Lacey Samuels, a cell biologist studying the biosynthesis of plant cell walls, has been appointed head of the Dept. of Botany. Samuels, a longstanding member of the department, played a key role in designing UBC’s first-year science small class seminars. She will begin her five-year term on July 1, 2011.
On July 1, 2011, Anne Condon will take on the leadership of UBC’s Dept. of Computer Science. She is internationally recognized for her research in complexity theory and bioinformatics, and a leading Canadian proponent for women in science and technology,
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