Dr. Marco Marra — From Mapping the Human Genome to the Future of Cancer Medicine
In this episode of The Blue Hour, Farha Guerrero speaks with Dr. Marco Marra, University Killam Professor at UBC, Distinguished Scientist at BC Cancer, and one of Canada's leading pioneers in genomics and precision cancer medicine. From his contributions to the Human Genome Project and the sequencing of the SARS coronavirus to his pioneering work in personalized cancer medicine, Marra's career spans an extraordinary period of scientific discovery. An Officer of the Order of Canada, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and inductee into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame, he is also a recipient of the National Killam Prize in Health Sciences and the Canadian Cancer Society's Lifetime Contribution Prize. In this retrospective conversation, we explore his life's work, the remarkable transformation of genomic technologies, the challenges of translating scientific discoveries into cancer treatments, and his vision for the future of medicine. Recorded live in person at CiTR 101.9 FM, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. The Blue Hour with Farha Guerrero October 27, 2026 Full interview transcript: https://thehourisblue.com/blog/
21 Oct 2026
The Ethics of Interacting — In Conversation with Dr. Kimberley Brownlee
What do we owe one another in our everyday interactions? And why do even brief encounters with strangers matter? In this episode of The Blue Hour, Farha Guerrero speaks with Dr. Kimberley Brownlee, Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia, where she holds the Canada Research Chair in Ethics and Political & Social Philosophy. Her research focuses on loneliness, belonging, social human rights and freedom of association, examining fundamental questions about our social needs and our moral responsibilities toward one another. She is the author of two books: Conscience and Conviction: The Case for Civil Disobedience (2012) and Being Sure of Each Other: An Essay on Social Rights and Freedoms (2020), both published by Oxford University Press. Her more recent work includes On the Ethics of Interacting (2024) and Interactional Equality (2026). In this conversation, we explore her research on our fundamental need for human connection, drawing on her book Being Sure of Each Other, her public lecture discussing its ideas, and her article On the Ethics of Interacting. From ordinary encounters with strangers to questions of loneliness, vulnerability and belonging, the conversation considers what follows, morally and politically, from recognizing that human beings are profoundly social creatures. Recorded in person at CiTR 101.9 FM, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Full interview transcript: https://thehourisblue.com/blog/
13 Oct 2026
Evolution in a Rapidly Changing World — Dr. Sally Otto
In this conversation, I speak with Sally Otto, University Killam Professor in the Department of Zoology at the University of British Columbia, Fellow of both the Royal Society of Canada and the United Kingdom’s Royal Society, member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, and recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship. We discuss the possibilities and limits of evolution through three recent research studies: the evolution of cross-tolerance to metals in yeast, population decline where genetically different populations meet, and the changing status of imperilled species in British Columbia.
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