Sometimes science at a university happens in a way that is isolated from the general public. Café Scientifique is an informal seminar series hosted by the Centre for Biomedical Research that provides insight into health-related issues and general science topics of popular interest to the general public. These seminars are opportunities for the public to meet local researchers and discuss some of the most interesting and sometimes contentious research currently underway in Canada. The health related topics are co-funded by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR)
All of our regularily scheduled Café Scientifique seminars will be held at the Stathcona Hotel , in the Maple Room at 919 Douglas Street. Best entrance is at the Courtney Street door. We hope to start the evenings right at 6:30 so please come early enough to get settled. ages 19+.
All Café Scientifique events will be held at the
Strathcona Hotel - The Maple Room, 919 Douglas Street with a 6:30 start time.
Café Scientifique Seminar Series will return in the Fall of 2012.
Please check back for details
Sponsored by the Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR)
Please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 250-472-4067 for information
See also Café Scientifique series sponsored by the
University of Victoria Faculty of Science
http://www.astro.uvic.ca/~pritchet/publiclecture/
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Fall, 2012- Dr. Nancy Sherwood
"This is your brain on hormones"
Please see below for information on all past Café Scientifique events with links to C-Fax 1070 AM podcasts of interviews,and newspaper articles when available.
If you would like further information please call 250-472-4067 or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Sometimes science at a university happens in a way that is isolated from the general public. Café Scientifique is an informal seminar series hosted by the Centre for Biomedical Research that provides insight into health-related issues and general science topics of popular interest to the general public. These seminars are opportunities for the public to meet local researchers and discuss some of the most interesting and sometimes contentious research currently underway in Canada. The health related topics are co-funded by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR)
In a Café, we pull science away from its usual habitats of the classroom and the laboratory, and into, well,... a café or bar! A Café Scientifique is more informal and accessible than a public lecture. It is for people who are genuinely interested in science, but who don't have the opportunity to discuss their views with scientists. No previous scientific knowledge is required to participate. All you need is and a willingness to listen to others, to discuss, ask questions and express opinions.
The concept of the Café Scientifique goes back to the salons of Paris, France in the 19th century where people would gather to talk informally about science. This idea disappeared, but was brought back in the 1990s by groups in the United Kingdom and France. The concept has now spread around the world, and Cafés are held in countries as diverse as Morocco, Romania, Denmark, Spain, Argentina, Cameroon, and Canada.
For more information on Café Scientifique seminars around the world, click here.
We at the Centre for Biomedical Research at UVic hope you will join us at our Café Scientifique events. Think of it like a subscription to theatre. Except this is the theatre of the mind.
Dr. Caroline Cameron - "Syphilis- Can we eliminate the disease that has changed human history?" (24 April 2012)
Dr. Nichole Fairbrother - "Throwing the baby off the balcony: New mothers' thoughts of infant-related harm." (27 March 2012)
Dr. Kelli Stajdahur - "Death, Dying and Palliative Care" (Feb 28, 2012) Sponsored by the Centre on Aging, UVic.
Interview on C-Fax 1070 Am with Dave Dickson
Dr. Alexandra Branzan Albu - "Artificial Intelligence: Friend of Foe?" (Jan 24, 2012) Sponsored by the Centre on Aging, UVic.
Martlet Artical 2 Feb 2012, by Michelle Wright
Interview on C-Fax 1070 Am with Dave Dickson
Dr. Leigh Anne Swayne - "Growing and guiding new neurons in the healthy and injured brain" (Nov 22, 2011) Interview on C-Fax 1070 Am with Dave Dickson
Dr. Stephanie Willerth - "Engineering replacement organs: From stem cells to reality" (Oct 25, 2011)Interview on C-Fax 1070AM with Dave Dickson
Martlet Artical 3 Nov 2011, by Michelle Wright
Dr. Vinay Bharadia - "From Brain Scans to Crossword Puzzles: The Latest Developments in the Early Detection and Prevention of Alzheimer Disease. (27 September 2011) Sponsored by the Centre on Aging, UVic. Interview on C-Fax 1070AM with Dave Dickson
Cafe Scientifique - On Campus - "Focus on Stroke: From Bench to Bedside and Beyond" Speakers: Chris Considine, Dr. Craig Brown, Dr. Andrew Penn, Dr. E. Paul Zehr. (June 23,2011)
Sponsored by The Heart and Stroke Foundation and UVic's Island Medical Program
and the University of Victoria
Dr. Will Cupples - "How does salt and blood pressure affect kidneys in people with diabetes" (May17,2011)
Interview on C-FAX 1070 Am with Dave Dickson
Dr. Laura Arbour - "Genetics Research and Community Collaboration: Examples from First Nations and Inuit Populations" (19 April 2011) Interview on C-FAX 1070 Am with Dave Dickson (interview starts a few minutes into the podcast)
Dr. Bob Kowalewski -Turn up the heat - using the Large Hadron Collider to recreate the conditions one nanosecond at a time. ( 29 March 2011) Interview on C-FAX 1070 AM with Dave Dickson
Dr. Juan Ausio - What do frogs, the environment and our genes have in common? (1 March 2011) Interview on C-FAX 10170 AM with Dave Dickson
Dr. Craig Brown - What happens to your brain after stroke? Insights from brain imaging studies.(February 1, 2011) Interview on C-FAX 1070am, with Dave Dickson
Dr. Chris Pritchet - A Walk on the Dark Side - Dark Energy and the Mystery of the Accelerating Universe (January 11, 2011) Interview on C-FAX 1070am with Dave Dickson
Dr. Fraser Hof - The Ties that Bind: Human Interactions in Research, Protein Interactions in Cancer (December 7, 2010) Interview on C-FAX 1070am with Dave Dickson
Dr. Peter Watson - What can your bank do to solve Cancer? (November 9, 2010)
Dr. Luc Simard - Riding a giant telescope to the beginning of time. (October 19, 2010)
Co-Hosted by the Department of Physics and Astronomy and Canada's National Science and Technology Week (NSTW)"
Dr. Brian Weinerman - Clinical trial applied to cancer care delivery - telemedicine - or let your remote do the walking. (September 21, 2010)
Dr. Patrick Macleaod - The harsh reality of Rett Syndrome: From diagnosis to cure (April 20, 2010)
Dr. Martin Boulanger- Using x-rays to study human pathogens: From structure to therapy (March 23, 2010)
Dr. Ben Koop - Jumping into the salmn gene pool: Bringing the power of genetics to aquaculture (January 12, 2010)
Dr. E. Paul Zehr - From brain to brawn: New insights into strengthening after stroke (December 8, 2009)
Times Colonist Article "Rebuilding the Body" January 2010
Dr. Terry Pearson - Stealth, Evasion and the Heart of Darkness: The story of African sleeping sickness and the shaping of the African Continent (November 24, 2009)
Dr. Claire Cupples - We are all mutants: Genetic variation in health and disease (October 27, 2009)
Dr. Jim Tanaka - The many faces of Autism (May 21, 2009)
Dr. Brad Nelson - Curing cancer with killer T cells (March 10, 2009)
Dr. Brian Christie - Benefits of exercise for your brain: Hope or Hype? (February 5, 2009)
Times Colonist Article " Exericise helps keep brain fit, slows Alzheimers. Feb 2009
Torch Alumni Magazine "Drinking it in" Spring 2009
Dr. E. Paul Zehr - Your arm bone's connected to your leg bone: Can being like a cat help you walk like a human? (December 8, 2008)
Dr. Caroline Cameron - Syphillis on the rise in BC: Basic research to the rescue (October 28, 2008)
Times Colonist Newspaper Article From Lab to Pub, Nov 7, 2008
Dr. Caren Helbing - Hormones in our water: Should we be concerned? (June 18, 2008)
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