Program Deadlines

Thematic Programs
Major Thematic Grant Letter of Intent: Not accepting any new applications at this time
Exploratory Workshop Grant: March 1
Theme Development Workshops: Applications accepted continuously
Colloquia:  Applications accepted continuously

Residential Programs
Distinguished Scholars in Residence: June 30
Early Career Scholars: February 1

2007-2008 Early Career Scholars

Leonard Foster
Assistant Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Leonard is the Canada Research Chair in Organelle Proteomics, a Michael Smith Foundation scholar, and one of the founding members of the UBC Centre for Proteome Biology. Leonard is originally from British Columbia. He earned a BSc at Simon Fraser University, then a PhD in 2004 in Biochemistry from the University of Toronto for his work on the regulation of vesicle traffic by insulin. Leonard worked on protein mass spectrometry as an Assistant Research Professor in the Center for Experimental Bioinformatics at the University of Southern Denmark before arriving at UBC in January 2005.

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His UBC research focuses on applying quantitative mass spectrometry to organelle dynamics and host-pathogen interactions. He has developed a method for simultaneously localizing hundreds or thousands of proteins to different areas of the cell. The other main area of experimental work in Leonard’s group focuses on honeybees and the response of their immune system to pathogens.