{"id":823,"date":"2023-06-28T11:50:12","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T11:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcchrmicro.wpengine.com\/?page_id=823"},"modified":"2026-03-16T22:24:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T22:24:28","slug":"events-outreach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/kobor-lab\/events-outreach\/","title":{"rendered":"Events &#038; Outreach"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"fndry-container fndry-responsive-bg fndry-responsive-border fndry-container--full fndry-pt--md-3 fndry-pr--md-3 fndry-pl--md-3 fndry-pb--md-6 fndry-pr--sm-2 fndry-pl--sm-2 fndry-pb--sm-3\" style=\"--fndry-bg:var(--fndry-color-tertiaryLight)\">\n\t<div  class=\"fndry-container fndry-responsive-bg fndry-responsive-border\">\n\t<div class=\"fndry-row fndry-align--center fndry-justify--sm-center fndry-justify--between\">\n\t<div  class=\"fndry-col fndry-responsive-bg fndry-col--6 fndry-col--md-10 fndry-col--sm-12 fndry-pl--2 fndry-pb--5 fndry-pt--5 fndry-pt--md-2 fndry-pb--md-2 fndry-pr--md-0 fndry-pl--md-0\">\n\t<div class=\"breadcrumbs align fndry-pb--2 wp-block-bcn-breadcrumb-trail has-text-color has-background\" vocab=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\" typeof=\"BreadcrumbList\">\n\t<span><\/span>\n\t<span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to Kobor Lab.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/kobor-lab\" class=\"home\" ><span property=\"name\">Kobor Lab<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span><span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to News.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/kobor-lab\/news\/\" class=\"post-root post post-post\" aria-current=\"page\"><span property=\"name\">News<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"2\"><\/span><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"fndry-post-title\">Events &#038; Outreach<\/h1><p class=\"fndry-paragraph fndry-text-bannerIntro20\">We are committed to taking our findings out of the lab and communicating them to diverse audiences.<\/p><\/div>\n<div  class=\"fndry-col fndry-responsive-bg fndry-col--5 fndry-col--md-12\">\n\t<figure  class=\"fndry-image fndry-mb--2\" style=\"--imageWidth:100%;--img-height-all:100%\" aria-labelledby=\"img-\">\n\t<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"fndry-container fndry-responsive-bg fndry-responsive-border fndry-pt--5 fndry-pb--5 fndry-pr--md-1 fndry-pl--md-1 fndry-pt--md-3 fndry-pb--md-3 fndry-pt--sm-0 fndry-pb--sm-0 fndry-mt--sm-3 fndry-mb--sm-3\">\n\t<div class=\"fndry-row fndry-justify--center\">\n\t<div  class=\"fndry-col fndry-responsive-bg fndry-col--10 fndry-col--sm-12 fndry-col--md-12 fndry-pr--sm-2 fndry-pl--sm-2 fndry-pt--md-4 fndry-pb--md-4 fndry-pr--md-3 fndry-pl--md-3 fndry-d--flex fndry-flex--col fndry-align--start fndry-justify--center\">\n\t<p class=\"fndry-paragraph\">We at the Kobor Lab are committed to taking our findings out of the lab and communicating them to diverse audiences. Some specific examples of our outreach and science communication activities are listed below \u2014 follow our <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/koborlab\">X<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/koborlab\/\">Instagram<\/a> accounts for more!<\/p><h2 class=\"fndry-heading\">Epigenetics Outreach Resources<\/h2><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/enniscath.com\/2019\/05\/22\/epigenetics-outreach-and-multimedia-resources-collection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here<\/a><\/strong> to view a list we&#8217;ve collated of epigenetics outreach and multimedia resources \u2014 articles, videos, podcasts, infographics, and more \u2014 designed for all audience types from schools to the general public to academic experts.<\/p><h2 class=\"fndry-heading\">Fashion Meets Science<\/h2><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\">We worked with fashion instructors, students, and alumni at the Vancouver Community College to create science-inspired outfits for the 2019 Vancouver Kids\u2019 Fashion Week. The &#8220;Model Organisms&#8221; collection designers visited our lab to take inspiration from our work with yeast and fruit flies, and we put together a video about our work and an interactive booth for kids to visit during the event.<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\">Here are some of our team&#8217;s photos from this fun and creative collaboration:<\/p><figure  class=\"fndry-image fndry-mb--2\" style=\"--imageWidth:100%\" aria-labelledby=\"img-1984\">\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/kobor-lab\/files\/2026\/01\/Vancouver-Kids-Fashion-Week.png\" class=\"fndry-image__img\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"--borderRadius:0px;--objectFit:cover;--imagePosX:50%;--imagePosY:50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/kobor-lab\/files\/2026\/01\/Vancouver-Kids-Fashion-Week.png 624w, https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/kobor-lab\/files\/2026\/01\/Vancouver-Kids-Fashion-Week-300x227.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure  class=\"fndry-image fndry-mb--2\" style=\"--imageWidth:100%\" aria-labelledby=\"img-1985\">\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"688\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/kobor-lab\/files\/2026\/01\/Vancouver-Kids-Fashion-Week-2.png\" class=\"fndry-image__img\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"--borderRadius:0px;--objectFit:cover;--imagePosX:50%;--imagePosY:50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/kobor-lab\/files\/2026\/01\/Vancouver-Kids-Fashion-Week-2.png 624w, https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/kobor-lab\/files\/2026\/01\/Vancouver-Kids-Fashion-Week-2-272x300.png 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><br>More on our <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/koborlab\/status\/1183056563847565313\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/koborlab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> accounts. There&#8217;s also an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/kobor-lab\/2019\/10\/17\/science-hits-runway-vancouver-kids-fashion-week\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1430\">article<\/a> about the collaboration.<\/p><h2 class=\"fndry-heading\">2018 Morph Exhibition<\/h2><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\">We collaborated with the Vancouver Public Library to develop a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/koborlab\/status\/1052003327595053056\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">display about epigenetics<\/a> as part of the 2018 Morph Exhibition about changing cities.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/kobor-lab\/files\/2026\/01\/VPL-collaboration-display-epigenetics-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/kobor-lab\/files\/2026\/01\/VPL-collaboration-display-epigenetics-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/kobor-lab\/files\/2026\/01\/VPL-collaboration-display-epigenetics-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/kobor-lab\/files\/2026\/01\/VPL-collaboration-display-epigenetics.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/kobor-lab\/files\/2026\/01\/VPL-collaboration-display-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/kobor-lab\/files\/2026\/01\/VPL-collaboration-display-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/kobor-lab\/files\/2026\/01\/VPL-collaboration-display-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/kobor-lab\/files\/2026\/01\/VPL-collaboration-display.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" 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