Inclusive Excellence

The Department of Biology welcomes all students, and we are here to support you on your academic journey.

The Department of Biology is working within the goals of UBC to support inclusive excellence.

We respectfully acknowledge the Syilx Okanagan Nation and their peoples, in whose traditional, ancestral, unceded territory UBC Okanagan is situated.

Bringing STEM education to the North

UBCO-led Let’s Talk Science educators spend two weeks teaching nearly 1,000 youth around Prince Rupert, BC—a 2,000-kilometre round trip

Bringing STEM education to the North

UBCO-led Let’s Talk Science educators spend two weeks teaching nearly 1,000 youth around Prince Rupert, BC—a 2,000-kilometre round trip

Indigenous Students

Indigenous Students
Indigenous Centre
Tutoring and Learning Services
Indigenous Peoples Collective

STUDENT RESOURCES

Equity and Inclusion Office Student Learning Hub
Student Associations Pride Resource Centre
Women’s Resource Centre Disability Resources
Disability United Collective

BIOLOGY EDI COMMITTEE

The Department of Biology Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee is dedicated to promoting and advancing the values of equity, diversity and inclusion in the unit, Faculty and university. The committee aims to identify and address social justice issues, focusing on advocacy and support of historically and persistently marginalized communities, within the framework laid out in both UBC’s Strategic Equity and Anti-Racism Framework and the Indigenous Strategic Plan.

For more information about the committee and it’s goals, please see our Terms of Reference.

Robin Young
Committee Chair
Associate Professor of Teaching
robin.young@ubc.ca

Zoe_SoonZoë Soon
Associate Professor of Teaching
zoeanne.soon@ubc.ca

Matthew Nelson
Lecturer
matthew.nelson@ubc.ca

Sanjoy Ghosh
Associate Professor
sanjoy.ghosh@ubc.ca

Tristyn Hay
Lab Program Manager and Outreach Coordinator
tristyn.hay@ubc.ca

Jenna Hastie
2026 Student Representative
Microbiology Course Union

Ashton Aardema
2026 Student Representative
Biological Sciences Course Union

Filsan Abokor
2026 Student Representative
Biology Graduate Student Society

Katherine Mitova
2026 Student Representative
Biochemistry Course Union

Lynndsay Terpsma
2026 Student Representative
Ecology and Zoology Course Union