Gabrielle
Lam
Associate Professor of Teaching, Dept of Materials Engineering and SBME;
Director, Undergraduate Program
Research Theme:
Cellular & Molecular Engineering, Human Interfacing Devices,Research Interests:
tissue engineering; biomaterials and regenerative medicine; cross-disiplinary education integrating experiential learning in course design; self-regulated and collaborative learning
Biography:
Dr. Gabrielle Lam is an Associate Professor of Teaching at the University of British Columbia and is the Director of the Undergraduate Program at SBME. She joined UBC shortly after completing her PhD in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Toronto in 2018, where she focused on studying and harnessing the oxygen-sensing machinery of cells to drive vascularization of injectable microtissues. In her current role, Gabrielle draws on her research and educational experience in tissue engineering, biomaterials and regenerative medicine to design new curriculum and courses. Gabrielle’s particular interests are in: 1) cross-disciplinary education to enhance student development of social responsibility and leadership skills, and 2) integrating experiential learning to scaffold self-regulated learning.