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

Seminars

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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

  • Jörg Bohlmann

    Jörg Bohlmann

    Professor
    Plant molecular biology, genomics and biochemistry. Natural products and chemical ecology of forest trees.

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.