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Considering Graduate Studies? BESt is here to help! Come on out (aka join virtually from the comfort of your home) to BESt’s Annual Graduate School Talk on October 12, 2021 from 6-8pm!... Learn all about the process of applying and attending graduate school from an experienced panel of speakers! This year’s speakers include: Dr. Chaim Katz: Ph.D.Graduate and current medical school student (IBBME) Carolina Chavez Madero: PhD Student (Biomedical Engineering) Dr. Qin Dai: Scientific Manager, BME Office (Admissions) Kristyna Gorospe: Master’s Student (Cell and Systems Biology) Also, attending the event will GIVE YOU THE CHANCE TO WIN A GIFT CARD! The winner and runners up will receive a GIFT CARD prize! To attend this year’s FREE event, register on Eventbrite with the following link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/graduate-school-talk-tickets-18 Can’t wait to (virtually) see you there!

Join the Virtual Clubs Fair LIVE RIGHT NOW to learn more about BESt this year! https://discord.gg/9bR62EYB It runs until 4:30 See you there!

BESt is recruiting for our Exec Team for 2021-2022! We are recruiting: 1) VP Marketing 2) VP Business Development 3) VP Media 4) VP Events... 5) VP Webmaster To be part of a wonderful team and given opportunities to learn more about the field of bioengineering please apply to become part of our executive team here: https://forms.gle/bufyeMTFwx8DhFKX6 To learn more about our club, visit our website www.best.skule.ca Applications close Sunday, August 22 at 11:59 PM.

Let us buy you coffee!! BESt is hosting our annual Professor Talk on April 5th -- and we will be giving away Starbucks gift cards! Are you looking to learn more about bio engineering and research opportunities in different labs? Come to BESt's Professor Talk to hear professors talk about their experiences in the field as well as the research they're spearheading! Join us for our annual professor talk TOMORROW, April 5th at 6pm on Zoom!... Guest Speakers include: - Radhakrishnan Mahadevan (Professor, Chemical Engineering) - Oman Khan (Assistant Professor, IBBME) - Benjamin Hatton (Associate Professor and Associate Chair, MSE) Need another reason to join us? We will be doing a Kahoot Starbucks giveaway during the event! Exactly what you need to get through exams! Register for free here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/best-professor-talk-tickets-148

Interested in working as an engineer in the biomedical field? This is your chance to learn all about what work is like in biomedical engineering and have your questions answered by those that know best! Speakers from: - Baylis Medical Company Inc... - StarFish Medical Inc - Synaptive Medica INc. - Conavi Medical Inc. Come on out to BESt's 2021 Industry Talk being held on March 10th from 6:10-7:30pm on Zoom! Register for FREE here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/best-industry-talk-tickets-1445 You won't want to miss it!

REMINDER!! Don't miss the UTDL 2021 Designathon! How can you get a 3D Printer delivered to your door, you ask ... Join the UTDL Designathon to choose one of three design problems with your team, use CAD modelling, simulations or at-home prototyping to showcase your solution that addresses the problem, then you are set to have a pretty good chance of winning . The questions will focus on mechanical and hardware aspects , but will allow you to integrate multiple engineering disciplines in your solution if you want such that you can join no matter your background . Register NOW: https://fb.me/e/1V4H20POB FAQs: 1. How do we sign up? Head over to our Facebook page and there there is an Eventbrite link for them to register. 2. Do I need to have a team? They do not need to have a team to register as we will help with team formation for participants who do not have teams. 3. What is the sign up deadline? February 4 at 11:59 PM but spots are limited and might fill up before then. 4. What are we designing? The 3 questions are multi-disciplinary, and one of them is sponsored by Zebra technologies. The designathon places a focus on hardware and mechanical based approaches that integrate other aspects of engineering as well so that anyone can participate no matter their background or interest

Want to further practice your design skills and show your creativity? Disappointed you didn’t sign up for BESt's competition? This is your chance! Don't miss the UTDL 2021 Designathon!... How can you get a 3D Printer delivered to your door, you ask Join the UTDL Designathon to choose one of three design problems with your team, use CAD modelling, simulations or at-home prototyping to showcase your solution that addresses the problem, then you are set to have a pretty good chance of winning . The questions will focus on mechanical and hardware aspects , but will allow you to integrate multiple engineering disciplines in your solution if you want such that you can join no matter your background . Register NOW: https://fb.me/e/1V4H20POB FAQs: 1. How do we sign up? Head over to our Facebook page and there there is an Eventbrite link for them to register. 2. Do I need to have a team? They do not need to have a team to register as we will help with team formation for participants who do not have teams. 3. What is the sign up deadline? February 4 at 11:59 PM but spots are limited and might fill up before then. 4. What are we designing? The 3 questions are multi-disciplinary, and one of them is sponsored by Zebra technologies. The designathon places a focus on hardware and mechanical based approaches that integrate other aspects of engineering as well so that anyone can participate no matter their background or interest

REMINDER: The deadline to register is tomorrow!!! If you're looking to use your creativity and design skills to come up with effective solutions to current problems, or for a way to enhance your resume, you've come to the right place! This year's design competition is open to undergraduate students and is focusing on two topics:... 1 a) Storage of the COVID-19 vaccine 1b) Transportation of the COVID-19 vaccine 2) The Flint Michigan Water Crisis Students are required to form teams of up to 4 people and develop a design solution to one of the two aforementioned topics. Detailed problem statements will be provided to the teams prior to the start of the competition. Teams will have 2 weeks (until January 31st) to develop and submit their designs for evaluation to our panel of judges which will consist of professors and graduate students. The winning team will receive $250, with cash prizes for the teams that come second and third as well. Only ONE member per team is required to sign up on our Eventbrite page which requires a $20 registration fee. This fee is only to hold your place and will be fully reimbursed when the competition starts. Once you've purchased a ticket, please sign up all members of your team on the google sheet. Eventbrite (one ticket per team): https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/best-design-competition-2021-ti Google Form (to sign up the rest of your team): https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSc0uQs3mjjJALtF1a/viewform Important Info: - The sign up is first come first serve, with a total of 20 available spots - The registration fee will be fully reimbursed upon submission of a design - Only one ticket needs to be purchased per team - Upon entering the competition, you are giving BESt permission to use your name on their social media and website for the purpose of announcing winners - The deadline to register is January 16th, 2021 at 11:59 PM (provided that the spots have not already filled up) - Remember to register your team using the link to the google form provided above

THE 2020 BEST SUMMER RESEARCH TALK IS TONIGHT!!! BESt is presenting a summer research talk with special guest Professor Penney Gilbert! She will be delivering tips and tricks to landing your dream summer research position. By attending this event you will have the chance to WIN a GIFT CARD!... The Summer Research Talk will be happening TONIGHT November 16th from 6-7pm on Zoom! Make sure you register to be sent the link to the event. Register for this free event using Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/best-summer-research-talk-ticke

Interested in doing research this summer, but not sure how to get started? BESt - Bioengineering Student Association is presenting a summer research talk with special guest Professor Penney Gilbert! She will be presenting tips and tricks to landing your dream summer research position. By attending this event you will have the chance to WIN a GIFT CARD!... The Summer Research Talk will be happening on November 16th from 6-7pm on Zoom! Make sure you register to be sent the link. Register for this free event using Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/best-summer-research-talk-ticke

REMINDER!! Registration for the Biotechnology and Bioengineering Conference (BioTEC) CLOSES TOMORROW at www.uwbiotec.ca! BioTEC is Canada's premier student-run conference focused on the intersection of healthcare and technology, and will be held virtually on Saturday, November 21st, 2020.... The event will bring together leading speakers and sponsors from across Canada and the US, and allow you to discover career opportunities and gain a deeper understanding of advances in biotechnology and bioengineering. BioTEC will feature diverse speakers such as Vivian Lee, President of Health Platforms at Verily Life Sciences and Dr. Kristen Fortney, CEO and co-founder of BioAge Labs, a startup coupling genomics and AI. Registration CLOSES on November 1st, 11:59PM, so be sure to register today and secure your spot!

REMINDER: The 2020 BESt Graduate Talk is Happening TONIGHT! Join on Zoom to hear from current graduate students and have all of your questions answered! Also, by attending tonights event you’ll have the chance to win 1 of 2 gift cards! ... Register on Eventbrite to get access to the Zoom link for the event happening tonight October 14th from 6-8pm. Registration Link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/best-graduate-school-talk-ticke This year’s speakers include: Chaim Katz: Ph.D. Candidate (IBBME) Mitchell Zak: Ph.D. Candidate (Chem Eng) Owen Mototsune: Master’s Student (Chem Eng) Samantha Cheung: Ph.D. Candidate (Chem Eng) See you there! BESt https://www.facebook.com/events/365946164590063