Undergraduate Students
We are always looking for motivated undergrads to join our group. We have opportunities for volunteers, work-study jobs, undergraduate research assistants, Directed Studies, and Honours Thesis Students. If you are interested in joining the lab contact Dr. Rheault.
Graduate Students
I am interested in attracting creative, highly motivated, and independent students who can work well with others. In my experience, perhaps the most important traits for a successful graduate experience are a deep-seated intellectual curiosity about the natural world, determination, and a vision for what you want to do with science. I expect that the latter may evolve during your studies, but the first two have to come from you from the beginning.
Graduate support in Biology and Biochemistry at UBC Okanagan typically comes in the form of a combination of research and teaching assistantships, and in the case of highly-qualified students, in house scholarships from UBC. Additionally, I expect students who work with me to be extremely competitive candidates for external fellowships (NSERC, NSF, NIH, etc) and I strongly encourage applications for external funding (often ~12 months prior to your anticipated start date). If awarded, these fellowships provide you with a tremendous amount of freedom.
I encourage students with excellent preparation for graduate school to apply to any and all fellowship opportunities that are applicable. I would be happy to provide support for your application and offer feedback on the development of the written proposal.
For admission to the graduate program in Biology I suggest that you familiarize yourself with the UBC Okanagan-Biology Program and Admission requirements. Info can be found at the Biology Graduate Program Website.
For admission to the graduate program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I suggest that you familiarize yourself with the UBC Okanagan- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Program and Admission requirements. Info can be found at the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Graduate Program Website.
What I expect of graduate students:
I expect that graduate students to take ownership of their education and research work, independently seeking out the interactions they need along the way, and actively participating in lab endeavors. Along with this comes helping fellow lab members in in the lab, providing constructive feedback on manuscripts, proposals, and talks, joining or starting journal clubs or reading groups, communicating your work and ideas outside of academia, and contributing to an overall positive group environment and UBCO graduate student community.
Postdoctoral Fellows and Visiting Scientists
Potential Postdoctoral candidates interested in pursuing research support for work in my lab are encouraged to contact me to discuss potential possibilities.
We are always looking for motivated undergrads to join our group. We have opportunities for volunteers, work-study jobs, undergraduate research assistants, Directed Studies, and Honours Thesis Students. If you are interested in joining the lab contact Dr. Rheault.
Graduate Students
I am interested in attracting creative, highly motivated, and independent students who can work well with others. In my experience, perhaps the most important traits for a successful graduate experience are a deep-seated intellectual curiosity about the natural world, determination, and a vision for what you want to do with science. I expect that the latter may evolve during your studies, but the first two have to come from you from the beginning.
Graduate support in Biology and Biochemistry at UBC Okanagan typically comes in the form of a combination of research and teaching assistantships, and in the case of highly-qualified students, in house scholarships from UBC. Additionally, I expect students who work with me to be extremely competitive candidates for external fellowships (NSERC, NSF, NIH, etc) and I strongly encourage applications for external funding (often ~12 months prior to your anticipated start date). If awarded, these fellowships provide you with a tremendous amount of freedom.
I encourage students with excellent preparation for graduate school to apply to any and all fellowship opportunities that are applicable. I would be happy to provide support for your application and offer feedback on the development of the written proposal.
For admission to the graduate program in Biology I suggest that you familiarize yourself with the UBC Okanagan-Biology Program and Admission requirements. Info can be found at the Biology Graduate Program Website.
For admission to the graduate program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I suggest that you familiarize yourself with the UBC Okanagan- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Program and Admission requirements. Info can be found at the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Graduate Program Website.
What I expect of graduate students:
I expect that graduate students to take ownership of their education and research work, independently seeking out the interactions they need along the way, and actively participating in lab endeavors. Along with this comes helping fellow lab members in in the lab, providing constructive feedback on manuscripts, proposals, and talks, joining or starting journal clubs or reading groups, communicating your work and ideas outside of academia, and contributing to an overall positive group environment and UBCO graduate student community.
Postdoctoral Fellows and Visiting Scientists
Potential Postdoctoral candidates interested in pursuing research support for work in my lab are encouraged to contact me to discuss potential possibilities.