FROM MOLECULES TO BIODIVERSITY

The Botany Department at UBC’s Point Grey campus is on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ (hunq’umin’um’) speaking xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam). We are working to understand and address harmful colonial legacies that have affected our current ways of teaching and conducting research, by listening and learning how to strengthen Indigenous voices in our classrooms and workspaces, and by building trust and partnerships with Indigenous scholars and communities. We recognize that this is a work in progress. We appreciate that making space for Indigenous knowledge and perspectives will support a deeper understanding of our relationships with plant, fungal and microbial life on Earth.You can learn more about the Musqueam here: https://www.musqueam.bc.ca/our-story/

The Botany Department at UBC’s Point Grey campus is on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ (hunq’umin’um’) speaking xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam). …We are working to understand and address harmful colonial legacies that have affected our current ways of teaching and conducting research, by listening and learning how to strengthen Indigenous voices in our classrooms and workspaces, and by building trust and partnerships with Indigenous scholars and communities. We recognize that this is a work in progress. We appreciate that making space for Indigenous knowledge and perspectives will support a deeper understanding of our relationships with plant, fungal and microbial life on Earth. You can learn more about the Musqueam here: https://www.musqueam.bc.ca/our-story/

Highlights

  • The mystery of the missing butterflies in Vancouver

    The mystery of the missing butterflies in Vancouver

    Dr. Michelle Tseng, botany and zoology professor, discusses what may have happened to all the butterflies, and what we can do to help. Alex Walls Jun 25, 2024 A Cabbage White butterfly rests on a flower. Photo credit: Dr. Michelle Tseng A wet, cool spring and spraying for invasive insects…

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Seminars

There is currently no seminar scheduled for the summer. We will update the list once we have more information. Please check back later.

Twitter

The Botany Department is one of the largest and strongest botanical/plant-science-focused departments in North America, offering a wide range of research and educational programs from the molecular to biodiversity.

Faculty

  • Shawn Mansfield

    Shawn Mansfield

    Professor
    Areas of research include: Tree biotechnology Relationship between genes expression and phenotypic cell wall and development traits Plant Metabolism (Metabolomics) Cell Wall Development Cellulose Biosynthesis Lignin Biosynthesis Tree Metabolism Sucrose Metabolism Trees and the Environment; Remediation of anthropogenic contaminants: phosphorous salt heavy metals

Facilities

  • Biology Learning Centre

    Biology Learning Centre

    Biology Learning Centre (BioSc 1114): this room is available for quiet study and is also where some BIOL course TAs/Peer Tutors hold scheduled office hours. Meeting rooms: there are a number…

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Graduates

The Department offers graduate degree programs at both Doctoral and Master’s level. Graduate students are an active and engaged part of the UBC Botany department.