FROM MOLECULES TO BIODIVERSITY


The Botany Department at UBC’s Point Grey campus is on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ (hunq’umin’um’) speaking xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam). We are working to understand and address harmful colonial legacies that have affected our current ways of teaching and conducting research, by listening and learning how to strengthen Indigenous voices in our classrooms and workspaces, and by building trust and partnerships with Indigenous scholars and communities. We recognize that this is a work in progress. We appreciate that making space for Indigenous knowledge and perspectives will support a deeper understanding of our relationships with plant, fungal and microbial life on Earth.You can learn more about the Musqueam here: https://www.musqueam.bc.ca/our-story/

Highlights

Seminars

There is currently no seminar scheduled for the summer. We will update the list once we have more information. Please check back later.

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    The Botany Department is one of the largest and strongest botanical/plant-science-focused departments in North America, offering a wide range of research and educational programs from the molecular to biodiversity.


    Faculty

    • Kaitlyn Gaynor

      Kaitlyn Gaynor

      Assistant Professor
      My research examines the effects of human activity on global biodiversity, with emphases on (1) the behavioral responses of animals to human presence, (2) the effects of anthropogenic disturbance on predator-prey and other species interactions, and (3) the socio-ecological dynamics of conservation and coexistence. This work involves large-scale data synthesis and meta-analyses, and local field studies in North America and Africa.

    Facilities

    • Greenhouse

      Greenhouse

      The Department of Botany maintains a greenhouse that facilitates research projects ranging from ecology and systematics to cell and developmental biology. Contact Oscar Dorado Ruiz for more information: 604-822-9681 or oscar.dorado@botany.ubc.ca.

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    Graduates

    The Department offers graduate degree programs at both Doctoral and Master’s level. Graduate students are an active and engaged part of the UBC Botany department.