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The Facility for Infectious Disease and Epidemic Research (FINDER) at UBC Vancouver: a shared research platform for Containment Level 3 scientific experiments.

  • Services for work with Risk Group 3 (RG3) pathogens 
  • Access to custom-designed self-contained microbiology suites with animal holding rooms
  • Expert advice for planning your research
  • Academic and industry projects accepted
  • Training for biosafety, work in CL-3 environments, certifications

FINDER is a UBC shared research platform funded as a partnership between the Faculty of Medicine, Genome BC and the Office of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation.

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Our Team

Our scientific and technical team works in collaboration with a steering committee in charge of ensuring the sustainability of the platform. It is led by Lindsay Eltis, Professor, Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology who is the Scientific Advisor of FINDER. Other members of the Steering Committee include faculty members, representatives of VPRI and the FINDER Research Platform Manager.

Please reach out to our research platform manager, Dr. Bintou Ahidjo, with any questions at finder.communications@ubc.ca.

First Nations land acknowledegement

We acknowledge that UBC's Point Grey campus is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm.

Facility for Infectious Disease and Epidemic Research (FINDER) signature UBC Support Programs to Advance Research Capacity

Facility for Infectious Disease and Epidemic Research (FINDER)

Shared Research Platforms are facilities funded jointly by the Office of the VP, Research and Innovation and Faculties and departments for the purpose of offering specialized research services to UBC and external research communities.

UBC receives support for managing its research enterprise from the federal Research Support Fund.

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