Dec, 2025

Welcome Dr. Haben Gabir to the ULPA team!

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Haben Gabir to the ULPA executive team as our interim Vice-President of Internal Affairs. She has kindly offered to fill this role until our formal elections sometime in 2026.

About Dr. Gabir: Dr. Haben Gabir is an Alberta Innovates funded Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry under the supervision of Dr. Borries Demeler. Dr. Gabir is a biophysicist and structural biologist with a specialization in protein interactions. Her current postdoctoral research focuses on the development and validation of Analytical ultracentrifugation based methods for the study of emerging biologic; Adeno-associated vectors, Lipid Nanoparticles, monoclonal antibodies and extracellular vesicles. Dr. Gabir also volunteers with U.Lethbridge Post-doctoral Association to promote science communications and combat disinformation.

Farewell Dr. Andreas Eriksson

The ULPA executive team would like to announce that Dr. Andreas Eriksson, current VP Internal, will be stepping down as he is leaving ULeth. The new interim VP Internal will be announced shortly, and we hope for formal elections to take place in the new year. Dr. Eriksson, thank you for all your contributions to the ULPA and ULeth over the past several years. We’ve all appreciated your work, and will miss you! Best wishes on your future endeavours.