Michael Smith Distinguished Lecture

The annual Michael Smith Distinguished Lecture is organized in partnership between the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the Michael Smith Laboratories. This event honours Nobel Laureate Dr. Michael Smith, whose academic career was deeply rooted at UBC and where his legacy continues to inspires young generations of scientists. The first Michael Smith Distinguished Lecture was held in 2005. Since then, many prestigious researchers have been invited to UBC to share their research with eager students, faculty, and staff.

This year’s speaker is Dr. Sarah Teichmann, the Chair in Stem Cell Medicine with the Department of Medicine and Cambridge Stem Cell Institute at the University of Cambridge, UK. Her talk will discuss ‘Mapping the Human Body One Cell at a Time’.