• rENNISance woman

    Matt Brown said: "You can blog about whatever you wish, as long as it is related to science and research". His wish is my command! Here are some snippets from my life as a cancer research grant writer in Vancouver. Mostly the funny bits.

    • C'mon Vancouver!

      Tuesday, 27 May 2008 - 14:31 UTC

      We can’t let those Torontonians beat us. Join the Vancouver hub – Matt tells us how!

      Last updated: Tuesday, 27 May 2008 - 14:31 UTC

      • Comments

        • Date:
          Tuesday, 27 May 2008 - 14:48 UTC
          Matt Brown said:

          Haha, thanks Cath, and Eva. It’s great to see this friendly competition going on.

        • Date:
          Tuesday, 27 May 2008 - 15:38 UTC
          Kyrsten Jensen said:

          There’s real science happening in Toronto? I thought that was where everyone got their PhDs and ran from ;) to come out to the Wet Coast (where at least we don’t freeze over every winter…

        • Date:
          Tuesday, 27 May 2008 - 15:39 UTC
          Katherine Haxton said:

          I think Vancouver would be a great place for a hub…better than Stoke-on-Trent!

        • Date:
          Tuesday, 27 May 2008 - 16:23 UTC
          Cath Ennis said:

          Kyrsten, are you sure you’re not thinking of Winnipeg?

        • Date:
          Tuesday, 27 May 2008 - 17:02 UTC
          Massimo Pinto said:

          I am watching this race with a smile, 9 time zones away. May the best win!

        • Date:
          Tuesday, 27 May 2008 - 21:25 UTC
          Cath Ennis said:

          Thanks Massimo!

          Kyrsten has just boosted our numbers to a grand total of…. three.

        • Date:
          Wednesday, 28 May 2008 - 05:23 UTC
          Kyrsten Jensen said:

          Hmm. Yes, that does actually describe Winnipeg. But Winnipeg at least has this. I very nearly ended up working there (I had to do vaccine studies in a level 3 environment – well, let’s just say that their facilities weren’t QUITE big enough for the horses we needed – and the pony bacterial challenge experiments just didn’t pan out..)

        • Date:
          Wednesday, 28 May 2008 - 14:12 UTC
          Cath Ennis said:

          Winnipeg is probably a very sensible location for a level 4 lab. If anything goes wrong there’ll be only a minimal impact on civilisation.

          (I should say that I’ve never been to Winnipeg, but I’ve heard all about it from various friends who grew up there. And then left as soon as they could).


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