Genome BC Welcomes New Communications Officer

Press Release- Vancouver, British Columbia, June 20, 2007- Julia White has joined Genome British Columbia as Communications Officer. She brings extensive communications and event management experience to the position. She joins the organization from The University of British Columbia where she has been for more than five years, lately as Events and Marketing Manager in the Office of Community Affairs.

Julia is a current member of the International Association of Business Communicators and the American Marketing Association. She has been a volunteer with the Children’s Wish Foundation, The Young and the Breastless (a networking group for young women surviving breast cancer) and the BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. She reports to Linda Bartz, Director, Communications + Education.

ABOUT GENOME BC:

Genome BC is a catalyst for the life sciences sector as it invests in, and manages, large-scale genomics and proteomics research projects and technology platforms focused on areas of strategic importance such as human health, agriculture, forestry, fisheries, ethics, and the environment. With 32 projects and technology platforms in its portfolio, Genome BC’s support of research is currently valued at $273 million. Working collaboratively with all levels of government, universities and industry, both nationally and internationally, Genome BC has positioned itself as a leader for a vibrant, genomics-driven life sciences cluster with far reaching social and economic benefits for the Province and Canada.