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Congrats! Wilfred Jefferies has just become the first Canadian immunologist to be elected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. His work has enabled the development of cancer immunotherapies and vaccines. He joined #UBC in 1989 and is currently a Principal Investigator of the Michael Smith Laboratories. Professor Jefferies is also the Head of Immune Oncology at the Vancouver Prostate Centre at Vancouver General Hospital. ⚕️ One of the most exciting moments of 2019 at UBC Science took place in October, when UBC-based TRIUMF completed its first production run of actinium-225, called one of the “rarest drugs on earth.” Earlier in the year physicist Andrew Robertson explained why actinium-225 is so promising for cancer treatments—and so elusive. Actinium-225 is mostly derived from decades-old nuclear weapons material. Producing it in a lab has been a challenge. But TRIUMF’s recent success bodes well and could alleviate scarcity issues. We’re looking back at a great year at UBC Science. Thanks to the more than 5,500 UBC Science alumni that engaged with us in 2019—learning about Southern Resident Killer whales and Canada’s biodiversity crisis, delving into the science of craft beer, networking with women in tech and data science. We’ve celebrated apple festivals, documentary release parties, departmental receptions and alumni award recipients along the way. https://science.ubc.ca/alumni Fun with jellyfish: UBC researcher Jessica Schaub’s fascination with marine life started with The Little Mermaid and two small aquariums Now, her work on jellyfish could inform global ocean ecosystem conservation. Scientists at #UBC are using aerial drones to get a rare glimpse into the behaviour of resident killer whales off the BC coast. In this picture, team members launch a drone. Their insights will inform conservation and recovery efforts for the population that has dwindled to under 75 individuals. 🐋 Photo credit: Andrew Trites/UBC. #science Alejandra Echeverri is a #UBC researcher interested in conservation issues. One huge environmental issue nowadays involves the fashion industry’s environmental impact. She believes that clothing makers could become more eco-friendly by embracing partnerships with scientists and coming up with innovative solutions, such as sustainable dyes. 🧵 http://bit.ly/369Z1oq 🧵 #science #environment Rat race! Kaylee Byers is a researcher with the #Vancouver Rat Project where she studies urban rats, their parasites, and the diseases they carry. She says we should change the way we tackle rat populations.

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