In this episode, we interface with Dr. Gabrielle Lam and Dr. Jenna Usprech, both Assistant Professors of Teaching at SBME.

We discuss changing the way we teach (on the fly), what makes SBME special as a proving ground for integrated experiential learning, student wellness, changing our mindsets around teaching, and more.

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Guests:
Gabrielle Lam
Assistant Professor of Teaching, SBME

Dr. Lam is an Assistant Professor of Teaching in Materials Engineering at the School of Biomedical Engineering. She has a BASc in Materials Engingineering from the University of Alberta and a MASc & PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Toronto. She draws on her research and educational experience in tissue engineering, biomaterials and regenerative medicine to design new curriculum and courses. Gabrielle’s particular interest is in integrating experiential learning to improve student development of self-regulated and collaborative learning skills.

Learn more about Gabi here


Jenna Usprech
Assistant Professor of Teaching, SBME

Dr. Usprech, PhD, PEng, is an Assistant Professor of Teaching in the School of Biomedical Engineering. She received her PhD from the University of Toronto, her Master’s from Queen’s University (both in different areas of tissue engineering research), and her Bachelor’s degree in Biological Engineering from the University of Guelph. Dr. Usprech joined UBC in 2019 so that she could introduce new areas of the field to undergraduate students and continue to be immersed in biomedical engineering education. She is particularly passionate about student wellness, science communication, and classroom strategies that promote critical thought and retention of material.

Learn more about Jenna here

Hosts:
PAYAM ZAHEDI
Strategic Planning & Operations Director, SBME

Payam is a born problem solver and dot connector who believes that real impact only occurs when everyone is given the means to chase it. He's the Director of Strategic Planning and Operations at UBC's School of Biomedical Engineering and holds a BASc in Biomedical Engineering and an MSc and PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences, from the University of Toronto. He believes we are better together and is an advocate for equity and inclusivity. In his spare time, when he's not chasing his two sons around, he's experimenting in the kitchen, reading crime fiction and untangling the mechanisms of effective leadership.

MIGUEL EICHELBERGER
Communications & Engagement Manager, SBME

Miguel is an unflinching optimist. He is a communicator and writer whose work has appeared in literary magazines and on stages around the world. His most recent publications include Harpur Palate, the Literary Review of Canada, Plainsongs Magazine, and Soliloquies Anthology. He believes in authenticity; in doing and saying what you actually believe, and he is an obsessive student of leadership from the biological and anthropological perspectives. You've likely heard him rant about it, and he's not sorry.

In this episode, we interface with Shernaz Bamji, Associate Director of the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and in the School of Biomedical Engineering.

We chat about following a career in academia, mentorship, the future of neuroscience, the exciting prospects for the SBME, and much more.

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Guest:

Shernaz Bamji
Associate Director, DCMBH
Professor, Dept. of Cellular & Physiological Sciences
Professor, SBME

Shernaz Bamji is a Professor in the Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, is the current Associate Director of the Center for Brain Health at UBC, and is the incoming President elect of the Canadian Association for Neurosciences. She received her Ph.D. at McGill University and did her postdoctoral training at the University of California, San Francisco, where she also gave birth to both her children. Dr. Bamji has a long-standing interest in understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying neural connectivity and synaptic plasticity. Her work has provided valuable information about fundamental mechanisms underlying learning and memory, as well as how these processes are perturbed in diseased states.

Learn more about Shernaz here

Hosts:
Dr. Payam Zahedi
Strategic Planning & Operations Director, UBC School of Biomedical Engineering

Payam is a born problem solver and dot connector who believes that real impact only occurs when everyone is given the means to chase it. He's the Director of Strategic Planning and Operations at UBC's School of Biomedical Engineering and holds a BASc in Biomedical Engineering and an MSc and PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences, from the University of Toronto. He believes we are better together and is an advocate for equity and inclusivity. In his spare time, when he's not chasing his two sons around, he's experimenting in the kitchen, reading crime fiction and untangling the mechanisms of effective leadership.

Miguel Eichelberger
Communications & Engagement Manager, UBC School of Biomedical Engineering

Miguel is an unflinching optimist. He is a communicator and writer whose work has appeared in literary magazines and on stages around the world. His most recent publications include Harpur Palate, the Literary Review of Canada, Plainsongs Magazine, and Soliloquies Anthology. He believes in authenticity; in doing and saying what you actually believe, and he is an obsessive student of leadership from the biological and anthropological perspectives. You've likely heard him rant about it, and he's not sorry.

In this episode, we interface with Lynn Raymond, Director of the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Louise A. Brown Chair in Neuroscience.

We chat about becoming a clinical scientist, working on Huntington’s Disease, UBC’s UG neuroscience program, the importance of collaborative science across health and healthcare, leadership and more.

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Guest:

Lynn Raymond
Director, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health
Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Louise A. Brown Chair in Neuroscience

Dr. Lynn Raymond combines neuroscience research with clinical practice in Neurology. Her lab investigates pathogenic mechanisms of Huntington disease (HD), as well as glutamate receptor structure-function, modulation and signaling. Working with HD mouse models, Dr. Raymond made significant contributions to focusing the field on altered striatal neuronal NMDA-type glutamate receptor (NMDAR) trafficking and excitatory synaptic signaling as central mechanisms of early striatal dysfunction. More recently, her lab has focused on early changes in cortical-striatal and cortical pyramidal glutamatergic synaptic plasticity, which may contribute to impairments in learning and cognitive flexibility, as well as promote selective neuronal degeneration. The lab also developed an automated home-cage system for assessing motor learning, and uses electrophysiological and optogenetic approaches to study cortical and striatal activity in awake behaving mice in vivo to determine circuit changes underlying HD. Dr. Raymond served as President for the Canadian Association for Neuroscience. She is Director of the HD Medical Clinic at UBC and a practicing neurologist. As Site PI of several clinical trials and observational studies, she contributes data to publications on multi-centre studies in HD

Learn more about Lynn here

Hosts:
Dr. Payam Zahedi
Strategic Planning & Operations Director, UBC School of Biomedical Engineering

Payam is a born problem solver and dot connector who believes that real impact only occurs when everyone is given the means to chase it. He's the Director of Strategic Planning and Operations at UBC's School of Biomedical Engineering and holds a BASc in Biomedical Engineering and an MSc and PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences, from the University of Toronto. He believes we are better together and is an advocate for equity and inclusivity. In his spare time, when he's not chasing his two sons around, he's experimenting in the kitchen, reading crime fiction and untangling the mechanisms of effective leadership.

Miguel Eichelberger
Communications & Engagement Manager, UBC School of Biomedical Engineering

Miguel is an unflinching optimist. He is a communicator and writer whose work has appeared in literary magazines and on stages around the world. His most recent publications include Harpur Palate, the Literary Review of Canada, Plainsongs Magazine, and Soliloquies Anthology. He believes in authenticity; in doing and saying what you actually believe, and he is an obsessive student of leadership from the biological and anthropological perspectives. You've likely heard him rant about it, and he's not sorry.

In this episode, we interface with Kari LaMotte, Managing Director of entrepreneurship@UBC (UBC’s incubator and accelerator for ventures built by students, staff and faculty), and Co-Founder of Women Tech Founders.

We chat about venture creation in BC, Kari's path to entrepreneurialism, keeping ventures in Vancouver, leveraging the Medici Effect, and recognizing research as the foundation for critical solutions to healthcare and climate challenges.

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Guest:

Kari LaMotte
Managing Director, entrepreneurship@UBC
Co-Founder, Women Tech Founders

Kari LaMotte is the Managing Director of entrepreneurship@UBC, UBC’s incubator and accelerator for ventures formed out of the student, staff and faculty of the university. A lifelong entrepreneur, Kari has been involved in the BC technology sector for 20 years and is passionate about the growth of BC’s innovation ecosystem. Kari is the Co-Founder of Women Tech Founders, and is an active advisor and mentor to startups and founders.

Learn more about Kari here

Hosts:
Dr. Payam Zahedi
Strategic Planning & Operations Director, UBC School of Biomedical Engineering

Payam is a born problem solver and dot connector who believes that real impact only occurs when everyone is given the means to chase it. He's the Director of Strategic Planning and Operations at UBC's School of Biomedical Engineering and holds a BASc in Biomedical Engineering and an MSc and PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences, from the University of Toronto. He believes we are better together and is an advocate for equity and inclusivity. In his spare time, when he's not chasing his two sons around, he's experimenting in the kitchen, reading crime fiction and untangling the mechanisms of effective leadership.

Miguel Eichelberger
Communications & Engagement Manager, UBC School of Biomedical Engineering

Miguel is an unflinching optimist. He is a communicator and writer whose work has appeared in literary magazines and on stages around the world. His most recent publications include Harpur Palate, the Literary Review of Canada, Plainsongs Magazine, and Soliloquies Anthology. He believes in authenticity; in doing and saying what you actually believe, and he is an obsessive student of leadership from the biological and anthropological perspectives. You've likely heard him rant about it, and he's not sorry.

In this episode, we interface with Dr. Kelly McNagny, SBME and Department of Medical Genetics professor, Associate Scientific Director of AllerGen Network and Director of two core facilities in BRC; and Dr. Fabio Rossi, SBME Research Director & Associate Director as well as the Director of the BC Regenerative Medicine Cluster.

We discuss everything from the legacy of BME at UBC to their paths to BME to making science fiction a reality as well as the resources and funding necessary to make it happen.

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Guests:
KELLY MCNAGNY
Professor, SBME and Department of Medical Genetics Associate
Scientific Director, AllerGen Network
Director, two core facilities in BRC

Dr. Kelly McNagny obtained his Ph.D. in cellular immunology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1990. There, he worked with Dr. Max D. Cooper from Howard Hughes Medical Institute at National Academy of Sciences. His research focused on cell surface proteins that regulate B cell maturation and homing. He then moved to the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany where he performed his postdoctoral studies in the lab of Dr. Thomas Graf from 1991 to 1996. He continued his studies at the EMBL as a semi-independent visiting scientist from 1996 to 1998 prior to starting his own laboratory at The University of British Columbia’s Biomedical Research Centre.

Learn more about Kelly's work


FABIO ROSSI
Research Director, Professor, and Associate Director, SBME
Director, BC Regenerative Medicine Cluster

Fabio obtained his M.D. from the university in Genoa, Italy. During undergraduate studies, he investigated the mechanisms underlying chondrocyte differentiation in the lab of Ranieri Cancedda. He joined the Ph.D. programme at the European Molecular Biology Laboratories in Heidelberg, where he studied the influence of avian retroviral oncogenes on cellular differentiation under the supervision of Thomas Graf. His interest in this topic led him to continue his training at Stanford University, in Helen Blau's laboratory, where he pioneered the use of β-galactosidase complementation as a reporter of protein-protein interactions in live cells. He moved to the University of British Columbia to open his laboratory in 2001.

Learn more about Fabio's work

Hosts:
PAYAM ZAHEDI
Strategic Planning & Operations Director, SBME

Payam is a born problem solver and dot connector who believes that real impact only occurs when everyone is given the means to chase it. He's the Director of Strategic Planning and Operations at UBC's School of Biomedical Engineering and holds a BASc in Biomedical Engineering and an MSc and PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences, from the University of Toronto. He believes we are better together and is an advocate for equity and inclusivity. In his spare time, when he's not chasing his two sons around, he's experimenting in the kitchen, reading crime fiction and untangling the mechanisms of effective leadership.

MIGUEL EICHELBERGER
Communications & Engagement Manager, SBME

Miguel is an unflinching optimist. He is a communicator and writer whose work has appeared in literary magazines and on stages around the world. His most recent publications include Harpur Palate, the Literary Review of Canada, Plainsongs Magazine, and Soliloquies Anthology. He believes in authenticity; in doing and saying what you actually believe, and he is an obsessive student of leadership from the biological and anthropological perspectives. You've likely heard him rant about it, and he's not sorry.

Welcome to the Season 2 premiere of SBME Interfaces

In this episode, we interface with Rick Hansen, the Man in Motion and founder of the Rick Hansen Foundation, on building a universally accessible world, resiliency, the Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification™, the exciting prospect of working with SBME, and more.

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Guest:

Rick Hansen
Founder, Rick Hansen Foundation
Medalist at Paralympic and Pan Am Games
Companion of the Order of Canada
Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal

Rick Hansen is the Founder of the Rick Hansen Foundation and a passionate supporter of people with disabilities in Canada. Rick is best known as the “Man In Motion” for his epic 26-month, 34 country, 40,000 km wheelchair trip around the world to make the world inclusive for people with disabilities and to find a cure for paralysis.

Since the end of the Man In Motion World Tour in 1987, Rick has dedicated his life to creating a world that is accessible and inclusive for all by removing barriers for people with disabilities through the Rick Hansen Foundation. Rick and his team at the Foundation are dedicated to raising awareness, changing attitudes, helping create accessible spaces, and liberating the amazing potential of people with disabilities.

Learn more about Rick here

Hosts:
Dr. Payam Zahedi
Strategic Planning & Operations Director, UBC School of Biomedical Engineering

Payam is a born problem solver and dot connector who believes that real impact only occurs when everyone is given the means to chase it. He's the Director of Strategic Planning and Operations at UBC's School of Biomedical Engineering and holds a BASc in Biomedical Engineering and an MSc and PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences, from the University of Toronto. He believes we are better together and is an advocate for equity and inclusivity. In his spare time, when he's not chasing his two sons around, he's experimenting in the kitchen, reading crime fiction and untangling the mechanisms of effective leadership.

Miguel Eichelberger
Communications & Engagement Manager, UBC School of Biomedical Engineering

Miguel is an unflinching optimist. He is a communicator and writer whose work has appeared in literary magazines and on stages around the world. His most recent publications include Harpur Palate, the Literary Review of Canada, Plainsongs Magazine, and Soliloquies Anthology. He believes in authenticity; in doing and saying what you actually believe, and he is an obsessive student of leadership from the biological and anthropological perspectives. You've likely heard him rant about it, and he's not sorry.

Welcome to SBME Interfaces

On our season one finale, we interface with Ananya Mukherjee Reed, Provost & Vice-President Academic at UBC Okanagan, on the social responsibility of post-secondary institutions, Equity and Diversity in Academia, giving ordinary citizens power over their own lives, poetry, and more.

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Guest:

Ananya Mukherjee Reed
UBC Okanagan Provost & Vice-President Academic

Professor Ananya Mukherjee Reed is Provost and Vice-President Academic at UBC Okanagan and Professor in the Department of Economics, Philosophy and Political Science. In 2020, Professor Mukherjee Reed was appointed Co-executive lead for Anti-racism at UBC. She is also Co-editor of the Canadian Journal of Development Studies.

Her scholarly work, especially since 2008, has sought to contribute to theories of alternative development, with a focus on the theme of justice. She has contributed to discourses in the fields of Development, Public Policy, Transitional Justice, Corporate Governance and Gender Studies. In 2003, Professor Mukherjee Reed became the Founding-Director of the International Secretariat for Human Development (ISHD), at York University, Toronto, where she worked previously. Under her leadership, ISHD has collaborated with leading international institutions such as the International Labour Organization (ILO), Geneva; United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), Rome; United Nations Development Program (UNDP); and the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD), Geneva. Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic.

In 2016, she was named as one of the five brilliant women from academia by Canadian Immigrant magazine in their Third Annual Tribute to ‘Immigrant Women of Inspiration’. In May 2016 she was honoured as a Pioneer of Change and for Excellence in Social Impact by Skills for Change, Canada. She has written and commented frequently in the media and has been interviewed by the Toronto Star, Los Angeles Times, Seattle Times, BBC online, The Hindu, Radio France, TV Ontario, the CBC, OMNI TV, etc. She is an avid lover of poetry, and passionately promotes the works of Asia’s first Nobel Laureate, the poet and philosopher Rabindranath Tagore.

Learn more about Professor Mukherjee Reed here

Hosts:
Dr. Payam Zahedi
Strategic Planning & Operations Director, UBC School of Biomedical Engineering

Payam is a born problem solver and dot connector who believes that real impact only occurs when everyone is given the means to chase it. He's the Director of Strategic Planning and Operations at UBC's School of Biomedical Engineering and holds a BASc in Biomedical Engineering and an MSc and PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences, from the University of Toronto. He believes we are better together and is an advocate for equity and inclusivity. In his spare time, when he's not chasing his two sons around, he's experimenting in the kitchen, reading crime fiction and untangling the mechanisms of effective leadership.

Miguel Eichelberger
Communications & Engagement Manager, UBC School of Biomedical Engineering

Miguel is an unflinching optimist. He is a communicator and writer whose work has appeared in literary magazines and on stages around the world. His most recent publications include Harpur Palate, the Literary Review of Canada, Plainsongs Magazine, and Soliloquies Anthology. He believes in authenticity; in doing and saying what you actually believe, and he is an obsessive student of leadership from the biological and anthropological perspectives. You've likely heard him rant about it, and he's not sorry.

Welcome to SBME Interfaces

In this episode, we interface with Andrew Szeri, UBC Provost & Vice-President Academic, on passion, the draw of UBC, the establishment of the SBME, UBC’s Academic Excellence Initiative, literature, leadership, and more.

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Guest:

Andrew Szeri
UBC Provost & Vice-President Academic 

As Provost and Vice-President Academic for UBC Vancouver, Professor Szeri provides leadership for the university’s academic strategy, budgetary and planning processes. The role also includes overseeing UBC’s academic programs and support functions, faculty affairs, enrollment, sustainability and information technology.

Prior to this appointment, Professor Szeri served as Vice Provost for Strategic Academic and Facilities Planning, at the University of California at Berkeley, where he led academic program reviews of all departments and schools from 2014 to 2016. He also served seven years (2007-14) as Dean of the Graduate Division, with academic quality assurance and financial responsibilities extending to nearly 11,000 graduate students and 100+ degree programs campus-wide.

Professor Szeri was a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley, teaching in the areas of fluid mechanics and nonlinear dynamics. He has won several research awards, four teaching awards, and a recent award for excellence in student mentoring. He received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from Cornell University in 1987 and 1988.

Learn more about Professor Szeri here

Hosts:
Dr. Payam Zahedi
Strategic Planning & Operations Director, UBC School of Biomedical Engineering

Payam is a born problem solver and dot connector who believes that real impact only occurs when everyone is given the means to chase it. He's the Director of Strategic Planning and Operations at UBC's School of Biomedical Engineering and holds a BASc in Biomedical Engineering and an MSc and PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences, from the University of Toronto. He believes we are better together and is an advocate for equity and inclusivity. In his spare time, when he's not chasing his two sons around, he's experimenting in the kitchen, reading crime fiction and untangling the mechanisms of effective leadership.

Miguel Eichelberger
Communications & Engagement Manager, UBC School of Biomedical Engineering

Miguel is an unflinching optimist. He is a communicator and writer whose work has appeared in literary magazines and on stages around the world. His most recent publications include Harpur Palate, the Literary Review of Canada, Plainsongs Magazine, and Soliloquies Anthology. He believes in authenticity; in doing and saying what you actually believe, and he is an obsessive student of leadership from the biological and anthropological perspectives. You've likely heard him rant about it, and he's not sorry.

Welcome to Episode 13 of SBME Interfaces

In this episode, we interface with Leanne Denis, Executive Director, Development & Alumni Engagement for the Faculty of Medicine, and Debbie Woo, Senior Director, Development & Alumni Engagement for the
Faculty of Applied Science, on the path to UBC development, bringing money and attention to worthy causes, excitement surrounding SBME, living a life of service and more.

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Guest:

Leanne Denis
Executive Director
Development & Alumni Engagement, Faculty of Medicine

Leanne has been fundraising since 2001, working primarily in health-related charities. She is passionate about connecting people to causes they care about and contributing to a thriving social-impact sector. 

She is a member of the Dean's Executive Advisory Committee and responsible for the operations of a 26-member development and alumni engagement team, raising more than $70 million per year through a robust major gifts program. She participated in the Johns Hopkins Medical Philanthropy Institute in 2016, an intensive workshop for senior fundraisers in the academic medical setting and completed her CFRE certification in 2008 as well as a BCIT Associate Certificate in Fundraising Management in 2004.

Learn more about Leanne.

Debbie Woo
Senior Director
Development & Alumni Engagement, Faculty of Applied Science

Debbie Woo has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Alberta. She joined the Development and Alumni Engagement team in 2008. From 1996-2008, she was the Director of Corporate Relations for Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver Foundation. Prior to her career in development, she worked for a number of social service organizations serving individuals and families. She is passionate about service to society. She was an active volunteer for the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Vancouver Chapter from 2002 - 2011, was on the Professional Development Committee, the Scholarship & Mentorship Committee, and the International Conference Education Committee.

Learn more about Debbie.

Hosts:
Dr. Payam Zahedi
Strategic Planning & Operations Director, UBC School of Biomedical Engineering

Payam is a born problem solver and dot connector who believes that real impact only occurs when everyone is given the means to chase it. He's the Director of Strategic Planning and Operations at UBC's School of Biomedical Engineering and holds a BASc in Biomedical Engineering and an MSc and PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences, from the University of Toronto. He believes we are better together and is an advocate for equity and inclusivity. In his spare time, when he's not chasing his two sons around, he's experimenting in the kitchen, reading crime fiction and untangling the mechanisms of effective leadership.

Miguel Eichelberger
Communications & Engagement Manager, UBC School of Biomedical Engineering

Miguel is an unflinching optimist. He is a communicator and writer whose work has appeared in literary magazines and on stages around the world. His most recent publications include Harpur Palate, the Literary Review of Canada, Plainsongs Magazine, and Soliloquies Anthology. He believes in authenticity; in doing and saying what you actually believe, and he is an obsessive student of leadership from the biological and anthropological perspectives. You've likely heard him rant about it, and he's not sorry.