Cellular, Anatomical and Physiological Sciences | UBC Science Co-op Programs: Work experience for Science students at the University of British Columbia

Students admitted to the Honours Cellular, Anatomical and Physiological Sciences program meet highly demanding standards of academic achievement and pursue an academic program that is unique in its breadth and depth. In addition, our students' academic background covers core courses in biochemistry, microbiology, biometrics, genetics, pharmacology and anatomy. Our students develop many lab based skills while being trained at UBC’s cutting-edge research facilities.

Sample skill sets

In vivo surgical techniques in rodents; monitoring of blood pressure, heart rate and minute ventilation and various routes of drug administration.
Three lead ECG measurement in humans
Basic techniques in serology and hematology (RBC & WBC count, differential WBC count, Hct determination, ABO & Rh blood grouping)
Measurement of conduction velocity in human motor nerve.
Spirometry
Basic exercise testing and measurement of minute ventilation, oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production in humans
Measurement of human urinary output, urine osmolarity, osmolar and solute free renal clearance in humans
Dose-response measurements and analysis
Use of transducers, oscilloscope and polygraph recorders
Familiarity with data acquisition programs, data collection and statistical analysis
Referencing of scientific information
Additional Laboratory Skills in Biochemistry DNA/Protein Analysis such as PCR, Agarose Gel Electrophoresis, DNA Sequencing & BLAST analysis and more
Bacterial Growth measurement using radiolabel
Size exclusion chromatography

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