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.